| Subject | Date Asked |
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| Famous Elizabethan Plays | 9/19/2008 |
Q: I was wondering about very famous Elizabethan plays. I'm doing a report in my theatre class, and ...
A: There are a number of well-known Elizabethan playwrights and plays including: Christopher Marlowe - ...
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| Arthur Miller’s Crucible | 8/28/2008 |
Q: I want to know if the extra narrative in Arthur Miller’s Crucible is actually used in real life play ...
A: My apologies for the delay in getting back to you... In my experience and to my knowledge the ...
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| theatre | 8/23/2008 |
Q: i do not know if you still remember us :we are the group of Arab teachers training on world links ...
A: Actually, I just directed a production of HAMLET and choosing an actor to play the title role is ...
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| song lyrics | 8/15/2008 |
Q: I have the 2nd verse of a song running in my head .... I think the song is "It only takes a moment" ...
A: "It only takes a moment" is from "Hello, Dolly" by Jerry Herman. In the play it is sung by ...
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| musicals: plays? | 7/30/2008 |
Q: Can musicals be considered plays?
A: There is no "correct" way to classify plays. Some classify all theatrical texts, productions and ...
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| Oliver Twist | 7/16/2008 |
Q: Does Nancy kiss Bill Sykes in the stage prodution of Oliver?
A: I am out of town directing at the moment and don't have access to my OLIVER script, so I can't tell ...
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| Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet | 7/9/2008 |
Q: I was wondering what characters in Romeo and Juliet, go against someone else's authority..
A: Have you read Romeo & Juliet? If you have the answer to your question is very clear. This sounds ...
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| plays | 6/9/2008 |
Q: Are you aware of any plays high school students can perform that deal with topics of racism and or ...
A: How about TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD? My daughter's high school did it when she was there and it was a ...
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| Macbeth | 5/4/2008 |
Q: I am reading Macbeth and on Act 2 scene 2. Could you pharaphrase these lines for me so I can ...
A: Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. My daughter was giving birth to my new grandson and I ...
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| twelfth knight | 4/23/2008 |
Q: I am acting the part of sir andrew aguecheek in a school production. It is all going very well ...
A: Nope, I can't help with this one. What you are doing vocally in interpreting a role is something ...
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| choosing a play w/ small cast | 4/22/2008 |
Q: I am a soon to be 4th year medical student who is interested in performing a play during my last ...
A: There are hundreds, if not thousands, of plays that fit your description. There is no way I can ...
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| What was it like.... | 4/22/2008 |
Q: My name is Whitney. I am a high school student and I am doing a school research paper on Shakespeare ...
A: Shakespeare was on the London stage - both writing and acting - from about 1590-1613. This was ...
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| son is auditioning | 4/7/2008 |
Q: My son is auditioning for AMDA this weekend for a scholarship. I looked up monologues online and ...
A: I have not been able to find this play in any of the major play publishing catalogues. You say you ...
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| lyrics to Broadway shows | 3/30/2008 |
Q: I'm fixating on lyrics that keep running through my head. I cannot recall what show they are from. ...
A: The song is called "Nothing" and it is from "A Chorus Line". It is sung by a young actress, Diana, ...
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| Fools by Neil Simon | 3/20/2008 |
Q: Should Fools be directed as a farce? Would physical or slapstick bits be appropriate within the ...
A: I don't think there's any specific way any play "should" be directed. The vision or concept of the ...
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| Reduced shakespeare | 3/18/2008 |
Q: not sure if you can help me as this is a question about the reduced Shakespeare company. I'm ...
A: The Reduced Shakespeare Company didn't really "modernize" all 37 of Shakespeare's plays in their ...
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| elizabethan actors | 3/17/2008 |
Q: what were elizabethan actors lives like how much money did they make how many plays did they perform ...
A: We only have a few facts about Elizabethan actors, based on a few reports and several documents ...
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| plays for high school students | 3/10/2008 |
Q: I am resurrecting a theater program at my local high school. While it is a good-sized school, we ...
A: If you haven't done much directing, and with the technical limitations that you face at the moment, ...
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| Shakespeare for two boys | 3/5/2008 |
Q: I'm in New Zealand, and a friend and I need ideas for a Shakespeare scene for us two for a local ...
A: Oh, come now, Jack. There are tons of scenes for two men in Shakespeare's plays. There are even ...
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| Play selection | 2/20/2008 |
Q: I am holding auditions today for As You Like It ala 1967 Stratford Festival 'hippy' style with music ...
A: There are so many musicals out there but only a few of them have more women than men. Even Anything ...
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| Play selection | 2/19/2008 |
Q: I am holding auditions today for As You Like It ala 1967 Stratford Festival 'hippy' style with music ...
A: If you are looking for another play that will include the men, I can't begin to try to suggest one ...
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| shakespeare (again) | 2/5/2008 |
Q: I'm not quite sure what really happened after shakespeare's son, Hamnet, died because i've got loads ...
A: You are not alone. No one really knows what happened after Shakespeare's son Hamnet died. ...
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| referral | 2/4/2008 |
Q: I am an independent talent and lit agent here in Eastern Oregon. I am currently representing LA ...
A: I'm not sure exactly in what capacity you want to send me Mr. Corig's works. You haven't actually ...
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| Backwoods Romeo | 1/28/2008 |
Q: During my dad's Senior Year in high school (1956) he played the lead part in this play. I'd like to ...
A: Sorry, Patty. I've tried all the play publishers I know and none of them have this play in their ...
