Women Who Weave

Women Who Weave by J. S. Puller

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Productions (29)
Play for young audiences
|
60 - 75 minutes
4 W, 2 M,  (6-22 actors possible: 4-10 W, 2-12 M)
Set: A tree, draped with fabric, from which the props, instruments, and costume pieces hang.

When the plucky, ambitious twelve-year-old Atalanta is excluded from the men's boar hunt, she is convinced that being female means giving up any chance at being heroic. But her mother comforts her with the stories of the Fates, the three goddesses who weave the destiny of all human beings. A skeptical Atalanta dozes off and drifts into a bizarre dream that carries her to the loom of the Fates, where she lives the stories of three great Greek heroines and discovers that heroism has more to do with the decisions we make than the fate we're born into.

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Play Details

When the plucky, ambitious twelve-year-old Atalanta is excluded from the men's boar hunt, she is convinced that being female means giving up any chance at being heroic. But her mother comforts her with the stories of the Fates, the three goddesses who weave the destiny of all human beings. A skeptical Atalanta dozes off and drifts into a bizarre dream that carries her to the loom of the Fates, where she lives the stories of three great Greek heroines and discovers that heroism has more to do with the decisions we make than the fate we're born into.

  • Play for young audiences
  • |
  • 60 - 75 minutes
  • 4 W, 2 M,  (6-22 actors possible: 4-10 W, 2-12 M)
  • Set: A tree, draped with fabric, from which the props, instruments, and costume pieces hang.
  • Standard Edition ISBN: 978-1-62384-587-2

Production History

FEB 19, 2025 - FEB 23, 2025
Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, MI United States
 Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI United States
MAR 21, 2024 - MAR 24, 2024
San Juan Community Theatre
Friday Harbor, WA United States
 San Juan Community Theatre Friday Harbor, WA United States
DEC 01, 2023 - DEC 03, 2023
Cardinal High School
Middlefield, OH United States
 Cardinal High School Middlefield, OH United States
OCT 27, 2023 - OCT 28, 2023
Margaretville Central School
Margaretville, NY United States
 Margaretville Central School Margaretville, NY United States
JUN 09, 2023 - JUN 09, 2023
Montessori Children's House
Redmond, WA United States
 Montessori Children's House Redmond, WA United States
MAY 03, 2023 - MAY 03, 2023
Georgetown High School Theatre
Georgetown, TX United States
 Georgetown High School Theatre Georgetown, TX United States
FEB 10, 2023 - FEB 11, 2023
Broken Arrow Freshman Academy
Broken Arrow, OK United States
 Broken Arrow Freshman Academy Broken Arrow, OK United States
JAN 19, 2023 - JAN 20, 2023
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Orlando, FL United States
 INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL Orlando, FL United States
JUN 22, 2022 - JUL 08, 2022
Stephen F Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX United States
 Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX United States
APR 29, 2021 - APR 30, 2021
Thousand Oaks High School
Thousand Oaks, CA United States
 Thousand Oaks High School Thousand Oaks, CA United States
APR 10, 2021 - APR 11, 2021
Hillcrest Academy
KALONA, IA United States
 Hillcrest Academy KALONA, IA United States
APR 10, 2021 - APR 11, 2021
Hillcrest Academy
KALONA, IA United States
 Hillcrest Academy KALONA, IA United States
APR 22, 2020 - MAY 02, 2020
Northwest School Division #203
Medstead, SK Canada
 Northwest School Division #203 Medstead, SK Canada
NOV 21, 2019 - NOV 22, 2019
Brimmer And May
Chestnut Hill, MA United States
 Brimmer And May Chestnut Hill, MA United States
NOV 10, 2018 - NOV 12, 2018
Emerson College
Boston, MA United States
 Emerson College Boston, MA United States
NOV 02, 2018 - NOV 04, 2018
Loudonville High School Theatre Department
Loudonville, OH United States
 Loudonville High School Theatre Department Loudonville, OH United States
NOV 02, 2018 - NOV 04, 2018
RE-Imagine Theatre Company
Providence, RI United States
 RE-Imagine Theatre Company Providence, RI United States
OCT 14, 2018 - OCT 18, 2018
Youngker High School
Buckeye, AZ United States
 Youngker High School Buckeye, AZ United States
MAR 16, 2018 - MAR 16, 2018
Fox High School TheatreTroupe
Ste. Genevieve, MO United States
 Fox High School TheatreTroupe Ste. Genevieve, MO United States
DEC 07, 2017 - DEC 09, 2017
Hartford Stage
Hartford, CT United States
 Hartford Stage Hartford, CT United States
SEP 19, 2017 - SEP 19, 2017
Illawarra Christian School
Cordeaux Heights, NSW Australia
 Illawarra Christian School Cordeaux Heights, NSW Australia
APR 13, 2017 - JUN 07, 2017
Andrew School
Andrew, AB Canada
 Andrew School Andrew, AB Canada
APR 01, 2017 - APR 30, 2017
Crusader Players
Manchester, NH United States
 Crusader Players Manchester, NH United States
DEC 05, 2015 - DEC 05, 2015
Trinity Catholic Jr/Sr High School
Hutchinson, KS United States
 Trinity Catholic Jr/Sr High School Hutchinson, KS United States
NOV 05, 2015 - NOV 05, 2015
The Blake School
Hopkins, MN United States
 The Blake School Hopkins, MN United States
NOV 07, 2014 - NOV 08, 2014
Watkinson School
Hartford, CT United States
 Watkinson School Hartford, CT United States
JUN 08, 2012 - JUN 15, 2012
Bay Area Homeschool Drama Club
Castro Valley, CA United States
 Bay Area Homeschool Drama Club Castro Valley, CA United States
JUN 08, 2012 - JUN 15, 2012
Bay Area Homeschool Drama Club
San Leandro, CA United States
 Bay Area Homeschool Drama Club San Leandro, CA United States
JUN 09, 2011 - JUN 10, 2011
Hammarskjold High School
Thunder Bay, ON Canada
 Hammarskjold High School Thunder Bay, ON Canada
FEB 19, 2025 - FEB 23, 2025
Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, MI United States
 Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI United States
No professional productions.

Awards (1)

Winner, American Alliance for Theatre and Education Unpublished Play Reading Contest (2008)

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