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Abraham. Hrotswitha.
1000.
Play by 10th century Saxon nun and first woman playwright. Story of the hermit Abraham, with moments of Greek- and Roman-style comedy.
Acharnians, The. Aristophanes.
450 BC.
Comedy; text at Virginia Tech Univ.
Adelphi. Terence.
160 BC.
Typical high comedy by Terence.
Admirable Crichton, The. Barrie, J. M..
1902.
Agamemnon. Aeschylus.
458 BC.
First play in the Oresteia trilogy of tragedies. Legendary Greek war hero Agamemnon triumphs in the Trojan war while his family collapses from within. His wife Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus conspire to murder Agamemnon. Agamemnon's son Orestes and daughter Electra avenge his murder. Influenced Eugene O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra, Seneca's Agamemnon and possibly several Shakespeare tragedies.
Agamemnon. Seneca.
10 BC.
Bloodthirsty Roman version of Agamemnon's story. A revenge tragedy.
Ah, Wilderness!. O'Neill, Eugene.
1933.
A rare comedy.
Ajax. Sophocles.
450 BC.
Text at Virginia Tech Univ.
Alcestis. Euripides.
438 BC.
Text at Virginia Tech Univ.
Alchemist, The. Jonson, Ben.
1610.
Comedy first performed at The Globe.
All God's Chillun Got Wings. O'Neill, Eugene.
1924.
Drama about inter-racial marriage
All's Well That Ends Well. Shakespeare, William.
1602-3.
Shakespearean comedy from his "problem play" period. Plot: Middle-class girl, Helena, unscrupulously tries to marry Bertram, the aristocrat she loves. Theme is a humanistic one typical of the period: Personal worth is more important than noble lineage. Source: Boccaccio's Decameron. Historic performances: Drury Lane, 1742, with Peg Woffington as Helena.
Amanats magnifiques (Les). Moliere.
1670.
Amphitryon. Moliere.
Andria. Terence.
166 BC.
Androcles and the Lion. Shaw, George Bernard.
1912.
Andromache. Euripides.
430 BC.
Text: Virginia Tech Univ.
Anna Christie. O'Neill, Eugene.
1921.
Drama about a woman saved by love, later made into a film
Anthony and Cleopatra. Shakespeare, William.
1606-1607.
This Ancient Rome-set tragedy begins with the eventful death of Julius Caesar. The Roman Empire is divided into two spheres, and Anthony (Mark Antony) is given the Eastern sphere to rule. He finds himself in Alexandria where he falls passionately in love with Cleopatra, an alluring woman with great wealth and a temptress for many powerful men including the late Caesar. Anthony enters into war against his rival Octavius, hoping Cleopatra will support him with her forces, but she deserts him in mid-battle. Informed by a messenger that she is dead, he commits suicide by falling on a sword. She learns of his suicide and chooses to be at his side during his last dying hour. Soon after, she poisons herself and dies together with her lover. They are buried together. (Synopsis by Carilla Clements.)
Antigone. Sophocles.
442 BC.
Synopsis: Antigone and her sister Ismene are isolated by King Creon of Thebes because their brother Polynices waged war against the city. The King's decree is to bury Eteocles, the other brother who fought for the city, as a hero, but to leave the body of Polynices unburied, condemning him to the negative forces of the Gods. Antigone defies that decree by burying Polynices' body anyway. When he learns of his niece's betrayal, Creon imprisons her and decrees she be killed at dawn. Creon's son, Haemon is in love with Antigone and pleads with his father not to kill her. Creon stubbornly denies his son's request, but a prophet shows him the error of his ways. His realization comes too late, however. Antigone takes her life, and Haemon kills himself after learning Antigone's fate. Faced with the loss of his son, Creon goes mad. (Synopsis by Carilla Clements.) First performed in Athens in 442 BC.
Apple Cart. Shaw, George Bernard.
1929.
Arms and the Man. Shaw, George Bernard.
1894.
As You Like It. Shakespeare, William.
1599.
Aspects of Love. Webber, Andrew Lloyd.
1989.
