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Hello,

I am in the late process of choosing my full-length play after having read many. This is a mostly female-identified high school-aged school. I want something that is not parody and that actors can really act. We are also a diverse student body, so I need to make sure I am serving the needs and dynamics of our Ensemble. I have done the following in the past several years:

Decision Height

Gut Girls

Misanthrope

Men On Boats

Goodnight Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet

Almost, Maine

The Diviners

Peter and The Starcatcher

Importance of Being Earnest

Radium Girls (not an option)

Any others you would recommend that I have missed? Has anyone done Dance Nation? (not read yet). Thank you!

Hello,

I am in the late process of choosing my full-length play after having read many. This is a mostly female-identified high school-aged school. I want something that is not parody and that actors can really act. We are also a diverse student body, so I need to make sure I am serving the needs and dynamics of our Ensemble. I have done the following in the past several years:

Decision Height

Gut Girls

Misanthrope

Men On Boats

Goodnight Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet

Almost, Maine

The Diviners

Peter and The Starcatcher

Importance of Being Earnest

Radium Girls (not an option)

Any others you would recommend that I have missed? Has anyone done Dance Nation? (not read yet). Thank you!

Hello,

I am in the late process of choosing my full-length play after having read many. This is a mostly female-identified high school-aged school. I want something that is not parody and that actors can really act. We are also a diverse student body, so I need to make sure I am serving the needs and dynamics of our Ensemble. I have done the following in the past several years:

Decision Height

Gut Girls

Misanthrope

Men On Boats

Goodnight Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet

Almost, Maine

The Diviners

Peter and The Starcatcher

Importance of Being Earnest

Radium Girls (not an option)

Any others you would recommend that I have missed? Has anyone done Dance Nation? (not read yet). Thank you!

Hello,

I am in the late process of choosing my full-length play after having read many. This is a mostly female-identified high school-aged school. I want something that is not parody and that actors can really act. We are also a diverse student body, so I need to make sure I am serving the needs and dynamics of our Ensemble. I have done the following in the past several years:

Decision Height

Gut Girls

Misanthrope

Men On Boats

Goodnight Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet

Almost, Maine

The Diviners

Peter and The Starcatcher

Importance of Being Earnest

Radium Girls (not an option)

Any others you would recommend that I have missed? Has anyone done Dance Nation? (not read yet). Thank you!

I second the Kate Hamill recommendations. You could also look at Triangle by Laurie Brooks, The Good Fight by Anne Bertram, She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen, and Mermaid by Polly Teale. The latter is published by Nick Hern Books out of the UK, and they have a wide selection of female-heavy scripts that could work for you, particularly under their Platform imprint.

Hello,

I am in the late process of choosing my full-length play after having read many. This is a mostly female-identified high school-aged school. I want something that is not parody and that actors can really act. We are also a diverse student body, so I need to make sure I am serving the needs and dynamics of our Ensemble. I have done the following in the past several years:

Decision Height

Gut Girls

Misanthrope

Men On Boats

Goodnight Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet

Almost, Maine

The Diviners

Peter and The Starcatcher

Importance of Being Earnest

Radium Girls (not an option)

Any others you would recommend that I have missed? Has anyone done Dance Nation? (not read yet). Thank you!

Thank you all for these fabulous recommendations! I have also done "She Kills..." I would love to hear more about the Kate Hamill versions of the Jane Austen pieces. What do you like about them?

I second the Kate Hamill recommendations. You could also look at Triangle by Laurie Brooks, The Good Fight by Anne Bertram, She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen, and Mermaid by Polly Teale. The latter is published by Nick Hern Books out of the UK, and they have a wide selection of female-heavy scripts that could work for you, particularly under their Platform imprint.

Hello,

I am in the late process of choosing my full-length play after having read many. This is a mostly female-identified high school-aged school. I want something that is not parody and that actors can really act. We are also a diverse student body, so I need to make sure I am serving the needs and dynamics of our Ensemble. I have done the following in the past several years:

Decision Height

Gut Girls

Misanthrope

Men On Boats

Goodnight Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet

Almost, Maine

The Diviners

Peter and The Starcatcher

Importance of Being Earnest

Radium Girls (not an option)

Any others you would recommend that I have missed? Has anyone done Dance Nation? (not read yet). Thank you!

The Kate Hamill adaptations that I've read feel very fresh and female empowered, while still being true to the original story. They have lots of great female characters, and Sense has a chorus of Gossips which can be super fun. I'm attaching the trailer for the Bedlam production, which I found really inspiring. Obviously, you'll have your own ideas and vision, but this shows you how creative and flexible you can be with the piece.

Bedlam's SENSE & SENSIBILITY - YouTube

Thank you all for these fabulous recommendations! I have also done "She Kills..." I would love to hear more about the Kate Hamill versions of the Jane Austen pieces. What do you like about them?

I second the Kate Hamill recommendations. You could also look at Triangle by Laurie Brooks, The Good Fight by Anne Bertram, She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen, and Mermaid by Polly Teale. The latter is published by Nick Hern Books out of the UK, and they have a wide selection of female-heavy scripts that could work for you, particularly under their Platform imprint.

Hello,

I am in the late process of choosing my full-length play after having read many. This is a mostly female-identified high school-aged school. I want something that is not parody and that actors can really act. We are also a diverse student body, so I need to make sure I am serving the needs and dynamics of our Ensemble. I have done the following in the past several years:

Decision Height

Gut Girls

Misanthrope

Men On Boats

Goodnight Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet

Almost, Maine

The Diviners

Peter and The Starcatcher

Importance of Being Earnest

Radium Girls (not an option)

Any others you would recommend that I have missed? Has anyone done Dance Nation? (not read yet). Thank you!

Hello,

I am in the late process of choosing my full-length play after having read many. This is a mostly female-identified high school-aged school. I want something that is not parody and that actors can really act. We are also a diverse student body, so I need to make sure I am serving the needs and dynamics of our Ensemble. I have done the following in the past several years:

Decision Height

Gut Girls

Misanthrope

Men On Boats

Goodnight Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet

Almost, Maine

The Diviners

Peter and The Starcatcher

Importance of Being Earnest

Radium Girls (not an option)

Any others you would recommend that I have missed? Has anyone done Dance Nation? (not read yet). Thank you!