Budget (set, costumes, props, lighting, etc.)Budget (set, costumes, props, lighting, etc.) Play's Special Demands (flying characters, light/sound effects, car onstage?)Play's Special Demands (flying characters, light/sound effects, car onstage?) Actors' Abilities (Will my young cast be able to act the parts in the play?)Actors' Abilities (Will my young cast be able to act the parts in the play?) Literary Merit (Is this literature that will benefit the students in the future?)Literary Merit (Is this literature that will benefit the students in the future?) Number of Actors (large cast is good!)Number of Actors (large cast is good!)

Extras (some kids just want to be onstage!)Extras (some kids just want to be onstage!) Male/Female Ratio- (more girl parts than boy parts is good!)Male/Female Ratio- (more girl parts than boy parts is good!) Performance Space (Will the sets fit in our performance space?)Performance Space (Will the sets fit in our performance space?) Audience (Would our audience appreciate/like the show?)Audience (Would our audience appreciate/like the show?) Running Time (over 1 hour and 20 minutes is too long!)Running Time (over 1 hour and 20 minutes is too long!)

or even excellent? What makes a script good

believable/ appropriate/acceptable: situationsituation plotplot characterscharacters dialoguedialogue outcomeoutcome

believable/appropriate/acceptable: interesting/ familiar titleinteresting/ familiar title humorhumor

believable/ appropriate/acceptable: theme (s)theme (s) ideasideas topicstopics settingsetting CONFLICTCONFLICT

What factors go into choosing a play for production? Huh?