Musical about artists in the French Riviera. Not a hit when it first appeared.
At the Hawk's Well. Yeats, W. B..
1915-1916.
One of Yeats' "plays for dancers," in an oriental style.
Athalie. Racine, Jean.
1691.
Text: Alex (in French)
Avare (L'). Moliere.
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Baal. Brecht, Bertolt.
1918.
Bacchae, The. Euripides.
406 BC.
Text: Virginia Tech Univ.
Back to Methuselah. Shaw, George Bernard.
1920.
Barbara Frietchie. Fitch, Clyde.
1899.
History play which launched the career of actress Julia Marlowe.
Barber of Seville, The. Beaumarchais, Pierre.
1775.
Bartholomew Fair. Jonson, Ben.
1614.
Comedy first performed in London. The English Server, Oxford University
Bear, The. Chekhov, Anton.
1888.
Early one-act farce.
Beggar's Opera, The. Gay, John.
1728.
Text: Wiretap Collection. This satire of Italian Opera is a famous example of Ballad Opera, which uses popular songs. First performed in 1728, with musical arrangements by Dr. John Pepusch, it was an instant hit in London. Benjamin Britten's opera of the same name, Brecht and Weill's Threepenny Opera, and many less well-known musicals have been derived from this play.
Beyond the Horizon. O'Neill, Eugene.
1920.
First full-length play, initiated his "realistic" period and won O'Neill his first (of four) pulitzer prize.
Birds, The. Aristophanes.
410 BC.
Text: Virginia Tech Univ.
Bound East for Cardiff. O'Neill, Eugene.
1916.
Bourgeois Gentilhomme (Le). Moliere.
1671.
Boy David, The. Barrie, J. M..
1936.
Bible-themed story written for actress-dancer Elizabeth Bergner.
Brand. Ibsen, Henrik.
1865.
Early version of common theme in Ibsen: Arrogant pastor leaves suffering in his wake on his road to glory. Heavily symbolic.
Breath. Beckett, Samuel.
20-second absurdist play consisting solely of breathing noises.
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Caesar and Cleopatra. Shaw, George Bernard.
1898.
Callimachus. Hrotswitha.
Candida. Shaw, George Bernard.
1895.
Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines. Fitch, Clyde.
Melodrama that starred a young Ethel Barrymore, produced by Charles Frohman.
Catalina. Ibsen, Henrik.
1850.
Ibsen's first play. A drama influenced by the Romantic movement, and Scribe and Schiller.
Cathleen ni Houlihan. Yeats, W. B..
1901.
Written with Lady Gregory
Catiline. Jonson, Ben.
1611.
Texts: Oxford Univ.
Cats. Webber, Andrew Lloyd.
1981.
Dance musical adaptation of T.S. Eliot's Cats poems. A London and Broadway hit, it is the longest-running Broadway show. LLoyd-Webber's most popular musical, it contains many hit songs as well as fine dance numbers choreographed by Gillian Lyne. Text: Lyrics/Rutgers Theatre Gopher
Caucasian Chalk Circle, The. Brecht, Bertolt.
1943-45.
Changeling, The. Middleton, Thomas.
1653.
Cherry Orchard, The. Chekhov, Anton.
1904.
Cinna. Corneille, Pierre.
1640.
City, The. Fitch, Clyde.
1909.
Drama about small-town family trying to adjust to the big city, an attack on urbanization.
Clouds, The. Aristophanes.
420 BC.
Text: Clinch College, Virginia Tech Univ.
Come and Go. Beckett, Samuel.
1965.
3-minute absurdist play.
Comedy of Errors, The. Shakespeare, William.
1594.
Coriolanus. Shakespeare, William.
1607-1608.
Countess Cathleen, The. Yeats, W. B..
1889-1899.
Cowboy and the Lady, The. Fitch, Clyde.
1899.
Highly successful melodrama.
Critique de l'ecole des femmes (Le). Moliere.
1662.
Cyclops, The. Euripides.
420 BC.
Text: Virginia Tech Univ.
Cymbeline. Shakespeare, William.
1609.
