She Persisted: Thirty Ten-Minute Plays by Women over Forty

by Lawrence Harbison (Editor), Theresa Rebeck (Introduction)

She Thirty Ten-Minute Plays by Women over Forty is a collection of plays by members of Honor Roll!, an advocacy group of women over forty.



About Honor Roll!:

"Honor Roll! is an advocacy and action group of women+ playwrights over forty—and our allies—whose goal is our inclusion in theater. The term "women+" refers to a spectrum of gender identification that includes women, non-binary identifiers, and trans. We are the generation excluded at the outset of our careers because of sexism, now overlooked because of ageism. We celebrate diversity in theater, and work to call attention to the negative impact of age discrimination alongside gender, race, ethnicity, faith, socioeconomic status, disability, and sexual orientation in the American Theatre and beyond."



"These women are in their forties and fifties and sixties, and they have been writing a long time, and they are at the height of their craft. These are tight, complex, nuanced pieces of writing, which no one has seen because for too long they weren't looking.



These are important writers, and important plays."

—Theresa Rebeck, from the introduction

304 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 1, 2021

Reviews

[Isadora Varejao Marinho · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5. Some are hilarious, some are silly, some are moving, some are boring, some are meh. All worth reading, though. My faves:

THE BARDO STATE
EVERYTHING IS FINE
FROM ASHLEE TO ASHES
GET MOM
GETTING IN TOUCH WITH YOUR DARK SIDE
LATE SUMMER
THE WOODPILE
YOU HAVEN’T CHANGED A BIT

[Robyn Ringler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Phenomenal Read! This is my new favorite book. Each play is so engaging. They are delightful to read in 10-minute spurts or all at once. There is a sense of energy in each author's writing, and in the book as a whole. Heartwarming, deeply moving, all with a sense of humor. Love it.