Comedy or dramas for a High School with large cast?

My drama club advisor is taking suggestions for our fall play. Does anyone know of any good straight plays with a large cast so she can put more people in the show? She would prefer it to be a comedy, but drama is fine too. Thanks!

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WELL, an obvious one to me would be Fame. It's sorta a comedy, but with a definate serious side. It's quite dated though, so some of the jokes are extremely lame.

Grease is another good one. I mean, who doesn't know Grease?

High School Musical is a possibility. It's good for a high school coz there's plenty of parts, it's a comedy to a certain degree, and your students will most probably know it and like it.

All three of these shows are available off MTI.

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I second You Can't Take It With You. One of the greatest comedies ever written. Another show that's loads of fun is Dirty Work at the Crossroads. When I was in high school the musicals we did were Of Thee I Sing, Camelot and the Rodgers and Hammerstein Cinderella.

Inherit the Wind could be a good large cast drama, and many high schools do To Kill a Mockingbird or Up the Down Staircase.

Check the Samuel French, Dramatists Play Service or Dramatic Publishing Company websites for more titles.

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The Man Who Came To Dinner

My high school did Once In a Lifetime by Moss Hart and George S. Kauffman my freshman year, and there were a LOT of parts.

You Can't Take it With You is an awesome show
Harvey is good
The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Importance of Being Earnest

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Curious savage is a great choice.

Dark of the Moon
Polish Joke (look at everything david ives)

do a search, i know there have been a lot of similar topics with good replies.

WHAT SHOW DID YOUR SCHOOL DECIDE ON?

If you can get the right leading man, The Man Who Came to Dinner is a great choice. I speak from experience -- I did it when I was in the 10th grade and everyone loved it. Might also consider You Can't Take It With You -- they're old, but they're funny.

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