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MartyW
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Posted: 9/07/04 at 3:02pm

Whose Wives Are They Anyway.... Real door slammer!

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Andrea T
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Posted: 9/10/04 at 1:33am

Fools by Neil simon is my favorite..If it is done correctly it is histerical! Its one of Simons lesser known shows but i love it- and so did our audiences.

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Bernie
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Posted: 9/17/04 at 3:54pm

What about Moon Over Buffalo - that's a great show and a lot of fun for the actors. If you're into musicals, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum had them rolling in the aisles. If you like a darker shade to your comedy, David Lindsay-Abaire's Fuddy Meers and Wonder of the World are hilarious. Other audience favorites: The Foreigner, Red Herring, and Play On! (the step-brother to Noises Off!)

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Gaafa
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Posted: 9/19/04 at 7:06am

Have a look at ?The Scottish play? [MacB?th}

by David McGillivray & Walter Zerlin Jnr {Samuel French]

"Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomens? Guild Dramatic Society?s" Production of Macb?th http://www.colonytheatre.org/shows/FarndaleAvenueHousing.htm l

Joe
Western Gondawandaland
turn right @ Perth.
Hear the light & see the sound.
Toi Toi Toi Chookas {{"chook [chicken] it is"}
May you always play
to a full house}

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slicksister
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Posted: 9/20/04 at 12:34am

Anything by Jack Sharkey. Sorry Wrong Chimney is my current favorite. Marriage is Murder is great by Nick Hall

The Main Thing is to Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing

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Linda
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Posted: 10/25/04 at 5:09pm

Script available on a timely issue. With looooooming strike in theatre, willing to go with minimum royalties or none at all, depending upon situation of your group. If interested in following, I can send more details by email or the play. Contact me at ljstockham813@yahoo.com

Title: Up and Down the Bathroom Scale

Logline: A pharmaceutical-research program?s testing of a super diet drug on human volunteers suffering from obesity goes terribly awry

Genre: Contemporary ?black? comedy.

Issue: Global obesity crisis.

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Beth
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Posted: 3/15/05 at 3:55pm

How about BERMUDA AVENUE TRIANGLE ... big success with our dinner theatre and now our new regional theatre. Also SYLVIA, THE FOREIGNER, NEVER GET SMART WITH AN ANGEL (a personal favorite), I HATE HAMLET....

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Shanahan
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Posted: 3/18/05 at 3:18pm

Besides shilling my own plays, "Dinner for Several" and "One Before Forty," I would recommend "Shake A Spear" by Mike Legge, available from JAC Publishing. New piece--I played Richard the Zero in its debut last summer--requires minimal staging, has a lot of parts, and is drop-dead, laugh-til-it-hurts funny. And you don't even have to like (or hate!) Shakespeare to "get" it.

Laughter guaranteed. Plays by John Shanahan

http://www.johnshanahan.net
Dinner for Several
One Before Forty
Bob's Date
Brushstroke
Worst Possible Time for Writer's Block
& more!

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Unclepeter
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Posted: 7/26/05 at 1:36am

Try virtually anything by Pat Cook (www.patcook.org). We especially had a great hit with "The Old Faith, Hope and Charity" (lillenas Publishing). It is currently out of print but if you call Lillenas, they will work with you to get it.

"Good judgement comes from experience - and a lot of that comes from bad judgement." (Will Rogers)

Uncle Peter

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tristanrobin
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Posted: 7/26/05 at 7:46am

"The Nerd" really is one of the funniest plays I've ever seen.

"The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged" is
hysterical ... and a real joy to produce and work on.

If you have an adult audience, we had a huge hit with "Psycho
Beach Party" - though it's definitely not for kids.

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MartyW Guest	Posted: 9/07/04 at 3:02pm
	Whose Wives Are They Anyway.... Real door slammer!
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Andrea T Lead Joined: 4/24/04 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 39	Posted: 9/10/04 at 1:33am
	Fools by Neil simon is my favorite..If it is done correctly it is histerical! Its one of Simons lesser known shows but i love it- and so did our audiences.
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Bernie Guest	Posted: 9/17/04 at 3:54pm
	What about Moon Over Buffalo - that's a great show and a lot of fun for the actors. If you're into musicals, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum had them rolling in the aisles. If you like a darker shade to your comedy, David Lindsay-Abaire's Fuddy Meers and Wonder of the World are hilarious. Other audience favorites: The Foreigner, Red Herring, and Play On! (the step-brother to Noises Off!)
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Gaafa Celebrity Joined: 3/21/04 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 1181	Posted: 9/19/04 at 7:06am
	Have a look at ?The Scottish play? [MacB?th} by David McGillivray & Walter Zerlin Jnr {Samuel French] *"Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomens? Guild Dramatic Society?s"* Production of *Macb?th* http://www.colonytheatre.org/shows/FarndaleAvenueHousing.htm l
	Joe Western Gondawandaland turn right @ Perth. Hear the light & see the sound. Toi Toi Toi Chookas {{"chook [chicken] it is"} May you always play to a full house}
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slicksister Celebrity Joined: 3/20/04 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 105	Posted: 9/20/04 at 12:34am
	Anything by Jack Sharkey. Sorry Wrong Chimney is my current favorite. Marriage is Murder is great by Nick Hall
	The Main Thing is to Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing
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Linda Guest	Posted: 10/25/04 at 5:09pm
	Script available on a timely issue. With looooooming strike in theatre, willing to go with minimum royalties or none at all, depending upon situation of your group. If interested in following, I can send more details by email or the play. Contact me at ljstockham813@yahoo.com Title: *Up and Down the Bathroom Scale* Logline: A pharmaceutical-research program?s testing of a super diet drug on human volunteers suffering from obesity goes terribly awry Genre: Contemporary ?black? comedy. Copyright ? 2004. Issue: Global obesity crisis.
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Beth Guest	Posted: 3/15/05 at 3:55pm
	How about BERMUDA AVENUE TRIANGLE ... big success with our dinner theatre and now our new regional theatre. Also SYLVIA, THE FOREIGNER, NEVER GET SMART WITH AN ANGEL (a personal favorite), I HATE HAMLET....
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Shanahan Walk-On Joined: 5/08/04 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Posted: 3/18/05 at 3:18pm
	Besides shilling my own plays, "Dinner for Several" and "One Before Forty," I would recommend "Shake A Spear" by Mike Legge, available from JAC Publishing. New piece--I played Richard the Zero in its debut last summer--requires minimal staging, has a lot of parts, and is drop-dead, laugh-til-it-hurts funny. And you don't even have to like (or hate!) Shakespeare to "get" it.
	Laughter guaranteed. Plays by John Shanahan http://www.johnshanahan.net Dinner for Several One Before Forty Bob's Date Brushstroke Worst Possible Time for Writer's Block & more!
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Unclepeter Lead Joined: 7/26/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 37	Posted: 7/26/05 at 1:36am
	Try virtually anything by Pat Cook (www.patcook.org). We especially had a great hit with "The Old Faith, Hope and Charity" (lillenas Publishing). It is currently out of print but if you call Lillenas, they will work with you to get it.
	"Good judgement comes from experience - and a lot of that comes from bad judgement." (Will Rogers) Uncle Peter
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tristanrobin Celebrity Joined: 4/25/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 704	Posted: 7/26/05 at 7:46am
	"The Nerd" really is one of the funniest plays I've ever seen. "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged" is hysterical ... and a real joy to produce and work on. If you have an adult audience, we had a huge hit with "Psycho Beach Party" - though it's definitely not for kids.
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