Competition play for strong males
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Topic: Competition play for strong males
Posted By: cbcses
Subject: Competition play for strong males
Date Posted: 3/25/14 at 5:24pm
I am looking for a play (one act or full length) that would be good for competition that could showcase my strong male actors. They do well with comedy and drama so I am open to anything. I have a few good females to fill in the gaps. Any suggestions?
CBCSES
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Posted By: jonplaywright
Date Posted: 3/25/14 at 5:39pm
How large a cast are you looking for (and how many males)?
Cheers,
Jon
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Co-Chair, Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights
Resident Playwright, Final Draft
YouthPLAYS, plays for young actors and audiences
http://www.youthplays.com - www.youthplays.com
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Posted By: cbcses
Date Posted: 3/25/14 at 10:04pm
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We usually have a cast of 20-25 with 6 or 7 really strong males.
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Posted By: jonplaywright
Date Posted: 5/03/14 at 12:06pm
Not sure how I didn't see your reply, but I'm assuming you're probably looking for next year. From my own work, you might check out The Locker Next 2 Mine's one-act version for something with some bite (you do need some strong women too), or Dear Chuck, which is very flexible in terms of the casting:
http://www.playscripts.com/play/2567 - http://www.playscripts.com/play/2567 (Locker)
http://youthplays.com/play_details.php?play_id=279 - http://youthplays.com/play_details.php?play_id=279 (Dear Chuck)
Too other great choices could be 4 A.M. and After Math, both of which are flexible in their casting. 4 A.M. in particular has been very successful in competition:
http://www.playscripts.com/play.php3?playid=1793 - http://www.playscripts.com/play.php3?playid=1793 (4 A.M.)
http://www.playscripts.com/play.php3?playid=652 - http://www.playscripts.com/play.php3?playid=652 (After Math)
Another play from the YouthPLAYS collection that might work and is a little different could be Uncertainty Theory (though it would need some cuts possibly):
http://youthplays.com/play_details.php?play_id=177 - http://youthplays.com/play_details.php?play_id=177
Anyway, hope this helps and isn't too late to be useless.
Cheers,
Jon
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Co-Chair, Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights
Resident Playwright, Final Draft
YouthPLAYS, plays for young actors and audiences
http://www.youthplays.com - www.youthplays.com
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