Wow! Thanks so much for the quick answer, Doug. That sounds like a great idea and yes, we would like any and all material you could provide us!

Bill

Here is the web address of the publisher. They are great to deal with - actually most royalty houses are - except for Samuel French - they are so big they don't have to be easy to work with.

http://www.broadwayplaypubl.com/

I have some pictures of the set and cast - I'll see if I can get someone to scan them for me.

I also have programs, posters and some notes that might be of help.

I'll be in touch.

We are currently in rehearsals for Neil Simon's Chapter Two - it has aged very well - I don't think that most of his plays have aged well. 42 year old man loses his wife to cancer, finds a new love, loses her, gets her back. This play is interesting because there are two other characters that are wonderfully developed. In fact, I heard that at a production near here a few years ago the audience liked the other two characters more than the main characters. We do our shows in a different venue each night and the set for this is too big to move easily - oh well.

Gurney's SYLVIA and LOVE LETTERS are both very good. If you ever want to try a small cast musical try NUNSENSE. ON GOLDEN POND is wonderful - it is generally considered the best play ever done in our local theater. Think about Harvey - old but still plays well.

Next summer we are going to try ARSENIC AND OLD LACE. For older casts there is THE GIN GAME and one I am afraid to try but has two wonderful roles for senior citizens - FOXFIRE - needs hill country accents to work. There are many farces that play well: DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER, MOON OVER BUFFALO, LOVE, SEX AND THE IRS.

I haven't been associated with all of these but have seen them.

You may not need a "Boffo" play. Our first production was a play I doubt many people have heard of called "Dead Men Don't Need Dress Rehearsals," an interactive murder/mystery/comedy. Not exactly high art, but entertaining none the less. We did it on the cheap. It cost us $2100 to produce and we netted $100 profit. And that was with giving out $250 worth of free cheesecake and drinks at the intermission. If people have fun, they will come back.