Community Theater Green Room Discussion Board: Shift from plays to musicals

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JGrigsby
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Posted: 8/20/13 at 6:52pm

I did not make it to Dracula - I had my fall production well under way. But, I heard from my friend Jane who said it was great! The last show I saw at CTG was The Graduate. I couldn't attend Comedy of Errors, one of my all-time favorite plays.

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Posted: 8/20/13 at 6:55pm

Has anyone done the musical Back to the 80s?

http://www.backtothe80smusical.com/homeMenu.html

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edh915
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Posted: 8/21/13 at 12:17am

Crown Point Community Theatre did it a couple of years ago. I'm in rehearsal with them right now for Glengarry Glen Ross.

Go to the website for the Northwest Indiana Excellence in Theatre Foundation - www.nietf.org - and under the member theatre list will be a link and/or an email address for CPCT. I'm sure someone there will be happy to share their experience with the show.

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Posted: 8/22/13 at 12:35pm

LEt us know how this all turns out. Im a bit in the same boat, have a small troupe, they would like to do musicals, I have little/no knowledge of em. Best of luck, and am impressed you are taking this on.

' Keith

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JGrigsby
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Posted: 8/22/13 at 8:15pm

Awesome ... I'll check out the NIETF web site. I hadn't thought to look that one over.

Maybe I can bring my group to see you all rehearse. Maybe. I've still not picked my fall play - I'm thinking of going with Almost, Maine and breaking out the parts to expand the cast. Lots of high schools are doing this with the show and having great success.

I'll be glad to share my experiences, Keith. I'm going to see if I can get a student from Valpo University to help me with the show.

Thanks for the well wishes!

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JGrigsby Lead Joined: 6/20/12 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 38	Posted: 8/20/13 at 6:52pm
	I did not make it to Dracula - I had my fall production well under way. But, I heard from my friend Jane who said it was great! The last show I saw at CTG was The Graduate. I couldn't attend Comedy of Errors, one of my all-time favorite plays.
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JGrigsby Lead Joined: 6/20/12 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 38	Posted: 8/20/13 at 6:55pm
	Has anyone done the musical Back to the 80s? http://www.backtothe80smusical.com/homeMenu.html
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edh915 Celebrity Joined: 11/19/09 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 325	Posted: 8/21/13 at 12:17am
	Crown Point Community Theatre did it a couple of years ago. I'm in rehearsal with them right now for Glengarry Glen Ross. Go to the website for the Northwest Indiana Excellence in Theatre Foundation - www.nietf.org - and under the member theatre list will be a link and/or an email address for CPCT. I'm sure someone there will be happy to share their experience with the show.
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Majicwrench Celebrity Joined: 2/07/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 178	Posted: 8/22/13 at 12:35pm
	LEt us know how this all turns out. Im a bit in the same boat, have a small troupe, they would like to do musicals, I have little/no knowledge of em. Best of luck, and am impressed you are taking this on. ' Keith
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JGrigsby Lead Joined: 6/20/12 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 38	Posted: 8/22/13 at 8:15pm
	Awesome ... I'll check out the NIETF web site. I hadn't thought to look that one over. Maybe I can bring my group to see you all rehearse. Maybe. I've still not picked my fall play - I'm thinking of going with Almost, Maine and breaking out the parts to expand the cast. Lots of high schools are doing this with the show and having great success. I'll be glad to share my experiences, Keith. I'm going to see if I can get a student from Valpo University to help me with the show. Thanks for the well wishes!
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