I'd like to broach the idea of a production at our school to enter a province wide competition, and I was wondering if anyone had any good ideas that a small school production could perform. (If Hello, Dolly is introduced, please advise me where to find the script! Or any script for any of the plays!)
2006-08-24 15:14:06 · 4 answers · asked by Danii X 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
You can get plays through Samuel French or Dramatists Play Services. Both are publishers of plays and have huge selections. You can order their catalogs from their websites. Also, bookstores have a Theatre Arts section and usually have compilations of different award winning short plays. By the way, cello_ baby listed all plays that are very explicit and not at all appropriate for the ages listed. It is a rude and unnecessary attempt at being funny.
2006-08-24 16:14:12 · answer #1 · answered by Kimberly A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most plays require rights so your best bet is to try sources like Dramatists Play Service and Samuel French. They should have basic overviews of the plays they carry as well as casting requirements. Sometimes they even have estimates of the cost of rights though this is usually dependant on the type of production (academic, professional, amateur ect.) size of the theatre, cost of ticket price, and so on. There will also be provisions for festival and competition plays.
What is your idea of a "small school production"? The average musical (especially a book musical like you mentioned) usually has a fairly large cast. We did Hello, Dolly in high school with about 60 actors (mostly chorus to flesh out the sound) an orchestra and crew. It can be done with fewer but well probably still be a huge cast.
A straight play usually averages 5-8 actors not including crew. Honestly, this may be more manageable to compete with unless you have unlimited resources and talent at your disposal.
Tams-Witmark holds the rights to "Hello Dolly!" so you can order a score and production script from them to review if you are still interested.
2006-08-24 17:28:30 · answer #2 · answered by Jamie B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Equus is good for 2nd graders - as long as you remain true to Schaeffer's vision. Harold Pinter's Betrayal is great! for 3rd graders. Hair for 4th graders, and Oh Calcutta! for 5th graders.
2006-08-24 15:19:42 · answer #3 · answered by cello_drama 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to www.rnhtheatricals.com or wwww.mtishows.com! They have tons of shows!
2006-08-26 02:35:14 · answer #4 · answered by Dallas P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