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Expert Profile: Arlene Schulman

Expertise:  A professional stage director and dramaturg, I`m familiar with many plays of various types. I am particularly familiar with the plays of such playwrights as Shakespeare, Tennessee Williams and Neil Simon, and the musicals of Rodgers & Hammerstein, Sondheim, Jerry Herman and many other musicals, particularly those if the "Golden Age" before 1975. I am experienced in both staging and acting in comedy, drama and musicals, and can give you historical and staging information for most plays.

Experience in the area
A professional stage director and dramaturg for over 25 years in the NYC/NJ area, I have directed and acted in over a hundred plays and musicals of all kinds. I have a huge theatre library and access to info on just about any play or musical, both historically and for staging purposes.

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Prestige Points: 16612
Knowledge   9.82   Best of the best
Clarity of Response   9.94   Best of the best
Timeliness   9.81   Best of the best
Politeness   9.97   Best of the best
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User Comments
Arlene, Wow. I can't thank you enough. That was amazing! It was everything I needed to know and more. Thank you very very much. I'll let you know
(whitney on 04/24/08)
Thank you! You are brilliant! I feel like such a fool- A Chorus Line! And here I thought it may have been some obscure play.
(Pamela on 03/31/08)
Your answer is very helpful to me. I'm a high school director looking forward to an outdoor production of Fools in the fall of 2008. Just beginning my
(sharon on 03/25/08)
Thanks. It's just great to have somewhere to start from.
(Jack on 03/05/08)
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Recent Answers from Arlene Schulman
2008-08-23  theatre Hi Bara'a, Actually, I just directed a production of HAMLET and choosing an actor to play the title role is very difficult because it is such a difficult role. In general, you want an actor who...
2008-08-15  song lyrics Hi Glenys, "It only takes a moment" is from "Hello, Dolly" by Jerry Herman. In the play it is sung by Cornelius, Irene Molloy and the ensemble in court when he declares his love for her and she reciprocates...
2008-07-30  musicals: plays? Hi Kate, There is no "correct" way to classify plays. Some classify all theatrical texts, productions and performances as "plays." The Broadway musical, as we think of it now, is a relatively recent...
2008-07-16  Oliver Twist Hi Jon, I am out of town directing at the moment and don't have access to my OLIVER script, so I can't tell you if there is actually a stage direction in the script for Nancy and Bill to kiss. However...
2008-07-09  Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet Hi Rebekah, Have you read Romeo & Juliet? If you have the answer to your question is very clear. This sounds an awful lot like a homework question and I don't do anyone's homework for them, but I...
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