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?
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
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Posted: 3/29/09 at 9:09pm
The female ODD COUPLE
THE WOMEN
#2re: Plays with mainly female characters.
Posted: 3/29/09 at 9:12pmSteel Magnolias is all female. Auntie Mame has more females than males.
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.
LIVE THAT LESSON!!!!!!
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
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Posted: 3/29/09 at 9:21pm
Is there a stage version of "The Trouble With Angels"?
Women Behind Bars
12 Angry Men (People)
#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
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
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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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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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Posted: 3/29/09 at 9:43pmNeither of those alternate titles has the same ring as "12 Angry Men." Shame.
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Posted: 3/29/09 at 10:51pmCaryl Churchill's TOP GIRLS.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
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Posted: 3/29/09 at 10:59pmBlithe Spirit
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
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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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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
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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
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#16re: Plays with mainly female characters.
Posted: 3/30/09 at 3:09amCrimes of the Heart
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Posted: 3/30/09 at 12:41pmThe Children's Hour has many female roles, and only two for men.
#18re: Plays with mainly female characters.
Posted: 3/30/09 at 3:25pm
Vanities
The House of Bernarda Alba
Little Women (non-musical version)
A Director
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/18/07
#19re: Plays with mainly female characters.
Posted: 3/30/09 at 3:35pmStage Door by Edna Ferber and George S.Kaufman
bwaylvsong
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/28/05
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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
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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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