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!

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)
• Virtual Platform

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

Allison Green

• Anonymous

Janice Harris

• Myth-o-logues

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
• Self-Management in the Drama Classroom
• Two Thousand Prompts for Drama Class

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

Wendy-Marie Martin

• Breathless

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

Sholeh Wolpé

• Let Me In