Cynthia's Revels. Jonson, Ben.
1600.
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Dandy Dick. Pinero, Sir Arthur Wing.
1886.
Days Without End. O'Neill, Eugene.
1934.
Dear Brutus. Barrie, J. M..
1917.
Dear Departed, The. Houghton, Stanley.
1906.
Death of Cuchulain, The. Yeats, W. B..
1938.
Deirdre. Yeats, W. B..
1905-1906.
Desire Under the Elms. O'Neill, Eugene.
1924.
Drama about conflicts in an established New England family
Devil's Disciple, The. Shaw, George Bernard.
1897.
Docteur Amoureux (Le). Moliere.
Doctor's Dilemma, The. Shaw, George Bernard.
1906.
Doll's House,A. Ibsen, Henrik.
1878-1879.
Double-Dealer, The. Congreve, William.
1694.
Dulcitius. Hrotswitha.
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Ecclesiazusae, The. Aristophanes.
390 BC.
Text: Virginia Tech Univ.
Ecole des femmes (L'). Moliere.
1662.
Ecole des maris (L'). Moliere.
1661.
Electra. Euripides.
413 - 410 BC.
Text: Virginia Tech Univ.
Electra. Sophocles.
Text: Virginia Tech Univ.
Eleutheria. Beckett, Samuel.
1946.
Beckett's first play, never published or performed during his lifetime.
Emperor Jones, The. O'Neill, Eugene.
1920.
Drama about a self-appointed emperor
Endgame. Beckett, Samuel.
1957.
Beckett's second play to be performed is an aburdist comedy about a group of people who never seem to be able to communicate with nor escape each other.
Enemy of the People, An. Ibsen, Henrik.
1882.
Epicoene, or The Silent Woman. Jonson, Ben.
1609.
Texts: Oxford Univ.
Epithalamion. Spenser, Edmund.
Text: Virginia Tech Univ.
Eunuchus. Terence.
161 BC.
Every Man in his Humour. Jonson, Ben.
1598.
Comedy in which each character represents a different "humour," or temperament. Jonson's first major success. First performed in London. Texts: Oxford Univ.
Every Man out of his Humour. Jonson, Ben.
1599.
Evita. Webber, Andrew Lloyd.
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Gallicanus. Hrotswitha.
Game at Chess, A. Middleton, Thomas.
1624.
Gammer Gurton's Needle. "Mr S., Master of Art".
1553.
One of several English secular farces that appeared between 1533 and 1575 and presaged Elizabethan theatre in style and subject. First performed at Cambridge in 1553-1554, the play was not published until 1575. The author, apparently afraid to associate themselves with sacrilegious theatre, signed the work, "Mr. S., Master of Art," who some speculate refers to William Stevenson, c1521-1575. Text: The English Server.
Georges Dandin, ou le mari confondu. Moliere.
1668.
Ghosts. Ibsen, Henrik.
1881.
Gondoliers, The or The King of Barataria. Gilbert & Sullivan.
1889.
Text: The Gilbert & Sullivan Archive
Good Woman of Setzuan, The. Brecht, Bertolt.
1939-1941.
Grand Duke, or The Statutory Duel. Gilbert & Sullivan.
1896.
Text: The Gilbert & Sullivan Archive
Great God Brown, The. O'Neill, Eugene.
1926.
Expressionistic drama
Green Helmet, The. Yeats, W. B..
1908-1910.
Guardsman, The. Molnar, Ferenc.
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H.M.S. Pinafore, or The Lass that Loved a Sailor. Gilbert & Sullivan.
1878.
Text: The Gilbert & Sullivan Archive
Hairy Ape, The. O'Neill, Eugene.
1922.
Drama that initiated O'Neill's "expressionistic" period
Hamlet. Shakespeare, William.
1601-1602.