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| Fools | 1/21/2008 |
Q: what is the summary of the play Fools by Neil Simon?
A: Neil Simon's "Fools" is published by Samuel French. According to their catalogue and website ...
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| Realism in musicals | 1/4/2008 |
Q: I'm writing an essay using this quote: 'True realism has to do more than just make reality ...
A: Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I hope this isn't too late to be of use to you. Much ...
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| Putting on a Musical | 12/23/2007 |
Q: I'm a 17 year old high school senior and my friend and i have the idea to write and put on a ...
A: I see no reason why two high school students shouldn't be able to put on a musical. There is, of ...
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| Audition speech for The National Youth Theatre. | 12/18/2007 |
Q: My name is Eleanor Overvoorde and I am 15 years old and I am planning to audition for the National ...
A: It sounds to me (from your reference to a "football pitch") like you are in the UK. I'm based in ...
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| Romeo and Juliet | 12/9/2007 |
Q: My friend and I are doing a huge project for an assignment in our language arts class - we're ...
A: Congratulations on taking on such an ambitious project. Unfortunately you are asking questions to ...
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| Monologue for Albert Peterson in Bye Bye Birdie | 11/24/2007 |
Q: I have found a few monologues for it, but they seem inappropriate. Could you give me advice on ...
A: Albert Peterson is basically a comedic role. But as with most good comedic characters, the ...
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| Neil Simon - High School Edition?? | 11/15/2007 |
Q: As a director for High School productions, I can not have students swear on stage. Neil Simon ...
A: Personally I have never found that Neil Simon plays have an excessive amount of swearing in them and ...
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| High School appropriate comedies | 11/14/2007 |
Q: Also, can you recomend a comedy that could work for High School kids? I love Rumors, what are your ...
A: I'm not sure what you are referring to regarding "cleaning up" Neil Simon's "Rumors". As far as I'm ...
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| Elizabethan Stage Design | 11/9/2007 |
Q: Schulman, I am currently in Year 13 and finishing my last few terms of the IB. Considering I am ...
A: Elizabethan stages were generally outdoor amphitheatres such as The Globe, with thrust stages that ...
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| othello | 10/28/2007 |
Q: How does act4 scene 3 show that Desdemona is weak and easily convinced?
A: I'm confused. In this and the next question you have asked me two different opposite questions ...
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| the actors of shakespeare's time | 10/25/2007 |
Q: what role did actors have in Shakespeare's time?
A: I'm not sure exactly what you are asking here. Actors in Shakespeare's day did exactly what actors ...
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| rumors characters | 10/23/2007 |
Q: i was goin to audition for rumors at my school and was hoping if you can give me background info on ...
A: Developing a character is something that every actor has to do themselves, and the way to do that is ...
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| High School Musical | 10/19/2007 |
Q: I would like to Direct High School Musical, but I can not find where to purchase the scripts and pay ...
A: The publisher of "High School Musical" (on stage)is MTI (Music Theatre International) and you can ...
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| comedy | 10/5/2007 |
Q: I work in Italy with adults and we have great fun putting on plays in English. So far I've written ...
A: You're right, this is not really my area of expertise. Ideally you should be consulting an ...
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| comedy | 10/2/2007 |
Q: I work in Italy with adults and we have great fun putting on plays in English. So far I've written ...
A: My heavens, what a question! There are literally hundreds of farces, comedey-thrillers or thriller ...
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| Rumors by Neil Simon | 9/14/2007 |
Q: I'm acting in Rumors by Neil Simon and I was originally just standing in during rehearsals for the ...
A: I directed "Rumors" a number of years ago and had a great time. All of the characters are wonderful ...
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| what is the isles of langerhans? | 9/14/2007 |
Q: What does this mean? I thought it was a medical condition. Can you explain in detail? Thanx, u ...
A: I have no idea, Born. I know of no other reference for the Isles of Langerhans. They were named ...
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| Theatre | 9/5/2007 |
Q: I'm in year 10. I'm doing an assignment on Elizabethan Theatre. I need to know some things like; ...
A: You're asking a lot here, and there have been many books written that only begin to address the ...
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| Jane Austen plays | 7/25/2007 |
Q: I am looking for scripts of various Austen stories, specifically Sense and Sensibility. Would you ...
A: There is a stage version of "Sense and Sensibility" adapted from the original Jane Austin book by ...
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| original musical | 7/6/2007 |
Q: My son wrote an original western musical which was performed at his high school, (It made a ton of ...
A: Sorry for the delay in answering your question. All playwrights, no matter what their age, would ...
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| Witches of Eastwick | 6/28/2007 |
Q: I've been trying to find the script of the musical Witches of Eastwick online or at least the ...
A: Sorry... I thought I had answered this question. Apparently my answer didn't go through. You are ...
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| women in plays | 4/15/2007 |
Q: who let women to act in british plays in the 1600s and why?
A: Before the closing of the theatres in 1642 by Cromwell and the Puritans, all theatrical roles were ...
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| Easy to understand plays | 4/2/2007 |
Q: I run a theatre group in a city and India and am trying to expose the audience to English theatre. ...
A: Neil Simon has so many wonderful plays, it's hard to pick out just a few. I'm not sure which ones ...
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| A question about "Otelo" | 4/1/2007 |
Q: I study acting in college and we're preparing scenes this semester. One of the scenes that I ...
A: Desdemona is pleading for her life. If Othello doesn't kill her just then, perhaps he will rethink. ...
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| chekhov | 2/20/2007 |
Q: i am a young director putting on a chekhov's a marriage proposal, and i am having a difficult time ...
