College Production: Floyd Collins or Little Fish?

bad bad and bad all around.
Unless you're doing it as an experimental production, neither is likely to go over well at a college.

As shows, though, I like them.

mejusthaving fun and Bway singer - I so agree.

Why don't you look into something fun, Iluvtheatre, that people don't do - that's age appropriate. How about HENRY SWEET HENRY?

Floyd Collins is a better show.

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Actually, Zombie Prom is wonderful. Fun, and I think dempsey and Rowe are one of the best writing teams going.

Collins wont fill the seats, even though I adore that score.

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So a lot of people wanting to do Trailer Park merits no consideration? I get the feeling you're looking for blanket approval here but the simple fact is that Floyd is a difficult show to navigate (as is Little Fish) and you can argue for "stretching your cast" over and over again but you're going to tax your audience by putting up a show that is musically and textually difficult - or involves complicated themes - and not having a cast who can give it 150%.
So go for Trailer Park.

My problem with TRAILER PARK isn't that I'm not considering it - I have for a while now. But it's not something I would direct well. I tend to miss the point in shows like that, if there is one.

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I have several incredible ladies worth considering to play Charlotte. That's definately a factor I agree with, Ourtime.

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My grad school did a lot of off-kilter pieces or shows that were trouble. Granted, my professor had a professional/personal relationship with scores of writers and composers and was always given approval to "revise" the production by the authors, but she made a name for herself as a respectable show doctor and fixer of problems.
The upside was that it was fun to do a show we might not otherwise do. The problem was that it becomes about making a problematic show work. A show like Floyd Collins not only asks your cast to work overly hard, it asks the audience too as well. So does Little Fish. If your cast isn't up to it, you risk a giant, massive flop of a production.
On the other hand, a show like Trailer Park is the kind of show being produced in NYC right now. It's a good lesson in perfecting stylized comedy for your actors, a great way to teach them how to develop a stereotypical "type" that can still have depth and reach - and it will (hopefully) entertain your audience without demanding that they come along for a ride a cast might not be able to give.

I of course love Little Fish and would love to do it, but I would never do it anywhere other than NYC. It wouldn't feel right.

I do have to agree with what's been said.

Although LF is such a black box-y show.

Some plays are also pretty director-proof.

"A gifted director couldn't even hurt it." ~ DEATHTRAP

I can't imagine everyone falling in love with a Michael John Lachiusa piece - certainly not the parents who are going to have to come see it. But if you do like his work - I'd say HELLO AGAIN is more interesting than LITTLE FISH.

See What I Wanna See is pretty good. For some reason I can't really get into it that much, but I like bits and pieces of it. I think it will be done by many collegs because it's very "hip" and "edgy." I think Floyd Collins would def. be a challenge and a pain in the ass to do, but more power to you. It's a tough score for anyone.