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I know this is an old post, but I just ran across it in the midst of my research. I am in the process of updating my studio acting curriculum, including the plays we use for script analysis and scene study. One play we use is She Kills Monsters (Young Adventurers Version), and I feel good about that selection, but I would like to find a second play to study. In the past I've used Picnic and The Crucible, but I'm thinking perhaps I should switch to something by a playwright of color, by a woman, or to something with more gender inclusivity. Unfortunately, a lot of the plays listed in this thread won't work for our scene studies because my class is over 90% white. What suggestions do you have for plays by diverse voices but that include white or racially ambiguous characters? Or plays by LGBTQ+ playwrights that are appropriate for high school (in a fairly conservative Virginia county)? Thank you!

I know this is an old post, but I just ran across it in the midst of my research. I am in the process of updating my studio acting curriculum, including the plays we use for script analysis and scene study. One play we use is She Kills Monsters (Young Adventurers Version), and I feel good about that selection, but I would like to find a second play to study. In the past I've used Picnic and The Crucible, but I'm thinking perhaps I should switch to something by a playwright of color, by a woman, or to something with more gender inclusivity. Unfortunately, a lot of the plays listed in this thread won't work for our scene studies because my class is over 90% white. What suggestions do you have for plays by diverse voices but that include white or racially ambiguous characters? Or plays by LGBTQ+ playwrights that are appropriate for high school (in a fairly conservative Virginia county)? Thank you!

I know this is an old post, but I just ran across it in the midst of my research. I am in the process of updating my studio acting curriculum, including the plays we use for script analysis and scene study. One play we use is She Kills Monsters (Young Adventurers Version), and I feel good about that selection, but I would like to find a second play to study. In the past I've used Picnic and The Crucible, but I'm thinking perhaps I should switch to something by a playwright of color, by a woman, or to something with more gender inclusivity. Unfortunately, a lot of the plays listed in this thread won't work for our scene studies because my class is over 90% white. What suggestions do you have for plays by diverse voices but that include white or racially ambiguous characters? Or plays by LGBTQ+ playwrights that are appropriate for high school (in a fairly conservative Virginia county)? Thank you!

I know this is an old post, but I just ran across it in the midst of my research. I am in the process of updating my studio acting curriculum, including the plays we use for script analysis and scene study. One play we use is She Kills Monsters (Young Adventurers Version), and I feel good about that selection, but I would like to find a second play to study. In the past I've used Picnic and The Crucible, but I'm thinking perhaps I should switch to something by a playwright of color, by a woman, or to something with more gender inclusivity. Unfortunately, a lot of the plays listed in this thread won't work for our scene studies because my class is over 90% white. What suggestions do you have for plays by diverse voices but that include white or racially ambiguous characters? Or plays by LGBTQ+ playwrights that are appropriate for high school (in a fairly conservative Virginia county)? Thank you!