Author Archives: Matthew McMahan

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Performance length: about 2 ½ hours, with an intermission ACTING: Medium SET DESIGN: Hard COSTUME DESIGN: Hard GENRE: Children; Fantasy CAST POTENTIAL: The Alice in Wonderland trove of iconic, darkly humorous characters, such as … Continue reading →

The Curious Savage by John Patrick Performance length: about 2 hours with an intermission ACTING: Medium SET DESIGN: Easy COSTUME DESIGN: Easy GENRE: Comedy CAST POTENTIAL: The characters in Harvey are all classics and have been portrayed time and again … Continue reading →

The Curious Savage by John Patrick Performance length: about 2 and ½ hrs. with an intermission ACTING: Medium SET DESIGN: Easy COSTUME DESIGN: Easy GENRE: Comedy CAST POTENTIAL: The Curious Savage is the prototypical character-driven play. Each character is wildly … Continue reading →

The Miracle Worker by William Gibson Performance length: about 2 and ½ hrs. with an intermission ACTING: Hard SET DESIGN: Hard COSTUME DESIGN: Easy GENRE: Drama CAST POTENTIAL: Never mind the challenge of portraying two visually impaired people, your cast … Continue reading →

Thoroughly Modern Millie Music by Jeanine Tesori; lyrics by Dick Scanlan; Book by Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan Performance length: about 2 and ½ hrs. with a 15-minute intermission ACTING: Easy MUSIC: Medium SET DESIGN: Medium COSTUME DESIGN: Medium GENRE: … Continue reading →

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown Music, book and lyrics by Clark Gesner Performance length: about 2 and ½ hrs. with a 15-minute intermission ACTING: Easy MUSIC: Easy SET DESIGN: Easy COSTUME DESIGN: Medium GENRE: Musical CAST POTENTIAL: While the … Continue reading →

Once Upon a Mattress Music by Mary Rogers; Lyrics by Marshall Barer; Book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer Performance length: about 2 and ½ hrs. with a 15-minute intermission ACTING: Easy MUSIC: Easy SET DESIGN: Medium COSTUME DESIGN: … Continue reading →

Little Shop of Horrors Music by Alan Menken and book by Howard Ashman Performance length: about 2 and ½ hrs. with a 15-minute intermission ACTING: Medium MUSIC: Medium SET DESIGN: Hard COSTUME DESIGN: Easy GENRE: Musical CAST POTENTIAL: This musical … Continue reading →

Rumors By Neil Simon Performance length: about 2 and ½ hrs. ACTING: Hard SET DESIGN: Hard COSTUME DESIGN: Easy CAST POTENTIAL: Rumors is a high-paced farce characterized by Neil Simon’s iconic wit and talent for characterization. Your cast will love … Continue reading →

Suessical the Musical By Meredith Wilson GENRE: Musical Performance length: about 2 and ½ hrs. with a 15-minute intermission. ACTING: Easy MUSIC: Medium SET DESIGN: Medium COSTUME DESIGN: Medium CAST POTENTIAL: This play – composed of many famous Dr. Seuss … Continue reading →