Women Like Us

by Dan Taube

Full-length. Alice, a recent rape survivor is at a turning point in her life. Through her complicated relationship with her mother Lola, her supportive best friend Cindy and the memories she has of her gramma, she is coming to realize that in order to be the best mother to her adoptive daughter Lucy, she needs to let go and move on. It's as simple as that. Or is it?

Full-length. Alice, a recent rape survivor is at a turning point in her life. Through her complicated relationship with her mother Lola, her supportive best friend Cindy and the memories she has of her gramma, she is coming to realize that in order to be the best mother to her adoptive daughter Lucy, she needs to let go and move on. It's as simple as that. Or is it?

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  • Laura Scruggs: Women Like Us

    The mother/daughter relationship is one of the hardest and is encapsulated well in this play.

    A vital exploration of why women often don't connect and what happens as a result and the importance of the grandparent/grandchild relationship, are portrayed.

    It truly shows how important it is to take care of our mental health. This play is very validating to struggles I have personally experienced with mental health and teaching.

    This play is for any woman who feels she is not taken seriously.

    Wonderful, all-woman cast.

    It is as tragic as it is funny.

    Very visceral.

    Empowering and hopeful....

    The mother/daughter relationship is one of the hardest and is encapsulated well in this play.

    A vital exploration of why women often don't connect and what happens as a result and the importance of the grandparent/grandchild relationship, are portrayed.

    It truly shows how important it is to take care of our mental health. This play is very validating to struggles I have personally experienced with mental health and teaching.

    This play is for any woman who feels she is not taken seriously.

    Wonderful, all-woman cast.

    It is as tragic as it is funny.

    Very visceral.

    Empowering and hopeful.

  • Arianna Rose: Women Like Us

    I had the good fortune to watch this play evolve in our writers group. Playwright Dan Taube's innate skill to create complex, nuanced, relatable women characters is something I greatly admire. You'll have compassion for all the characters in this beautiful gem of a play. Women Like Us deserves to be seen by everyone and my hope is for a slew of productions!

    I had the good fortune to watch this play evolve in our writers group. Playwright Dan Taube's innate skill to create complex, nuanced, relatable women characters is something I greatly admire. You'll have compassion for all the characters in this beautiful gem of a play. Women Like Us deserves to be seen by everyone and my hope is for a slew of productions!

  • Karen Fix Curry: Women Like Us

    Dan Taube's ability to write women's voices both true and real is inspiring. These women struggle with their pasts, their relationships, and ultimately their efforts to rise above and move on. This is a powerful story of multiple generations, and each one's struggles, successes and failures. Brilliant, emotional, and cathartic. Read it. Produce it.

    Dan Taube's ability to write women's voices both true and real is inspiring. These women struggle with their pasts, their relationships, and ultimately their efforts to rise above and move on. This is a powerful story of multiple generations, and each one's struggles, successes and failures. Brilliant, emotional, and cathartic. Read it. Produce it.

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Character Information

Can be done with only four actors with one actor triple cast as Gramma, Dr. Holland and Therapist
  • Therapist
    Disembodied voice. Empathetic and curious.
    Character Age
    40
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Cis female
  • Alice Schwartz
    Former professor. Intelligent, witty and urbane.
    Character Age
    45
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    a cis Female
  • Lola Schwartz
    Aerobics instructor, Alice's mother, complicated personal history. Not necessarily who she seems to be.
    Character Age
    65
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Cis female
  • Cindy Jacobi
    Alice's best friend, an author, smart and tough.
    Character Age
    45
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Cis female
  • Gramma
    Alice's grandmother. Kind, gentle, goofy.
    Character Age
    61
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Cis female
  • Dr. Holland
    Strict, thorough, dignified. Loves her work.
    Character Age
    55
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Cis female