Circus Olympus

A great script to build ensemble and give many students acting roles.

This play was so well written for this age group. The students had a blast shaping the characters and bringing them to life. "Circus Olympus" is wonderful for theater kids of all experience. For many of my students, this was their first time putting a play together and being onstage. I highly recommend this play for others to use.

Our kids had a great time! The length is absolutely perfect for a middle school show. The humor was appropriate for the age group and the length of the monologues pushed them to be better actors. Overall, a great experience.

The students loved doing this show! We had a lot of fun finding ways to incorporate their own "circus" skills into our production. We performed this with our 6th grade drama students, and the one act version was perfect. Plenty of parts for everyone!

The kids had a great time and it was fun for audience and the staff.

My students had a wonderful time with this show.

This play was the perfect first show for a new program. The audience loved it and the kids had a blast playing with the myths. Extremely easy to do on a limited budget with minimal tech. There are so many ways you can personalize the characters to the students and is very flexible with with the casting. With how the myths are separated it made it easy to rehearse the scenes in any order we needed and then put it together with the transition scenes. I could not have been happier with the choice of the show.

This play was perfect because there were so many parts. Also a great way to teach people about Greek Myths.

I loved how funny and creative this play was! I also appreciated that it was ensemble based and all students were able to shine.

There were plenty of opportunities to tailor the play to our cast. Flexible casting plus the inclusion of as many or as few circus elements as you like. The kids loved every minute!

The students had so much fun with these stories. We went for a low budget, trunk show type feel to add to the circus theme and they took ownership in creating the props. The script lends itself to big physical exploration which was perfect for challenging my actors who are already comfortable in their bodies while giving my more reserved actors a chance to stretch their comfort with movement. The students also learned a lot about the power of comedy when the actor takes it seriously (with a mix of fun!) and knows how to reign it in so as not to overwhelm the audience.

I have thoroughly enjoyed directing my last three shows - The Canterbury Tales, Will and Whimsy, and Circus Olympus. They are excellent adaptations, creatively conceived and written and classically based, all characteristics I look for in a high school show.

I am retiring this year after directing 63 high school shows over 38 years, but I will encourage my successor to check out your cataglogue of plays.

We just finished our run of Circus Olympus. It was a huge success--the audience loved it. As the director, I especially appreciated the wide range of characters for all acting abilities. We used 31 kids. I'll be looking for another play like this for the future.