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  • 1.  Diverse plays for classroom study

    Posted 06-08-2022 10:01
    Hi
    I am looking for diverse plays for grade 10 students to read. I am looking for scripts for an Advanced Theatre class and a 10 honors ELA class. Thank you!

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    Ellen O'Reilly-LaSalle
    Dighton Rehoboth Regional High School
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  • 2.  RE: Diverse plays for classroom study

    Posted 06-09-2022 05:56
    Hi Ellen -

    I'd encourage you to check out a new list that we've put out as the Dramatists Guild Education Committee - https://www.dramatistsguild.com/educators#resources-for-diverse-model-mentor-texts We've started compiling already curated lists to do exactly what you're looking to do - diversify the texts we teach to our students.

    Hope this helps!

    Stephen Kaplan
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  • 3.  RE: Diverse plays for classroom study

    Posted 06-09-2022 08:43
    Hi, those can be hard to find. If you're interested in new plays, hot off the press, I have a former Native American student who has a good short play that I might be able to forward to you. Also, a play that has won a lot of awards the deals with a hidden community founded by former runaway slaves and people evading the law, etc., that is intruded upon by a journalist--Robin Rice, Humans Remain.  Also, Angel Band by Robert P. Arthur--another kind of hidden community story dealing with snake handling culture and the Blue People of Kentucky. (Both these communities are real, by the way.) I'll check my files to see if I have anything else that might be of help.

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    Jean Klein
    Playwriting Teacher in MFA program, Wilkes University]
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  • 4.  RE: Diverse plays for classroom study

    Posted 06-15-2022 11:50
    [quote]I am looking for diverse plays for grade 10 students to read[/quote]
    Hi!
    The more contemporary the work, the better. It might be a bit too racy due to some cursing, but The Whale by Samuel D. Hunter could be a good choice. It features younger characters, forces people to think about its potential message, and it's a total page-turner.
    If all else fails, I say make 'em laugh. I'm not a fan of Christopher Durang's but some of his work could probably appeal to younger readers. Neil Labute writes pretty straightforward, easy dialogue. Annie Baker is one of my favorite playwrights, and I think her stuff might be useful for your students to read - The Flick is probably your best bet.


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    Paula Gor
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