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Ideas for a New Director

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Topic: Ideas for a New Director

Posted By: hoosierxheart
Subject: Ideas for a New Director
Date Posted: 7/07/10 at 2:51pm

Hello. I've been challenged by our Community Theater's president to come up with a play for next season (2011-2012). I've never directed a show by myself. I have quite a bit of experience both on and off stage though, as well as I am on the board of directors.

I do want to direct a play, however selecting an appropriate play that I will enjoy directing is becoming a challenge. I am seeking suggestions. Our theater is in a very conservative community and the rest of the board frowns upon harsh language and overly sexual connotations.

I would like to do a comedy. Like most community theaters, finding quality men is always a problem, so the fewer the better. I would like to find something somewhat current but recognizable.

Is there anything out there for me or am I being too restrictive? I would do just about anything, but that's not how the rest of them work. :(

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

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Posted By: vickifrank
Date Posted: 7/07/10 at 3:25pm

How about the female version of the Odd Couple? Light comedy, several female roles (2 male roles)

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Posted By: donzolidis
Date Posted: 7/07/10 at 3:55pm

Try A Tiny Miracle with a Fiberoptic Unicorn.

"In the winter of 1986, thirteen-year-old Louis vows to kiss the love of his life, the quirky theater queen Carolyn, before Christmas. Standing in his way are the forces of puberty, his big-haired vitriolic older sister, his anal-retentive mother, and his eternally amused father. The surprise arrival of both grandmothers, each crazy in their own way, throws the family into turmoil and cracks Louis' world wide open."

You can read it online for free by clicking on read sample here:

http://www.playscripts.com/play.php3?playid=1426 - http://www.playscripts.com/play.php3?playid=1426

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