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Week 1

The Affairs at Meddlers Top— Richard Coleman

This play takes place in the early 20th century and is about a man named Sir Hector Croquet who decides to hold a tennis match in his town called Meddlers Top. He invites many important people to this event but at the same time other people are planning on committing a crime such as theft and much worse. It seems like there would need to be about 4 different sets for this play like Dining room, bedroom area, and 2 outside areas. Overall though I didn’t get all of the jokes I still thought that it was funny.

Week 2

Bill— Janice Sampson

This play is super interesting because its like 5 different plays that all add up to one big. It follows five different people who are introduced separately but then a work out routine brings them together. Because there are 5 different characters living their individual lives in the first act, many sets would be necessary. I think this play would be difficult to pull off (probably not for SDSU) but I think that this play is hilarious as explicit as it is.

Week 3

A Brief Encounter with Murder— Peter John Cooper

This is a holiday story but at the same time a murder mystery. It begins when a mother goes missing with a fisherman and a fat catholic priest is dead in the house and people are trying to put together the pieces. This would be a very simple play to put on I think there seems to only be one setting which is a living room.I think that this play was intended to be a comedy but it was just too much for my liking.

Week 4

Chip Off the Block— Liz Dobson

This play follows a girl named Katie who has never met her father. She then gets a TV programming channel to help her find him, but it becomes way more complicated and affects people outside of her immediate family. This play acting wise I feel like would be hard to put on because the writing is so good and I just feel like It would be hard to act, but setting wise its only in a dining room/ kitchen section of a house. Overall, it was easy to read and the writing was amazing, I also loved the plot.

Week 5

The Amazing America Road Trip — Rob Roznwski

After the 1960 presidential election a family has lost all faith in the United States so they decide to take a road trip across the country. During this trip they meet many different types of people which helps restore their faith in the country. This play would be very hard to put on because the sets are all different places across the country but acting wise I think it's more than achievable. Since the play is based on the 1960s i9n my opinion it’s very dated but I still found a few jokes funny.

Week 6

Angel of Happiness— David Pemberton

The main character, Oliver, has an extreme panic attack and a man named Angelo helped him but now Oliver depends on him for mostly all of his life advice. Angelo ends up manipulating and him and even tries to break up his family. I honestly don’t remember much about the setting but I’m pretty sure it was outside. Overall I think that this play was fine but not super exciting.

Week 7

Any Colour but Red— David Pemberton

A couple named Jim and Jandi have an open house with intentions of selling their house there is a mix up with the listing so one pretty sketchy people with weird questions showed up to the house. But the next day when Jim and Jandi return to their home it's a crime scene. The only setting area seems to be a kitchen could be easily built and the writing is amazing with a very good plot. I really enjoy this play and I’m pretty sure its my favorite one I’ve read yet

Week 8

‘A Day in the Life’— Gary Diamond and Ray Lawrence

After the passing of their moms remarried husband a family gets together to check the will of their late step dad who they were not too fond of. When they see the will they are very surprised. The setting seems to only be in a family room within a house. This is a British play which makes the comedy a little bit harder for me to understand but I still thought it was super funny and relatable, It seemed like something thats very normal nowadays in my opinion.

Week 9

A Fairy tale adventure— Sophia Holder

In this play is a collision of many classic tales such as Hansel and Gretel, and Snow White. But in this version the Wicked Witch turns all of the existing fairy tales ending so that evil will always win. So the other characters have to work together to save the stories. This would for sure be a hard production since this is a fairytale. I’m not a huge fan or fairytales so I didn’t really enjoy it but I thought the mixing up with the characters was cool.

Week 10

Family Spirit— Pat Wollaston

When a man named Arthur dies he meets his guardian angel named simon who informs him to get past just being a ghost in his house, he has to be “assessed”. But of course with that comes complications. The only location for the play seems to be Arthurs old house which means basically just his bedroom or living room. Overall I thought that this play was interesting and kind of reminds me of a black mirror episode I really enjoy.

Week 11

Handstands for You— Adam Exton

This play starts off with a boy named Billy and a girl named Gremma who are best friends but she then moves away. Flash forward Billy is 12 and has a new best friend named Ronald who has leukemia. But then Gremma moves back and they all have to find a way to be friends with each other efficiently now that their older. This seems like it would be an easy play for a school like SDSU to put on considering there’s only about two different settings. Overall I think that this play was very good but for a younger audience.

Week 12

The Greatest Form of Flattery— Amy Sutton

In this play Brendon is a failing artist who is totally embarrassed to see someone he went to artist with. And this guy is about to get very rich and famous off of a stolen piece. So Brendon decides to steal the art piece which makes things very interesting. I liked this play a lot because it was only one act, so it felt like watching a movie or tv episode when I read it. Setting wise this would be a complicated production but with the right actors, this could actually be a really funny play, I really enjoyed reading it.

Week 13

The Odd Couple (female version)— Neil Simon

This play is an adaptation of the show The Odd Couple I’m pretty sure (which was an all male cast) But in this play its dysfunctional group of older girlfriends hanging out and playing a boardgame. But one of their friends friends threatens to kill herself which spices things up. This play only takes place in a living room so It would be an easy set but the play is really funny and I think a lot of the jokes would be hard to pull off especially now, hence this play is based in the 80s.

Week 14

Lucky Stiff— Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens

This play is a musical about a shoeman who leads a very boring life but unexpectedly his uncle who died wishes to travel throughout Europe, so Harry the shoeman is basically dragging is dead uncle throughout Europe. This would be a big production since its a musical and there would be many different settings and costumes but I still think It would be very achievable for a school like SDSU. Overall I thought It was hilarious.

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