I need a simple script with mainly women
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Topic: I need a simple script with mainly women
Posted By: balmere
Subject: I need a simple script with mainly women
Date Posted: 3/18/05 at 6:29am
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I've asked to direct something for a community group (in England) mainly made up of over fourty women. We have a couple of teenagers and twenty year olds and a couple of men about early thirties. We need preferably a comedy and I;m struggling. As we are a small group we also need minimal set - i was wondering if anyone out there has aver been in a similar position and have they any sugeestions - any would be very gratefully appreciated
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Posted By: Kathy S
Date Posted: 3/18/05 at 9:54am
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How about The Women by Claire Booth Luce? |
Posted By: countbio
Date Posted: 3/18/05 at 11:32am
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I am not sure how simple they are...but there is a series of plays with Farndale Ave. in the title...all farce type...about a ladies club staging plays. I have never worked on one, but I have seen a few productions...very funny and done with all women (and all ages of women). I believe Sam French has the scripts. Good Luck, Countbio |
Posted By: dougb
Date Posted: 3/18/05 at 11:43am
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"The Cemetary Club"(1), Female version of "The Odd Couple"(2), "Talking
With"(0)," Twelve Angry Women"(0?), "Win, Lose or Draw" (0)(three
one-acts - Little Miss Fresno and Final Determination are wonderful).
"Three Viewings"(1), "The Vagina Monologues"(0), "Waiting In The
Wings"(3?), "Radio Gals"(1), "Crimes of the Heart"(2), "Enchanted
April"(3), "Jake's Women"(1). I put the number of men (as I remember) in (). I'll probably think of some more. Doug |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 3/18/05 at 8:27pm
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Are you looking for a standard (contemporary classic) or something fairly new? I have a comedy with the majority of roles for women. It has been produced Off-Broadway (well, the Garment District in Manhattan but it was one block from 42nd Street) and in Queensland, Australia. It has one simple set. I can send it to you as an email attachment (Mcafee virus protected, Word.doc or Rich.txt). It was to be available online as of January but it still hasn't shown up on the ProPlay Publishing site. No royalty fees for educational institutions and amateur theatre groups with educational outreach programs and senior discounts. Title: Divorce Sale Playwright: Linda Stockham, mailto:ljstockham813@yahoo.com - ljstockham813@yahoo.com Logline: A group of neighbors hold a s?ance to contact the deceased husband of a ditsy mother-in-law. Genre: Contemporary comedy. (Ideal for community theatre and dinner theatre venues.) Set: 1, double-car garage. Characters: 7 female, 3 male. Running Length: 90 minutes. Copyright ? 1994, 1993. Production History: 2 stage productions (Dalby, Australia, and New York City, New York), and 2 staged-readings (San Bernardino, California). Play is also in circulation through the California branches of the American Association of University Women. Publication: ProPlay, Canada. Originally published by Aran Press, Inc. (All rights reserved by the playwright, including stage performances and royalties.) Will be availble online at: http://www.singlelane.com/proplay/divorcesale.html
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Posted By: P&M Sales
Date Posted: 5/19/05 at 5:54pm
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I'm not sure that many publishers can offer a play with 40 female parts, but we do have a very funny two-act comedy called 'Stand And Deliver' which has a cast of 4m and 10f ... Synopsis It is earthy, Northern British humour and contains strong language, but is great fun to produce and perform. I suppose you could have more patients/visitors/nurses in the hospital to include more of your actors! More details are on our website at ... http://www.playsandmusicals.co.uk - www.playsandmusicals.co.uk ... including prices for rehearsal material and royalties, and where you can securely order all items online. regards David |