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Debflo
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Joined: 6/06/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 60 |
 Topic: Edgy theatre?Posted: 9/02/10 at 8:43pm |
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Hi there!
So I'm currently in "script reading" mode and trying to find some new plays to put up. My CT is specifically focused on edgy, darker, less-known works. We do drama, comedy, and we have just put up our first musical (which seems to be a pretty big hit! fingers crossed....) So now, I'm trying to find a few plays to suggest to my board. Of course, this means I'm trying to find several needles in one giant haystack.
What I'm specifically looking for:
straight play/non-musical
cast of 7 or more
unit set
less-known, dark-comedy Any suggestions out there?
Thanks so much!
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jonplaywright
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Joined: 7/20/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 53 |
Posted: 9/03/10 at 4:28am |
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Depending on what you consider to be dark enough, you might take a look at my play, Tiny Tim Runs the Marathon, available from Playscripts here:
http://www.playscripts.com/play.php3?playid=2055 It has a minimum cast of 9 and makes use of suggested settings (minimal building necessary). In a few lines: When Tiny Tim throws away his crutches and declares his intention to run the marathon, he could inspire millions--but with big business behind Oliver Twist as their inspirational figure of choice, Tiny Tim may never make it to the starting line... Cheers, Jon |
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Martin
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Joined: 4/02/06 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 13 |
Posted: 9/03/10 at 5:44am |
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A two-act murder mystery?
The Man in Seat 24 or (The Uninvited Guest), has a cast of 15- 8 females and 7 males- and is published by Brooklyn Publishers. www.brookpub.com Synopsis: An irate, rude, and combative theatre patron (in your audience!) hijacks the cast, the crew, and his fellow theatre-goers and winds up stone cold dead at center stage. The Man in Seat 24 Or (The Uninvited Guest) is a murder mystery, a play-within-a-play, where a harried and frazzled theatre director investigates a murder--during a night of theatre gone wrong--and realizes that there is more to this evening’s performance than meets the eye. Good luck in your search, M. |
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LMT Players
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Joined: 4/13/10 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 4 |
Posted: 9/03/10 at 8:37am |
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Here are a couple I had fun with back in my college days, I don't see them produced much anymore but I think are worth considering.
For dark and very edgy there's Dark of The Moon (I don't recall the authors at the moment), based on the ballad of Barbara Allen and set in the Ozarks. It includes adult themes and is considered by some to be controversial, but done well, it's very entertaining.
Another is Christopher Fry's The Lady's Not For Burning...some dark themes but a real hoot. Mock Shakespearean dialogue your actors can really have fun with.
Both are written in verse, but are delivered conversationally.
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The whole world acts out a farce, because everyone is afraid to say "I don't know."
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tristanrobin
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Joined: 4/25/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 704 |
Posted: 9/03/10 at 10:31am |
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Check out the plays of Romulus Linney (Laura's husband), Don Nigro, Sam Shepherd, Sarah Ruhl, the newer full-length plays of Tennessee Williams (by 'newer' I mean things like Gnadiges Fraulein, Vieux Carre, etc. written after the big plays).
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jonplaywright
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Posted: 9/03/10 at 10:36am |
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Romulus Linney is not Laura's husband. LOL. He's her father.
Cheers, Jon |
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Debflo
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Posted: 9/03/10 at 11:21am |
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wow thank you all for all the suggestions. I've got some scripts to buy! I really appreciate all the help :) Keep em coming!
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edh915
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Posted: 9/03/10 at 1:59pm |
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I second the recommendation for Sarah Ruhl.
We just finished doing "Dead Man's Cell Phone". It was a challenge, great fun, and very successful at the box office. |
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tristanrobin
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Posted: 9/04/10 at 5:26pm |
LOL - you're so correct - I don't know why I wrote this. Brain fart LOL |
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direct-errr
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Joined: 7/23/10 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7 |
Posted: 9/04/10 at 10:30pm |
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Check out Sarah Kane... her stuff is really dark & she's supposedly amazing! I haven't read her yet but I have done research on her and her plays. Sounds exactly what you are looking for.
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