Weirdest Show ever done by a high school

Hey all
Just wondering--whats the weirdest (As in most adult, most sexual, most politcal, etc) show that you've either been in or seen done by a high school?
My school did brillant, weird art by Sondheim "Sunday in the park", "The Laramie Project",which I directed, not to stroke the ego...) and a string of one anti-war one acts two years ago. The year before we did "Master Harold and the boys", "A Shayna Madel" and "White Rose."
I just wonder because now, as a collegic theatrical (I love that term) I've meet tons of people who gasp at the idea of doing anything above "Guys and Dolls" (As much as I think it's adorable.) The most outrageous production I heard was my across the dorm hall homie; she was chorus for Lippa's version of "The Wild Party" as a senior. Wow.
Now, as a young artist, I think encouraging young students to reach for high forms of drama is very, very good for a community. I think by tackling some Sondheim, Miller and some Albee is a great way for young actors and directors to discover things about theatre. Sure, it can get bad ("City of Angels" by a junior high. Eeeeck.) but I've also expiernced wonderful, supeior productions of several plays by high schools.
Thoughts?
Gimme your thoughts!

When I was in High School, I saw a production of CABARET done by another school at our state competition. I remember it quite well because it was very dark and disturbing, maybe even moreso than Mendes' version. During "Tomorrow Belongs To Me" an enormous picture of Hitler was projected on stage and the aisles were lined with guys dressed as Nazi Soldiers holding flags and, being Jewish, I was extremely uncomfortable sitting there.

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I always thinks it's weird when schools do Little Shop -- I mean it's sort of dark & the whole beating-up-your-girldfriend-as-good-fun thing is an odd choice for teens.

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A friend of mine went to a high school where she performed the mother in The Who's Tommy. I don't know how they got away with the "Fiddle About" number.

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A weird, weird choice...

My mom's ALL-GIRL high school put on Oliver!

Which makes a lot of sense, considering there's about three girls in the show.

My mom played Bett :)

rocky horror has to be about the weirdest show any high school could even dare to put on......

CANDIDE............I'm not making this up

Candide? Oh why on earth?? Next you'll tell me they followed it up with Naked Boys Singing...

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A high school nearby here in PA did COMPANY last year.
i was so upset.
-d.b.j-

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I can do you one better Nugget --

A friend told me that her daughter's school was doing FOLLIES, of all things. FOLLIES???? Can you imagine the confusion you'd have with a bunch of 16 year olds playing 50-somethings going through mid-life crises and then the 20-something versions of the same characters? A 17 year old singing "I'm Still Here?"

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I did "That Championship Season" in high school. The language makes most of David Mamets plays look tame.

Updated On: 8/31/04 at 01:33 PM

My high school (which is 80% Jewish, I grew up in a Jewish neighbourhood) did Cabaret.

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Updated On: 8/31/04 at 01:38 PM

Thoughts? Thoughts??? You make me fear for the future of the art.

"as a collegic theatrical (I love that term) I've meet tons of people who gasp at the idea of doing anything above "Guys and Dolls" (As much as I think it's adorable.)"

... huh?

You are a "collegic theatrical"? "tons of people"? "gasp at the idea?" Do you have any idea how difficult/painful it is to read your post?

Mixed metaphores, split-infinitives, more misspellings than I could count ... weirdest, brillant, expiernced, supeior ..

Dear God ... child, please take a break from the stage and concentrate on your introductory freshman grammar text. Try proof reading. Take an oration class.

And what exactly did you mean by "anything above Guys and Dolls?" You consider Guys and Dolls beneath your directorial genius? G&D has been described by some of the greatest thespian pundits as "The Perfect Musical" - i.e., without a flawed, extraneous or superfluous musical, script, or plot point. That means every word, phrase and dramatic moment was carefully, meticulously and masterfully placed, by a great man of words and music. Think about that, before you, your "across the dorm hall homie", and the tons of your drama club mousketeer pals consider your next production.

I Music-Directed G&D as a senior at Harvard University in 1987 with an orchestra of 12 and a brilliant, enthusiastic, hillarious cast. The challenge was NOT to put on the same show every high-shool across the country revives every few years or so. I wrote a jazz-infused Overture; Sky's "How Do I Feel" swung like Sinatra; "If I Were A Bell" had a red-hot scat interlude, and "Sit Down your Rocking the Boat" never rocked so hard. We brought down the house.

Not to stroke my own horn ... I mean toot my own ego.

It's not the material, honey. Do Oedipus, Nicholas Nickelby, hell, do Wagner's Ring Cycle, all 15 hours. Whatever. It's not the material - it's the creativity of the director's vision.