Which Show Do You Guys Think?

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Posted: 7/29/06 at 12:30pm

Hello,
I am directing a student-studio and we are looking at the following shows:
- Once on This Island
- Cocoanuts (by Gershwin)
- Celebration
- By Jeeves
- Working

Of these, which do you guys recommend we do? We're looking for a show that people are going to enjoy and want to see, but still is fairly small.

[gustof777]

Posted: 7/29/06 at 12:35pm

Working- Just with my experience of doing the show I have found that it is a really loved show

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Posted: 7/29/06 at 1:25pm

Sorry this list was out of date. I was told this morning we would not be doing working. Also Cocoanuts is out.

Any other suggestions?

[ILoveMyDictionary]

Posted: 7/29/06 at 2:16pm

Since Working is out, I'd say Once on this Island.

[dramatothemax]

Posted: 7/29/06 at 2:29pm

AH! OOTI is such a fun show. It's a great for cast member bonding and great for ensemble building. Since OOTI is mainly about the peasants being one big family, at the end of your run, I promise you'd feel that way too.

Once on this Island!!!

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Posted: 7/29/06 at 3:12pm

Is it possible to do Once On This Island without the "racial issues"? Our school is very heavily caucasian, and we usually only have one or two african american students and maybe 3 or 4 asian students audition for the "large" show.

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 7/29/06 at 3:30pm

If you heavily advertise the fact that it's by ALW, By Jeeves should probably work.

[jaesdare]

Posted: 7/29/06 at 6:57pm

not at all...when i was in it me and one other girl were the only ethnic people, but it can just be a class difference.

[dramatothemax]

Posted: 7/29/06 at 8:55pm

Yeah, when we did it at my school, even though it was pretty racially correct, we still did it rich and poor. We changed some of the lyrics too.

FOr example: instead of They despise for our blackness.
we said, They despise us, They deny us...yadda yadda