Anyone know of a non-musical play with a large cast that i can produce at the high school that i tea

I am the head of a very successful theatre program at a college prep high school in California. Musicals with large casts are easy to find but i need to find a marketable play that has a cast with more than 18. Obviously there are the "Mid-Summer Night Dreams", "Arsenic and Old Lace"s and "You Can't Take it With You"s... but we have already produced those kinds of shows. I'm looking for something that will accomodate a large number of participants but also will be marketable enough for me to sell tickets? It is a relatively conservative community so something like "The Laramie Project" would not really work. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Anyone know of a non-musical play with a large cast that i can produce at the high school that i teach at?opera.com

Our Town by Thornton Wilder is a good one, because you can have as many chorus members as you want %26amp; there are several smaller parts, aside from the principals.

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Anyone know of a non-musical play with a large cast that i can produce at the high school that i teach at?amc theatre opera theater

"The Rose of Treason." We did this show at my school last year - it was amazing. Very powerful. I googled it, found the cast is: 18 men, 6 women.

Here's the summary Dramatized by James DeVita. A fictional dramatization set in World War II Germany based on the true story of Sophie Scholl and the resistance group known as The White Rose 18 men, 6 women. Representational set. Approx. running time: 90 min.

In Germany, 1943, a group of university students, appalled at the truth which is coming to light about the Nazi Party, start a resistance group aimed at bringing down Hitler and the Nazi regime. It is a true story of breathtaking courage, selflessness, and utter faith in what is right. The efforts of The White Rose, referred to once as "quite possibly the single most heroic feat in European history", are an inspiring tribute to the goodness of humanity shining even in the darkest moments of history.
Blood Wedding, Lobbyhero, or macbizzle, sorry i'm in a theater but i'm sure you know what i mean, Hamlet . Maybe even To Kill a mocking bird. It all depends on what your commmunity likes and how much you have.
Teahouse of the August Moon -- beautiful, witty script -- room for tons of extras -- the challenge of a Japanese set. I produced it this fall with a cast of 35.
I would say A*B*C (America Before Columbus)

Heidi is always good
I am the stage manager in my drama club and these kinds of discussions come up with our director. Something like The Odd Couple would be perfect. We did a "female" version, all of the original male characters were female and all the original female characters were male. It was hilarious and a HUGE success. If that wouldn't work try another comedy or a murder mystery perhaps.

A comedy might be great but a murder mystery we did was Murder Takes The Stage. This play is great setup and a wide and has a perfect range of characters. Some, super bitchy, proper, the "player", a cazy old woman, a peppy new actress, a hilarious sherriff, and more. We changed the ending made the sheriff funny and very Law and Order and had Larry as a Black guy it was amazing. Huge sucess. I hope this helped. You can contact me for more info, but these plays and others like them would be perfect.