Good play for High School?

Question

Well I am 14 and trying to get a drama club started at my high school. I have already directed 4 plays and getting ready to direct my 5th. One of the ladies in my school's administrations office would help me if we were to get one started.

I am going to talk to her sometime this week. I would like to know what's a good play. I don't want to do a musical at first just because I'd like to start out easy. So if you have any suggestions that would be great!

Answer 1

I would say....Get Smart, Death of a Salesman, The Crucible, All My Sons, Bang Bang Your Dead, Scapine, A Servant to Two Masters, All in the Timing......we've done those and they were great. They should be easy enough for a budding drama department.

Answer 2

The Importance of Being Earnest

Of Mice and Men

The Children's Hour

Answer 3

shakespeare! taming of the shrew

Answer 4

Some very good and very fun plays I've seen for high school that are not musicals:

-- Alice in Wonderland

-- Once Upon a Mattress

-- A Midsummer Night's Dream

-- Romeo and Juliet

-- Much Ado About Nothing (see the movie for inspiration!)

-- Our Town, of course,

-- OR you could take some extra time and adapt your favorite book into a script.

Good luck with your play this year! :)