plz nothing new or Grease
We don't have many men and are desperately struggling for next year
HELP
2007-02-28 16:48:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
"Children of Eden" by Stephen Schwartz
Gorgeous music, and a GREAT, fun show for teens. It's based upon the Adam/Eve (Act I) and Noah's Ark (Act II) stories, but NOT in an annoying Bible-thumping way - it's really about parents, children, and families. Minimum of 5 men (Father, Adam/Noah, Cain/Japheth, Abel/Ham, Seth/Shem), and you can use LOTS of girls as animals and others. Ideally, you'd have a few more men for the 5-part-harmony snake, but I did a production with an all-girls snake. I could do this show over and over and over again.
"Pippin"
Another great show that I could do over and over again, and have done with only 4 men: Pippin, Leading Player (could be a woman), King Charlemagne, Lewis. Also needs a young boy as Theo. Great with more men if you have them, but not crucial.
"Little Shop of Horrors"
4-5 men: Seymour, Mr. Mushnik, Orin (Dentist), Voice of the Plant (never seen onstage), Bernstein/Snip/Luce/others (could be a woman or same actor as dentist, if he's versatile and energetic)
"Once Upon a Mattress"
6 men: Prince Dauntless, King, Wizard, Knight Harry, Jester (could be a woman) and Minstrel. I did a production in high school where we explained that "all the other knights" were away looking for suitable princesses. We had a huge chorus of ladies-in-waiting. A few more men would have been nice, but we made it work without them.
"Gypsy"
You *might* be able to get away with only a few men: Herbie, Tulsa, Mr. Goldstone, and Rose's father - they'd likely have to double in a couple of places. Ideally, you need an additional handful of boys for June's newsboys - but they could be girls dressed as boys if absolutely necessary. LOTS of great roles for girls.
"You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"
4 men: Charlie Brown, Linus, Schroeder, Snoopy (could be a girl)
For help with choosing musicals, I highly recommend the book, "Let's Put on a Musical" by Peter Filichia. It lists dozens of musicals, categorized by criteria such as "Musicals with Predominantly Female Casts", and "Musicals with Little Choreography", etc. AND it includes information on each show's history; cast requirements; required sets, props, costumes, choreography, and orchestra; typical assets and liabilities, and hints for mounting and advertising each production. The latest edition I have is dated 1993, so it doesn't include the newest shows, but it is great for a quick reminder about classic and lesser-known older shows. I just found out that there is a brand NEW edition coming out in June, I'm pre-ordering it right now!
2007-02-28 18:24:04 · answer #1 · answered by gelfling 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Okay, I would probibly suggest these shows.
Annie
You'll need far more women then men. You could even ask local elementery schools if you could use some of their girls for the show.
Bye Bye Birdie:
A VERY good show to do in High School, again you'll need more women then men. Good rock and roll-esque music.
or if you want to eliminate the men all together there's Beehive, which is a musical review of the 1960's lots of good music. it's an all girls review.
2007-02-28 19:46:07 · answer #2 · answered by Jduck26 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman. Fun, silly, and it takes place in the 60's, think Austin Powers. Some of the male parts could be changed to women. I did it in '83 and AD it in 98.
2007-03-04 15:44:41 · answer #3 · answered by pherfer 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's not exactly "old" but what about once on this island? It would work with not too many men, and it's good for a school group. I did it a few years ago.
2007-03-02 10:06:33 · answer #4 · answered by cdaae663 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The one I can think of that we did was Annie Get Your Gun...a western. But not sure how many guys you have and if the parts could be filled. Here is some info on it (I listed in sources). We had a great time doing this play. It was a lot of fun.
2007-02-28 16:58:49 · answer #5 · answered by teashy 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
West Side Story. But you would need more than a few men to represent the 2 gangs.
Hairspray
Little Shop of Horrors
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2007-02-28 16:53:56 · answer #6 · answered by Sunshine 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Anything Goes!
http://www.stageagent.com/shows.php?id=732
2007-02-28 17:00:35 · answer #7 · answered by BSRNash 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Fiddler on the Roof,
appropriate for its spin on tradition and the climate of today's society who must embrace so many different cultures that value traditional orthodox community developments.
2007-03-01 00:57:57 · answer #8 · answered by lightwayvez 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I would have to go with Westside Story. I recently saw a high school perform it and it was awesome!
2007-02-28 16:55:51 · answer #9 · answered by Ayudar 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