50 Plays by Women+ Over 50

This curated list is for producers, theater artists, and anyone who loves new plays. To learn about the list read here.
To learn about the nominators read here. And please support theaters that produce plays by women+ over 50 in every season.
Our second list of 50 plays will be posted January 2027!

Portrait of Jeannie Barroga

“Rock On”

Jeannie Barroga

Portrait of Ifa Bayeza

“Bunk Johnson…a blues poem”

Ifa Bayeza

Portrait of Neena Beber

“Kate Suspended”

Neena Beber

Portrait of Kate Benson

“NightWoodsHole”

Kate Benson

Portrait of Susan Bernfield

“Sizzle Sizzle Fly”

Susan Bernfield

Portrait of Elizabeth Canavan

“Wherever You Go”

Elizabeth Canavan

Portrait of June Carryl

“Colossus”

June Carryl

Portrait of Catherine Castellani

“The Misopeds”

Catherine Castellani

Portrait of Eugenie Chan

“Kitchen Table”

Eugenie Chan

Portrait of Karen Chilton

“Heirloom”

Karen Chilton

Portrait of Gab Cody

“The Adventures of Pussy Jones”

Gab Cody

Portrait of Alice Eve Cohen

“Hotel Limbo”

Alice Eve Cohen

Portrait of Erin Courtney

“Ann, Fran, Mary Ann”

Erin Courtney

Portrait of Cusi Cram

“The Wild Inside”

Cusi Cram

Portrait of Migdalia Cruz

“Satryricoño”

Migdalia Cruz

Portrait of Lisa D'Amour

“Helene”

Lisa D'Amour

Portrait of Cheryl Davis

“Professor Sycorax”

Cheryl Davis

Portrait of Jeanne Dorsey

“A Little Bit of Forever”

Jeanne Dorsey

Portrait of Susan Ferrara

“Pennsylvania Avenue”

Susan Ferrara

Portrait of Emma Goldman-Sherman

“Man & Wife”

Emma Goldman-Sherman

Portrait of Pamela Weiler Grayson

“A Comfortable Life”

Pamela Weiler Grayson

Portrait of Kirsten Greenidge

“Tongue Tied and Delivered”

Kirsten Greenidge

Portrait of Anita Hollander

“Pieces of a Pandemic”

Anita Hollander

Portrait of Velina Hasu Houston

“Oh, I Remember the Black Birch”

Velina Hasu Houston

Portrait of Christine Toy Johnson

“Unnatural Causes”

Christine Toy Johnson

Portrait of Carson Kreitzer

“Timebomb”

Carson Kreitzer

Portrait of Mildred Inez Lewis

“Aretha and the G-Man”

Mildred Inez Lewis

Portrait of Joan Matthieu

“Trial by Water”

Joan Matthieu

Portrait of Susan Miller

“A Map of Doubt and Rescue”

Susan Miller

Portrait of Puy Navarro

“Else & Henry”

Puy Navarro

Portrait of Masha Obolensky

“Interior of the Artist Without Her Sister”

Masha Obolensky

Portrait of Dara O'Brien

“Early Sunday Morning”

Dara O'Brien

Portrait of Mary Lynn Owen

“Salvage”

Mary Lynn Owen

Portrait of Deepa Purohit

“Bones”

Deepa Purohit

Portrait of Jacquelyn Reingold

“Fear Less”

Jacquelyn Reingold

Portrait of Carmen Rivera

“The Loves of My Life”

Carmen Rivera

Portrait of Lynn Rosen

“The Ushers”

Lynn Rosen

Portrait of Tammy Ryan

“The Boy in Queens”

Tammy Ryan

Portrait of Deborah Savadge

“Allowance”

Deborah Savadge

Portrait of Sarah Schulman

“Roe V. Wade”

Sarah Schulman

Portrait of SM Shepard-Massat

“Squirrels on a Wheel”

SM Shepard-Massat

Portrait of Ellen Struve

“Old Bat”

Ellen Struve

Portrait of Tracy Thorne

“Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?”

Tracy Thorne

Portrait of Kathleen Tolan

“Scene Study 1969”

Kathleen Tolan

Portrait of Alice Tuan

“Cock's Crow”

Alice Tuan

Portrait of T. Tara Turk-Haynes

“Blue Paris Blues”

T. Tara Turk-Haynes

Portrait of Celeste Bedford Walker

“Heirs of Cedar Branch”

Celeste Bedford Walker

Portrait of Jennie Webb

“Women, Birds, Stars”

Jennie Webb

Portrait of Elizabeth Wong

“@YLS”

Elizabeth Wong

Portrait of Stefanie Zadravec

“Tiny Houses”

Stefanie Zadravec