Plays About Sisters — Tara Meddaugh

Check out nine (9) plays plus a trio of monologues all featuring the sister relationship! From rabbits on the run to sisters contemplating marriage in the 1700s to adult sisters with a foster baby—and more—these 9 plays explore the challenges and connections of this unique sibling relationship. There are plays here for children, teens, young adults and mature adults, ranging from absurdist to dark comedies to dramas.

NINE (9) PLAYS ABOUT SISTERS

THE MOON RIVER RAFT
Two rabbits flee for their lives, holding onto hope that a mysterious secret Moon River Raft will carry all Woundeds to a perfect land. But things are never what they seem in the middle of the night…at a creepy river bank…in a forest…under the moon… Are they?
Details: Dark comedy, 2 person play, around 15-20 minutes

KNOCKING LOUDER
Carol adores, but neglects, the newborn baby placed in her custody. When her sister, Lilah, insists the baby be returned to his mother, Carol takes extreme measures to ensure she keep the infant.
Details: Dark comedy, absurdist, dramatic, 3-person play, around 10 minutes

HOLDING GINGER
When Jenna breaks a special gift a boy gave her older sister, they are not only faced with broken glass to clean up, but they are also faced with the changing dynamics of their family.
Details: drama/comedy, teen, around 10 minutes, 2-person play

THE BRONZE LINING
When two estranged sisters attempt to bond during a hike after their mother’s death, they confront whether there may be too much damage between them to repair.
Details: drama/comedy, 2-person play, around 10 minutes

RUBY AND MILLIE & THE DYING CUCUMBERS
During WW2, two sisters on the homefront are charged with new responsibilities, including the rooftop “victory garden” at their apartment building. But what does it mean when the vegetables start to die?
Details: comedy/drama, 1940s, 2-person play, around 10 minutes, child/tween/teen/young adult actors

RUBY AND MILLIE & THE OLD CHEMICAL PLANT
Sisters, Ruby and Millie have always been extremely close—from Millie caring for Ruby during the strain of WW2, to Ruby watching out for Millie’s bad knees. Neither one can imagine life without the other by her side. But now they struggle with decisions that may, for the first time in 60+ years, take them far away from each other.
Details: Comedy/Drama, 1990s, 2-person play, around 15 minutes, mature actors (50s-80s)

THE OTHER THREE SISTERS
Intertwined scenes of a family are juxtaposed between the 1700s of Jane Austen’s day, and the late 1900s in Queens, NY. 18th Century Mary must decide if she will wed on oaf she despises to make her neighbors jealous, as 20th Century Mary considers allowing back her missing husband who claims to have been sleeping for the years he was away. While the scenes span generations, the women encounter the same issues of marriage, money, and pride.
Details: 5 person play, 1700s/1990s, around 40 minutes, partial adaptation of Jane Austen’s short story, The Three Sisters

THE VICTORY GARDEN PLAYS
While soldiers fight abroad in WW2, those remaining on the Homefront strive to make a difference by creating Victory Gardens, supplementing limited food supply. But the pressures on the homefront extend much further than simply growing produce. A child worries her failing rooftop garden is an omen of misfortune for her father’s return from a POW camp. An infertile woman throws her purpose into feeding neighborhood families. A wealthy man whose chemical plant is commissioned by the government for war purposes struggles with how to leave a meaningful legacy not tainted with warfare. These stories, and more, are given light in The Victory Garden Plays, a series of 7 vignettes chronicling people’s journeys with their new realities of love, growth, life and death.
*This play contains RUBY AND MILLIE & THE DYING CUCUMBERS and RUBY AND MILLIE & THE OLD CHEMICAL PLANT
Details: Cast size 5-12, around 75 minutes, 1940s-1990s, a play in 7 parts (5 short scenes/plays, and 2 monologues)

THE PRETTIEST DUCKLING
Two ducklings plot the ousting of their gray-feathered sister…
Details: dark comedy, comedy, around 25 minutes, 2-person play, teen/tween/young adult
*Coming soon: To be published by YouthPLAYS

SKUNK MOMS
a trio of connected monologues
Sisters Jenny, Alexa and Deirdre make the case to their mother why a baby skunk would make a good pet for their household. They are so completely ready to be skunk moms. But is their mom?
Details: 3 monologues for children, comedy