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Short Plays with Great Roles for Women is an antidote to the traditional underrepresentation of women on stage, by offering twenty-two short plays that put women right at the centre of the action.
The push for more women's roles has gathered force over the last few years, and this collection is part of that movement, with rich, intelligent roles for women of all ages and backgrounds. This anthology offers a vital slice of life, addressing relevant and diverse topics such as: a young, Islamic woman coming out to her religious mother; black women's navigation of the natural hair movement; bullying in a small-town American school; social media addiction; and the trials and tribulations of family life. Plays from award-winning playwrights are supported by original production details and playwrights' afterwords, forming a broad and comprehensive collection of complete texts that offer full character journeys.
Appealing to aspiring performers, playwrights, directors and students, Short Plays with Great Roles for Women is an essential resource for actor training, assessments, showcases, show-reels, short films and theatre performances.
List of contents
Contributors' Biographies Foreword Introduction Acknowledgements 1.
Crossing Bridges 2.
'Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it, and it darts away' 3.
Isn't She Lovely, Made of Love .... 4.
Aping the Patriarchy 5.
To Connect or Dis-connect? 6.
Be Yourself, Everyone Else Is Already Taken 7.
The Class Ceiling 8.
Siblings in Mourning
About the author
Suzette Coon is a playwright and artistic director of Little Pieces of Gold theatre company. Her plays have been produced at theatres across London, and since 2010 she has produced the short plays of over 400 emerging, established and award-winning playwrights.
Summary
Short Plays with Great Roles for Women is an antidote to the traditional underrepresentation of women on stage, by offering twenty-two short plays that put women right at the centre of the action.
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‘It is work like this that will move the need for change forward. So I hope in borrowing or purchasing this book you feel compelled to be part of this action." -- Morgan Lloyd Malcolm
