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#1 Post by TheCalvinator24 » Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:52 am

I may have asked this before on the old Bored, but here goes.

What plays and/or Musicals would you suggest for a Community Theatre in a fairly conservative small Texas town?

Shows we have done in the recent past include:

PLAYS
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Steel Magnolias
The Rainmaker
The Foreigner
A Bad Year for Tomatoes
The Odd Couple
Twelve Angry Men
Marvin's Room
All My Sons

MUSICALS
Grease
Nunsense
Oliver
Little Shop of Horrors
Annie
Anything Goes
42nd Street
Crazy for You
My Fair Lady
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#2 Post by Rexer25 » Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:56 am

I suppose Equus is right out, huh?
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#3 Post by TheCalvinator24 » Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:57 am

Rexer25 wrote:I suppose Equus is right out, huh?
Trust me on this one.

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#4 Post by ne1410s » Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:59 am

My choice would be" The Music Man". You know--being written by Meredith and all...
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#5 Post by Bob Juch » Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:13 pm

Bye, Bye, Birdie and Guys and Dolls are oldies but goodies.

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#6 Post by Appa23 » Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:16 pm

Since you just did one of my favroties, Brighton Beach, I also hihgly recommend "The Nerd."

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#7 Post by TheCalvinator24 » Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:42 pm

Good suggestions so far.

Music Man was the musical in 2000. It won't be too soon to do it again in 2009.

Bye Bye Birdie was on last year's schedule, but the show fell apart. Guys & Dolls was originally on this year's schedule, but we were afraid we wouldn't be able to cast it.

The Nerd is a good one. Same playwright as The Foreigner.
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#8 Post by earendel » Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:44 pm

TheCalvinator24 wrote:I may have asked this before on the old Bored, but here goes.

What plays and/or Musicals would you suggest for a Community Theatre in a fairly conservative small Texas town?
How about "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas"? :twisted:
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#9 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:57 pm

How about Seussical or Showboat?

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#10 Post by mrkelley23 » Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:19 pm

There are at least two sequels to Nunsense that have been done here, to great community satisfaction. I'm not a big fan, but they play well in community theatre.

We have done Proof here, with some editing, but it wasn't as popular as some o fthe other things we've done.

I still like the old Fred Carmichael farces -- at least in small doses.

Lone Star would be interesting to stage in a real Texas town, I think.

Our Civic theater did Bus Stop, Visiting Mr. Green, and Over the Tavern this past season, and opened this year with the sequel to Tavern, called King fo the Moon .

They're also doing Smokey Joe's Cafe, The Smell of the Kill, and The Drawer Boy.
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#11 Post by BackInTex » Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:20 pm

Children of Eden
Joseph and the Amzaing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Secret Garden

Non-musical
Proof

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#12 Post by tanstaafl2 » Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:42 pm

The Fantasticks

Relatively small cast with minimal set requirements. But you need good singers, especially the young couple, who also have a sense of comedy.
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#13 Post by 5LD » Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:44 pm

She Loves Me
The Boyfriend
Forever Plaid
Pump Boys and Dinettes

Straight shows:
Harvey
Arsenic and Old Lace
Waltz of the Torreadors
The Skin of Our Teeth
Dark of the Moon....maybe too much witchcraft for you all....tho
Summer and Smoke
Carousel

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#14 Post by Rexer25 » Thu Oct 18, 2007 4:43 pm

5LD wrote: The Boyfriend
Just look out for a middle-aged lady who says her last name is pronounced Boo-Kay (Bucket) who wants to try out for the lead.

Rumor has it she's hard to work with.
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#15 Post by Catfish » Thu Oct 18, 2007 5:50 pm

BackInTex wrote:Children of Eden
Joseph and the Amzaing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Secret Garden

Non-musical
Proof
I agree about Joseph. It drew huge crowds for our company. So much so that we did it again not the following summer but the one after that.

But the most fun we had was with State Fair.

Our other theatre company does A Christmas Story every other year. That is also very popular.
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#16 Post by TheCalvinator24 » Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:07 pm

I have already suggested to our Production Chair:

The Nerd
A Christmas Story
Guys & Dolls
Music Man
Cheaper by the Dozen

I think I'm going to add:

Godspell
Harvey

I like Proof, but I don't like the idea of editing the language, which would be necessary in our community. I edited a little in Brighton Beach, but the language in Proof seems to be integral (pardon the pun). It's been a few years since I read it, though, so maybe I'm not remembering correctly.
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#17 Post by mellytu74 » Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:11 pm

I got here late but all of my suggestions have been listed.

I suggest that State Fair be added for the future. A sweet story, good ensemble pieces and Rodgers & Hammerstein.

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#18 Post by AnnieCamaro » Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:12 pm

How about something different, such as opera?

I recommend "Guinefort." It's beautiful and well-suited to a family audience.

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