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Plays

Contemporary

Albee, Edward. A Delicate Balance Albee, Edward. The American Dream/Zoo Story Albee, Edward. The Goat or Who is Sylvia? Albee, Edward. Three Tall Women Albee, Edward. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Auburn, David. Proof Aykbourn, Alan. Absurd Person Singular Aykbourn, Alan. House and Garden Baitz, John Robin. The Substance of Fire Blessing, Lee. A Walk in the Woods Bond, Edward. Saved Churchill, Caryl. Cloud 9 Churchill, Caryl. Top Girls Durang, Christopher. Beyond Theraphy Durang, Christopher. Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You & The Actor's Nightmare Edson, Margaret. Wit Ensler, Eve. The Vagina Monologues Fo, Dario. Accidental Death of an Anarchist Foreman, Richard. My Head Was a Sledgehammer Fornes, Irene. Mud Frayn, Michael. Copenhagen Frayn, Michael. Noises Off Friel, Brian. Dancing at Lughnasa Fugard, Athol. Master Harold…and the Boys Fugard, Athol. The Road to Mecca Greenberg, Richard. Eastern Standard Guare, John. Six Degrees of Separation Hare, David. Plenty Hare, David. The Blue Room Ives, David. All in the Timing Kushner, Tony. Angels in America LaBute, Neil. The Shape of Things Lonnergan, Kenneth. This Is Our Youth Mamet, David. American Buffalo Mamet, David. Glengarry Glen Ross Mamet, David. Sexual Perversity in Chicago Marber, Patrick. Closer Margulies, Donald. Dinner With Friends Margulies, Donald. Sight Unseen McDonagh, Martin. The Beauty Queen of Leenane McNally, Terence. Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune McNally, Terence. Master Class Nichols, Peter. Joe Egg Norman, Marsha. 'night Mother Parks, Suzan-Lori. Topdog/Underdog Pinter, Harold. Betrayal Pinter, Harold. The Caretaker Pinter, Harold. The Dumbwaiter Pinter, Harold. The Homecoming Pomerance, Bernard. The Elephant Man Shaffer, Peter. Amadeus Shaffer, Peter. Equus Shanley, John Patrick. Danny and the Deep Blue Shanley, John Patrick. Doubt Shepard, Sam. Buried Child Shepard, Sam. The Tooth of Crime Shepard, Sam. True West Sherman, Martin. Bent Simon, Neil. Barefoot in the Park Simon, Neil. Brighton Beach Memoirs Simon, Neil. Lost in Yonkers Simon, Neil. Plaza Suite Simon, Neil. The Odd Couple Smith, Anna Deveare. Twilight: Los Angeles Stoppard, Tom. Arcadia Stoppard, Tom. Jumpers Stoppard, Tom. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Stoppard, Tom. The Real Thing Tally, Ted. Terra Nova Uhry, Alfred. Driving Miss Daisy Vogel, Paula. How I Learned to Drive Wellman, Mac. Cellophane Wilson, Lanford. Balm in Gilead Wilson, Lanford. Burn This Wilson, August. Joe Turner's Come and Gone Wilson, August. The Piano Lesson Wright, Doug. I Am My Own Wife

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Mid 20th Century

Anderson, Maxwell. Winterset Beckett, Samuel. Endgame Beckett, Samuel. Waiting for Godot Bolt, Robert. A Man For All Seasons Brecht, Bertolt. Galileo Brecht, Bertolt. Mother Courage Brecht, Bertolt. The Caucasian Chalk Circle Brecht, Bertolt. The Good Woman of Setzuan Coward, Noel. Blithe Spirit Coward, Noel. Private Lives Genet, Jean. The Balcony Genet, Jean. The Maids Gibson, William. The Miracle Worker Goldman, James. The Lion in Winter Hansberry, Lorraine Lorraine. A Raisin In the Sun Hellman, Lillian. The Little Foxes Inge, William. Bus Stop Inge, William. Picnic Ionesco, Eugene. Rhinoceros Ionesco, Eugene. The Bald Soprano Lawrence, Jerome and Lee, Robert E.. Inherit the Wind Lorca, Fredrico Garcia. Blood Wedding Miller, Arthur. A View From the Bridge Miller, Arthur. After the Fall Miller, Arthur. All My Sons Miller, Arthur. Death of a Salesman Miller, Arthur. The Crucible O'Neill, Eugene. Anna Christie O'Neill, Eugene. Long Day's Journey Into Night O'Neill, Eugene. Mourning Becomes Electra O'Neill, Eugene. One-Act Plays O'Neill, Eugene. Strange Interlude O'Neill, Eugene. The Emperor Jones O'Neill, Eugene. The Iceman Cometh Odets, Clifford. Awake and Sing! Odets, Clifford. Golden Boy Odets, Clifford. Waiting For Lefty Osborne, John. Look Back in Anger Pirandello, Luigi. Enrico IV Pirandello, Luigi. Six Characters in Search of an Author Priestley, J. B.. An Inspector Calls Priestley, J. B.. Dangerous Corner Sartre, Jean Paul. No Exit Weiss, Peter. Marat/Sade Wilder, Thornton. Our Town Wilder, Thornton. The Skin of Our Teeth Williams, Tennessee. 27 Wagons Full of Cotton Williams, Tennessee. A Streetcar Named Desire Williams, Tennessee. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Williams, Tennessee. Night of the Iguana Williams, Tennessee. Sweet Bird of Youth Williams, Tennessee. The Glass Menagerie