A: As far as I know the names are pronounced pretty much the way they are spelled: Chubukov = CHOO buh ...
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| Is it considered a "published play" | 1/22/2007 |
Q: My daughter is auditioning for a performing arts high school and is looking for a comedic monologue. ...
A: Certainly a musical for theatre would be considered a published play. What many auditors object to ...
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| Question about Shakespeare | 1/6/2007 |
Q: how are you doing. well i got to this page becuase im looking for some help, i need help to do my ...
A: Yes, Shakespeare wrote HAMLET. Unless you are one of those people who believe that someone other ...
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| womens rights concerning a midsummer nights dream | 1/5/2007 |
Q: i read your answer for womens rights concerning hamlet and i was wondering whether what you said ...
A: I'm not sure what you are referring to when you say "women's rights," since I'm not sure I've ever ...
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| author | 12/18/2006 |
Q: just wondering why your page lists the author of death of a salesman as henry miller instead of ...
A: I am not aware of anywhere in my own personal website or on any of my profile pages on this website ...
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| macbeth | 12/15/2006 |
Q: in act 1, scene 1 there is a quote that says "fair is foul and foul is fair" what exactly do the ...
A: Sorry for the delay getting back to you. Computers are great, but computer problems come with them. ...
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| King Lear | 12/7/2006 |
Q: I am writing a research commission for my Theatre Arts class. The question I chose to answer is how ...
A: I'm not exactly sure what you mean "enacted" here, and in what context. If you are looking for ...
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| Monologue needed | 12/4/2006 |
Q: I have 2 sons ages 7 and 10 that are interested in acting ...they need to try out for a local ...
A: I wish I could help, but as my profile indicates, I make it a practice not to recommend specific ...
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| I want to put on a musical at my high school | 12/4/2006 |
Q: But since I asked my first question, I talked to some people. I asked the principal of my school ...
A: That's fabulous! And I'm thrilled that you got your school and teacher's support. That will make ...
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| Murder By Death | 12/4/2006 |
Q: Arlene; Your answer was so good that I have told my 17 year old daughter, Monet, currently a junior ...
A: I appreciate the "referral"! Actually, Monet has already contacted me with a question on Fair Use ...
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| I want to put on a musical at my high school | 11/27/2006 |
Q: I'm a senior in high school and I really want to put on a musical at my high school. I have begged ...
A: Wow, Darci, you are looking at quite an undertaking. I'm not quite sure of your situation here. It ...
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| Murder By Death | 11/26/2006 |
Q: Are you aware of a recent mini-tragedy when the Nashoba Regional High school on Bolton Mass was ...
A: Actually, there is something special about this "play". I read about that incident, and the laws ...
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| hamlet | 11/26/2006 |
Q: Shakespeare conceives his women to be the gentler sex, loving, nurturers etc. so why are Gertrude ...
A: I have asked this same question and the answer may not be what you expect. There are no easy ...
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| Hamlet | 11/17/2006 |
Q: Can you help me on my essay by giving me some ideas about what hamlets treatment and ideas are about ...
A: As with all of Shakespeare's plays, there is no one "right" answer to this question. Shakespeare ...
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| shakespeare plays | 11/16/2006 |
Q: In which plays of Shakespeare do the following entities figure prominently: tennis balls, the name ...
A: I was waiting for this question. I get it at least several times a year, every year. There is at ...
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| Neil Simon's Rumors | 11/14/2006 |
Q: I'm a high school drama teacher who is looking at Neil Simon's Rumors as an option for a community ...
A: I directed RUMORS with a college group and had no problem with it at all. While there is a little ...
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| Reputation of Actors and Directors | 11/12/2006 |
Q: I'm a senior in High school and I am doing a paper on the Reputation of Actors and Directors of ...
A: First of all, there was no such thing as a "director" as we know it in Elizabethan times. In fact, ...
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| The way of the world by William Congreve | 11/8/2006 |
Q: I'm searching for the plot and summary and characters of this play.Plz help meeeeee.
A: Check out Wikapedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_of_the_World and ...
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| Tennesse Williams | 11/4/2006 |
Q: In Cat on a hot tin roof, How did Tennessee Williams get across to the reader that there was a ...
A: Have you actually read the play? If you did it is very clearly written, building up in several ...
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| Shakespeare | 11/4/2006 |
Q: What are the main themes running through Measure for Measure?
A: There are a variety of possible themes in MEASURE FOR MEASURE, subject to interpretation, as in all ...
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| "There but for me goes her" | 10/24/2006 |
Q: In the play "Fools" by Neil Simon how is Yenchna the Vendor's line, "There but for me goes her" to ...
A: Sorry, but I don't have the script of "Fools" and without knowing the context it is impossible for ...
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| Shakespearean and Elizabethan times | 10/17/2006 |
Q: i'm a year 10 drama student and i have an assignment regarding Actors during Shakespearean times. I ...
A: Actually, "apprentice" is a somewhat misleading term when it is applied to actors in Elizabethan ...
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| Hamlet | 10/17/2006 |
Q: I have a red leather bound rather small book that says "Hamlet" It is a 1903 or 1905 edition. It is ...
A: I'm not an expert in publishing or collectible books. Without a publisher and city and year, there ...
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| The Glass Menagerie | 10/13/2006 |
Q: Hey there I'm studying The Glass Menagerie and for homework the tutor said I have to analyze the ...
A: Without knowing exactly what your tutor wants, I really can't say for sure how to structure your ...
