Happy International Women’s Day!
March 8th is International Women’s Day – and what better time to highlight some amazing women within the Theatrefolk community. Join us in celebrating these phenomenal playwrights and authors and their incredible contributions to the world of student theatre. Plus, keep reading to see our Top 10 Plays for Female Casts at the end of the post!
- Baalzebub (and One Act Version)
- Almost History: that whole space time continuum thing
- Frankenstein vs. the Horrendous Goo (and Competition Length)
- Jane Austen, Completely Zoomed
Julie Hartley (RESOURCES)
Kerry Hishon (RESOURCES)
- Active Citizenship in the Drama Classroom
- Audition Toolkit
- The Distance Learning Resource
- The Drama Classroom Companion
- The Drama Classroom Companion Volume 2
- The Rehearsal Companion
- Self-Management in the Drama Classroom
- Two Thousand Prompts for Drama Class
Karen Loftus (RESOURCES)
- Christmas in July: Two Holiday One Act Plays
- Grim and Gruesome Grimm
- A Kidnapped Santa Claus
- Letters
- The Pied Piper of Hamelin
- Seasonal Skits and Performance Poems For K-3
- The Snow Queen
- Strawberries in Winter
- Camel Dung and Cloves
- Magic Fairy in the Microwave
- The Plucky Pie Murder
- Teen Plays for Inclusive Classrooms
- They Eat Sunshine, Not Zebras
- Dead Men Don’t Do Radio Plays
- Drop Dead, Juliet!
- Hamlette
- Mmmbeth (and Competition Length version)
- Postcards from Shakespeare
- The Scarlet Heart
Products referenced in this post:
Hamlette, Mmmbeth, Carrying the Calf, Puzzle Pieces, The Plucky Pie Murder, Hansel and Gretel, Have You Heard?, Drop Dead, Juliet!, Malled: Two One Act Plays for Young Women, Camel Dung and Cloves, Upon A Sea of Dreams: A Journey on the Titanic, Prom Night, Anonymous, Christmas in July: Two Holiday One Act Plays, Letters, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, Seasonal Skits and Performance Poems For K-3, Mmmbeth: Competition Length Version, The Scarlet Heart, Magic Fairy in the Microwave, Strawberries in Winter, A Kidnapped Santa Claus, Nice Girl, Myth-o-logues, Ariadne's Thread, The Adventures of Theseus and the Minotaur, Postcards from Shakespeare, The Pauper Princess, They Eat Sunshine, Not Zebras, The Snow Queen, Almost History: that whole space time continuum thing, Typecast, The Redemption of Gertie Greene, Dead Men Don't Do Radio Plays, Pandora's Fire, Frankenstein vs the Horrendous Goo, Frankenstein vs the Horrendous Goo: Competition Version, Breathless, The Drama Classroom Companion, Baalzebub, Baalzebub - One Act Version, The Super Non-Heroes, The Battle of Image vs Girl, Audition Toolkit, Same Room, Different Story, Same Room, Different Story - One Act Version, The Production Publicity Toolkit, Teen Plays for Inclusive Classrooms, Practical Approaches to Shakespeare in the Drama Classroom, The Rehearsal Companion, Active Citizenship in the Drama Classroom, Shakespeare's Bachelorette, The Drama Classroom Companion Volume 2, Adapt Now: Adapting Drama Classroom Materials to Different Distance Environments, No See Scenes, Jane Austen, Completely Zoomed, Home of the Brave, Let Me In, The Distance Learning Resource, Virtual Platform, A Recipe of Me, Grim and Gruesome Grimm, Self-Management in the Drama Classroom, and Two Thousand Prompts for Drama Class
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