large cast, no set shows
Printed From: Community Theater Green Room
Category: Producing Theater
Forum Name: Play Suggestions
Forum Discription: Need help finding a show that's right for your theater? Ask here.
URL: http://www.communitytheater.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2798
Printed Date: 11/22/24 at 3:21am
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 8.05 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: large cast, no set shows
Posted By: Aimee
Subject: large cast, no set shows
Date Posted: 11/08/07 at 6:26pm
Well we are down to the wire chosing a show for our spring production. Still hoping the theater will be done in time.  We are trying to incorporate as many kids as possible (high school) so we want a relatively large cast. We've looked at "Our Town" but that was just done at a local college
or "12 Angry Jurors" that we could use just furniture in the show. This one we are waiting to hear on the rights, but does not look promising.
We are just hoping for more options, any ideas? At this point, comedy or drama doesn't really matter. ------------- Aimee |
Replies:
Posted By: tristanrobin
Date Posted: 11/09/07 at 9:02am
|
"The Lottery" "The First Actress" "The Dining Room" |
Posted By: LabRat
Date Posted: 11/09/07 at 3:01pm
|
"The Dining Room" is a six hander. Lots of roles to be played, but by only six actors (or was it eight). Unless we're talking about two scripts with the same title.
Want a lot of bodies on stage? Minimal Set? Try a Shakespeare. You can do near anything with that. "Much Ado", or "Romeo & Juliette" spring to mind. Minimal set, and use all your extras as stage hands.
------------- --- The part isn't yours, until it is offered to you. |
Posted By: Lazy Bee
Date Posted: 11/10/07 at 6:18am
|
Try http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/cgi-bin/Search_Results.asp?iAR=5&iSc=122&sTh=%5BAny%5D - Witch Hunt - minimum cast of 12, but the numbers are flexible (there's a sort of Greek Chorus). How long a show are you looking for? (Witch Hunt runs to about 40 minutes.) What's your minimum (live) body count? ------------- Stuart Lazy Bee Scripts http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk - http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk read complete play scripts on-line |
Posted By: vickifrank
Date Posted: 11/10/07 at 5:07pm
|
Shakespeare is an excellant suggestion. Many Shakespeare shows have sets but can play beautifully without sets. Midsummer Nights can have a light based set--Gobos on the floor for the forest scenes. Ditto for Into the Woods.
12 Angry Men or 12 Angry Women can be fun.
Even The Odd Couple has about 8 people in it...and has a female version that has the same number (the four friends, the odd couple themselves and the Pigeon sisters). If you wanted to you could play that without a real set. Chairs and tables. The couch could be 3 chairs. The door can be mimed.
|
Posted By: Aimee
Date Posted: 11/10/07 at 9:07pm
|
Crisis averted! We did get the rights to 12 Angry Jurors so we can start planning with a set and without a set. Thanks for the info ------------- Aimee |