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Topic: Rumors

Posted By: grandgal
Subject: Rumors
Date Posted: 2/14/11 at 2:28pm

We're thinking about doing the Neil Simon play Rumors.

Any advice on producing this?

Replies:

Posted By: Majicwrench
Date Posted: 2/14/11 at 5:03pm

Well, no, I saw it done a year or so ago and LOVED it. Make it happen.

Posted By: jmausser
Date Posted: 2/15/11 at 1:04pm

I directed it at my high school a few years ago and it was fantastic. I had a very strong cast and they did a great job with it. I've seen it done with a weaker cast and it can really show off a weak actor. I did a different Neil Simon a year and a half ago (Odd Couple Female Version) and it appeared the royalties had almost doubled (from $75 to $125 per performance for a school) and they had a very strict required agreement about not changing language. The call it the "Neil Simon Rider". Rumors does have a handful of "f-bombs" and many "sh**"s if those are concerns.

Bottom line: Great show, fairly easy unit set, extremely funny, great ending. If you can find a way to do it well, you will not disappoint your audiences.

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Director in Leavenworth

Posted By: Amos Hart
Date Posted: 2/15/11 at 6:14pm

If you check out the Neil Simon shows at Samuel French, you'll find that ALL of them are now $125 per night. Even "The Star Spangled Girl".