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| Broadway musical "Show Boat" | 10/10/2006 |
Q: What is the Cotton Blossom's home base? I know it travels up and down the Mississippi and it comes ...
A: There is no "home base" mentioned anywhere in the musical version of SHOWBOAT. The metaphor of the ...
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| High school musical production of Pippin | 10/10/2006 |
Q: I want to do a production of the 1972 musical Pippin at my high school. I know the score very well ...
A: I suppose it all depends on the school - some are more conservative than others - but Pippin has ...
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| dificult plays to find | 9/25/2006 |
Q: I have titles for several plays but cannot find a catalogue in which I could order the plays. Here ...
A: A RINGING OF DOORBELLS is a short play by Thornton Wilder. I found it in "Collected Short Plays of ...
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| julius caesar | 9/21/2006 |
Q: okay basically what is this play abouti am having a hard time understanding this play and i have ...
A: Have you read the play? It's pretty self-explanatory. JULIUS CAESAR is based on true Roman ...
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| julius caesar | 9/21/2006 |
Q: i am having a hard time understanding this play and i have some homework question that i need ...
A: I make it a practice never to do anyone's homework for them. It doesn't help you and it doesn't ...
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| High School Plays | 9/20/2006 |
Q: I am a ninth grader who is in the drama club and we are looking for a play that is not a musical. ...
A: There are hundreds of plays that fit that description. Try looking in the online catalogues for ...
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| old tv play | 9/19/2006 |
Q: I am looking to find an old play I think it is called The drystane dyker it was shown on tv many ...
A: THE DRYSTANE DYKER, written by James Duthie, was originally produced by BBC Scotland and received ...
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| Monologues from plays for girls ages 16-20 | 9/18/2006 |
Q: We have exhausted all of our resoures for monologues from contemporary plays for girls ages 17-20, ...
A: The best place to find monologues is simply to read plays. That's where they are located and by ...
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| Musical Recommendation | 9/13/2006 |
Q: I'm looking for a musical, (hopefully somewhat well known) with a strong emphasis on relationships ...
A: There are dozens of musicals with a strong emphasis on relationships. And most musicals are ...
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| Neil Simon | 9/1/2006 |
Q: I am a director of a private christian school. Neil Simon is my favorite playwright, but some of ...
A: If you are doing the show legally and paying the appropriate royalties for the rights to produce it, ...
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| Neil Simon's fools | 8/23/2006 |
Q: What are the girl's roles in Neil Simon's Fools?
A: Neil Simon's FOOLS takes place in the Ukrainian village of Kulyenchikov "long ago." The village has ...
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| Shakespeare's Plays | 8/23/2006 |
Q: Which one of Shakespeare's plays would require some of the actors to be acrobats? Our class is ...
A: To be honest I don't think there are any of Shakespeare's plays that REQUIRE acrobats, and there are ...
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| Who | 8/22/2006 |
Q: Who is Billy Bard? Was that a nickname for Shakespeare?
A: Apparently there are some folks who are using Billy Bard as a nickname for Shakespeare. There are ...
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| Shakespeares unique production | 8/20/2006 |
Q: can you tell me what wasw remarkable about the way Shakespeare produced his plays?
A: I think you are asking what was remarkable about the way Shakespeare WROTE his plays. Shakespeare ...
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| monologues appropriate for 11-15 year old females | 8/15/2006 |
Q: My daughter is looking for a appropriate monologue to work with for acting class/auditions. Can you ...
A: Sorry. But as I say in my profile, I make it a practice never to recommend specific monologues for ...
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| plays for an all-girls' school | 8/14/2006 |
Q: Arlene. I recently got a job teaching Theatre at an all-girls' private school. I've been searching ...
A: If you are looking through the Samuel French and Dramatists catalogues then you are doing the same ...
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| Play within a play | 8/6/2006 |
Q: What is the purpose of the play within a play as we see it in Shakespeare's Hamlet?
A: If you have read the play, you know that the play within the play - The Murder of Gonzago, or, as ...
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| Australasian performing rights, Sound of Music | 8/3/2006 |
Q: Please could you tell me the company that holds the performing rights for Rogers & Hammerstein's ...
A: As far as I know, even in Austalasia, the only one who holds the rights to any of the Rodgers and ...
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| Shakespeare's play, King Lear | 7/29/2006 |
Q: How were women treated in Shakespeare's play King Lear?
A: I'm not quite sure what you mean by how the women were "treated" in KING LEAR. If you mean how they ...
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| choosing a play | 7/27/2006 |
Q: I am taking over a high school theater program this year and need to pick a play. What would be a ...
A: There are so many good plays appropriate for high school out there, it is difficult to limit my ...
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| high school non-musical plays | 7/24/2006 |
Q: Help! I'm a high school drama club advisor and I can't think of any good plays to do--I'm looking ...
A: Goodness, there are thousands of plays out there, and many, many of them are appropriate for high ...
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| Cost of Theater Curtain | 7/21/2006 |
Q: Every time I go to a Broadway play I find myself wondering what the cost is of one of those ...
A: As you suspected there is no one answer to this question. The front curtain - known also as the ...
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| Joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat | 7/17/2006 |
Q: Do you possibly know of a version of A. L. Webber's musical " Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor ...
A: The version you may be thinking of is the 1991 made for tv British version of A. L. Webber's musical ...
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| Little Shop of Horrors Staging | 7/4/2006 |
Q: How do you think the song Suddenly Seymour should be staged in order to make an incredibly dramatic ...
A: Every director stages differently. The staging of any particular number is dictated, in part, by ...
