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2012 Season Suggestions Needed

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Topic: 2012 Season Suggestions Needed

Posted By: peacfrog50
Subject: 2012 Season Suggestions Needed
Date Posted: 12/29/10 at 4:16pm

I was just appointed to the head of our groups events committee, and that committee suggests the shows for the upcoming season to the board. i am looking for any suggestions for small cast comedies, 5-7 people. We cater to a small town, our audience loves to laugh. looking for mainly family friendly shows, but i will take all suggestiions.

Our season consists of one dinenr theatre Januray/February

Spring Stage Show

Summer Stage Show or Dinner Theatre

Fall Stage show or Christmas show

Any good Christmas show suggestions?

Thanks in advance for the suggestions!!

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Posted By: edh915
Date Posted: 12/29/10 at 5:36pm

For a comedy try "Mary, Mary" by Jean Kerr.
(Same woman who wrote "Please Don't Eat The Daisies')
3 men, 2 women (one of the men is an accountant - could be a woman)
Very Funny.
Longest running comedy on Broadway until "Odd Couple" came along.

Christmas Show: "Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!)"
Playscripts, Inc.
Similar in style to "Complete Works of Shakespeare - Abridged"
3 actors run through Rudolph, Frosty, Grinch, Charlie Brown, Gift of the Magi, The Nutcracker, Christmas Carol, It's A Wonderful Life, and many more
We sold out all performances except the one on the day of the "big snow" when we were 30 seats shy of sold out.

If I think of anything else, I'll be back.

Posted By: bnk01
Date Posted: 1/01/11 at 8:39pm

Every playwright here's gonna think his or her play is perfect for your season... but you should check out The Christmas Princess for your december show.
http://www.arthurjolly.com/princess.html

Available from YouthPlays, Inc:
http://youthplays.com/plays/view/122#

Posted By: JoeMc
Date Posted: 1/02/11 at 1:27am

Check out 'Fur coat & no nickers' by Mike Harding.

http://www.carltondrama.org.uk/productions/furcoat/furcoat.htm - http://www.carltondrama.org.uk/productions/furcoat/furcoat.htm

http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsH/harding-mike.html#15504 - http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsH/harding-mike.html#15504

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Posted By: Melvin
Date Posted: 1/02/11 at 11:18am

If you need a summer comedy with a cast from 5 to 7, "Blind Dates, Inc." could easily fill the bill. Very flexible. You can use as few as four actors, 2m, 2F, to put on these shows. Incredibly easy set - just 2 chairs at two small tables. The show has pairs meeting for the first time over blind dates. You can view the entire shows online below. They are one acts, but you could put two or three together for a very nice evening.

http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/OneActPlays/Blind_Date_Inc.htm
http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/OneActPlays/Blind_Date_Inc2.htm
http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/OneActPlays/Blind_Date_Inc3.htm

Hope this has been a help.

Posted By: bethanypithan
Date Posted: 1/10/11 at 3:46pm

Plaid Tidings is a great christmas show! Very difficult material but Funny, and appropriate. The rights are available through
http://www.mtishows.com/

Posted By: diburbano
Date Posted: 1/11/11 at 2:13pm

Darling, You Slay Me! By Tom Shelton published by Heuer.
Very funny!