This most famous of Shakespeare's plays tells the story of Hamlet, Prince of Medieval Denmark, who is very angry about the untimely death of his father, the King, as well as with the marriage of his mother and uncle. He feels this marriage is too close to the death of his father and after a prophetic apparition of his father's ghost, he learns his father was murdered by his new stepfather. He becomes obsessed with the murder of his father, contemplating whether he should "bear the outrageous slings of fortune," commit suicide or take action to avenge his father's death. He decides to trick his stepfather into admitting he is the murderer. However, the web of deception by all parties results in the death of Hamlet's love, Ophelia, and his mother. Hamlet kills his stepfather, dying himself in the end. (Synopsis by Carilla Clements.) Note the similarities to the story of Orestes.
Happy Days. Beckett, Samuel.
1961.
A woman is slowly buried alive while she recounts her life in this absurdist comedy. First performed in New York.
Heartbreak House. Shaw, George Bernard.
1919.
Heautontimarumenos. Terence.
163 BC.
Hecuba. Euripides.
420 BC.
Text: Virginia Tech Univ.
Hecyra. Terence.
165 BC.
Hedda Gabler. Ibsen, Henrik.
1890.
Helen. Euripides.
412 BC.
Text: Virginia Tech Univ.
Henry IV, Part One. Shakespeare, William.
1596-1597.
Henry IV, Part Two. Shakespeare, William.
1598.
Henry VIII. Shakespeare, William.
1612-1613.
Henry VI. Shakespeare, William.
1589-1591.
(1589-1591) Parts I, II, III. History play concerned with Henry VI's reign as King of England during the Hundred Years War with France, particularly as it relates to Joan of Arc. Based mainly on Holinshed's Chronicles. Follows Henry IV and Henry V, but written before those plays.
Henry V. Shakespeare, William.
1599.
Heracleidae, The. Euripides.
430 BC.
Text: Virginia Tech Univ.
Heracles. Euripides.
430 BC.
Text: Virginia Tech Univ.
Hercules Furens. Seneca.
Herr Puntila and his Servant Matti. Brecht, Bertolt.
1940.
Hindle Wakes. Houghton, Stanley.
1912.
Hippolytus. Euripides.
428 BC.
Text: Virginia Tech Univ.
His Grace of Gaumont. Fitch, Clyde.
Comedy of manners, first starred Otis Skinner as Charles II.
Horace. Corneille, Pierre.
1640.
Hour Glass, The. Yeats, W. B..
1902.
A verse version was written in 1903
Hughie. O'Neill, Eugene.
1941.
Humorous Lieutenant, The. Beaumont and Fletcher.
1618.
First play performed at Drury Lane, 1663.
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Jeeves. Webber, Andrew Lloyd.
1975.
Musical based on the butler character, Jeeves, in the stories of P.G. Wodehouse. Not a hit when it appeared.
Jesus Christ Superstar. Webber, Andrew Lloyd.
1970-1971.
Rock opera based on the Bible's New Testament. A modern, somewhat cynical account of the life of Jesus. Started out as a successful recording in 1970, transformed into a musical in 1971. Initially controversial because of its irreverent approach to Christianity, it proved to be very popular. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Tim Rice. Text: Jesus Christ Superstar.
Johan Johan. Heywood, John.
1533.
Considered the first purely secular farce in English theatre. A woman carries on an affair with a priest while mocking her husband.
John Bull's Other Island. Shaw, George Bernard.
1904.
John Gabriel Borkman. Ibsen, Henrik.
1896.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Webber, Andrew Lloyd.
Pop opera based on the Old Testament of the Bible. It was not originally a big success on the stage, but the popularity of the music established its young composer and lyricist, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, in musical theatre. Text: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Julius Caesar. Shakespeare, William.
1599.
Jungle of the Cities. Brecht, Bertolt.
1921.
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King John. Shakespeare, William.
1591-1596.
King John ascends the throne of England despite not having true right to it. The true heir is Arthur of Bretagne, the 14-year-old son of John's older brother, but he is denied by King John. Constance of Bretagne, mother of Arthur, decides to gather forces from France and Austria to overthrow John and return the kingdom to her son. Learning of the threat, John goes to battle with both countries. He wins on the battlefield, but makes a political mistake by ordering Arthur restrained and tortured. This costs him the support of his allies. Distraught, he is made to relinquish the throne to Prince Henry, as ordered by the Roman Church Archbishop. (Synopsis by Carilla Clements.)
