Community Theater Green Room Discussion Board: Has anyone done these plays?

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   Hi,
We are a community theatre in a youngish senior community in southern
Arizona. Our first play (last year) was a melodrama and very
successful. This year we are doing Rumors, by Neil Simon and it is
going to be terrific. Most of the tickets for the four nights are sold
our already.

We are picking the play for next year (we have to choose early because
many of our residents leave for the summer and at our age, it takes a
while to remember lines). We have narrowed it down to four and wondered
if anyone had done any of these plays. 

...Meanwhile Back on the Couch by Jack Sharkey

Take a Number Darling by Jack Sharkey

Blythe Spirit by Noel Coward

But Why Bump off Barnaby by Rick Abbott

We like to have 8-12 in our cast. 

Thanks for your help.

Barb

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Barbara Guest	Topic: Has anyone done these plays? Posted: 2/05/05 at 10:43am
	Hi, We are a community theatre in a youngish senior community in southern Arizona. Our first play (last year) was a melodrama and very successful. This year we are doing Rumors, by Neil Simon and it is going to be terrific. Most of the tickets for the four nights are sold our already. We are picking the play for next year (we have to choose early because many of our residents leave for the summer and at our age, it takes a while to remember lines). We have narrowed it down to four and wondered if anyone had done any of these plays. ...Meanwhile Back on the Couch by Jack Sharkey Take a Number Darling by Jack Sharkey Blythe Spirit by Noel Coward But Why Bump off Barnaby by Rick Abbott We like to have 8-12 in our cast. Thanks for your help. Barb

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Noel Coward alternat Guest	Posted: 2/05/05 at 7:34pm
	Instead of Noel Coward's BLYTHE SPIRIT, his play EASY VIRTUE might be better for the quantity of roles in it. I saw it in the West End a few years ago.
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GoldCanyonLady Celebrity Joined: 2/05/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 172	Posted: 2/05/05 at 9:48pm
	Thank you for your suggestion, but in the French catalogue it list that play as for Advanced groups which we aren't yet. It does look like a great play though.
	Barb Hofmeister, MountainBrook Village Players, Gold Canyon, Arizona.
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countbio Player Joined: 5/03/04 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 25	Posted: 2/07/05 at 1:50pm
	I don't know Why Bump Off Barnaby, but, I have worked with 2 other Rick Abbot plays...Play On! and June Groom. Both were very silly, farce type stuff that went over very well with the audience. Play On! was especially fun to work with...it is about theater. Blythe Spirit is a great show...some tech challenges as I remember. Good Luck, Countbio
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Chris Jeszeck Guest	Posted: 2/11/05 at 11:06pm
	BLITHE SPIRIT was our most successful play in our 33 year history. Yes, there are some tech challenges, but nothing insurmountable. I highly recommend it.
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Russell W Player Joined: 3/27/05 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 3/27/05 at 5:38am
	Hi Barb, Have you considered one of the "Farndale Avenue..." series; say "The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society's Production of Macbeth". (Yes, that's the full title!). They lampoon amateur theatre. With clever sets and good timing, they can be hilariuous. They can be found fairly easily on the Internet, because of their fairly unique titles (as you can see). Cheers from Oz, Russell
	"Without music, the soul is silent. Without education, the world is dark." -- Melia Peavey, 1997 (Director, Peavey Electronics Corporation)
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