Community Theater Green Room Discussion Board: Good Clean Comedies

Author

Message

Matty
Walk-On
Walk-On

Joined: 3/02/08
Location: United States
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 0

Posted: 3/02/08 at 8:21pm

Yes, you're correct... after that, we've done two Neil Simon plays... got them confused!! Thanks.

Vice President
Showcase Arts Foundation, Inc.
www.dunedinshowcasetheater.org

IP Logged

Big Daddy
Walk-On
Walk-On

Joined: 1/14/09
Location: United States
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 0

Posted: 1/14/09 at 5:22pm

We just finished Flaming Idiots - very funny, no cursing, some very mild sexual overtones. One character, Carl, should be played "gay" but it is not required. Not a negative thing and no sexual gags with him, it just adds some texture to the part and makes it sing.

One set, great reviews, sell out performances.

Big Daddy

IP Logged

Big Daddy
Walk-On
Walk-On

Joined: 1/14/09
Location: United States
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 0

Posted: 1/14/09 at 5:26pm

Just finished Flaming Idots - great fun, some sexual overtones, but mild. Much fun, sold out shows, great reviews.

Big Daddy

IP Logged

midgetking111
Player
Player

Joined: 1/17/09
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 13

Posted: 1/17/09 at 9:58pm

I was in a very hilarious show called the Mystery of the Suffocated 7th Grader when I was in 6th grade. You can find the script online at amazon.com.

Mystery of the Suffocated 7th Grader-Perry Paulson

Willy Wonka Junior-Grandpa George

Air Uganda-Swami Ramblenonada

James and the Giant Peach-James Trotter

Throughly Modern Millie-Bun Foo

IP Logged

Ogreking4
Player
Player

Joined: 2/25/08
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 22

Posted: 3/24/09 at 12:38pm

You could try "The Big Five-Oh"! It's very funny and family friendly. It's found at Hitplays.com

IP Logged

jayzehr
Celebrity

Joined: 8/11/05
Location: United States
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 537

Posted: 4/02/09 at 7:32pm

Any other suggestions here, especially with at least as many women as men? I'm running out of time to find one and haven't found anything that strikes me yet. I liked Flaming Idiots but I don't know that I can round up that many good male actors and I have a lot of women interested. We've done just about all the usual suspects and I really don't want to have to do Simon or one of the Dearly Departed sequels.

IP Logged

Melvin
Lead
Lead

Joined: 4/02/09
Location: United States
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 36

Posted: 4/02/09 at 11:15pm

You might try Lazy Bee Scripts. Lots of comedies and most of them are clean. There are a few exceptions to this, but not many. You can read the complete scripts online for free. It's a Brit outfit, some some of the shows are not for American audiences, but there are lots of really great shows for extremely reasonable royalties, much better than any American company I've dealt with on cost. Instead of sending you a hard copy script, they just send you a master Word document and you make as many copies as you need. Pretty cool. You can reach them at Lazybee.com

IP Logged

DFTDONNA
Walk-On
Walk-On

Joined: 1/25/07
Location: United States
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 8

Posted: 4/19/09 at 6:47pm

We just finished Neil Simon's Rumors to record breaking crowds and rave reviews. Another good one is Moon Over Buffalo by Ken Ludwig. Lots of laughs and both have mixed casts of men and women.

IP Logged

Doc Theatre
Walk-On
Walk-On

Joined: 4/10/09
Location: United States
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 0

Posted: 4/20/09 at 1:29pm

I'm the artistic director for a theatre and have directed for similar theatres that have this same problem. Niel Simon is good. "Same Time Next Year" might be a little naughty - but nothing R-rated and gets good attendance. "Bell Book and Candle" is also good.

Now: Appologies... I wrote this one. goto: http://faeryskiss.angelfire.com

It is squeeky clean - a "modern" romantic comedy fairy tale.

We did it and it paid for itself (all costs - included a large rental theatre) in just three days!) It's also very inexpensive to produce! It will be done this summer in Maine, and Canada and in an international festival. Newspaper reviews were great are online at various palces. So were audience surveys.

Good Luck!

40+ years up on the boards and still at it!

IP Logged

stockhamlj
Walk-On
Walk-On

Joined: 8/25/07
Location: United States
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 0

Posted: 4/21/09 at 2:52pm

TITLE: Divorce Sale
PLAYWRIGHT: Linda Stockham <lindastockham@netzero.net>
GENRE: Contemporary Comedy.
LOGLINE: Neighbors hold a séance to contact the deceased husband of one’s ditsy mother-in-law.
CAST OF CHARACTERS: 10 (6f,4m)
SCENIC REQUIREMENT: Double-car garage. (Relative simple scenic design.)
TIME: Spring, early 1990s.
APPROXIMATE RUNNING TIME: 80 minutes.
KNOWN PRODUCTION HISTORY: Divorce Sale: Perry Stagecoach Community Theatre, Perry, Oklahoma. Opened November 3, 2007. Directed by Kandi Gibson. Freeport Players, Regency Theatre, Freeport, Bahamas. Opened October 25, 2007. Directed by Tiffany Dennison. Solomon Islands premiere produced by The Honiara Amateur Musical Society, Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. Opened on October 1, 2005. The Dalby Players Little Theatre, Inc., Dalby, Queensland, Australia. Opened August 8, 2003. Directed by Adele Jasper; produced by Nancy Evans. (Australian premiere.) The Manhattan Players, The Duality Playhouse, New York City, New York. Opened on June 11, 1993. Directed by Matthew FitzSimmons. (World premiere.)
A copy of this play can be downloaded at: http://www.singlelane.com/proplay/divorcesale.html

