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denise
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Posted: 5/24/05 at 10:02pm

I'm looking for a romantic/romantic comedy script for less than 8 people. It will be performed off-site, so it can't have a complicated set. It's to be performed around valentine's day and should run less than 90 minutes. I'd be happy with a classic or a modern piece, non-musical. Help!

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Posted: 6/17/05 at 11:39pm

Ouch. This is brutal. I'm getting desperate here. I know V-day seems like a long time away, but I need to plan ahead, get a script approved, find crew and beready to host auditions by the first of the year. Proposing and getting approved will take two months right off the bat. Help me out here!

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Kathy S
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Posted: 6/18/05 at 2:35am

Barefoot in the Park? Or what about a grouping of one act plays that center on a romantic theme?

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Posted: 6/18/05 at 3:17am

How about Butterflies are Free, by Leonard Gershe. It only needs four actors, is romantic (about a girl and a blind man falling in love ... it was made into a movie with Goldie Hawn) and only needs a simple setting - an apartment in the sixties.

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Posted: 6/18/05 at 7:44am

how modern of a romantic comedy are you looking for?

"Beyond Therapy" by Christopher Durang
"Love! Valor! Compassion!" by Terrence McNally
"Prelude to a Kiss" by Craig Lucas

are all romantic comedies that we've had success with -
however, they're all contemporary and, heh heh, not for the
faint-hearted

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Posted: 6/22/05 at 11:10am

Two well-known musicals by Harvey Schmidt and
Tom Jones borrowed their romantic storylines from
original stage plays. "The FourPoster" by Jan De
Hartog is the play from which the musical "I Do! I
Do" came.

Likewise, "The Romantics" by Edmond (Edward?)
Rostand is a classical play from which the musical
"The Fantasticks!" came. It should be in public
domain.

"84 Charing Cross Road" from the book by Helene
Hanff and written for the stage by James
Roose-Evans spawned the musical "She Loves Me"
and served as the inspiration for the Tom
Hanks/Meg Ryan movie "You've Got Mail."

"Love Letters" by A.R. Gurney is very charming and
extremely simple to produce.

Best of luck!

"None of us really grow up. All we ever do is learn how to behave in public." -- Keith Johnstone

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Posted: 6/23/05 at 10:20am

I agree about Love Letters. Pretty much no set is needed.

A theatre here in town does a show each year for V-day. they get local playwrites to submit scripts and then pick the best ones and put them together for the show. Each piece is between 10 and 20 minutes long. the show sells out every year as soon as tix go on sale.

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Posted: 6/23/05 at 9:43pm

for the record - "She Loves Me" was written quite some time
before "84 Charing Cross Road" ... I'm kinda sure that it's based
on "The Shop Around the Corner" and the subsequent musical
version with Judy Garland "In the Good Old Summertime."

Some of my absolute fondest memories is directing "She Loves
Me" - it's a monster of a score (SERIOUS singers and
musicians are required) - and the set can be cumbersome until
you work it out (we ended up with a revolve) - but, my! it's just a
jewel box of a play.

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Posted: 6/24/05 at 12:28am

ROMANTIC COMEDY

6 RMS RIV VU

SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR

TWO FOR THE SEESAW

ronophonic

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dougb
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Posted: 6/24/05 at 11:17am

Anyone know what ever happened to the script for "The Shop Around The Corner"? It was written by Miklos Laszlo and made into a movie in 1940 starring Maureen Sullivan and James Stewart. I have been looking for the script for years.

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denise Walk-On Joined: 4/29/05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Topic: valentine?s day Posted: 5/24/05 at 10:02pm
	I'm looking for a romantic/romantic comedy script for less than 8 people. It will be performed off-site, so it can't have a complicated set. It's to be performed around valentine's day and should run less than 90 minutes. I'd be happy with a classic or a modern piece, non-musical. Help!

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denise Walk-On Joined: 4/29/05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 6/17/05 at 11:39pm
	Ouch. This is brutal. I'm getting desperate here. I know V-day seems like a long time away, but I need to plan ahead, get a script approved, find crew and beready to host auditions by the first of the year. Proposing and getting approved will take two months right off the bat. Help me out here!
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Kathy S Celebrity Joined: 8/21/04 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 303	Posted: 6/18/05 at 2:35am
	Barefoot in the Park? Or what about a grouping of one act plays that center on a romantic theme?
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casey05 Lead Joined: 6/17/05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 42	Posted: 6/18/05 at 3:17am
	How about Butterflies are Free, by Leonard Gershe. It only needs four actors, is romantic (about a girl and a blind man falling in love ... it was made into a movie with Goldie Hawn) and only needs a simple setting - an apartment in the sixties.
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tristanrobin Celebrity Joined: 4/25/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 704	Posted: 6/18/05 at 7:44am
	how modern of a romantic comedy are you looking for? "Beyond Therapy" by Christopher Durang "Love! Valor! Compassion!" by Terrence McNally "Prelude to a Kiss" by Craig Lucas are all romantic comedies that we've had success with - however, they're all contemporary and, heh heh, not for the faint-hearted
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Topper Celebrity Joined: 1/27/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 543	Posted: 6/22/05 at 11:10am
	Two well-known musicals by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones borrowed their romantic storylines from original stage plays. "The FourPoster" by Jan De Hartog is the play from which the musical "I Do! I Do" came. Likewise, "The Romantics" by Edmond (Edward?) Rostand is a classical play from which the musical "The Fantasticks!" came. It should be in public domain. "84 Charing Cross Road" from the book by Helene Hanff and written for the stage by James Roose-Evans spawned the musical "She Loves Me" and served as the inspiration for the Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan movie "You've Got Mail." "Love Letters" by A.R. Gurney is very charming and extremely simple to produce. Best of luck!
	"None of us really grow up. All we ever do is learn how to behave in public." -- Keith Johnstone
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Shatcher Celebrity Joined: 2/21/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 251	Posted: 6/23/05 at 10:20am
	I agree about Love Letters. Pretty much no set is needed. A theatre here in town does a show each year for V-day. they get local playwrites to submit scripts and then pick the best ones and put them together for the show. Each piece is between 10 and 20 minutes long. the show sells out every year as soon as tix go on sale.
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tristanrobin Celebrity Joined: 4/25/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 704	Posted: 6/23/05 at 9:43pm
	for the record - "She Loves Me" was written quite some time before "84 Charing Cross Road" ... I'm kinda sure that it's based on "The Shop Around the Corner" and the subsequent musical version with Judy Garland "In the Good Old Summertime." Some of my absolute fondest memories is directing "She Loves Me" - it's a monster of a score (SERIOUS singers and musicians are required) - and the set can be cumbersome until you work it out (we ended up with a revolve) - but, my! it's just a jewel box of a play.
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ronophonic Walk-On Joined: 1/29/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Posted: 6/24/05 at 12:28am
	ROMANTIC COMEDY 6 RMS RIV VU SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR TWO FOR THE SEESAW
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dougb Celebrity Joined: 3/30/04 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 148	Posted: 6/24/05 at 11:17am
	Anyone know what ever happened to the script for "The Shop Around The Corner"? It was written by Miklos Laszlo and made into a movie in 1940 starring Maureen Sullivan and James Stewart. I have been looking for the script for years.
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