Play Suggestions?

[lillibet]

I've been asked by another community theatre group to suggest plays/musicals that they might do and since my head is entirely full of The Margaret Ghost (reminder, come to auditions!) I can't think of a single thing. I know I've got a lot of theatre buffs out there--what would you like to see performed in the area?

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[bridgetminerva.livejournal.com]

"Ladies not for burning"
Saw it done 15 years ago in NYc Queens.

[miss-chance.livejournal.com]

One play I'm inordinately fond of is R.U.R., which stands for "Rossuman's Universal Robots," often credited as the first use of the word "robot." Written in Prague in 1920, its commentary on labor and freedom is still quite relevant today.

It is rarely produced and is a lot of fun. I think if your community theater troupe is hoping to attract a younger (read: under 40) audience, they might consider it. If they're going for a "classic" audience, it won't help them much.

Go you for being the "go to" source for ideas for other theater companies. What a nice indicator of their respect for you as an artistic director.

[ayelle.livejournal.com]

I did that one in college. God, I love that play.

There are a bunch of great plays on my show list, actually... Arsenic, Lion in Winter, Cyrano, Brodie, It Runs In The Family, Earnest.

Equus and Arcadia are probably too hard, but wow, those are some SHOWS. Flea In Her Ear is hilarious. Oddly enough, I've never seen Our Town on stage.

[ayelle.livejournal.com]

This also might be helpful.

[ayelle.livejournal.com]

Oh, and this one too! God, it's scary how many of these shows I was in (and how much time I spent researching and compiling those pages.)

[trowa-barton.livejournal.com]

"Picasso at the Lapin Agil". I saw my brother perform as Einstein. He was great.

[ariwriter.livejournal.com]

I played Einstein in college. Very fun show!

A few months ago (maybe a year ago?), I saw Martin's latest play adaptation, "The Underpants," at the Lyric Stage. Another hilarious play!

[ariwriter.livejournal.com]

Since "Picasso" was already suggested, how about John Millington Synge's "A Playboy of the Western World."

I have fond memories of a summer camp production of "Up the Down Staircase," (http://www.dramaticpublishing.com/catalogdetail.cfm?listcode=U12) which may be too juvenile for a traditional community group, but if looking for a filler play, this ought to work.

For a musical, how about "Once on this Island," (http://www.ahrensandflaherty.com/ooti.html) a Caribbean-based romance. My sister played Asaka in college and while I know it had a Broadway run, the musical's been quiet the past few years. Might be overwhelming for a community group, but maybe?

[ariwriter.livejournal.com]

I realize why, but it's a sad state of affairs when so many annual productions lasted in the earlier years but very few per year over the past decade.

And seeing Woody Allen's "God" performed in 1991 brought back memories; it was around the same year, maybe 1992, when the play was performed as part of a one-act festival in my high school. I forget if I was in "God" or a competing play (we actually competed in the plays for awards) but I remember the name.

[ayelle.livejournal.com]

There weren't fewer plays done in those years. I just couldn't find out what and when through my research -- no alumni from that time were on the listservs I used, and there were very few programs and posters in the broadsides collection in the Cornell archive. People were good in the beginning, but not so good during the middle about saving stuff. But the theatre was busy as ever during those years, according to people who lived there at the time.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

What company is it? That would influence what shows I would recommend.

[kingscompanion.livejournal.com]

Suggestion:

'Forever Plaid' - 4 actors, one piano player, not much of a set...

This show is hugely popular and with Jersey Boys being such a hit now...

My 2 cents.
:)

[spwebdesign.livejournal.com]

The Foreigner, by Larry Shue

[eclecticavatar.livejournal.com]

I want to see it performed here so badly. I need to get some directing under my belt (one-acts festival?) so that I could feel a little bit more confident about proposing it for T@F