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Gender Play Author Role Style StoryFemale Alan Haehnel Cecily Comedy Coming up with reasons to not be in a play

Female As You Like It William Shakespeare Phoebe Comedy Caught between love and hate for this guy

Female Elizabeth Wong Bibi Comedy

Female Macbeth William Shakespeare Lady Macbeth Dramatic

Female Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare Portia Dramatic

Female Night Train to Bolina Nilo Cruz Sister Nora

Female Night Train to Bolina Nilo Cruz Talita Comedy

Female Rosa's Eulogy Richard Strand Jeanne Comedy

Female Taming of the Shrew William Shakespeare Kate Dramatic

Female The China Crisis Kipp Erante Cheng Dragon Lady Comedy

Female Beneatha Serious

Male Cyrano de Bergerac Edmond Rostand Cyrano Comedy

Male Othello William Shakespeare Iago Tragedy Expressing his hate of Othello and wishing his downfall

Male Nadine Graham Tragedy

Male The China Crisis Kipp Erante Cheng Mickey Finn Comedy Openning intro, like a classic detective story

Male Streak Tommy Smith Cesare Comedy Man realizes that he signed a deal with Satan

15 Reasons to Not be in a Play

Letters to a Student Revolutionary

Bibi, a Chinese-American 20yr old woman from LA, is visiting China for first time, and she is freaking out.

She is defending the name of justice and mercy, in a court of law

Serious - caring

She is a nun who is caring for patients and orphans, and guiding Clara (11yrs) who has just arrived.Talita (14yrs) is trying to help Clara (11yrs) feel at ease at the hospice (makes monkey impression)She is praying for the cat that someone ran over. She has major issues about the hit-and-run.Her husband is trying to break her will, and she is at her breaking point.She is the cook at a Chinese restaurant where there has been a death.Talking about a traumatic event that she can't get over, and how to help the worldOffended that those who insult his nose don't have much creativity

The Basement at the Bottom at the End of the World

Paul (19yrs, white)

Paul remembers the heroic stories his father told him about his time fighting in the Vietnam War.

Genders Play Author Roles Style StoryFemales Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare Comedy

Females Nilo Cruz Comedy

Females Nilo Cruz Light-hearted

Black Thang Ato Essandoh Comedy

Jos Rivera

Nilo Cruz Serious

Nilo Cruz Tragedy

Nadine Graham Tragedy

Nadine Graham Tragedy

Nadine Graham Comedy

Nadine Graham Comedy

The Magic Kingdom Louis Felder Whimsical

Karen Huie Comedy

Karen Huie Comedy

Males Silvia Gonzalez S. Serious

Males True West Austin & Lee

Females Playful

Portia (intelligent, orphaned princess) Nerissa (servant/advisor)

Portias father has placed a very tricky riddle for those who court his daughter, and the first to solve it will be her husband. None of her suitors have so far solved it and she is tired of the process.

Night Train to Bolina 2.1

Clara (11yrs, new to hospice) Talita (14yrs)

Clara, new to hospice/orphanage, is rooming with Talita, who has been here helping for some time already.


Talita (14yrs), Sister Nora (adult nun taking care of patients and children)

Sister Nora is hinting that Talita's mother may soon be coming to get her from hospice and taking her to America.

Male - Female

Sam (30yrs black man) & Mattie (30yrs black woman)

They began dating 3 months ago and have a contract stating that they cannot become emotionally attached.

Male - Female

Maricela de la Luz Lights the World

Maricela (11yrs, Spanish-sp) Riccardo (brother, 9yrs Spanish-sp)

They live in the Bronx, but are in San Diego for Christmas. They are coming out of a shopping mall after some shopping, and are suddenly faced with a slew of super-natural events.

Male - Female


Clara (11yrs) and Mateo (10yrs, male friend)

The kids bond by sharing their horrible home experiences and caring for each others wounds.

Male - Female


Clara (11yrs) and Mateo (10yrs, male friend)

In this scene, Mateo is trying on Claras dress in the hopes that his parents would like him better if he was a girl. It goes wrong.

Male - Female

The Basement at the Bottom at the End of the World Sc2

Daneen (17yrs, black) & Paul (19yrs, white)

Natural disasters outside, and two strangers end up trapped in a basement together. They are angry and scared of each other; physical fights in this scene.

Male - Female



Natural disasters outside, and two strangers end up trapped in a basement together. They are talking about black vs. white names, and still fighting and angry.

