CAST: Flexible cast of 38 (7M, 5F, plus 26 roles that can be any), optional doubling, extras
SET: Interior old theater stage set
TIME: About 95 minutes
Script:
$9.00 each Director’s book: $27.50 each
ROYALTY:
$70 First Performance
$70 Each Additional Performance
SET: Interior old theater stage set
TIME: About 95 minutes
Script:
$9.00 each Director’s book: $27.50 each
ROYALTY:
$70 First Performance
$70 Each Additional Performance
Ever hear of a musical without songs? It just might make this madcap comedy a first!
Jules, Sydney, and Elliot have some big dreams. An up-and-coming musical team, they’ve rented a creaky old theater for six weeks to mount a production of their new show. Top Broadway investors are slated to attend, so the team is going to need every minute to rehearse the musical.
To their dismay, they discover that the theater is scheduled for demolition the very next day, and they don’t have the money to rent another venue! There’s only one thing to do: throw the show together in just two hours and present it to any investors who can make it on such short notice.
And so the rehearsal begins. But every time a performer gets ready to sing and the music starts to swell, someone bursts into the theater and cuts the song off! There’s the annoying child actor who desperately wants to be in the show, a group of very confused protesters, a pushy politician seeking a splashy photo op, and of course, the bumbling demo crew themselves.
Requiring only a few bars of various music styles, one dance number, the barest of sets, and no actual singing, this hilarious farce will be the easiest ”musical” you’ll ever produce!
Jules, Sydney, and Elliot have some big dreams. An up-and-coming musical team, they’ve rented a creaky old theater for six weeks to mount a production of their new show. Top Broadway investors are slated to attend, so the team is going to need every minute to rehearse the musical.
To their dismay, they discover that the theater is scheduled for demolition the very next day, and they don’t have the money to rent another venue! There’s only one thing to do: throw the show together in just two hours and present it to any investors who can make it on such short notice.
And so the rehearsal begins. But every time a performer gets ready to sing and the music starts to swell, someone bursts into the theater and cuts the song off! There’s the annoying child actor who desperately wants to be in the show, a group of very confused protesters, a pushy politician seeking a splashy photo op, and of course, the bumbling demo crew themselves.
Requiring only a few bars of various music styles, one dance number, the barest of sets, and no actual singing, this hilarious farce will be the easiest ”musical” you’ll ever produce!
Additional products available:
Director’s book: $27.50 each
Director’s book: $27.50 each
Bringing Down the House
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ST LAWRENCE SEMINARY
MT CALVARY, WI
MT CALVARY, WI
GULL LAKE HIGH SCHOOL
GULL LAKE, SK CANADA
GULL LAKE, SK CANADA
WEST BAY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI
NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI
QUEENSBURY MIDDLE SCHOOL
QUEENSBURY, NY
QUEENSBURY, NY
ST MARY'S PARISH SCHOOL
WESTFIELD, MA
WESTFIELD, MA
CEDAR CLIFF LOCAL SCHOOL DIST
CEDARVILLE, OH
CEDARVILLE, OH
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF GREENWOOD
GREENWOOD, WI
GREENWOOD, WI
ST BRIGID SCHOOL
CALGARY, AB CANADA
CALGARY, AB CANADA
MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MILWAUKEE, WI
MILWAUKEE, WI
RIVERSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI
EAGLE CREST CHARTER ACADEMY
HOLLAND, MI
HOLLAND, MI
VICKERY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
CUMMING, GA
CUMMING, GA
BEACONSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
BEACONSFIELD, QC CANADA
BEACONSFIELD, QC CANADA
ZEELAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
ZEELAND, MI
ZEELAND, MI
HUNTINGTON LOCAL SCH DIST
CHILLICOTHE, OH
CHILLICOTHE, OH
HINKLETOWN MENNONITE SCHOOL
EPHRATA, PA
EPHRATA, PA
BERLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
DELAWARE, OH
DELAWARE, OH
OXFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT
OXFORD, MS
OXFORD, MS
CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
EAST PEORIA, IL
EAST PEORIA, IL
BASEHOR-LINWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
BASEHOR, KS
BASEHOR, KS
WOODHAVEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
SPRUCE GROVE, AB CANADA
SPRUCE GROVE, AB CANADA
SHELBYVILLE CUSD #4
SHELBYVILLE, IL
SHELBYVILLE, IL
CHARLES P MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
WILMINGTON, NC
WILMINGTON, NC
RISING SUN HIGH SCHOOL
RISING SUN, IN
RISING SUN, IN
FOUNTAIN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
VEEDERSBURG, IN
VEEDERSBURG, IN
WILLOWCREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
LEHI, UT
LEHI, UT
SOUTH HAVEN HIGH SCHOOL
SOUTH HAVEN, MI
SOUTH HAVEN, MI
BONNY EAGLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
BUXTON, ME
BUXTON, ME
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