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| drama | 7/4/2006 |
Q: what is the influence of Shakespeare's theatere on theateres in general
A: This is far too general a question to answer adequately. I'm assuming you mean the influence of ...
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| shakespeare's actors | 7/1/2006 |
Q: what type of roles did actors play in shakespear's plays?
A: Actors in Shakespeare's play played all kinds of roles, just like they do today. Shakespeare's ...
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| trying to find a certain play's name | 7/1/2006 |
Q: I saw this play long ago with my parents, and I remember everything about it but the name! It was ...
A: The musical you are thinking of is CITY OF ANGELS with book by Larry Gelbart, music by Cy Coleman, ...
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| shakespear | 6/27/2006 |
Q: the role of women in shakespears time?
A: This question is not very specific. Women played many roles in Elizabethan England. They were ...
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| no subject | 6/16/2006 |
Q: MY NAME IS JEFFREY BROWN, AND I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU........IF YOU DON'T MIND. JAYNE MANSFIELD, ...
A: Sorry Jeffrey... I've looked through all my catalogues as well as on line and through various other ...
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| Plays for high school | 6/12/2006 |
Q: I am the director of Revere Players, a high school drama program. I am looking for a play to ...
A: There are lots of good plays out there (although big cast plays that are "female heavy" makes it ...
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| Monologues | 6/12/2006 |
Q: do you know of any plays which might contain good monologues for a 15-20 year old female, I am very ...
A: I make it a practice never to recommend any specific monologue to anyone I don't know. And there ...
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| Plays that feature more women | 6/11/2006 |
Q: I direct high school theater and have for 30 years. I am looking for a serious drama that features ...
A: I agree with you wholeheartedly. "High School" plays are boring and too young for most of today's ...
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| Beehive the Musical Revue | 6/6/2006 |
Q: I'm trying to find the name and number of the company owning the performance rights for Beehive, ...
A: BEEHIVE is not published by any of the usual publishers of stage musicals. However they do have a ...
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| Pages? | 5/26/2006 |
Q: How many pages would you think should be (typed) written to be considered as a standard 2 to 2 1/2 ...
A: This is really an impossible question to answer. It depends entirely on your page formats - how you ...
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| Plays | 5/26/2006 |
Q: Ms. Arlene, (sorry about the mistake) Right now I am doing the play OTHELLO. I am playing the ...
A: How exciting to be playing Desdemona in OTHELLO. I'm not sure what a 1-A school is, but almost ...
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| the bloodshed in the play Macbeth | 5/25/2006 |
Q: Who was most responsible for the bloodshed in the play Macbeth? was it macbeth himself , lady ...
A: There is no really one right answer to this question. It's a matter of interpretation and different ...
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| Women's Role in Elizabethan Times and Shakespeare's Plays | 5/22/2006 |
Q: considering your huge amount of expertise surrounding Shakespeare, I was wondering if you could ...
A: Shakespeare wrote many, many wonderful women's roles, inspite of the fact that women were not ...
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| Hamlet | 5/16/2006 |
Q: Hey, In Hamlet, would you consider the ghost his father or the devil? It is easier to say that ...
A: I personally believe that it was the ghost of Hamlet's father for a variety of reasons, none of ...
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| Script for Play I can't find. | 5/15/2006 |
Q: I remember doing a play 30 years ago in high school call "Rory of ?". I can't remember the whole ...
A: Sorry, but I can't find a "Rory of..." listed in any of the play publishing catalogues. It is ...
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| hamlet heir | 5/5/2006 |
Q: iam so sorry because my previous quetion was un defininte but what i want to know is hamlet right to ...
A: That's a little better. Actually, as with most questions about issues in Shakespeare's plays, there ...
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| Romeo and Juliet | 5/2/2006 |
Q: What year was the play Romeo and juliet set in? And what where the first names of Juliets parents?
A: There is no one right answer to either of these questions. There nothing in Shakespeare's "Romeo ...
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| Re: Shakespeare | 4/30/2006 |
Q: Schulman, how are you? I was wondering if you can tell me what books or sites that talk about ...
A: Online, I really can't do this any better than you can yourself. Simply Google "Colonialism in ...
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| Neil Simon copyright | 4/14/2006 |
Q: my name is Paul Joachim and I have a question about the copyright status of a Neil Simon play. Some ...
A: All of Neil Simon's plays are still under copyright. Actually the playwright holds the copyright, ...
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| Beehive performance rights | 4/13/2006 |
Q: Our community theatre is interesed in producing Beehive, but we are not able to locate who holds the ...
A: The "Beehive" website is at http://www.brevismusic.com/beehive/ It's only a single page that ...
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| Milli | 4/5/2006 |
Q: Is Thoroughly Modern Millie still playing in New York? I couldn't find information about it. Thank ...
A: No, "Thoroughly Modern Millie" is not currently playing on Broadway. It opened in previews March ...
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| Romeo And Juliet Act II | 3/28/2006 |
Q: Scene 2: 2. When Juliet appears on her balcony, what does Romeo compare her to? 3. How does ...
A: You don't need me to answer these questions for you. All of these questions are easily answered ...
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| shakespeares plays | 3/23/2006 |
Q: gday Arlene, i was having trouble finding a scene for a shakepeare competition me and 3 others are ...
A: It's impossible for me to answer this question without some more information. Who are your scene ...
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| children's theater ideas | 3/20/2006 |
Q: I am part of a program called the White Coat Company. We are a group of med students who use ...
