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Topic: Play with 5-8 women and 2 men
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: 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

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Posted: 1/25/08 at 5:51pm

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

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Posted: 1/26/08 at 8:04am

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: 1/26/08 at 11:16pm

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!}

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Posted: 1/26/08 at 11:24pm

The Odd Couple (Female Version) by Neil Simon

http://www.castbuilding.com
http://www.theatrestation.com

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Posted: 1/28/08 at 7:08pm

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

Click on read sample and you can read about 90% of it online.

www.donzolidis.com

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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!).

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Posted: 2/29/08 at 10:41am

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

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Posted: 2/29/08 at 6:18pm

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

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suhi theatre Walk-On Joined: 1/24/08 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Topic: Play with 5-8 women and 2 men 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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Topper Celebrity Joined: 1/27/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 543	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
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Aimee Celebrity Joined: 8/31/04 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 156	Posted: 1/25/08 at 5:51pm
	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
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Linda S Celebrity Joined: 4/16/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 312	Posted: 1/26/08 at 8:04am
	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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JoeMc Celebrity Joined: 3/13/06 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 832	Posted: 1/26/08 at 11:16pm
	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!}
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Theatrestation Star Joined: 11/10/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 65	Posted: 1/26/08 at 11:24pm
	The Odd Couple (Female Version) by Neil Simon
	http://www.castbuilding.com http://www.theatrestation.com
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donzolidis Celebrity Joined: 5/15/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 156	Posted: 1/28/08 at 7:08pm
	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 Click on read sample and you can read about 90% of it online.
	www.donzolidis.com
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ACT4JC Walk-On Joined: 1/09/08 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	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!).
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John Luzaich Celebrity Joined: 2/24/08 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 174	Posted: 2/29/08 at 10:41am
	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
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Nyria Celebrity Joined: 1/20/05 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 157	Posted: 2/29/08 at 6:18pm
	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
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