Great one-man/one-woman plays to read?

[losttheatre12]

Great one-man/one-woman plays to read?#1

Posted: 10/18/14 at 6:13pm

Hi all. I'm looking to expand my play library and am interested in one-man or one-woman shows. Could you reccommend your favorites, what they're about, and why you reccommend it? Thanks!

[dreaming]

Great one-man/one-woman plays to read?#2

Posted: 10/18/14 at 6:16pm

Master Class isn't really a one woman play but pretty close-and a great read, IMO.

[After Eight]

Great one-man/one-woman plays to read?#2

Posted: 10/18/14 at 11:07pm

The Belle of Amherst deals with the life of Emily Dickinson.

It's a nice play, and Julie Harris did a wonderful job with it.

[Jarethan]

Great one-man/one-woman plays to read?#3

Posted: 10/18/14 at 11:10pm

It was not a hit, but I loved Lillian, about Lillian Hellman; I also enjoyed seeing Barrymore and suspect the play would be a fun read, as would Shirley Valentine.

[Mr Roxy]

Great one-man/one-woman plays to read?#4

Posted: 10/18/14 at 11:13pm

One Man. Say Goodnight Gracie
Clarence Darrow
Barrymore
One Woman Golda

Poster Emeritus

[Thparkaly]

Great one-man/one-woman plays to read?#5

Posted: 10/18/14 at 11:39pm

Buyer and Cellar!

[Gothampc]

Great one-man/one-woman plays to read?#6

Posted: 10/19/14 at 12:09am

Shirley Valentine

Tru (about a night with Truman Capote)

If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.

[Emmaloucbway]

Great one-man/one-woman plays to read?#7

Posted: 10/19/14 at 12:09am

I Am My Own Wife

[jnb9872]

Great one-man/one-woman plays to read?#8

Posted: 10/19/14 at 9:28am

Thom Pain (based on nothing)

Shortlisted for the Pulitzer and a really compelling read.

Words don't deserve that kind of malarkey. They're innocent, neutral, precise, standing for this, describing that, meaning the other, so if you look after them you can build bridges across incomprehension and chaos. But when they get their corners knocked off, they're no good anymore…I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.