A: What a wonderful program this is! I congratulate you. As med students you have so much work of ...
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| theatre and dreams | 3/18/2006 |
Q: I am looking for plays that have dealt with and staged dreams, dream seqences , i am working with a ...
A: Hmmm... dreams in plays... Well, many of the older musicals have dreams in them. The one that come ...
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| Measure for Measure | 3/15/2006 |
Q: Unfortunately, that is what my teacher is asking for, and I am at a lost on what to do. Any ...
A: The best place to find what you are looking for is in the play. My best suggestion is to read the ...
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| Hamlet | 3/14/2006 |
Q: Why did Shakespeare write Hamlet? What was his inspiration? How was the conflict in Hamlet related ...
A: I answered your questions by email, but thank you for asking here as well. In the future you can ...
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| Measure for Measure | 3/14/2006 |
Q: I have been asked to memorize a monologue, soliloquy or dialogue from the play Measure for Measure ...
A: I'm sorry, Kacie, but, while I've seen and read Measure for Measure, I'm really not familiar enough ...
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| hamlet | 3/8/2006 |
Q: i was just wondering if you knew anything about the elizabethan era (as seen in hamlet) and their ...
A: "Hamlet" actually does not take place in Elizabethan England. It takes place in Medieval Denmark. ...
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| 3 person Shakespeare scene | 2/25/2006 |
Q: I am currently looking for a 3 person scene from Shakespeare containing only female characters, so ...
A: Unfortunately, in Shakespeare's day women were not allowed on stage so a few men and specially ...
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| Othello | 2/20/2006 |
Q: Why does Iago's hesitancy frighten Othello?
A: It's in the play, Brandy. How would you feel if someone you thought was a friend started to tell ...
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| Othello | 2/20/2006 |
Q: can you imagine battle experiences Othello and Iago might have had that would unite them?
A: Another question of imagination, Brandy. Only you can tell what YOU imagine. What do you think it ...
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| Shakespeare's play: Othello | 2/20/2006 |
Q: what do you imagine Othello's relationship to Iago has been in the past?
A: A couple of things here. First of all, feel free to put more than on question into a post. It's ...
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| Macbeth | 2/20/2006 |
Q: I recently seen a production of "Macbeth". When the dead king is discovered in the morning, Macbeth ...
A: Not inconsistent, but with the need for a little imagination. Macbeth is not first saying that he ...
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| beehive (bradway musical) | 1/26/2006 |
Q: What are the roles in general for the broadway musical beehive ? in 1988 what role did mary ...
A: I'm not personally familiar with "Beehive" but I did find some information for you about the show ...
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| Modern and Romantic Comparison | 1/17/2006 |
Q: Well I guess what I'm looking for is the change in the style of writing. Usage of words, which I ...
A: Okay... so what you are looking for is the evolution of the play. Unfortunately that's an area ...
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| Modern and Romantic Comparison | 1/17/2006 |
Q: I am doing a research paper on the evolution of British Theatre from the time of Shakespeare to ...
A: To some degree I'm in the same position as you. I'm also in the US, although I have and do study ...
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| Would you please re-send your reply... | 12/15/2005 |
Q: and once again, I'm sorry about the confusion surrounding my query... I find it very interesting ...
A: I spoke to Debby (my daughter) and she said that having Morse aged 11 or 12 should be fine. Without ...
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| Musical Scores | 11/30/2005 |
Q: I remember when I played in the high school musicals that the scores and books were all rented. I ...
A: Broadway musicals (especially when they are still on Broadway, but even afterwards) seldom have ...
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| Hamlet | 11/29/2005 |
Q: 'Hamlet is a play that is deeply concerned with performance, acting and role-play.' Apart from the ...
A: Happy to help with this one. I just did a 3000 word essay on just this subject for my Masters ...
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| richard 3rd | 11/7/2005 |
Q: when was William Shakespeare's play Richard 111 first peformed?
A: It is impossible to know exactly when any of Shakespeare's plays were written and first performed, ...
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| Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | 11/3/2005 |
Q: Where, geographically, does Big Daddy live in Cat on A Hot Tin Roof?
A: "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" takes place entirely in the bed-sitting room of the Pollitt plantation home ...
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| Henry Miller's Death of a Salesman | 10/29/2005 |
Q: Throughout the play, Willy Loman refers to his brother Ben. Before crashing his car, he leaves the ...
A: This is obviously a homework question, and I never do anyone's homework for them. It doesn't help ...
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| Macbeth | 10/18/2005 |
Q: 1. in scene 3, who seems more affected by the witches prophacies, Macbeth or Banquo? 2.is there any ...
A: This is obviously a homework question and I do not do anyone's homework for them. The answers are ...
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| play | 10/11/2005 |
Q: how to start a play and how many words do i need to write.
A: Let me try to answer your second question first. A play has no particular word count. In fact, I ...
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| Grease- The Musical | 10/7/2005 |
Q: My school is putting on the musical 'Grease' this year & I was cast as one of the Pink Ladies.I was ...
A: "Grease" is very much an ensemble show (far more so than the movie musical of the show was). All of ...
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| Questions as a motif in Hamlet. | 10/4/2005 |
Q: Greetings, my name is Therese Ptak and I am a highschool student doing an in depth oral discussion ...
A: I really never do homework questions for anyone. That's your job, not mine, and your being examined ...
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| Broadway musicals | 9/9/2005 |
Q: Arlene-Thanks for introducing me to that database. That will help. I'll really trying to devise a ...
A: You might try going to Amazon.com and doing a search for "Broadway original cast recordings" under ...
