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Publisher's Diary

My office is open to you. Come on in and find out how plays are chosen. Get a glimpse at the workings of one of the largest play publishing companies in North America.

Pioneer Drama Service, Inc. has the best Full Length Plays, Musicals, Children's Theatre Plays, Children's Theatre Musicals, One Act Plays, Melodramas, Christmas Plays and Christmas musicals. Steven Fendrich, publisher, gives you a personal look at Pioneer Drama Service.


November 19, 2008

Much Ado About Coconuts

Mt. Clemens High School in Michigan promotes the play!

This talented news team does a report on the upcoming production of Much Ado About Coconuts, a play published by Pioneer Drama Service.


November 12, 2008

Tiny Thumbelina!

Peforming the Vera Morris/Bill Francoeur adaptation, this group (and especially Thumbelina) captured the beauty and tenderness of the story.

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November 11, 2008

Music, Beads and Flowers from Pioneer Drama Service's play GROOVY!

Right on!
MUSIC, BEADS and FLOWERS
GOOD MORNING STARSHINE from the movie musical 'HAIR'
"It was really fun!!!"
– 
Jenna

I've been driving my kids crazy. This morning, as my son stumbled down the stairs trying to wake up, I broke into song...

Good morning starshine
The earth says hello
You twinkle above us
We twinkle below

Good morning starshine
You lead us along
My love and me as we sing
Our early morning singing song

Gliddy glub gloopy
Nibby nabby noopy
La la la lo lo
Sabba sibby sabba
Nooby abba nabba
Le le lo lo
Tooby ooby walla
Nooby abba naba
Early morning singing song

Poor guy. Not that it wasn't great to hear the song at 6 o'clock. It's just that I don't have a Broadway voice. I also think that sophomores in high school just can't appreciate this awesome music. My daughter, a senior, thought I was being somewhat strange. However, she enjoys Broadway a bit more than my son. Thus, it wasn't as much torture.

So where am I going with this?

Pioneer Drama Service has its own 60s musical. The show, GROOVY, was written by Tim Kelly and the music, of course, was written by Bill Francoeur. 

Many people ask me about Bill Francoeur. Well, I saw him yesterday. He walked into the office and handed over the CD for his latest show. (It will be released in a month or so.) When he was composing the music, he did his research. He would often tell me how he was doing a song that had a 60s "feel." He would name specific groups and styles.

I've pulled together two videos that are on YouTube. The first is the song 'Music, Beads and Flowers" by Bill Francoeur that is in our musical GROOVY. The other is "Good Morning, Starshine." 



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