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Early Modern

Buchner, Georg. Woyzeck Chekhov, Anton. The Cherry Orchard Chekhov, Anton. The Seagull Chekhov, Anton. The Three Sisters Chekhov, Anton. Uncle Vanya Gogol, Nikolai. The Inspector General Gorky, Maxim. The Lower Depths Ibsen, Henrik. A Doll's House Ibsen, Henrik. An Enemy of the People Ibsen, Henrik. Ghosts Ibsen, Henrik. Hedda Gabler Ibsen, Henrik. Peer Gynt Ibsen, Henrik. The Wild Duck O'Casey, Sean. Juno and the Paycock Rice, Elmer. The Adding Machine Shaw, George Bernard. Amrs and the Man Shaw, George Bernard. Candida Shaw, George Bernard. Heartbreak House Shaw, George Bernard. Major Barbara Shaw, George Bernard. Man and Superman Shaw, George Bernard. Pygmalion Shaw, George Bernard. Saint Joan Strindberg, August. Miss Julie Strindberg, August. The Father Synge, J. M.. Playboy of the Western World Wedekind, Frank. Spring's Awakening

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Romanticism/Boulevard

Beaumarchais, Pierre De. The Marriage of Figaro Calderon, Pedro. Life Is a Dream Farquhar, George. The Beaux' Stratagem Feydeau, Georges. A Flea in Her Ear Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Faust Goldsmith, Oliver. She Stoops to Conquer Rostand, Edmond. Cyrano de Bergerac Sheridan, Richard Brinsley. The Rivals Sheridan, Richard Brinsley. The School for Scandal Wilde, Oscar. The Importance of Being Earnest

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Renaissance/Restoration

Congreve, William. The Way of the World Moliere, Jean-Baptiste. Tartuffe Moliere, Jean-Baptiste. The Misanthrope Moliere, Jean-Baptiste. The Miser Moliere, Jean-Baptiste. The School for Wives Racine, Jean Baptiste. Phaedra Wycherliy, William. The Country Wife

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Elizabethan/Jacobean

Ford, John. 'Tis Pity She's a Whore Jonson, Ben. Bartholomew Fair Jonson, Ben. The Alchemist Jonson, Ben. Volpone Marlowe, Christopher. Doctor Faustus Middleton, Thomas. The Changeling Middleton, Thomas. Women Beware Women Shakespeare, William. Complete Pelican Shakespeare

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Greek/Roman/Medieval

Aeschylus. The Oresteia anonymous. Everyman Aristophanes. Lysistrata Aristophanes. The Birds Euripides. Electra Euripides. Medea Euripides. The Bachae Sophocles. Antigone Sophocles. Oedipus Rex

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Play Anthologies

Bedford Introduction to Drama Drama: Classical to Contemporary One Act: Eleven Short Plays of the Modern Theatre Take Ten: Ten Minute Plays Theater of the Avant-Garde:1890-1950

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Periodicals

Magazine - Theatre

Backstage Playbill The Drama Review The Dramatist

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Reference

Craft Books

Playwrights on Playwriting Aristotle. Poetics Aykbourn, Alan. The Crafty Art of Playmaking Brook, Peter. The Empty Space Egri, Lajos. The Art of Dramatic Writing Hagen, Uta. Respect for Acting Hatcher, Jeffrey. The Art and Craft of Playwriting Hauser, Frank and Reich, Russell. Notes on Directing

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Directories

Dramatists Sourcebook

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Organizations

Actors' Equity Association American Alliance for Theatre and Education Dramatists Guild League of Resident Theatres Stage Directors & Choreographers Foundation Theatre Communication Group Theatre Development Fund

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Theatre Links

Curtain Rising Justin's Drama and Theatre Links Theatre History Links Yahoo Theatre

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Theatre

Doollee Drama Bookshop Dramatists Play Service Internet Theatre Bookshop London Theatre Guide NY Theatre Experience Samuel French Talkin' Broadway Theater Mania Theatre History Theatre Pro Theatre Wire Writer's Store

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General Resources

Link List

Gotham Reading/Resources Lists New York Times Navigator Ref Desk University of Texas Reference Yahoo Reference

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Reference

Bartleby Encyclopedia Britannica First Chapters Google Google Earth Google Maps Lexis/Nexis Library of Congress National Geographic Atlas Poets & Writers Tools for Writers Shaw Guides US Copyright Office Wikipedia

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Words/Usage

American Heritage Dictionary Associated Press Stylebook Chicago Manual of Style Elements of Style Merriam-Webster Dictionary/Thesaurus (online) Oxford English Dictionary (2 volume) Oxford English Dictionary (20 volume) Oxford English Dictionary (online) Roget's II Thesaurus (alphabetized) Roget's International Thesaurus (categorized) University of Calgary Grammar Guide

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