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stagedoor13
Walk-On Joined: 6/26/11 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 2 |
Topic: small stage shows Posted: 10/24/15 at 6:06pm |
I'm looking for either plays or musicals for family audiences that can be performed on a VERY small stage (13 deep x 16 wide).
all ideas appreciated! |
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edh915
Celebrity Joined: 11/19/09 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 325 |
Posted: 10/24/15 at 10:19pm |
Off the top of my head:
Musicals: Cox and Box Dames at Sea The Fantasticks Godspell Guttenberg: The Musical I Do, I Do The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd Snoopy, The Musical Stop the World, I Want to Get Off [title of show] Triumph of Love You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown Plays: All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten All in the Timing Almost, Maine Art Blind Date The Cemetery Club The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged) Don Juan in Hell Driving Miss Daisy Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!) First Night Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol Love Letters The Odd Couple Scotland Road Shooting Star Somewhere In Between Spoon River Anthology The Star-Spangled Girl Three Viewings A Walk in the Woods Yankee Tavern Break a leg! |
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stagedoor13
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Posted: 10/25/15 at 8:11am |
Wow edh915...Thanks!
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edh915
Celebrity Joined: 11/19/09 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 325 |
Posted: 10/27/15 at 11:13pm |
I've been in, and/or directed almost all of these shows. I know they can be performed on the size stage you described. What I don't know is how much wing/backstage area you have.
A few of the shows I named have some adult themes, but most are G to PG13 types. - Key piece of advice: Use your space, and don't be afraid. There are even a few Shakespeares you can do. A Midsummer Night's Dream comes immediately to mind. (Again, you'd need decent offstage room to stash the actors when they're not on stage.) Hope this helps. If you need any advice along the way, I'd be glad to be your sounding board. Edited by edh915 - 10/27/15 at 11:15pm |
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Majicwrench
Celebrity Joined: 2/07/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 178 |
Posted: 11/04/15 at 3:48pm |
I love that line "don't be afraid"
Awesome advice, you will be amazed how well things can work if you just go for it. If need be, hide actors behind scenery, up ladder even down in audience. |
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