Female-Heavy Plays for High School - TheatreFace

Several years ago I directed…

2009-09-09T12:26:22.524Z

Several years ago I directed "Come Back to the 5 and 10 Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean" in a high school. It has the opportunity for 8 girls( you have older and younger versions of each character) and 1 boy. The show does deal with very mature subject matter -- there is one transgender character, but it is a great showcase for the girls and the guy. Check out the script and the movie version with Cher, it is extremely close to the script.

I teach at the senior high sc…

2009-09-05T23:56:20.188Z

I teach at the senior high school in Indiana, PA which is approx. an hour drive time east of Pittsburgh. I do think that there may be an opening here soon in the English dept. but one never knows (two expecting colleagues). I think we have a legacy of doing some top theater here and we have turned out quite a few professional actors, as well as musicians.
Even though the district spends most of the money on athletics, arts trumps them with the number of graduates who have turned professional in the field.
Love teaching here, but I know I can't be here forever. Great kids, great colleagues and a great facility.

Where are you at?

2009-09-03T00:30:39.401Z

Where are you at?

How about Neil Simon's female…

2009-09-02T15:13:21.395Z

How about Neil Simon's female version of The Odd Couple or Noel Coward's classic Blithe Spirit. I am in the same situation right now where I teach. Last year we did the Simon play and I am about to audition on the Coward. Of course if you want to keep it super small try Glass Menagerie. Children's Hour is a great choice, but I too am in a conservative community and I reread Helman's play this summer and had reservations about how it would go over.
There are always one acts that you could do and have an evening festival of one acts. We do four shows a year at my high school and to tell you the truth it is exhausting.
Head's Up -- any theater certified teachers or any certified teachers with an interest in directing shows out there looking for a job? I am getting ready to retire soon. We have a scene shop, a great storage area, a costume vault, dressing rooms, a theater office (but you are your own secretary) and a stage with workable fly space, new lighting system. It is a very good teaching theater.

Do you have musical capabilit…

2009-08-27T20:08:39.500Z

Do you have musical capabilities... "Quilters" is a wonderful show... very heart pulling. Large all female cast

WILD DUST by Flip Kobler is P…

2009-08-24T18:06:23.125Z

WILD DUST by Flip Kobler is Perfect! It's published by Samuel French.

Check out PHAT GIRLS by Debbi…

2009-08-24T18:05:19.809Z

Check out PHAT GIRLS by Debbie Lamedman, published by Smith & Kraus.

Hello - I am interested in th…

2009-08-19T22:04:36.563Z

Hello - I am interested in this for my theater. I looked over the site, but could not find the livensing info, and there isn't an indication *which* group I need to contact for this information. Can you clarify?

Thanks!

I am facing the same issue at…

2009-08-19T14:57:14.390Z

I am facing the same issue at my school. For this year, I chose THE HEIRESS.

There's Proof. That's only tw…

2009-08-05T23:34:32.538Z

There's Proof. That's only two males, but only two females as well. Maybe Women And Wallace? Also, I'd look into plays by Theresa Rebek. She's a female playwright and a lot of her writing is geared more towards women. I can't recall the male:female ratio in any of her pieces though. Spike Heels is one, but that may be just one male and one female. This may not be all that helpful, but they're all great plays, nonetheless!