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Home > Browse > Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

From the book by Anita Loos. Adapted by Kristin Sergel.

Product Code: G13000

Full-length Play

Comedy

Cast size: 7m., 10w. (extras.)

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Canada, United States

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Synopsis

"A refined girl like I" is the way Lorelei describes herself, and it's a role in which any young actress can have the time of her life. Lorelei, a dazzling blonde, and Dorothy, her sensible brunette friend, are planning to complete their educations by going to Europe for the summer. They'll "improve their minds" all day, but for their evenings their main interest is in dates! A frivolous and witty show!

Details

Status In stock
Type of Show Full-length Play
Product Code G13000
Minimum Cast Size 17
Pages of Dialogue 83
Min. Royalty Rate $90.00/perf
Approx. Run Time 105 min
Staging Two int. sets.

Customer Reviews

This is a great show for high school level actors. My students had fun with costuming and set design. As we enter the 2020s, people are enjoying 1920s nostalgia.

Sarah Malcolm, Northern Heights HS, Allen, Kan.

Many "character" parts appropriate for high school students. Witty dialogue, entertaining romantic developments. Very popular with students and families.

Margo Benedetto, Centralia High School, Centralia, Wash.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes was extremely well received by the audience. This fun look back at the simpler times of the 1920s was filled with quips that prove that while times change, human nature doesn't.

Laurel M. Cortellino, Methuen High School, Methuen, Mass.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes was a great play because it only required three sets, and the characters were well developed. My audiences loved it!

Tracey Webb, Rend Lake College, Ina, Ill.

This is a fun show. My students enjoyed learning the dances of the '20s and creating characters that were over the top. The audiences loved the show; we had more people attending than usual.

Cathy Archer, Rutland High School, Rutland, Vt.

Hints, Tips, and Tricks

Drops are best to use with this fast-paced 3-act show.

Martha Gates, Wichita High School Southeast, Wichita, Kan.

Comic timing is critical. The actors must own their lines; if the pacing is slow, the show will drag. Be careful with the Aunt Dolly part: there is a tendency to turn her into a caricature.

Cathy Archer, Rutland High School, Rutland, Vt.