Linda Stockham

IP Logged

Play Suggestions
Community Theater Green Room Discussion Board :Producing Theater :Play Suggestions

Topic: Good Clean Comedies( Topic Closed)
	<< Prev Page of 6 Next >>

Author	Message
Matty Walk-On Joined: 3/02/08 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 3/02/08 at 8:21pm
	Yes, you're correct... after that, we've done two Neil Simon plays... got them confused!! Thanks.
	Vice President Showcase Arts Foundation, Inc. www.dunedinshowcasetheater.org
	IP Logged

Big Daddy Walk-On Joined: 1/14/09 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 1/14/09 at 5:22pm
	We just finished Flaming Idiots - very funny, no cursing, some very mild sexual overtones. One character, Carl, should be played "gay" but it is not required. Not a negative thing and no sexual gags with him, it just adds some texture to the part and makes it sing. One set, great reviews, sell out performances.
	Big Daddy
	IP Logged

Big Daddy Walk-On Joined: 1/14/09 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 1/14/09 at 5:26pm
	Just finished Flaming Idots - great fun, some sexual overtones, but mild. Much fun, sold out shows, great reviews.
	Big Daddy
	IP Logged

midgetking111 Player Joined: 1/17/09 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13	Posted: 1/17/09 at 9:58pm
	I was in a very hilarious show called the Mystery of the Suffocated 7th Grader when I was in 6th grade. You can find the script online at amazon.com.
	Mystery of the Suffocated 7th Grader-Perry Paulson Willy Wonka Junior-Grandpa George Air Uganda-Swami Ramblenonada James and the Giant Peach-James Trotter Throughly Modern Millie-Bun Foo
	IP Logged

Ogreking4 Player Joined: 2/25/08 Online Status: Offline Posts: 22	Posted: 3/24/09 at 12:38pm
	You could try "The Big Five-Oh"! It's very funny and family friendly. It's found at Hitplays.com
	IP Logged

jayzehr Celebrity Joined: 8/11/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 537	Posted: 4/02/09 at 7:32pm
	Any other suggestions here, especially with at least as many women as men? I'm running out of time to find one and haven't found anything that strikes me yet. I liked Flaming Idiots but I don't know that I can round up that many good male actors and I have a lot of women interested. We've done just about all the usual suspects and I really don't want to have to do Simon or one of the Dearly Departed sequels.
	IP Logged

Melvin Lead Joined: 4/02/09 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 36	Posted: 4/02/09 at 11:15pm
	You might try Lazy Bee Scripts. Lots of comedies and most of them are clean. There are a few exceptions to this, but not many. You can read the complete scripts online for free. It's a Brit outfit, some some of the shows are not for American audiences, but there are lots of really great shows for extremely reasonable royalties, much better than any American company I've dealt with on cost. Instead of sending you a hard copy script, they just send you a master Word document and you make as many copies as you need. Pretty cool. You can reach them at Lazybee.com
	IP Logged

DFTDONNA Walk-On Joined: 1/25/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 8	Posted: 4/19/09 at 6:47pm
	We just finished Neil Simon's Rumors to record breaking crowds and rave reviews. Another good one is Moon Over Buffalo by Ken Ludwig. Lots of laughs and both have mixed casts of men and women.
	IP Logged

Doc Theatre Walk-On Joined: 4/10/09 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 4/20/09 at 1:29pm
	I'm the artistic director for a theatre and have directed for similar theatres that have this same problem. Niel Simon is good. "Same Time Next Year" might be a little naughty - but nothing R-rated and gets good attendance. "Bell Book and Candle" is also good. Now: Appologies... I wrote this one. goto: http://faeryskiss.angelfire.com It is squeeky clean - a "modern" romantic comedy fairy tale. We did it and it paid for itself (all costs - included a large rental theatre) in just three days!) It's also very inexpensive to produce! It will be done this summer in Maine, and Canada and in an international festival. Newspaper reviews were great are online at various palces. So were audience surveys. Good Luck!
	40+ years up on the boards and still at it!
	IP Logged

stockhamlj Walk-On Joined: 8/25/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 4/21/09 at 2:52pm
	TITLE: Divorce Sale PLAYWRIGHT: Linda Stockham <lindastockham@netzero.net> GENRE: Contemporary Comedy. LOGLINE: Neighbors hold a séance to contact the deceased husband of one’s ditsy mother-in-law. CAST OF CHARACTERS: 10 (6f,4m) SCENIC REQUIREMENT: Double-car garage. (Relative simple scenic design.) TIME: Spring, early 1990s. APPROXIMATE RUNNING TIME: 80 minutes. KNOWN PRODUCTION HISTORY: Divorce Sale: Perry Stagecoach Community Theatre, Perry, Oklahoma. Opened November 3, 2007. Directed by Kandi Gibson. Freeport Players, Regency Theatre, Freeport, Bahamas. Opened October 25, 2007. Directed by Tiffany Dennison. Solomon Islands premiere produced by The Honiara Amateur Musical Society, Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. Opened on October 1, 2005. The Dalby Players Little Theatre, Inc., Dalby, Queensland, Australia. Opened August 8, 2003. Directed by Adele Jasper; produced by Nancy Evans. (Australian premiere.) The Manhattan Players, The Duality Playhouse, New York City, New York. Opened on June 11, 1993. Directed by Matthew FitzSimmons. (World premiere.) A copy of this play can be downloaded at: http://www.singlelane.com/proplay/divorcesale.html
	Linda Stockham
	IP Logged