Stage plays for Trek fans?

[Will7465]

Are there any stage plays that you've enjoyed? I'm looking for plays for my amateur dramatics/community theatre group to put on. I'm into acting because of Trek, so it seems logical to find a play I'd like by asking the Trek community.

 

[Alexander Corrino]

I really liked Pinter’s “No Man’s Land” when I went to see it. But that might be because it featured Sir Patrick and Sir Ian, lol. But still, I liked it.

 

[Kor]

How about musical theatre?

This one is quite entertaining:

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Kor

 

[Will7465]

Thanks for your replies. I'm looking for a play that's "like" my favourite episodes of Trek: an interesting moral message, ethical dilemma or life lesson, and a focus on characters, relationships and values.

 

[Will7465]

Thanks for your replies. I'm looking for a play that's "like" my favourite episodes of Trek: an interesting moral message, ethical dilemma or life lesson, and a focus on characters, relationships and values.

Sorry this wasn't clear in my first post!

 

[dupersuper]

Thanks for your replies. I'm looking for a play that's "like" my favourite episodes of Trek: an interesting moral message, ethical dilemma or life lesson, and a focus on characters, relationships and values.

All My Sons?

 

[Richard S. Ta]

I saw Patrick Stewart in The Tempest with Ian McKellen about... 14 years ago in Newcastle?

Christ. Father Time.

I find Shakespeare in general to be a good Star trek shout through The Conscience of the King.

 

[Will7465]

All My Sons?

I like the premise about corruption and the ethics it raises, especially as it's based on a true story. I'm just a bit worried that it may be too tragic, particularly the ending. I'd like something uplifting. Having said that, I haven't read the script nor seen it performed, only read the Wikipedia plot synopsis now! I'll endeavour to watch it, probably one of the movies in reality. Thanks.

 

[Will7465]

I saw Patrick Stewart in The Tempest with Ian McKellen about... 14 years ago in Newcastle?

Christ. Father Time.

I find Shakespeare in general to be a good Star trek shout through The Conscience of the King.

Interesting. I've heard Trek described as "Shakespeare in space". Certainly there are enough references to his work!
Perhaps I need to dive into Shakespeare? Well, at least I can start with The Conscience of the King. Thanks.

 

[Summer Solstice]

I love Shakespeare. "Henry V" is an anti-war-with-the-French propoganda play. "Pericles, Prince of Tyre" is fun - it's about 20 years of Pericles life during which he somehow doesn't get blacklisted from travelling by sea even though he gets shipwrecked a lot. It doesn't get performed that often. I love "The Tempest", it's in a different style to quite a few of Shakespeare's plays. "Richard III" is really interesting because it's Tudor propoganda about Richard III but I found it really hard to follow because a lot of characters have the same names (because they are based on real people) (multiple Richards and Edwards). "Othello", "The Taming of the Shrew" and "The Merchant of Venice" together give a picture of how women and minority groups were treated in Tudor England.

 

[Will7465]

I love Shakespeare. "Henry V" is an anti-war-with-the-French propoganda play. "Pericles, Prince of Tyre" is fun - it's about 20 years of Pericles life during which he somehow doesn't get blacklisted from travelling by sea even though he gets shipwrecked a lot. It doesn't get performed that often. I love "The Tempest", it's in a different style to quite a few of Shakespeare's plays. "Richard III" is really interesting because it's Tudor propoganda about Richard III but I found it really hard to follow because a lot of characters have the same names (because they are based on real people) (multiple Richards and Edwards). "Othello", "The Taming of the Shrew" and "The Merchant of Venice" together give a picture of how women and minority groups were treated in Tudor England.

Each of those sounds interesting. Thanks.

I suppose each of them have modern English translations. I think the language in Shakespeare would be too much for my amateur dramatics group (and its audience). The story's what matters in this case. Are there any modernisations of these plays that you like? For example, I like 10 Things I Hate About You (The Taming of the Shrew).

 

[Summer Solstice]

Each of those sounds interesting. Thanks.

I suppose each of them have modern English translations. I think the language in Shakespeare would be too much for my amateur dramatics group (and its audience). The story's what matters in this case. Are there any modernisations of these plays that you like? For example, I like 10 Things I Hate About You (The Taming of the Shrew).

No problem.

I like 10 Things I Hate About You and West Side Story. I've seen a lot of different things done with the staging of the plays but not much by way of changes to the script, so I can't help you I'm afraid. A long time ago I saw Twelfth Night performed by a group that was called something like "Shakespeare For Kids" and they did simplify the language.