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I have helped and co-directed plays and musicals for the last couple years and am now the head director for our school's fall play and spring musical. I was wondering if anyone can recommend a funny play that would be appropriate for a highschool cast. We are a private/Catholic school also, so that somewhat limits what we can do, due to the content of so many high profile shows.
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Cash On Delivery Roy Cooney
On the Razzle Tom Stoppard
Fools Neil Simon
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Permalink Reply by Elizabeth Finkler on -
A couple of years ago, I was in The Little Theater's Production of "Hamlet" at Santa Clara Players. It's a fun comedy by Jean Battlo, about a long-out-of-work New York director who gets hired to stage Hamlet at a community theater in West Virginia. Ideal proportions for a high school show (six women, two men), and has something to say about the worth of even the smallest show in town.
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Permalink Reply by Cathy Archer on -
I suggest.... The Somewhat True tale of Robin Hood.... a funny piece with lots of oppurtunity for director and actor input. Also Ten Past Midnight, a murder mystery and
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Permalink Reply by Travis Grizzell on -
Wow, all of these look great! I've ordered the scripts and am looking forward to reading them. Thanks so much to both of you!!
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I have always thought "The Foreigner" by Larry Shue is extremely funny but very intense as well. Arsnic and Old Lace has many funny moments. The Art of Dining" also has some great moments.
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Permalink Reply by Carina McGeehin on -
We did The Nerd when I was in High School, and it was by far the funniest production of the four years I was there.
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My high school did "The Worst High School Play in the World" by William Gleason, and I remember thinking it was the funniest thing I had ever seen.
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I designed the set for Noises Off, the absolutely funniest play our school has ever produced. Any questionable language or double entendres were downplayed, resulting in a G-rated performance. It was absolutely hilarious.
If you have the dancers, the musical Crazy for You is funny beyond belief. I directed this HS production, using Susan Stroman's incredibly creative original choreography which can be rented along with the script and music. It uses a large cast and the music is all well-known Gershwin tunes - e.g. I Got Rhythm, Embraceble You, Someone to Watch Over Me. Definitely my favorite musical comedy.
Break a leg!
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I agree that The Foreigner is great and is a terrific star vehicle for a young male actor. You might also look at a lesser known play...Death By Chocolate. Saw a HS production of this and it was very funny. Some good character types...easy for young actors to mold into.
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Permalink Reply by Ronald Koeppl on -
Hi.....I'm starting my 50th year as a theatre director and though you have many excellent suggestions.....there are many old tried and true shows....ie. You Can't Take It With You.....Arsenic and Old Lace.......Life With Father......N. Simon's, God's Favorite......Noises Off (difficult) Musicals ie. Anything Goes.....Nunsense (?) I just finished Beauty and the Beast (expensive but rewarding) Barnum.....etc.....Check MTI catalogue Honk is cute.
Ron Koeppl
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This past year we did Is He Dead? by Mark Twain and adapted by David Ives. It is available from Playscripts.com. It is a very humorous fictional take on the life of real life artist, Jean Francois Millet. The humor is on many levels from physical to subtle insider jokes. Something for everybody.
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Permalink Reply by christa whittaker on -
I am doing this for my fall show. How did you handle the artwork? I am planning on having a sign shop digitize a photo of the paintings and then mount them on canvases, but I haven't thought everything through.
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