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DWolfman
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Posted: 7/27/05 at 5:17pm

BLOOD TIES by Judy Rose

Mama takes a European vacation and returns as a vampire!

NOT NOW, DARLING by Ray Cooney and John Chapman

Another door-slamming, girlfriend-hiding, identity-changing British Comedy

Even a man who is pure of heart...

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pauliebonn
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Posted: 7/28/05 at 11:57pm

Murder at the Howard Johnson

Laughter on the 23rd Floor

Cash on Delivery

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Shatcher
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Posted: 7/29/05 at 4:25pm

Nosies off is one of my personal faves. tough on the tech side but so funny. us backstage types laughed through every preformance. and we knew what was coming

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Posted: 7/29/05 at 6:56pm

Shatcher, I looked at Noises Off and it looks like something we could do next year, but it calls for 2 interior sets. Can it be done with only one?
Barb

Barb Hofmeister,
MountainBrook Village Players, Gold Canyon, Arizona.

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Posted: 7/29/05 at 10:50pm

you do need both sets (the 'set' of the play-within-the-play and
the backstage area of the 'set' of the play-within-the-play) - but it
can be done efficiently with some creative thinking.

I adjudicated a production a few years ago that came up with
an ingenius way of doing the play. They did the first act - then,
for the second act, they had another 'audience' set up
backstage, and everybody went backstage for the second act
(using the backs of the real set as the set for the second act -
and then the audience went back to the main auditorium for the
third act. As weird as it sounds, it was very effective - and the
audience seemed to get a real kick out of their 'traveling' seats.
And, of course, it meant that they only needed the one set
constructed.

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b6307
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Posted: 8/18/05 at 12:32pm

Weve had great luck with: Mornings at Seven, Dearly Departed, An Evening of Culture and Sex, Love & the I.R.S.

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Shatcher
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Posted: 8/19/05 at 12:24pm

As for Noises Off we used one set that was on wheels. we just turned it around during intermission and then back again for the 3rd act. It is a little bit of work but the show is so great the work will be worth it.

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Posted: 8/31/05 at 11:28pm

I've always loved Sexual Perversity in Chicago.

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Posted: 9/03/05 at 12:14pm

My all-time favorite has to be DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER by Marc Camoletti. We had an amazing director, a stellar cast, fabulous set, and great crew and the show reflected every bit of the fun these people created. It also generated a record box office for the theatre, primarily by word-of-mouth.

Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.

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The Mikado
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Posted: 9/08/05 at 2:14pm

I directed "Noises Off" in 2000, and it was our biggest hit, ticket-wise, till I directed "The Foreigner" this July.

We are about to open with "The Nerd," and here's to hoping it shapes up to comparable, or better, box office. I can tell you, people LOVE to laugh.

Check us out at http://www.theatrehsv.org

We're doing a LOT of comedies this season...including a Farndale, "Complete Works," "Dearly Departed," and so on. We close with "Perfect Wedding," a "Noises"-type comedy that is actually worthy of that comparison. Of course, we haven't staged it yet, but the script was hilarious.

Then NEXT September, we revive "Noises."

Best review? My mom briefly left "Foreigner" during intermission...she said she was going to the restroom..."to finish."

The Mikado, et al.

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DWolfman Celebrity Joined: 7/07/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 134	Posted: 7/27/05 at 5:17pm
	BLOOD TIES by Judy Rose Mama takes a European vacation and returns as a vampire! NOT NOW, DARLING by Ray Cooney and John Chapman Another door-slamming, girlfriend-hiding, identity-changing British Comedy
	Even a man who is pure of heart...
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pauliebonn Star Joined: 4/15/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 62	Posted: 7/28/05 at 11:57pm
	Murder at the Howard Johnson Laughter on the 23rd Floor Cash on Delivery
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Shatcher Celebrity Joined: 2/21/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 251	Posted: 7/29/05 at 4:25pm
	Nosies off is one of my personal faves. tough on the tech side but so funny. us backstage types laughed through every preformance. and we knew what was coming
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GoldCanyonLady Celebrity Joined: 2/05/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 172	Posted: 7/29/05 at 6:56pm
	Shatcher, I looked at Noises Off and it looks like something we could do next year, but it calls for 2 interior sets. Can it be done with only one? Barb
	Barb Hofmeister, MountainBrook Village Players, Gold Canyon, Arizona.
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tristanrobin Celebrity Joined: 4/25/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 704	Posted: 7/29/05 at 10:50pm
	you do need both sets (the 'set' of the play-within-the-play and the backstage area of the 'set' of the play-within-the-play) - but it can be done efficiently with some creative thinking. I adjudicated a production a few years ago that came up with an ingenius way of doing the play. They did the first act - then, for the second act, they had another 'audience' set up backstage, and everybody went backstage for the second act (using the backs of the real set as the set for the second act - and then the audience went back to the main auditorium for the third act. As weird as it sounds, it was very effective - and the audience seemed to get a real kick out of their 'traveling' seats. And, of course, it meant that they only needed the one set constructed.
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b6307 Walk-On Joined: 7/14/05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 8/18/05 at 12:32pm
	Weve had great luck with: Mornings at Seven, Dearly Departed, An Evening of Culture and Sex, Love & the I.R.S.
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Shatcher Celebrity Joined: 2/21/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 251	Posted: 8/19/05 at 12:24pm
	As for Noises Off we used one set that was on wheels. we just turned it around during intermission and then back again for the 3rd act. It is a little bit of work but the show is so great the work will be worth it.
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falstaff29 Celebrity Joined: 9/17/04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 155	Posted: 8/31/05 at 11:28pm
	I've always loved Sexual Perversity in Chicago.
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Spectrum Celebrity Joined: 4/16/04 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 176	Posted: 9/03/05 at 12:14pm
	My all-time favorite has to be DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER by Marc Camoletti. We had an amazing director, a stellar cast, fabulous set, and great crew and the show reflected every bit of the fun these people created. It also generated a record box office for the theatre, primarily by word-of-mouth.
	Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.
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The Mikado Walk-On Joined: 9/01/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 9/08/05 at 2:14pm
	I directed "Noises Off" in 2000, and it was our biggest hit, ticket-wise, till I directed "The Foreigner" this July. We are about to open with "The Nerd," and here's to hoping it shapes up to comparable, or better, box office. I can tell you, people LOVE to laugh. Check us out at http://www.theatrehsv.org We're doing a LOT of comedies this season...including a Farndale, "Complete Works," "Dearly Departed," and so on. We close with "Perfect Wedding," a "Noises"-type comedy that is actually worthy of that comparison. Of course, we haven't staged it yet, but the script was hilarious. Then NEXT September, we revive "Noises." Best review? My mom briefly left "Foreigner" during intermission...she said she was going to the restroom..."to finish."
	The Mikado, et al.
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