Plays for women?
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Topic: Plays for women?
Posted By: jenkins
Subject: Plays for women?
Date Posted: 3/24/11 at 1:08pm
| The last 2 shows I've done have had very heavy male casts - and I'm looking for something with a lot of women's roles, hopefully a comedy. Doesn't have to be just women but would like the majority. |
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Posted By: Lazy Bee
Date Posted: 3/24/11 at 2:01pm
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Can you be a bit more specific about numbers and length? Are you talking full-length plays or would you include one-acts? What would be the ideal (or ideal range of) numbers of each gender? ------------- Stuart Lazy Bee Scripts http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk - http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk read complete play scripts on-line |
Posted By: edh915
Date Posted: 3/29/11 at 2:48pm
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Try "Enchanted April" by Matthew Barber (Dramatists Play Service) 5 Women (1 in her 20's, 2 in their 30's, 2 @ 60-plus) 3 Men (1 in his 20's, 2 in their 30's) A touching comedy about solving marital problems. |
Posted By: Rorgg
Date Posted: 3/30/11 at 10:07am
| There's always the old standard of Steel Magnolias. |
Posted By: SamD
Date Posted: 3/30/11 at 9:11pm
| How about Clare Booth Luce's The Women. All ages from little girl to grandma. We had a riot with this show! |
Posted By: Scott B
Date Posted: 4/03/11 at 9:25pm
| We did the female version of the Odd Couple, 2 M - 6 F, I believe. We sold out every night with great reviews. |
Posted By: Eric.Brandt
Date Posted: 4/04/11 at 3:07pm
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The Women is definitely a great show, but it's a huge cast. On the classics front, Lysistrata is really very funny and there are some public domain versions available. For a smaller show, I worked on Crimes of the Heart about a year ago and it was very well received. Not exactly a comedy, but not without some very, very funny parts. ------------- Eric Brandt http://TheTheaterCommunity.com - The Theater Community 
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Posted By: bnk01
Date Posted: 4/14/11 at 10:41am
| Not a comedy, but pretty gripping - A Gulag Mouse (5F, 1M) |
Posted By: VPA1
Date Posted: 4/24/11 at 2:35pm
| Try The Joy Luck Club. We are going to be producing the show next season. |
Posted By: Tallsor
Date Posted: 4/25/11 at 1:14pm
| I don't know how you feel about musicals, but A ... My Name is Alice and the sequel A ... My Name Will Always Be Alice both have a lot of humor to them, and a few serious moments, too. |
Posted By: sguti39
Date Posted: 5/03/11 at 3:24pm
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If musicals are a possibility...Nunsense (5 women) and one of my new favorites The Great American Trailer Park Musical (6 women...i think). Both great comedies with good characters. I am also a fan of The Odd Couple the female version. When we did it, we did both the male and the female version on alternating nights....we used the same set. ------------- S.G. |
Posted By: B-M-D
Date Posted: 5/05/11 at 9:20pm
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Surprised no one mentioned Jake's Women. 1M 7W
------------- BD 
"Dying is easy, comedy is hard." |
Posted By: acmeactor
Date Posted: 5/25/11 at 11:45am
| Take a look at Catholic School Girls. We did it a few years ago and it was one of the highest selling shows we have ever had. Can be done with 4 or 8 women. |