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!
Rachel Atkins
Baalzebub (and One Act Version)
Treanor Baring
Almost History: that whole space time continuum thing
Frankenstein vs. the Horrendous Goo (and Competition Length)
Jane Austen, Completely Zoomed
Shirley Barrie
Carrying the Calf
Hansel and Gretel
Holly Beardsley
The Pauper Princess
Krista Boehnert
Have You Heard?
Puzzle Pieces
Claire Broome
Same Room, Different Story (and One Act Version)
Lee Cataluna
Home of the Brave
Amanda Murray Cutalo
Nice Girl
Typecast
Sylvia Davenport-Veith
Prom Night
Kathleen Donnelly
Upon A Sea of Dreams: A Journey on the Titanic
Julie Hartley (RESOURCES)
Practical Approaches to Shakespeare in the Drama Classroom
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
Kate Kilpatrick 
A Recipe of Me
Karen Loftus (RESOURCES)
Adapt Now: Adapting Drama Classroom Materials to Different Distance Environments
No See Scenes
Lea Marshall
Shakespeare’s Bachelorette
RESOURCE: The Production Publicity Toolkit
Mrs. Evelyn Merritt
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
Dara Murphy
Camel Dung and Cloves
Magic Fairy in the Microwave
The Plucky Pie Murder
Teen Plays for Inclusive Classrooms
They Eat Sunshine, Not Zebras
Colleen Neuman
Malled: Two One Act Plays for Young Women
Lindsay Price
See Lindsay’s complete list of Plays and Resources here.
Johanna Skoreyko
The Battle of Image vs Girl
Taryn Temple
The Redemption of Gertie Greene
The Super Non-Heroes
Judith White
Ariadne’s Thread, The Adventures of Theseus and the Minotaur
Pandora’s Fire
Allison Williams
Dead Men Don’t Do Radio Plays
Drop Dead, Juliet!
Hamlette
Mmmbeth (and Competition Length version)
Postcards from Shakespeare
The Scarlet Heart
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