Help with play ideas!

[emilygalloway17]

Posted: 3/4/15 at 3:55pm

I am looking to for a show to produce at my college. Ideally, the cast should be somewhere between 5 and 15 characters, with at least some strong female roles. No musicals.

Any and all help is greatly appreciated!

[Fantod]

Posted: 3/4/15 at 4:07pm

Can you give a few more specifics? Cast size? Contemporary or classic? Comedy or drama?

[emilygalloway17]

Posted: 3/4/15 at 4:22pm

Cast should be somewhere around 10, but that is flexible. I prefer classic, dramatic plays, but I am open to anything! Ideally, they would be plays that are cheap to produce!

Thanks!

[GavestonPS]

Posted: 3/4/15 at 4:25pm

I believe Emily gave us her cast size.

Emily, look at plays by Wendy Wasserstein, Beth Henley and other female playwrights. Not that male writers don't also write great roles for women, because they can and they do. It's just that you're almost certain to find strong female roles in plays by female playwrights.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 3/4/15 at 4:27pm

Steel Magnolias

[TooManyLegs]

Posted: 3/4/15 at 4:34pm

Fefu and Her Friends
By María Irene Fornés

[Fantod]

Posted: 3/4/15 at 5:51pm

Summer and Smoke would be a nice choice

As would Outward Bound or I Remember Mama

[Auggie27]

Posted: 3/4/15 at 5:56pm

Well, some posters will scream, but "The Children's Hour" by Hellman can be staged with resonance and insight about another time. The London revival was well received. And a slew of roles for women.

But Also:

"Uncommon Women and Others" Wassterstein
"Cloud Nine" by Caryl Churchill

Updated On: 3/4/15 at 05:56 PM

[dramamama611]

Posted: 3/4/15 at 6:23pm

Jake's Women by Neil Simon