King Lear. Shakespeare, William.
1605.
One of Shakespeare's most mature tragedies, written toward the end of his career. It opens with king Lear having gathered his daughters, Gonneril, Reagan and Cordelia, the youngest of the three. He has decided to retire and split his kingdom into three sections. Though he is kind, the king's senility seems to worsen through the play. Cordelia urges him not to make foolish choices knowing the other two daughters are selfish and unloving toward their father. The two evil daughters unsuccessfully plot to take their father's kingdom, but die through their own deceit. Cordelia and Lear die together, suffering broken hearts. (Synopsis by Carilla Clements.) First performed in London in 1606.
King and No King, A. Beaumont and Fletcher.
1611.
King's Threshold, The. Yeats, W. B..
1903.
Co-written with Lady Gregory.
Kiss for Cinderella, A. Barrie, J. M..
1916.
Knight of the Burning Pestle, The. Beaumont and Fletcher.
1607.
Comedy notable for using an audience member as a participant.
Knights, The. Aristophanes.
420.
Text: Virginia Tech Univ.
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La Mort de Pompee. Corneille, Pierre.
1642.
La Tois d'or. Corneille, Pierre.
1660.
Lady from the Sea, The. Ibsen, Henrik.
1888.
Land of Heart's Desire, The. Yeats, W. B..
1894.
Le Cid. Corneille, Pierre.
1637.
Most popular of Corneille's plays, a comedy.
Le Menteur. Corneille, Pierre.
1643.
Le Triomphe de l'amour. Marivaux.
1732.
Typical romantic comedy by Marivaux about the conflict between passion and thought, centered around three characters who are resurrected from emotional death by love. In a fanciful ancient Sparta, three intellectuals conspire to assassinate the ruling princess and replace her empire of passion with a government of reason. The princess infiltrates the group and, donning male and female disguises, makes all three fall in love with her. Adapted into a Broadway musical, The Triumph of Love, in 1997.
League of Youth. Ibsen, Henrik.
1869.
Libation Bearers (Choephoroi). Aeschylus.
450 BC.
Second in the Oresteia Trilogy. Text: The Perseus Project/Tufts, The Internet Classics Archive, Virginia Tech Univ.
Life of Galileo, The. Brecht, Bertolt.
1937-1939.
Liliom. Molnar, Ferenc.
Little Eyolf. Ibsen, Henrik.
1894.
Little Millionaire, The. Cohan, George M..
1911.
Little Minister, The. Barrie, J. M..
1897.
Little Nelly Kelly. Cohan, George M..
1923.
Long Day's Journey Into Night. O'Neill, Eugene.
1941.
Autobiographical drama not produced until 1956
Long Voyage Home, The (also titled S.. O'Neill, Eugene.
1916-1918.
Series of one-act plays devote to the sea
Love for Love. Congreve, William.
1695.
Love's Comedy. Ibsen, Henrik.
1862.
Love's Labours Lost. Shakespeare, William.
1594-1595.
Early romantic comedy. Synopsis: The King of Navarre has taken a solemn vow to fast, study and keep from seeking women's pleasure for three years. Three of his lords also asked to take this vow, insist this would be an impossible task. The Princess of France visits the king for reasons of business but the king finds a way to break his vow by wooing the girl yet not lose his honor with his court. The rest of the court also finds the same way to break their vows. Soon a chaotic sequence of events ensues from this creative trickery. The maids learn of the vow and decide to turn the table by deceiving the men. When all is understood at the end, the men must vow to do honest work for a time to win the hearts of their ladies. (Synopsis by Carilla Clements.)
Lysistrata. Aristophanes.
411-410 BC.
Overview of Lysistrata; Text: Virginia Tech Univ., The English Server/Carnegie-Mellon
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Macbeth. Shakespeare, William.
1606.
Magistrate, The. Pinero, Sir Arthur Wing.
1885.
Maid's Tragedy, The. Beaumont and Fletcher.
1611.
