What plays offer meaty roles for young women (aged 20-30)?

Question

My community theatre is in desperate need of some decent roles for women who are 20-30 years old, so I'm searching for plays to present to the selection committee. We've done enough thoroughly light-hearted, even corny-as-hell, productions--we need something that is a bit hard hitting, or at least, more mature. We'd like to move the sense of humour further toward the 'dry wit' end of the spectrum (away from slapstick). Our theatre isn't exactly brimming over with young male actors, so that is a bit of an obstacle. Basically, we're pretty open to plays from any era, of any subject matter...anything that will allow the actress(es) to push themselves. Cheers.

Answer 1

Hedda Gabbler
A Doll's House
(actually almost any Ibsen Play)
Miss Julie
The Glass Menagerie
Street Car Named Desire
No Exit (It's not a long play but it has 2 main female roles)
The Respectful Prostitue
Miss Warren's Profession

Answer 2

All those plays are great.

Also, check out any work by Maureen Hunter. Especially a piece called Transit of Venus.

Other options are Daniel MacIvor (smaller, one woman shows), or you could start looking at Shakespeare, he wrote some of the most incredible female characters in playwright history.

Answer 3

what about wizard of oz ... the remake with Michael Jackson? :) why not?!