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Looking for a female-driven farce....

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Topic: Looking for a female-driven farce....

Posted By: bernster74
Subject: Looking for a female-driven farce....
Date Posted: 12/18/07 at 2:13pm

Hi all,

We all know of some great farces......Noises Off......Moon Over Buffalo....Run for Your Wife, etc.

Does anyone know of any good farces that feature a woman (or women) as the lead character(s)?

Thanks,

Bernie

Replies:

Posted By: Linda S
Date Posted: 12/18/07 at 5:43pm

"Don't Dress for Dinner" has 3 very strong women in it. Suzette in particular controls a lot of the action.

Linda

Posted By: donzolidis
Date Posted: 12/18/07 at 5:56pm

Deborah Brevoort has a brand-new play, "The Poetry of Pizza" which is female-driven. A little more serious than your standard farces, but still, a farce is a farce.

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www.donzolidis.com

Posted By: Topper
Date Posted: 12/18/07 at 10:20pm

"The Wall of Water" by Sherry Kramer.

Available thru Broadway Play Publishing, Inc.
http://www.broadwayplaypubl.com/wow.htm

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"None of us really grow up. All we ever do is learn how to behave in public." -- Keith Johnstone

Posted By: pdavis69
Date Posted: 12/19/07 at 7:42am

You may wish to check out "Whose Wives are They Anyway". This is a great new "American" farce based in a golf/country club. It has geat female parts and has the added benefit of not using that pesky english accent people have been complaining about.

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Patrick L. Davis
Fort Findlay Playhouse

Posted By: oldactress
Date Posted: 12/20/07 at 10:35am

I just read for a part in the Cemetary Club...4 women, 1 man and very funny although the ending is a little sad for a comedy

Posted By: tignor
Date Posted: 12/27/07 at 6:52am

Perfect Wedding by Robin Hawdon, available through Samuel French (someone also suggested Don't Dress For Dinner, it is written by the same author)