Tragicomedy built around lust and corruption in the court of Rhodes. Considered one of Beaumont and Fletcher's best.
Major Barbara. Shaw, George Bernard.
1905.
Man and Superman. Shaw, George Bernard.
1903.
Man's a Man, A. Brecht, Bertolt.
1926.
Marco Millions. O'Neill, Eugene.
1928.
Satire of business
Marriage of Figaro, The. Beaumarchais, Pierre.
1784.
Mary Rose. Barrie, J. M..
1920.
Master Builder, The. Ibsen, Henrik.
1892.
Measure for Measure. Shakespeare, William.
1604.
Medea. Euripides.
431 BC.
Text: Virginia Tech Univ.
Medea. Seneca.
Medecin malgre lui (Le). Moliere.
1666.
Medee. Corneille, Pierre.
1635.
Tragedy.
Melite. Corneille, Pierre.
1629.
A farce.
Merchant of Venice, The. Shakespeare, William.
1596-1597.
Merry Wives of Windsor, The. Shakespeare, William.
1597-1598.
Midsummer Night's Dream, A. Shakespeare, William.
1595-1596.
Mikado. Gilbert & Sullivan.
1885.
Text: The Gilbert & Sullivan Archive, E-Text project
Millionairess. Shaw, George Bernard.
1935.
Misalliance. Shaw, George Bernard.
1910.
Misanthrope (Le). Moliere.
1666.
Money Spinners, The. Pinero, Sir Arthur Wing.
1880.
Moon for the Misbegotten, A. O'Neill, Eugene.
1943.
Drama
Moon of the Caribbees, The. O'Neill, Eugene.
1919.
More Stately Mansions. O'Neill, Eugene.
1938.
Moth and the Flame, The. Fitch, Clyde.
1898.
Melodrama.
Mother Courage. Brecht, Bertolt.
1938-1939.
Mourning Becomes Electra. O'Neill, Eugene.
1931.
Sophocles' Oresteia transposed to a Post-Bellum New England setting
Mourning Bride, The. Congreve, William.
1697.
A rare tragedy
Mrs. Warren's Profession. Shaw, George Bernard.
1893.
Staged in 1902 and banned until 1925 because it concerned prostitution (Mrs. Warren's profession).
Much Ado About Nothing. Shakespeare, William.
1598-1599.
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Oedipus Trilogy. Sophocles.
Texts: Virginia Tech Univ., Gutenberg Project, The Wiretap Collection, The English Server
Oedipus at Colonus. Yeats, W. B..
1926.
Oetaeus. Seneca.
Old Bachelor, The. Congreve, William.
1693.
On Baile's Strand. Yeats, W. B..
1901-1904.
On the High Road. Chekhov, Anton.
1884.
Tragic one-act.
Only Jealousy of Emer, The. Yeats, W. B..
1916.
One of Yeats' "plays for dancers," heavily influenced by Japanese theatre.
Orestes. Euripides.
410 BC.
Text: Virginia Tech Univ.
Othello. Shakespeare, William.
1604.
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Paphnutius. Hrotswitha.
About the conversion of Thais. Translated into English by Christopher St. John.
Patience, or Bunthorne's Bride. Gilbert & Sullivan.
1881.
Text: The Gilbert & Sullivan Archive
Peace. Aristophanes.
420.
Text: Virginia Tech Univ.
Peer Gynt. Ibsen, Henrik.
1867.
One of Ibsen's most popular plays, on one of his favorite themes: Reckless, ambitious man learns the only meaning in his life comes from the poor woman who loved him but whom he forsook. Text: Virginia Tech Univ.
Pericles, Prince of Tyre. Shakespeare, William.
1607-1608.
Persians, The. Aeschylus.
470 BC.
Text: Perseus Project/Tufts Univ., The Internet Classics Archive, Virginia Tech Univ.
Pertharite. Corneille, Pierre.
1652.
Peter Pan. Barrie, J. M..
1904.
Musical comedy for children, popular since its first performance. The story of a little boy and girl who learn to fend for themselves supposedly contains Freudian subtexts. