Plays with mainly female characters.
Plays with mainly female characters.
#1Plays 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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Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#2re: Plays with mainly female characters.
Posted: 3/29/09 at 9:09pm
The female ODD COUPLE
THE WOMEN
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#2re: Plays with mainly female characters.
Posted: 3/29/09 at 9:12pmSteel Magnolias is all female. Auntie Mame has more females than males.
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jordangirl
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/1/06
#3re: Plays with mainly female characters.
Posted: 3/29/09 at 9:14pmThe Heidi Chronicles is largely female with a smattering of males who could be double-cast.
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iluvny04
Stand-by Joined: 7/17/03
#4re: 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
#5re: Plays with mainly female characters.
Posted: 3/29/09 at 9:20pmWho Will Carry The Word? is an all female play
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#6re: 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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#7re: 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.
Gothampc
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#8re: 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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#9re: 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.
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
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#10re: Plays with mainly female characters.
Posted: 3/29/09 at 9:43pmNeither of those alternate titles has the same ring as "12 Angry Men." Shame.
I chose, and my world was shaken. So what?
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#11re: Plays with mainly female characters.
Posted: 3/29/09 at 10:51pmCaryl Churchill's TOP GIRLS.
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Gothampc
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#12re: Plays with mainly female characters.
Posted: 3/29/09 at 10:59pmBlithe Spirit
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.
jonartdesigns
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#13re: Plays with mainly female characters.
Posted: 3/29/09 at 11:00pmmight not be the most appropriate, but Boeing-Boeing is 4 Women and 2 Men
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#14re: Plays with mainly female characters.
Posted: 3/29/09 at 11:10pm
THE TROJAN WOMEN
(that'll keep those high schoolers in rapt attention!)
perfectliar
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/1/04
#15re: Plays with mainly female characters.
Posted: 3/29/09 at 11:10pmDramatists has an option where you can search for plays by how many people are in it, and the ratio of males to females.
dramamama611
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#16re: Plays with mainly female characters.
Posted: 3/30/09 at 3:09amCrimes of the Heart
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#17re: Plays with mainly female characters.
Posted: 3/30/09 at 12:41pmThe Children's Hour has many female roles, and only two for men.
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#18re: 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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#19re: Plays with mainly female characters.
Posted: 3/30/09 at 3:35pmStage Door by Edna Ferber and George S.Kaufman
bwaylvsong
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#22re: Plays with mainly female characters.
Posted: 3/30/09 at 8:59pmThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Jay Presson Allen
husk_charmer
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#23re: Plays with mainly female characters.
Posted: 3/30/09 at 9:29pm
The Cover of Life
Eug-
Freshman year of high school, we did a one act cutting of "Trojan Women"
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Posted: 3/31/09 at 9:53amI don't know if anyone has said this yet, but "A, My Name is Alice" is a wonderful show.
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