Plays set before 1940
Plays set before 1940
Nishro21
Swing Joined: 1/10/06
#0Plays set before 1940
Posted: 1/10/06 at 5:28pm
For my second semester acting class I need to bring in a 10-minute scene with characters under 30 from a play written after 1895 but set before 1940. I'd like to do something that isn't really popular...if anyone has some suggestions for plays to look for, feedback would DEFINITELY be appreciated!
Thanks!
Shay Jericho
Understudy Joined: 9/8/05
#1re: Plays set before 1940
Posted: 1/10/06 at 5:30pmThough both popular, Our Town and The Matchmaker are both in that time period, I believe. I'll post others if I can think of them.
#2re: Plays set before 1940
Posted: 1/10/06 at 7:41pm
plays by Chekov, Ibsen,
Tovarich might be a good one
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Isabella2
Broadway Star Joined: 10/6/05
#4re: Plays set before 1940
Posted: 1/11/06 at 5:58amunfortunately, that was written after 1940, but the play it's based on "my sister Eileen" would be good, though I don't know it's exact date.
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#5re: Plays set before 1940
Posted: 1/11/06 at 2:08pm
your original post says:
"plays written after 1895 but SET before 1940" - does that mean it can be written today just SET before the 40's?
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Nishro21
Swing Joined: 1/10/06
#6re: Plays set before 1940
Posted: 1/11/06 at 3:41pmYes, it can be written today, just as long as it takes place before the 40s
#7re: Plays set before 1940
Posted: 1/11/06 at 4:15pm
ohhhh I see, sorry about that
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