High School Alum Troupe needing Info
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Topic: High School Alum Troupe needing Info
Posted By: padfoot13
Subject: High School Alum Troupe needing Info
Date Posted: 5/23/05 at 10:47am
| Hi! I'm new to this board. We are a looking for a play to do this year using all of our good high school drama alums. We are planning on doing "The Man Who Came To Dinner", but we need to know the royalty fee for this. If any knows this please let us know. Also, if you have a better play for a us to do and would like to tell us about it let us know. Thanks! |
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Posted By: padfoot13
Date Posted: 5/23/05 at 10:48am
| By the way we only have so far four strong males and four strong females with some other small actors. This might help if you are thinking of suggesting another play. |
Posted By: Shanahan
Date Posted: 5/23/05 at 2:23pm
| Step one is to find out who publishes it. They'll have the royalty info. |
Posted By: Shatcher
Date Posted: 5/23/05 at 4:36pm
| We did somthing like this with my old high school group. How about a play you did in high school. Our show was Fidller on the roof. came off great. |
Posted By: P&M Sales
Date Posted: 5/23/05 at 5:45pm
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How about our new title 'Fate' (4m, 5f) - it will definitely test your acting skills, and it has a very strong storyline ... Synopsis ... check it out on our website http://www.playsandmusicals.co.uk - www.playsandmusicals.co.uk under 'Plays', 'Three Act', 'Drama'. Download a preview file in pdf to read the first 60-70% of the play. regards David Sales Team |
Posted By: Juliet
Date Posted: 5/23/05 at 10:30pm
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dramatists.com has "Man who Came to Dinner". Either that or Samuel French Inc, but I'm not totally sure. |
Posted By: padfoot13
Date Posted: 5/23/05 at 10:51pm
Thanks all! We've been looking at "The Man..." and it appears that
costs/set maybe a little high for us. This is rather disappointing b/c
of our actors we have perfect a Whiteside, Cosmo, Bert, Maggie, and
Lorraine. That may give you a better look at the talent we've got. All
8 are talented. We're looking for something light and funny, that will
go over well in our small, conservative town. Thank you for the
response, but I have a feeling that incest and adultery would not go
over well with our elderly audience. 
These are recent high school alums, so even something with young people
would go over well. All are very talented musically also, but we felt
that a full scale musical wouldn't be possible and would probably be
more expensive. We've got probably 10 more actors (male and female) we
could round up, all fairly talented. Any suggestions? THANKS!! padfoot |
Posted By: Kathy S
Date Posted: 5/24/05 at 1:22am
| Actually, Padfoot, the royalties for "TMWCTDinner" are probably no more than any full length play. (I just checked an out of date Dramatists Play catalog -- I doubt if it has changed -- it was $50 per performance in 2001.) Maybe you are right about the set costing some money, but you can always find ways to economize. If you can come up with 18 actors off the top of your head without holding auditions, you can probably cast the show. It is a great show and I think it sounds like you have a good start on it. I would definitely say go for it! |
Posted By: Linda S
Date Posted: 5/24/05 at 7:57am
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Why don't you look at Neil Simon's Farce "Rumors". It is great for an ensemble cast of 4 men and 4 women.There are 2 policemen who come on at the end. Samuel French holds the rights which are $75 per performance. There is one simple interior set with simple props. Unlike TMWCTDinner there are no penquins or sarcophagus.
L. |
Posted By: Topper
Date Posted: 5/24/05 at 1:09pm
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I'd suggest "Greater Tuna" which is traditionally done
with two actors playing 30-odd roles. I've heard of situations similar to yours where the many roles were cast with 30 actors (or fewer). This would give each of your star players a chance to shine in several, offbeat, quirky vignettes. Best of luck. ------------- "None of us really grow up. All we ever do is learn how to behave in public." -- Keith Johnstone |