Youth theater, smallish cast... HELP
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Topic: Youth theater, smallish cast... HELP
Posted By: lwood
Subject: Youth theater, smallish cast... HELP
Date Posted: 4/19/07 at 11:28pm
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Hi. We are a youth theater (completely run by high school students, with performers in middle and high school). We perform in a small blackbox theater which seats about 60, so our sets need to stay simple. We're looking for a comedy with a smallish cast (12-17) which would be appropriate and managable for our age group. Our first show was Arsenic and Old Lace and it was a huge success. Right now, we're looking at "Harvey" or "You can't take it with you"... any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
 EDIT: finding guys for our shows isn't an issue, we'd prefer a fairly even guy/girl split between roles. thanks!
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Posted By: lwood
Date Posted: 4/21/07 at 12:21am
oh and your suggestions dont have to fit with all that criteria.. htats like the ideal idea, not what we actually expect to find... thanks! 
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Posted By: gracie
Date Posted: 4/22/07 at 10:42am
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With Samuel French you can search for a show by cast size. http://www.samuelfrench.com - www.samuelfrench.com
Most of the selections in the Categories box on the bottom left of the page will take you to a page where you can then search by cast size.
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Posted By: biggertigger
Date Posted: 4/22/07 at 3:00pm
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There is a show called "Curtain Going Up" about High School students doing a play. I remember it being funny (I seen it over 15 years ago) and had minimal if not set at all. I found it on Samuel French. It lists for two different size casts. Hope this helps.
http://www.samuelfrench.com/store/product_info.php/products_id/2460?osCsid=acfc136e7bea9533860a16df95a472e7 - http://www.samuelfrench.com/store/product_info.php/products_id/2460?osCsid=acfc136e7bea9533860a16df95a472e7
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Posted By: lwood
Date Posted: 5/04/07 at 2:37pm
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thanks! i'll check them out
any more suggestions are definitely welcome
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Posted By: Lazy Bee
Date Posted: 5/09/07 at 7:01am
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Try http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/ - Lazy Bee Scripts . On the home page, click on the search link, and go to the play scripts search engine where you can search by a combination of number of characters and agegroup. (You can then read the scripts on line to see if they are really suitable.) http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/ -
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Posted By: donzolidis
Date Posted: 5/15/07 at 1:40am
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You can't go wrong with a Midsummer Night's Dream.
Also check out http://www.playscripts.com - www.playscripts.com you can search by cast size--they've really cornered the market on one-acts for high school performers. There are a number of full-length plays in there as well. ------------- www.donzolidis.com |
Posted By: Dough Boy
Date Posted: 5/15/07 at 10:22am
| Ditto on Midsummer Nights Dream. I just saw it performed by a high school cast last weekend (Daughter was in it) And while I was dreading Shakespeare by high schoolers, it was very entertaining. They had a disco/techno theme with punk fairies on skates. They managed to trim it down to a little over 2 hours with intermission and it didn't drag at all. They played it totally over the top and it was funny. |
Posted By: Debflo
Date Posted: 6/07/07 at 12:10pm
| I know you posted this question a while ago, but I just saw it and thought I would contribute here. I recently directed "The Least Offensive Play in the Whole Darn World" with all teens and it was a huge success. It is a simple set (just one) and can be done with a small to large cast. |
Posted By: lwood
Date Posted: 6/07/07 at 2:58pm
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thanks to everyone.. we'll probably decide around july, so ideas are still welcome =)
also, i was wondering who liscenses "the least offensive play...", if you know, that would be fabulous
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Posted By: Debflo
Date Posted: 6/07/07 at 3:06pm
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lwood - "The Least Offensive Play..." is licensed by Playscripts. Written by Jonathan Rand. He has a few great scripts for younger casts...
Sorry I didn't include that one before!
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