Need A Good Comedy
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Topic: Need A Good Comedy
Posted By: peacfrog50
Subject: Need A Good Comedy
Date Posted: 11/01/11 at 1:23pm
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Next year our group with celebrate 20 years. Its a huge milestone for us, we have been through many hardships as a group and always managed to pull through and still put on quality productions.
We are looking for a good comedy for our summer show and a good musical for our fall production. Preferably something recognizable, we always have good luck with Neil Simon. We need to keep the royalty price reasonable and the cast size cant be too big. any suggestions are most welcome. |
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Posted By: Ogreking4
Date Posted: 11/04/11 at 2:22pm
| "Odd Couple" (either version), "Noises Off", "Funny Money", "Lend Me a Tenor", "Squirrel Lake", Anything by Pat Cook, "39 Steps", or "The Foreigner".... |
Posted By: Scott B
Date Posted: 11/05/11 at 12:31am
I swear if I had the funding I'd just open up the Pat Cook Theatre Co.  Barbequing Hamlet was a good show and the script for Luau for King Lear read good as well. We did the female version of the Odd Couple and it went over great. We had two really strong gals for that show and it helped. |
Posted By: peacfrog50
Date Posted: 11/07/11 at 7:35am
| we just did odd couple female version last year to great response. We did lend me a tenor a few years back, also to great response. I will look in to the others. Thanks for the suggestions! |
Posted By: Rorgg
Date Posted: 11/07/11 at 12:33pm
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For the musical, let me violate one of your list and suggest something a little newer: "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." Did this a little over a year ago at a church, and it was a tremendous success, both in terms of response and attendance. You really need to see the show to get it, though, it's strength isn't readily apparent via the recording, it's in the characters. Cast is only 9 (5m/4f), all but one m sing, and he (and preferably one of the F) should be strong at improv, or at least able to think on his/their feet and handle a somewhat fluid show. It's truly a treat. |
Posted By: TPtheater
Date Posted: 1/10/12 at 2:56pm
| I have been with our community theater for 14 years. The highest attendance comedy was LOVE, SEX & the IRS. |
Posted By: edh915
Date Posted: 1/10/12 at 10:24pm
| "Love, Sex and the IRS" was the first show our group ever sold out. Of course, we put it on in mid-April, too, so the timing was exactly perfect. Highly recommended. A real crowd pleaser! |
Posted By: startingout
Date Posted: 1/11/12 at 11:06am
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We have done two on this list
Nosie off, and Lend me a Tennor " Funny plays "
Nosies off set was diffent to make
this is a youtube site of the set
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys_UxkNzo84 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys_UxkNzo84 |
Posted By: ianhornby
Date Posted: 2/07/12 at 6:19pm
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Please take a look at my "Hello, Is There Any Body There?" - very different, quaintly British and performed to good reviews all over the world. Email me and I'll send you a pdf.
------------- I demand a second opinion |
Posted By: ronald
Date Posted: 3/08/12 at 2:43pm
| The Full Monty, funny, funny and should be done with minimal set changes, only a few seconds to execute. We are in the middle of a run and it is a huge seller. |
Posted By: Oberon
Date Posted: 3/16/12 at 4:13pm
| I'll bite and throw in two titles. - "Moon Over Buffalo" for the comedy and "Honk" for the musical. |
Posted By: Theatrepalooza
Date Posted: 4/10/12 at 10:53pm
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One of the best musicals I have ever seen is "Oil City Symphony." The catch is, the actors are also the musicians, so not always easy but if you use and have a good selection of local pit musicians who could act, it would be a blast!
------------- Jim http://www.zazzle.com/theatrepalooza?rf=238405855706136288 - Check Out THEATREPALOOZA, my online gift shop for theater people! |
Posted By: Lane Class
Date Posted: 5/03/12 at 7:58pm
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Have you considered Dearly Beloved, Jones, Hope Wooten? or also Jones, Hope, Wooten. More women, good clean hilarity and more women needed than men. Our audiences laughed non-stop. ------------- Lane |
Posted By: Lane Class
Date Posted: 5/03/12 at 8:01pm
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Have you considered Dearly Beloved or Southern Hospitality, Jones, Hope, Wooten. Both are hilarious, have more men than women, cast various ages, costuming easy. Our audiences laughed non-stop! ------------- Lane |
Posted By: VPA1
Date Posted: 6/04/12 at 12:53pm
| Try the Ray Cooney comedies, you will love them. Here's two we have done at our CT: RUN FOR YOUR WIFE and IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY. |
Posted By: jayzehr
Date Posted: 6/10/12 at 1:26pm
It's been a while since I read it but doesn't Dearly Beloved require a number of hoop dresses? I remember that being a reason we didn't consider it but I could be completely mistaken. |
Posted By: hoosierxheart
Date Posted: 6/12/12 at 12:45pm
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I just directed "Dearly Beloved" this past season. It was a VERY successful show and so funny! So funny in that I've obtained permission from our board to direct the next two in the "Futrilogy" if you will. That being said, you don't have to have alot of "Hoop" skirts. The only one in our cast who was in a hoop skirt was "GJ" because she was actually in the wedding. If you think about it, the rest are really guests at the wedding.  I highly recommend any of the Jones, Hope, Wooten comedies! I've not read one yet that didn't have me rolling in the floor! I know these shows are going to help resurrect our Community Theatre! Break-A-Leg!!
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