International Women's Day Special - Year 3

About this episode

This episode celebrates International Women's Day with discussions on four plays written by female playwrights.

Hello there and welcome to our special celebrating International Women's Day. For this special I have got together with three amazing female playwrights to hear four plays celebrating women and having a chat about them.The four plays are:"Best Friends Forever" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2020732/best-friends-forever) by Samantha Oty (https://newplayexchange.org/users/31320/samantha-oty & https://samanthaoty.wixsite.com/mysite) Jamie - Jacquie Floyd (https://www.jacquiefloyd.com/writing & https://newplayexchange.org/users/37764/jacquelyn-floyd-priskorn) Lana - Hannah Lee DeFrates (https://newplayexchange.org/users/58102/hannah-lee-defrates) "Just Say it Three Times" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2010299/just-say-it-three-times) by Erin Moughon (https://newplayexchange.org/users/16951/erin-moughon) Emilia - Tanya Rich (www.tanyarich.co.uk) Joanna - Sarah Edwards (https://www.sarahedwardsvoice.co.uk/) Aphra Behn - Perdita Lawton (www.perditalawton.com) "Lizzie Borden Gets Engaged" (https://newplayexchange.org/script/2018101/lizzie-borden-gets-engaged) by Ellen Abrams (https://newplayexchange.org/users/13566/ellen-abrams) Lizzie - Dana Hall…

People in this episode

Host: Rachel Feeny-Williams

Guests: Samantha Oty, Jacquie Floyd, Hannah Lee DeFrates, Erin Moughon, Ellen Abrams

Topics covered

• International Women's Day
• female playwrights
• theater
• women's stories
• play analysis

Keywords

• International Women's Day
• female playwrights
• theater
• plays
• women's stories

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Best Friends Forever, Just Say it Three Times, Lizzie Borden Gets Engaged, The Legend of the Harper Valley PTA

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