Male - Female



Natural disasters outside, and two strangers end up trapped in a basement together. Daneen is wishing she could have gone to Prom, and Paul says his Prom was no big deal.

Male - Female



Natural disasters outside, and two strangers end up trapped in a basement together. Daneen is teaching Paul about telling "black jokes".

Male - Female

Girl (17yrs, white) & Young Man (19yrs, black)

They are from rural California, and are leaving to elope and have honeymoon at Disneyland. They are picturing the future.

Male - Female

Yasuko and the Young Samurai Sc1

Yasuko (young Japanese woman) & Samurai (young Japanese man)

The young couple wants to marry, but Yasuko will only marry a Samurai and her love has not passed his challenge yet. He explains that he is afraid of pain, while still trying to sound brave.

Male - Female

Yasuko and the Young Samurai Sc2

Yasuko (young Japanese woman) & Samurai (young Japanese man)

Yasuko is trying to tell her love that she cannot marry him, and the couple have a sword fight. After she knows he can protect her, they run away to America to marry.

The Migrant Farmworker's Son (several scenes)

Henry (16yrs) English-speaking Oliverio (deceased grandpa) Spanish

Both Henrys parents are immigrants from Mexico who pick in the fields to earn their living. They hope for better things for their son. They have many issues, and Henry is struggling to find his way.

Ezigbo, the Spirit Child 1

Adaora Nzelibe Schmiedl & Max Bush

Ezigbo & Ngozi (both 10yrs girls of an African tribe)

Living in a village in the jungles of Africa, the girls are sent to get water from the river. They are to be found husbands in the next two years, but they are still just children.

Genders Title Author Roles

Genders Play Author Roles Style Story4 Females

William Shakespeare Titania & Mechanicals Comedy

Various Comedy All Shakespeare's works condensed, but not always well understood

Ezigbo, the Spirit Child #2

Adaora Nzelibe Schmiedl & Max Bush

Ezigbo & Ngozi (10yrs), Mother, Medicine Woman (tribal)

Tribal, Supersticious

Ezigbo is ill and her mother is concerned. She calls the Medicine woman to help, and they haggle over price of the medicines. (Small roles for the girls, mostly adults talking.)

6 mix & 1 female

Midsummer Night's Dream

Fairy Queen is in a deep sleep as some not-so-brilliant actors walk into her realm to rehearse their play

3 males (mix?)

Complete works of W. Shakespeare

Gender Musical Song Composer Lyricist Role Style StoryFemale Shrek Good Morning Jeanine Tesori Comedy

Female Kiss Me Kate I Hate Men Cole Porter Cole Porter Katharine Comedy

Female Spamalot Eric Idle Eric Idle Lady of the Lake Comedy

Female Les Miserables On My Own Eponine Lament

Female My Fair Lady Just You Wait Frederick Loewe Alan J Lerner Eliza Anger!

Female Aida Elton John Tim Rice Amneris (princess) Sets the story as a Romeo & Juliet remake!

Female Wicked Popular Stephen Schwartz Glinda Comedy

Female Wicked Stephen Schwartz Elphaba (W. Witch) Lament

Female Wicked I'm Not That Girl Stephen Schwartz Elphaba (W. Witch) Lament

Female Wizard of Oz Over the Rainbow Harold Arlen Yip Harburg Dorothy Wistful

Female Les Miserables I Dreamed a Dream Fantine Lament

Male Shrek Don't Let Me Go Jeanine Tesori Donkey Comedy

Male Shrek When Words Fail Jeanine Tesori Shrek Comedy

Male My Fair Lady Frederick Loewe Alan J Lerner Freddy Love song

Male My Fair Lady I'm an Ordinary Man Frederick Loewe Alan J Lerner Professor Higgins Comedy

David Lindsay-Abaire

Fiona - tomboy princess

The first morning after being freed from a dragon-guarded towerKate expresses her intentions not to marry while all her friends are listing traits of future husbands

Whatever Happened to my Part?

She is a diva, lamenting that she hasn't had any part in the musical since the very beginning.

Claude-Michel Schonberg

Herbert Kretzmer

She realizes that Marius does not love her, but she cannot help but be in love with himShe is being worked to exhaustion by the professor to speak properly

Every Story is a Love Story

Stephen Schwartz

Glinda and Elphaba (W. Witch) are roommates in college, Glinda wants to make her popular

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

Stephen Schwartz

No matter how much good she does, it always turns wrong and people get hurt

Stephen Schwartz

Elphaba starts to like Glinda's boyfriend and knows he doesn't like herDorothy wishes to get away from all the troubles on the farm.