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| Broadway musicals | 9/5/2005 |
Q: I'm trying to find a complete list of all Musicals on Broadway in chronological order if possible. ...
A: I haven't been able to find an actual list of all musicals on Broadway. However, if you go to the ...
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| Hamlet's lineage. | 8/17/2005 |
Q: Did Hamlet, in killing Claudius, actually kill his biological father? How long had Gertrude and ...
A: Lots of questions. And no answers. Because the situations you propose are the kind of speculation ...
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| Acting school interview... | 7/8/2005 |
Q: I saw that you have answered several questions in the past in regards to a question that is asked ...
A: I still can't figure out why this company (or companies) ask this stupid question. Obviously they ...
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| ORCHESTRATOR OR ARRANGER | 5/30/2005 |
Q: WITH RESPECT TO MUSICAL THEATRE, WHAT ARE THE DEFINING JOB DESCRIPTIONS OF ORCHESTRATOR AS OPPOSED ...
A: Generally speaking there are three people who "create" the music for a musical. The Composer writes ...
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| King Lear | 4/25/2005 |
Q: I was wondering in the play King Lear by William Shakespeare how did Cordelia die?
A: Read the last scene of the play. Cordelia was hanged in her cell. Edmund and Goneril ordered the ...
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| shakespeare audition | 4/16/2005 |
Q: I have an audition in about a month for a touring renaissance festival and need to audition with 2 ...
A: "Period pieces" refers to monologues from plays that are written in language that is not ...
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| king lear | 4/14/2005 |
Q: In Shakespeares King Lear one of the themes of the play revolves around legitimacy and illegitimacy ...
A: Vivian, I've already answered the first two parts of the question in the literal definition of ...
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| king lear | 4/14/2005 |
Q: I was wondering in Shakespeares King Lear could you tell me how Regan nad Goneril are not ...
A: Sorry, Vivian, I misread the question. They are NOT illegitmate because they were born to Lear and ...
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| high school drama site | 4/12/2005 |
Q: Arlene, I can no longer find a site I need-it had plays and info about the skill level needed for ...
A: I don't the specific site that you are referring to, but information on any show can be found at the ...
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| shakespeare scenes | 4/6/2005 |
Q: my name is Ashley and I'm a theatre major from AR. For one of my classes, a friend of mine and I ...
A: I apologize for not getting back to you sooner, but my computer has been on the fritz. There are ...
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| "Witches of Eastwick" | 2/6/2005 |
Q: I would like to ask you if " Witches of East wick" is also a play and if it is, who is the writer ...
A: I do not have any record of "The Witches of Eastwick" being available as a play. It is however a ...
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| hi | 2/5/2005 |
Q: When we are here talking about the Dramatist Guild, do you need to pay the fee every year or just ...
A: Dramatist Guild's website clearly says, on the page that lists the membership catagories, that each ...
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| shakespeare | 2/5/2005 |
Q: I'm doing a paper for english and i need to know where the acting with the skull came from. Also, ...
A: I'm not sure what you mean by "where the acting with the skull came from". If you mean "in what ...
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| monologue advice? | 1/24/2005 |
Q: my name is Ashley and i'm a senior theatre student at Arkansas State University. In a few weeks ...
A: You'd be much better off asking this question of some of your acting teachers at the university. It ...
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| Looking for resource for women's Shakespeare scenes | 1/11/2005 |
Q: I'm putting together a showcase of Shakespeare scenes and monologues for a class of teenage girls. ...
A: There aren't a tremendous number of two woman scenes in Shakespeare (and even fewer for more than ...
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| Facts in "The Desperate Hours" | 1/4/2005 |
Q: When I was in high school, the drama club performed "The Desperate Hours." I've since seen the ...
A: "The Desperate Hours" is one of my favorite movies as well. As you say, there isn't very much ...
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| Dear Distinguished Expert,... | 12/22/2004 |
Q: We are a group of English teachers from Jordan. We are interested in Shakespeare's literature. We ...
A: One of the first things you must be aware of is that there are a variety of opinions as to who ...
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| Godspell | 12/9/2004 |
Q: In the play "Godspell", D'you know which character sings "Turn Back, O Man", and give a description ...
A: You might want to check out this site: http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Lobby/4209/ for LOTS of ...
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| Anything Goes | 10/6/2004 |
Q: I got in my schools musical and I was just wondering what the role of "passengers" do in the ...
A: Congratulations on getting cast! The "passengers" in "Anything Goes" are the singing and dancing ...
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| High School Musicals | 9/21/2004 |
Q: I am interested in doing a musical in a high school music program this year. I need to get started ...
A: You don't say if you are a student or teacher. Most schools do have access to the major musical ...
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| Anything Goes | 9/17/2004 |
Q: My school is putting on the play Anything Goes and auditions are Wed. I wanted to know what the play ...
A: "Anything Goes" is a big, dance musical. It is the story of Billy Crocker, who must deliver ...
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| Arthur Miller | 9/1/2004 |
Q: In "A View from the Bridge" by Arthur Miller What are the Three unities and what do they mean? This ...
A: The three unities not exclusive to any one play. They are neo-classical principles, defined by ...
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| Elizabethan theatre | 8/23/2004 |
Q: im in year 10, im interested in elizabethan theatre. i was wondering if you could tell me more about ...
A: You must be in Hailey's class. So I'll send you the same answer I gave her... only fair! This is a ...
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| elizabethan theatrical style | 8/23/2004 |
Q: im a student currently in yr.10. I'm interested in knowing more about elizabethan times. I am ...
