Plays with mainly female characters.

#1

Plays with mainly female characters.

Posted: 3/29/09 at 9:05pm

I'm trying to choose a play for my local high school, and there are about 15 kids in the drama department, the majority of them being female. We're looking for a play next year that is not a musical, and can accommodate a mainly female cast, while still having a few male actors.

Any suggestions?

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#2

re: Plays with mainly female characters.

Posted: 3/29/09 at 9:09pm

The female ODD COUPLE

THE WOMEN

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#3

re: Plays with mainly female characters.

Posted: 3/29/09 at 9:12pm

Steel Magnolias is all female. Auntie Mame has more females than males.

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#4

re: Plays with mainly female characters.

Posted: 3/29/09 at 9:14pm

The Heidi Chronicles is largely female with a smattering of males who could be double-cast.

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#5

re: Plays with mainly female characters.

Posted: 3/29/09 at 9:18pm

Five Women Wearing The Same Dress, 5 females, 1 male

Updated On: 3/29/09 at 09:18 PM

#6

re: Plays with mainly female characters.

Posted: 3/29/09 at 9:20pm

Who Will Carry The Word? is an all female play

#7

re: Plays with mainly female characters.

Posted: 3/29/09 at 9:21pm

Is there a stage version of "The Trouble With Angels"?

Women Behind Bars

12 Angry Men (People)

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#8

re: Plays with mainly female characters.

Posted: 3/29/09 at 9:27pm

I've seen a production of 12 Angry Men entitled "12 Angry Jurors", where men and woman were used

I would definitely recommend doing that.

#9

re: Plays with mainly female characters.

Posted: 3/29/09 at 9:34pm

"I've seen a production of 12 Angry Men entitled "12 Angry Jurors", where men and woman were used"

Same here. Only the one I saw was called "12 Angry People". I wonder which is the officially licensed title?

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#10

re: Plays with mainly female characters.

Posted: 3/29/09 at 9:40pm

"Is there a stage version of 'The Trouble With Angels'?"

I don't think so, but there should be. It does seem like a scathingly brilliant idea.

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#11

re: Plays with mainly female characters.

Posted: 3/29/09 at 9:43pm

Neither of those alternate titles has the same ring as "12 Angry Men." Shame.

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#12

re: Plays with mainly female characters.

Posted: 3/29/09 at 10:51pm

Caryl Churchill's TOP GIRLS.

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#13

re: Plays with mainly female characters.

Posted: 3/29/09 at 10:59pm

Blithe Spirit

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#14

re: Plays with mainly female characters.

Posted: 3/29/09 at 11:00pm

might not be the most appropriate, but Boeing-Boeing is 4 Women and 2 Men

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#15

re: Plays with mainly female characters.

Posted: 3/29/09 at 11:10pm

THE TROJAN WOMEN
(that'll keep those high schoolers in rapt attention!)

#16

re: Plays with mainly female characters.

Posted: 3/29/09 at 11:10pm

Dramatists has an option where you can search for plays by how many people are in it, and the ratio of males to females.

#17

re: Plays with mainly female characters.

Posted: 3/30/09 at 3:09am

Crimes of the Heart

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#18

re: Plays with mainly female characters.

Posted: 3/30/09 at 12:41pm

The Children's Hour has many female roles, and only two for men.

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#19

re: Plays with mainly female characters.

Posted: 3/30/09 at 3:25pm

Vanities
The House of Bernarda Alba
Little Women (non-musical version)

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#20

re: Plays with mainly female characters.

Posted: 3/30/09 at 3:35pm

Stage Door by Edna Ferber and George S.Kaufman

#21

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Posted: 3/30/09 at 4:03pm

Enchanted April

#22

re: Plays with mainly female characters.

Posted: 3/30/09 at 6:54pm

Stepping out .

#23

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Posted: 3/30/09 at 8:59pm

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Jay Presson Allen

#24

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Posted: 3/30/09 at 9:29pm

The Cover of Life

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Freshman year of high school, we did a one act cutting of "Trojan Women"

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#25

re: Plays with mainly female characters.

Posted: 3/31/09 at 9:53am

I don't know if anyone has said this yet, but "A, My Name is Alice" is a wonderful show.