Claude-Michel Schonberg

Herbert Kretzmer

Fantine is in despare and dreams of how things could have been different.


Donkey tries to convince Shrek that he needs Donkey, but ends up begging to stay


Shrek tries to find the words to tell Fiona how he feelsand messes it up

On the Street Where You Live

He just met Eliza and is smitten; he wants to just be close, even if it's on the doorstepHe is explaining how letting a woman in his life would disturb his peace

Genders Musical Song Composer Lyricist Roles Style StoryFemales Westside Story A Boy Like That Lament Maria's love, Tony, has just killed Maria's brother, Anita's boyfriend

Females Cinderella Stepsisters' Lament Two Stepsisters Comedy Agonizing over why a man would ever like someone like Cinderella

Females Chicago Class John Kander Fred Ebb Matron & Velma Comedy Desparing over why men don't have any class anymore

Females Wicked For Good Glinda & Elphaba (W. Witch) Lament

Evita A Waltz Tim Rice Che & Eva Peron Waltz

Shrek Jeanine Tesori Shrek & Fiona Comedy

Drowsy Chaperone I am Aldolpho Aldolpho & Drowsy Comedy

Males Fiddler on the Roof To Life Jerry Bock Celebration

Males Shrek Travel Song Jeanine Tesori Donkey & Shrek Comedy

Males My Fair Lady A Hymn to Him Alan J Lerner Comedy

Leonard Bernstein

Stephen Sondheim

Anita & Maria (both Spanish-sp)

Richard Rodgers

Oscar Hammerstein

Stephen Schwartz

Stephen Schwartz

Both witches morn that they cannot be friends at the end of this story, but also know that they deeply impacted each other for good.

Male - Female

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Towards the end of the musical, characters argue over politics and the welfare of the people

Male - Female

I Think I Got You Beat


The two compete on whose past is worse, finding common ground and lots of noisy bodily functions

Male - Female

Lisa Lambert & Greg Morrison


Extrememly hilarious situation where Aldolpho is seducing the wrong person (mostly a solo for Aldolpho, physical comedy)

Sheldon Harnick

Tavye (father of bride) & Lazar Wolfe (groom-to-be)

Tevye has just agreed to allow his eldest daughter to marry Lazar Wolfe, a wealthy older gentleman.


On he way to Fiona's tower, donkey sings a song to pass the time and Shrek complains

Frederick Loewe

Prof. Higgins (sings song) & Colonel (short responses)

Prof. Higgins is confused by Eliza's reaction and is fuming at his friend who offers simple responses.

Genders Musical Song Composer Lyricist Roles Style StoryFemales Westside Story America! Leonard Berstein Rosalia, Anita, Chorus

Mix Shrek Duloc Jeanine Tesori Farquhar, announcer, chorus Introducing Duloc in all its grandeur

3 females Matchmaker Jerry Bock Sheldon Harnick Chava, Hodel, Tzeitel Comedy 3 sisters hope for a good match for a husband

Males Pippin War is a Science Stephen Schwartz Stephen Schwartz Charlemagne, Pippin, Soldiers Dark comedy They are assessing the cost of war

Females Aida Elton John Tim Rice Amneris (princess), chorus Confidence!

Show-off Janet, ensemble Comedy

Wicked Stephen Schwartz Stephen Schwartz Comedy

3 females Shrek I Know It's Today Jeanine Tesori Comedy

Males Aida Elton John Tim Rice Epic

Males My Fair Lady Frederick Loewe Alan J Lerner Alfred Dolittle & friends Comedy

Stephen Sondheim

Comedy, dance

Anita and Rosalia debate whether they are better living in Puerto Rico or in America


Comedy, dance

Fiddler on the Roof

My Strongest Suit

Amneris explains that the thing she is best at is fashion and putting on a show

Female & mix

Drowsy Chaperone



Janet is a show-biz star and is planning on leaving her career when she marries

2 females, mix

What is this Feeling?

Glinda, Elphaba (W Witch), chorus

Both witches express their initial feelings upon first meeting, chorus sides with Glinda


child Fiona, teen Fiona, adult Fiona

Different perspectives of Fiona, who continues to be hopeful in her tower

Fortune Favors the Brave

Radames (prince, conqueror), soldiers

Radames is coming home from conquering someplace and is kinda bragging

With a Little Bit of Luch

Alfred is trying to make a living while avoiding working; his morals are slippery at best

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