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jenkins
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Joined: 1/31/11 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 23 |
   Topic: Plays for women?Posted: 3/24/11 at 1:08pm |
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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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Lazy Bee
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Joined: 2/21/07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 89 |
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? |
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edh915
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Joined: 11/19/09 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 325 |
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. |
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Rorgg
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Joined: 2/10/09 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 151 |
Posted: 3/30/11 at 10:07am |
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There's always the old standard of Steel Magnolias.
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SamD
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Joined: 6/25/09 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 39 |
Posted: 3/30/11 at 9:11pm |
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How about Clare Booth Luce's The Women. All ages from little girl to grandma. We had a riot with this show!
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Scott B
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Joined: 12/08/04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 239 |
Posted: 4/03/11 at 9:25pm |
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We did the female version of the Odd Couple, 2 M - 6 F, I believe. We sold out every night with great reviews.
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Eric.Brandt
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Joined: 7/14/09 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 15 |
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. |
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bnk01
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Joined: 9/05/09 Online Status: Offline Posts: 32 |
Posted: 4/14/11 at 10:41am |
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Not a comedy, but pretty gripping - A Gulag Mouse (5F, 1M)
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VPA1
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Joined: 10/20/06 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 54 |
Posted: 4/24/11 at 2:35pm |
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Try The Joy Luck Club. We are going to be producing the show next season.
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Tallsor
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Posted: 4/25/11 at 1:14pm |
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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.
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