"Schools have really made an effort to bring in different playwrights and have different representation of voices on their stages," she says. Katona says high school drama departments are "diversifying their repertoires." In the last two surveys, Thornton Wilder's eternal classic held the number 10 spot but didn't make the list this year. Our Town, for example, was consistently among the top 10 plays "by decade," from the 1940s-2010s. NPR's Education Desk did an eye-opening analysis of how high school plays have tracked over the survey's 85 year history. High school theatre programs often attract more girls than boys.
It helps that the musical based on Tina Fey's popular movie had a successful Broadway run not too long ago, and that the cast is largely female. This is the first year Mean Girls: High School Version has been licensed to schools and it jumped to the #10 spot of full-length musicals. "It's got a lot of music from a lot of different lyricists and musicians, so the students in the schools are really enjoying that one, too. Jennifer Katona, executive director of EdTA, believes The Addams Family's popularity, "has a lot to do with our students love of the Netflix show Wednesday." Another hit this year: The SpongeBob Musical. The EdTA calls the survey a "snapshot" of both what's popular with high school theater departments and "the educational climate." Eighty five percent of respondents reported being, "at least somewhat concerned about censorship" and 67% said that, "censorship concerns" are influencing their selections for next year.Ĭhanging tastes and values reflected in the Play Survey Disney's Frozen JR held the top spot among short musicals.Īnd 10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse tied with Check Please for the most popular short play. 1 full length play was Clue, followed by Puffs. The Addams Family topped the list of full-length musicals, followed by Mamma Mia! More than 2,300 public and private high school teachers across the U.S.
The Educational Theatre Association has released its top-10 lists of plays and musicals performed in high schools during the 2022-2023 school year.
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