Wanted; chick play.
Mon, 3 Nov 2003, 02:52 pmLeah Maher18 posts in thread
Wanted; chick play.
Mon, 3 Nov 2003, 02:52 pmOK, I have 4 of the most talented girls in town, I have an amazing director, I think I might even have a venue, now all I need is a play. But do you think I can find one? Do you??!! Noooooooooooo.
Where are all the plays with female characters that are not exclusively concerned with men, insipient lesbianism or the death of ones mother? For Gods sake this town is replete with incredibly talented women who can't get a gig. Why is no-one writing decent chick plays?
Do I have to stoop to adapting a play with male characters? Do I have to commit crimes against art and try to write one myself? Do I have to give up and face another round of auditions where forty women audition for the one female role, and when the director rings to reject you he also asks if you wouldn't mind chasing down some of your male actor mates and asking them if they'd be interested because he can't fill the male roles?
Well??!!
Hmph.
Where are all the plays with female characters that are not exclusively concerned with men, insipient lesbianism or the death of ones mother? For Gods sake this town is replete with incredibly talented women who can't get a gig. Why is no-one writing decent chick plays?
Do I have to stoop to adapting a play with male characters? Do I have to commit crimes against art and try to write one myself? Do I have to give up and face another round of auditions where forty women audition for the one female role, and when the director rings to reject you he also asks if you wouldn't mind chasing down some of your male actor mates and asking them if they'd be interested because he can't fill the male roles?
Well??!!
Hmph.
Scripts for Chicks + others
Sat, 18 Sept 2004, 10:07 amYou can go to the website below and from the search page type in 4 female, 0 male and it will bring up the plays they have in their catalogue with that particular cast. The only issue is they are American plays, not Australian - I want to see more new works from Australia!!
http://www.dramatists.com
You could also e-mail the office at
www.ozscript.org
and they might know one off the top of their heads - they are wonderfully helpful!
Cheers
Talei
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