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Women and War (One-Act)

  • Jack Hilton Cunningham
  • Short Play, Drama, Contemporary, 1940s / WWII, 1910s / WWI, 1950s, 1970s, 1960s
  • 5M, 8F
  • ISBN: 9780874408027

A short selection of fictional stories based on historical fact, told by generations of Americans impacted by conflict from The Great War to the War in Afghanistan.

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Description

  • Short Play
  • Drama
  • 40 minutes

  • Time Period: Contemporary, 1940s / WWII, 1910s / WWI, 1950s, 1970s, 1960s
  • Target Audience: Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
  • Set Requirements: Bare Stage/Simple Set
  • Cautions: Mild Adult Themes

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Shoestring Budget, Reader's Theatre, College Theatre / Student
Weaving together key narratives from the popular title, Women and War, this one act collection is perfect for high school and college performances.

Through correspondence and monologues, in the style of reader’s theater, Women and War: A One Act Play is a short selection of fictional stories based on historical fact, told by generations of Americans impacted by conflict from The Great War to the War in Afghanistan. From housewife to worker, young bride to nurse, mother to widow, and now, young woman to soldier, these are tales of sacrifice, love, determination and hope told by those who bravely persevere on the home front and on the battlefield.
REVIEWS:

Deeply touching and educational...this play is an emotional roller coaster. These accounts are moving...funny, exciting, humbling, and incredibly sad all at the same time.

The Easy

Awe inspiring. Playwright Cunningham is a magician delivering the internal voices of multiple generations of women who've served as wives, nurses, sweethearts and officers spanning from WWI to Afghanistan. Women and War is essential theater. A moving and poignant scrapbook of the American war experience.

United Stages
Premiere Production: Women and War was first produced as a full-length play by Retro Productions at the Spoon Theater in May of 2010. The performance was directed by Peter Zinn. This One-Act was developed with the theater department at Owensboro High School, Owensboro, Kentucky headed by Carolyn Greer and the Rose Curtain Players.

Characters

  • Casting: 5M, 8F
  • Casting Attributes: Ensemble cast, Flexible casting, Room for Extras, Expandable casting, Color blind casting
  • Casting Notes: Casting for the numerous characters are at the discretion of the director/ producer. Double casting, depending on available actors, may be desired.

  • BUDDY & HELEN - a couple in WWII
    JACK & BETSY - a couple in the Vietnam War
    JOHNNY & AGNES - a couple in the Korean Conflict War

  • In between the stories of these characters, there are a number of monologues; they are:
    DESERT STORM CAPTAIN (HANK)
    DOUGHNUT GALS (2)
    SPECIALIST 4TH CLASS DELANEY
    VIETNAM MARINE
    VIETNAM NURSE
    WESTERN UNION GIRL

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    Weaving together key narratives from the popular title, Women and War, this one act collection is perfect for high school and college performances. Through correspondence and monologues, in the style of reader’s theater, Women and War: A One Act Play is a short selection of fictional stories based on historical fact, told by generations of Americans impacted by conflict from The Great War to the War in Afghanistan. From housewife to worker, young bride to nurse, mother to widow, and now, young woman to soldier, these are tales of sacrifice, love, determination and hope told by those who bravely persevere on the home front and on the battlefield.

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