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RallyMonkey:
Now, I realize theater is not under the headline for Movies, TV Shows, and Books, but I'm guessing this is the best place to put it.

Anyway, next year, in my senior year, I am casting and directing one of the school plays. This is a pretty big deal for me, because only one student is chosen to do it a year.

Though, another thing I get to do, is actually chose which play we will be performing, which is something the student director never gets to do.

Now this is where you go for help. I know some of the major playwrights like Tom Stoppard and Neil Simon, but otherwise, I know very few actual plays.

So, if you have a favorite play, and you think it would be a good idea for me to take a look at it, then please, do tell.

The only real guidelines is it has to be feature length, a comedy, and preferably have a fairly equal number of female to male roles.

So, now, take it away.

Ishotdanieljohnston:
My first thought was accidental death of an anarchist by Dario Fo, which is an excellant, hilarious play. Unfortunately that has, as far as i remember, no female roles and few players. You should read it anyway, will only take you an hour. George Bernard Shaw plays are pretty funny in an old fasioned way, though i haven't given them a very thorough look. And why not Tom Stoppard? He's a great playwright, and one of the great innovator's in theatrical comedy. Harold Pinter is also worth a look, one of my favourites but very subtle and difficult. There's one awesome play i studied last year, but the name escapes me just now- has a massive cast with lots of male and female roles. I'll be back when i remember.

Directing is very ver difficult. One of my freinds did it with our school play this year and though he did a really good job in the end, it nearly killed him and it created alot of tension between us. Most people our age (especially me) don't like to be told what to do and that their ideas are shit and wrong by one of their freinds. It's condascending. having said that, if ou're careful i'm sure you can do a good job- it's just always harder with theatre than you think its gonna be. Good luck.

RallyMonkey:
I would love, love, love, love to direct a Stoppard play, yet, next year, I am starring as Rosencrantz in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Which we are doing repertory with Hamlet, with the same cast and such, it's going to be amazing). Thus, I doubt anyone would want to do two Stoppard plays in one year. Though, I am currently reading The Coast of Utopia series.

And then a no to Shaw because we're doing Pygmalion this year.

Most likely, I'm going to do a Neil Simon play, but I am definitely on the look out for other options.

I will definitely check out Accidental Death of an Anarchist.

I know directing is difficult, I have directed about 10 or so 10 minute short films (Plus doing the camera work at the same time), and I directed a play two years ago. This one is taken slightly more seriously than my last effort though, so, I am very excited.

Thanks for the recommendations none the less.

tomselleck69:
Waiting for Godot.

It may be the longest two hours any high school play's audience has ever had to sit through, but when you are old and dying, you will be able to look back and say that you really threw 'em for a fucking loop and it was WONDERFUL.

Ishotdanieljohnston:
Yeah, but i think the cast would be a little pissed of only four of them are being used. And try three hours. That play just keeps on going...

Well done with the directing man... i could never do it. I've been involved in a few short films though and they've been alot of fun.

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