The Great Pandemonium
By Pat Cook.
Product Code: G61000
One-act Play
Comedy
Cast size: 4m., 5w.
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Synopsis
"Now is the winter of our discontent," quotes high-school drama coach Jarred Nusthorp. "Shakespeare probably wrote that because he had to direct this play!" The play in question is Richard III, and now, the night before it opens, the cast and crew are having to run what is laughingly known as a tech rehearsal. Already on edge, Mr. Nusthorp has to contend with a militant assistant director, several missing actors who were grounded for teepeeing the principal's house and a prop lady who quits every chance she gets. Lights go up and down, actors fall off platforms and then the principal shows up, proclaiming, "Pretend I'm not here," only to interrupt every three minutes, wondering why they aren't doing Grease. Its all a bit more than Mr. Nusthorp can take!
Notes
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Details
- Status In stock
- Type of Show One-act Play
- Product Code G61000
- Minimum Cast Size 9
- Pages of Dialogue 23
- Min. Royalty Rate $55.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 30 min
- Staging One int. set.
Categories
- Target Audience Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages) | Senior Adults
- Performing Group Middle School | High School | College Theatre | Senior Theatre
- Genre Comedy
- ISBN(13) 9780871297464
Customer Reviews
The Great Pandemonium is a perfect play for schools with limited resources. The characters and plot drive this funny parody of high-school drama. The audience loved it, but more importantly, the kids loved performing it!
The Great Pandemonium was amazingly funny. The kids had a great time producing it.
The audience started laughing from the beginning and couldn't stop. Tough to hold for laughs. Very well received.
Fast paced and witty, this show is an excellent choice for high schools. Minimum set and costumes with a wide variety of characters. So enjoyable for characters, they don't even realize they are learning Shakespeare!
What a wonderfully fun play! My students enjoyed bringing to life the quirky characters.
The characters in this play are great for beginning high-school students because each one is a distinct type and easy to analyze.
I enjoyed directing this show so much, I've done it twice! Perfect size cast, easy to produce, great roles and absolutely hilarious!
The Great Pandemonium is a great play that describes what actors, directors and stage crews go through on a daily basis when preparing to perform a play. Its set is simple and very easy to manage. As a first-time director, it was a very easy play to do.
This play had a lot of great characters and we had fun playing them up. It was energetic and told a story most theatre directors and students can relate to.
The students had so much fun showing the chaos of a technical rehearsal. Art imitating life!
Hints, Tips, and Tricks
We put OZ on stage as a kind of techno geek and surrounded him with lava lamps, disco ball lamps, etc. He received a best actor nomination in the festival.
Production Map
| Location | City | State | Opens | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harker Heights H S | Harker Heights | TX | 01/30/2025 | 03/13/2025 |
| Alejandro Saenz Performing Arts Center | La Joya | TX | 03/23/2025 | 03/23/2025 |
| Medina Valley ISD Fine Arts Center | Castroville | TX | 05/10/2025 | 05/10/2025 |
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