A: This is a huge topic. I can give you a few ideas, but I suggest you check out the following books ...
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| a line form Neil Simon's "They're Playing Our Song" | 8/20/2004 |
Q: Somewhere late in the play Vernon speaks of Sonia's closet of clothes as a "Broadway Melody" --she ...
A: My script reads "I will miss the Broadway melody in your closet." I have the hardcover edition, not ...
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| The name george in Shakespeare's plays | 6/28/2004 |
Q: Good day Arlene Sculman, Would you please be so kind as to answer a query of mine regarding the ...
A: You're right, there are several plays which mention George in various ways (George, St. George...), ...
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| Macbeth | 4/30/2004 |
Q: Macbeth is responsible for carrying out a grisly string of murders beginning with Duncan and ending ...
A: I won't write an essay for you, but I will give you some things to consider... You already ...
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| Macbeth | 4/30/2004 |
Q: It is not an opinion essay I must find proof to prove that it is either psycholgical or ...
A: What I'm trying to tell you is that there IS NO PROOF. This is a play, not fact. The only "proof" ...
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| Macbeth | 4/29/2004 |
Q: I am doing an essay in my grade 11 university english class on Macbeth. My assignment is to discuss ...
A: I think that Macbeth can be interpreted either way. That's the joy of Shakespeare's plays - they ...
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| treatment of women in the plays Orthello verses Hamlet | 4/26/2004 |
Q: Would like to know your opinion of how the men in these 2 plays treated their wives as far as ...
A: If you are trying to judge Elizabethan/Jacobean era women and the way they were treated by the ...
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| Guys and Dolls | 4/13/2004 |
Q: Can you help me with comparing abd contrasting the musical Guys and Dolls between the movie and the ...
A: Yes, Chantal, I can help you... but I won't do your homework for you. Since this is obviously ...
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| braodway | 3/30/2004 |
Q: i need to find out the ticket price for orchestra seats to phantom of the opera at the majestic ...
A: I apologize! I didn't even notice that you were looking for *2003* ticket prices! I know of no ...
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| Realism in Musical Theatre | 3/22/2004 |
Q: I am studing musical Theatre at university In australia at the moment. I am in first year, We have ...
A: This is an interesting question, Bill, especially since you are asked to discuss the "reality" in ...
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| Romeo& Juliet | 2/27/2004 |
Q: What happen to the vial in Romeo and Juliet.
A: The simple answer is... whatever the director wants to happen to it. Romeo and Juliet is a play, ...
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| Acting School Interview | 2/20/2004 |
Q: I saw your answer to someone else's question and you seemed to be familiar with questions that ...
A: Your research is correct. Before becoming a stage director, I was a medical technologist (don't ...
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| Witches of Eastwick | 2/3/2004 |
Q: I am looking for a script of the musical 'The Witches of Eastwick' on the web as I am doing the ...
A: You will not find the script for just about any musical on the web due to legal, copywright and ...
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| musicals or plays | 1/20/2004 |
Q: I'm in the midst of writing a story. I need a play or musical overtly about time (preferably a ...
A: As I'm sure you've found, there aren't too many of these. The only other one I've thought of at the ...
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| HOCUS POCUS by Popplewell | 11/27/2003 |
Q: In the play, HOCUS POCUS, I am told that the stage has two sets (a hotel room on one side and a ...
A: I don't know HOCUS POCUS, so I can't give you specific staging ideas, but this is not an uncommon ...
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| Shakespeare's play Macbeth | 11/11/2003 |
Q: i need to know what the withches in act 3 meant by "fear not till Birnamwood comes to Dunsine"
A: I don't actually answer homework questions, but this seems more like a question of understanding ...
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| To be or not to be | 10/10/2003 |
Q: Where to find it in shakespeare?
A: "To be or not to be" are the opening words to Hamlet's most famous soliloquy. In it, the young ...
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| question about an obscure play | 10/2/2003 |
Q: Greetings, Yesterday, I was exposed to an obnoxious (and loud) dweeb at my friend's gathering. ...
A: I am not familiar with any legitimate play such as the one you described. Which is not to say one ...
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| Quoted material | 8/12/2003 |
Q: I believe Churchill quoted from Shakespeare when he (or someone else) said: Unleash the dogs of war ...
A: "Henry V" is not the only play about war... The quote is from "Julius Caesar", Act III, scene i. ...
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| Stage Combat | 6/9/2003 |
Q: Do you know anything about the history of stage combat (when it began, ect.)? I think stage combat ...
A: I don't really know much of anything specific about the history of stage combat, per se. Plays have ...
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| Shakespeare | 5/8/2003 |
Q: In which playes of Shakespeare do the following entities figure prominently: marauding bears and men ...
A: These (along with two other references) are familiar questions that are often asked (in fact, it's ...
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| hamlet | 2/2/2003 |
Q: I'am in the middle of reading Hamlet right now, I just want to know in Act 2, Scene 2 how come ...
A: There is no way that Hamlet can know for sure what the King's strategies are. In fact, no one ...
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| The King and I | 12/26/2002 |
Q: How many children were fathered by the King of Siam in the musical "The King and I"? I'm stumped.
A: I apologize for taking so long. I was out of town for the holidays and apparently your question got ...
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| Elizabethan Performance Styles | 11/16/2002 |
Q: I am a first year graduate, studying Drama and Teaching in the UK. I have been given the task of ...
A: I'm not sure if my contribution will bring you much closer to your goal, since I doubt that we can ...
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