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ACT4JC
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Posted: 2/18/08 at 3:17pm

I recommend Love of a Pig by Leslie Caveny. It has a required cast of 4 male/4 female but is expandable. The lead is a female and must be the Carol Burnett of your department or similar. Caveny wrote for "Everybody Loves Raymond." Very witty and fast-paced!

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Posted: 2/19/08 at 11:11am

TITLE: Divorce Sale
WRITER: Linda Stockham
GENRE: Contemporary Comedy.
LOGLINE: Neighbors hold a séance to contact the deceased husband of one’s ditsy mother-in-law.
CAST OF CHARACTERS: 10 (6f,4m)
SCENIC REQUIREMENT: Double-car garage.
TIME: Spring, early 1990s.
APPROXIMATE RUNNING TIME: 80 minutes.
PRODUCTION HISTORY (KNOWN TO PLAYWRIGHT): Perry Stagecoach Community Theatre, Perry, Oklahoma. Opened November 3, 2007. Directed by Kandi Gibson. Freeport Players, Regency Theatre, Freeport, Bahamas. Opened October 25, 2007. Directed by Tiffany Dennison. Solomon Islands premiere produced by The Honiara Amateur Musical Society, Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. Opened on October 1, 2005. The Dalby Players Little Theatre, Inc., Dalby, Queensland, Australia. Opened August 8, 2003. Directed by Adele Jasper; produced by Nancy Evans. (Australian premiere.) The Manhattan Players, The Duality Playhouse, New York City, New York. Opened on June 11, 1993. Directed by Matthew FitzSimmons. (World premiere.)
NOTE: "Divorce Sale" is a comedy suitable for community and dinner theatres. A fun play, it is about a group of neighbors that are holding a yard sale for one who is going through a divorce and also holding a séance to contact the deceased husband of one’s ditsy mother-in-law. If interested, it is available online at: <www:singlelane.com/proplay/divorcesale.html>.
ROYALTIES: Contact playwright for performance rights at <lindastockham@yahoo.com>.

Linda Stockham

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Posted: 2/21/08 at 11:06pm

I love you, You're Perfect, Now Change.

Our little theatre is doing this now and the buzz and response has been outstanding!

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Ogreking4
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Posted: 2/25/08 at 12:08am

I would also recommend "Squirrel Lake". It's howlingly funny, but not well known:

You can read a preview:

http://www.hitplays.com/default.aspx?pg=sd&st=SQUIRREL+LAKE

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John Luzaich
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Posted: 2/25/08 at 11:56am

Some of our highest attended plays have been M*A*S*H, Rumors, Wizard of Oz, Something's Afoot, Singin' in the Rain, Joseph, She Loves Me, I Do! I Do!, Harvey, Cheaper By The Dozen, Man of La Mancha, The Homecoming, A Christmas Carol, Death of a Salesman, It's a Wonderful Life, Sanders Family Christmas and Pippin (with the newer ending).

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John Luzaich
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Posted: 2/25/08 at 12:07pm

You could also produce Forever Plaid or Plaid Tidings. You need four good singers and great pianist. It's a fairly simple set.

John
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ACT4JC Walk-On Joined: 1/09/08 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 2/18/08 at 3:17pm
	I recommend Love of a Pig by Leslie Caveny. It has a required cast of 4 male/4 female but is expandable. The lead is a female and must be the Carol Burnett of your department or similar. Caveny wrote for "Everybody Loves Raymond." Very witty and fast-paced!
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stockhamlj Walk-On Joined: 8/25/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 2/19/08 at 11:11am
	TITLE: Divorce Sale WRITER: Linda Stockham GENRE: Contemporary Comedy. LOGLINE: Neighbors hold a séance to contact the deceased husband of one’s ditsy mother-in-law. CAST OF CHARACTERS: 10 (6f,4m) SCENIC REQUIREMENT: Double-car garage. TIME: Spring, early 1990s. APPROXIMATE RUNNING TIME: 80 minutes. PRODUCTION HISTORY (KNOWN TO PLAYWRIGHT): Perry Stagecoach Community Theatre, Perry, Oklahoma. Opened November 3, 2007. Directed by Kandi Gibson. Freeport Players, Regency Theatre, Freeport, Bahamas. Opened October 25, 2007. Directed by Tiffany Dennison. Solomon Islands premiere produced by The Honiara Amateur Musical Society, Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. Opened on October 1, 2005. The Dalby Players Little Theatre, Inc., Dalby, Queensland, Australia. Opened August 8, 2003. Directed by Adele Jasper; produced by Nancy Evans. (Australian premiere.) The Manhattan Players, The Duality Playhouse, New York City, New York. Opened on June 11, 1993. Directed by Matthew FitzSimmons. (World premiere.) NOTE: "Divorce Sale" is a comedy suitable for community and dinner theatres. A fun play, it is about a group of neighbors that are holding a yard sale for one who is going through a divorce and also holding a séance to contact the deceased husband of one’s ditsy mother-in-law. If interested, it is available online at: <www:singlelane.com/proplay/divorcesale.html>. ROYALTIES: Contact playwright for performance rights at <lindastockham@yahoo.com>.
	Linda Stockham
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JoyExcellence Player Joined: 2/21/08 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 11	Posted: 2/21/08 at 11:06pm
	I love you, You're Perfect, Now Change. Our little theatre is doing this now and the buzz and response has been outstanding!
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Ogreking4 Player Joined: 2/25/08 Online Status: Offline Posts: 22	Posted: 2/25/08 at 12:08am
	I would also recommend "Squirrel Lake". It's howlingly funny, but not well known: You can read a preview: http://www.hitplays.com/default.aspx?pg=sd&st=SQUIRREL+LAKE
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John Luzaich Celebrity Joined: 2/24/08 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 174	Posted: 2/25/08 at 11:56am
	Some of our highest attended plays have been MASH, Rumors, Wizard of Oz, Something's Afoot, Singin' in the Rain, Joseph, She Loves Me, I Do! I Do!, Harvey, Cheaper By The Dozen, Man of La Mancha, The Homecoming, A Christmas Carol, Death of a Salesman, It's a Wonderful Life, Sanders Family Christmas and Pippin* (with the newer ending).
	John cfct@cfu.net http://www.osterregent.org http://www.facebook.com/osterregent
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John Luzaich Celebrity Joined: 2/24/08 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 174	Posted: 2/25/08 at 12:07pm
	You could also produce Forever Plaid or Plaid Tidings. You need four good singers and great pianist. It's a fairly simple set.
	John cfct@cfu.net http://www.osterregent.org http://www.facebook.com/osterregent
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