Ungendering Characters?

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Submitted by laraadele on Thu, 06/13/2019 - 22:55
By laraadele
June 13, 2019
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Hi there,

I’m part of a theatre group that is pretty female heavy. We are thinking about putting on Newsies, I was just wondering whether we would be able to ungender some of the characters e.g the Newsies so this could work?

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Submitted by Matt Hagmeier Curtis on Thu, 07/11/2019 - 14:18
By Matt Hagmeier Curtis
July 11, 2019
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Additionally, there are some suggestions for re-gendering some characters (approved for amateur, school-aged groups only) in the Production Handbook, which you can download for free right here on the Newsies show page. Further questions should be directed to your MTI representative.

Submitted by maryh on Fri, 06/14/2019 - 12:09
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By maryh
June 14, 2019
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Thank you for your question! We've seen plenty of productions that have cast women as Newsies. Please call 212-541-4684 to speak to a licensing representative and discuss further questions.