Play Suggestions: Looking for a challenge...

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Looking for a challenge...

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Category: Producing Theater
Forum Name: Play Suggestions
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Printed Date: 6/06/25 at 7:08pm
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Topic: Looking for a challenge...

Posted By: cbcses
Subject: Looking for a challenge...
Date Posted: 6/16/10 at 12:29am

I am a director for a high school competitive drama team. Last year we challenged ourselves by performing Eurydice. We got rave reviews! I am looking for something for the up-coming year and am having a hard time finding something that I like. Can you suggest any plays that will really push the kids (and myself)? I would LOVE any help you can give!

CBCSES

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Posted By: donzolidis
Date Posted: 6/16/10 at 9:43am

Are you doing one-act or full-length plays?

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Posted By: cbcses
Date Posted: 6/16/10 at 12:49pm

Either a one-act or a cutting. Guess that would have been helpful to know~

Posted By: donzolidis
Date Posted: 6/16/10 at 4:29pm

Okay then -

From my work - check out White Buffalo (Regional runner-up in Texas 5A 2 years ago) - full length show, need to cut it - I know the person who cut it to 40 mins if you're interested.

http://www.samuelfrench.com/store/product_info.php/products_id/6050 - http://www.samuelfrench.com/store/product_info.php/products_id/6050

The Birds: A Modern Adaptation (full-length)

http://www.playscripts.com/play.php3?playid=1158 - http://www.playscripts.com/play.php3?playid=1158

(read it online for free by clicking on read sample)

for a one-act, try The Bells of Charlemont (state champion in North Dakota this year)

http://www.playscripts.com/play.php3?playid=1160 - http://www.playscripts.com/play.php3?playid=1160

And brand new this year, Oz, my strange modern adaptation of the Wizard of Oz - one-act (should be availble in about 2 weeks, but I can send you an advance copy)

http://www.playscripts.com/play.php3?playid=2065 - http://www.playscripts.com/play.php3?playid=2065

From stuff I didn't write, I'd recommend Black Snow

http://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=824 - http://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=824

Amadeus (Sam French)

http://www.samuelfrench.com/store/product_info.php/products_id/2195 - http://www.samuelfrench.com/store/product_info.php/products_id/2195

and anything and everything by Don Nigro, particularly Paganini and Mariner. Some pretty awesome stuff.

http://www.samuelfrench.com/store/product_info.php/products_id/1971 - http://www.samuelfrench.com/store/product_info.php/products_id/1971

http://www.samuelfrench.com/store/product_info.php/products_id/2274 - http://www.samuelfrench.com/store/product_info.php/products_id/2274

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Posted By: Lazy Bee
Date Posted: 6/17/10 at 12:08pm

If you consider Shakespeare to be a challenge, then there is a series of http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/cgi-bin/Search_Results.asp?iAR=4&iAT=38&sTh=Shakespeare - Shakespeare abridgements which condense the original texts to 30- to 50-minute shows , whilst retaining the original language.

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Stuart
Lazy Bee Scripts
http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk - http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk read complete play scripts on-line

Posted By: ozzieparker
Date Posted: 6/17/10 at 2:21pm

"Grass Widows" by Pamela Parker

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You never know what's comin' for you.