Hi all - Tomorrow is the statistical middle of the summer break for the teachers - so I guess it's time to get serious about getting a fall play nailed down!
I've been doing lots of reading this summer, looking for just the right title for production in the fall - and it is quite a challenge every year. It's tough to find a piece with enough roles for actors AND enough challenging technical work - and to make sure we are working with a quality script! There is a whole lotta junk out there, as I am discovering in my reading.
As far as genres for the fall, I've been focusing on a few types as likely candidates - we talked about some of this in the spring:
---Farce or off the wall comedy - our recent comic forays have been fairly gentle
---Comedies with some strong dramatic tension as well - as we have recognized the dramatic talent among us
---smaller-scale musical pieces - the type we wouldn't be able to do as a full show because of a smaller cast (10-20)
---murder mysteries - particularly mysteries with a comical center
I'm ready to start bouncing some ideas off of you - so bookmark this page and check back in this space regularly for updates. And please post comments and reactions to shows as my little blurbs about them begin to show up. If and when we come to a decision, the choice will be announced here!
Please keep your comments "professional"! Posts by any and all STAGE members are welcome, as are comments by parents and alumni!
Expect a blurb about the first possibility sometime on July 20!
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