Play with 5-8 women and 2 men
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Topic: Play with 5-8 women and 2 men
Posted By: suhi theatre
Subject: Play with 5-8 women and 2 men
Date Posted: 1/24/08 at 2:07pm
| I need suggestions for high school plays. Unfortunatly not many men audition for plays at this school so an ideal play would be with less men and more women. |
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Posted By: Topper
Date Posted: 1/24/08 at 3:56pm
Must all the women be 5'8" or can some be shorter? 
Sorry. Okay, here's my picks: "Play it Again, Sam" by Woody Allen (although you'll need a high-school student capable of researching who "Humphrey Bogart" was.) "Last of the Red-Hot Lovers" by Neil Simon "Five Women Wearing the Same Dress" by Alan Ball "The Heidi Chronicles" by Wendy Wasserstein (3 men, but LOTS of women's roles if you don't want to double- or triple-cast) ------------- "None of us really grow up. All we ever do is learn how to behave in public." -- Keith Johnstone |
Posted By: Aimee
Date Posted: 1/25/08 at 5:51pm
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We too have a hard time getting High school boys.
Shows we have done...
You Can't Take it With You (changed a few male parts to females, dumb idea and I disliked it, but I am not the director)
Henrietta The Eighth
Harvey
All Because of Agatha
Diary of Anne Frank
We are getting ready to do 12 Angry Jurors
Some of these may have slightly more than your set numbers, but it give you a place to look.
------------- Aimee |
Posted By: Linda S
Date Posted: 1/26/08 at 8:04am
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Take a look at the Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Societies Series by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin, Jr. Samuel French holds rights. They are extremely funny, very tongue and cheek with lots of great characters. Linda
“David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin, Jr have written many plays in the Farndale series. Zerlin's mom was the inspiration for the Farndale concept: "My mother had been in her drama group for years," he has said. "I always remember seeing her in shows with women playing men's parts, and doing it dreadfully. But throughout it all was the fun and drive they had, no matter what problem beset them." After seeing one of his mother's performances, Zerlin and McGillivray concocted The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society's Production of Macbeth. That show premiered in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1976 and launched the pair on a long relationship with the Farndale ladies which has since included The Farndale Follies; The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery; Chase Me Up Farndale Avenue, S'il Vous Plait; We Found Love and an Exquisite Set of Porcelain Figurines Aboard the S.S. Farndale Avenue; The Haunted Through Lounge and Recessed Dining Nook at Farndale Castle; and They Came From Mars and Landed Outside the Farndale Avenue Church Hall In Time for the Townswomen's Guild's Coffee Morning."
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Posted By: JoeMc
Date Posted: 1/26/08 at 11:16pm
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Besides the 'FAHETGDS" suggested by linda - which are a great stable of send up plays. How about 'Stepping Out' - 8 birds & 1 bloke [Handy if one of the 8 can play the piano]
------------- [western] Gondawandaland "Hear the light & see the sound! TOI TOI CHOOKAS {may you always play to a full house!} |
Posted By: Theatrestation
Date Posted: 1/26/08 at 11:24pm
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The Odd Couple (Female Version) by Neil Simon ------------- http://www.castbuilding.com http://www.theatrestation.com |
Posted By: donzolidis
Date Posted: 1/28/08 at 7:08pm
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I have a newly published show that would fit your casting requirements.
It's had about 20 high school productions this year, so people must like it.
Check out The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon, you can read it on-line here:
http://www.playscripts.com/play.php3?playid=1162 - http://www.playscripts.com/play.php3?playid=1162
Click on read sample and you can read about 90% of it online. ------------- www.donzolidis.com |
Posted By: ACT4JC
Date Posted: 2/18/08 at 2:53pm
| I suggest Faith County by Mark Landon Smith, But Why Bump Off Barnaby? by Rick Abbott, and Little Women (of course!). |
Posted By: John Luzaich
Date Posted: 2/29/08 at 10:41am
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3-men, 6-women: June Groom, The Art of Dining, November 3-men, 5-women: Enchanted April, Breath of Spring, Exit Who?, Murder Go Round. 2-men, 6-women: Fools Paradise, The Trouble with Trent 2-men, 4-women: Prisoner of 2nd Avenue, Perfect Wedding Later,John ------------- John cfct@cfu.net http://www.osterregent.org http://www.facebook.com/osterregent |
Posted By: Nyria
Date Posted: 2/29/08 at 6:18pm
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I fyou go to playscripts.com you can type in how many characters you want and of which gengers and then it will give you which shows have that. Plus, as Don said you can read them on there (and his plays are HILARIOUS by the way). ------------- NYRIA |
Posted By: Lazy Bee
Date Posted: 3/02/08 at 4:26am
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A http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/cgi-bin/Search_Results.asp?iMM=2&iMF=5&iXM=2&iXF=8&iAR=4&iC%286%29=2&iC%2818%29=2&iC%2819%29=2&iC%2821%29=1 - few candidates here - the link leads to synopses. By clicking on the titles, you can read the full scripts on-line.
------------- Stuart Lazy Bee Scripts http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk - http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk read complete play scripts on-line |
Posted By: MellaBlue
Date Posted: 3/06/08 at 3:17pm
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I'm not sure I would recommend Five Women Wearing the Same Dress for a high school cast. You'd have to cut a lot of language out . . . and drug use . . . and sexual references. |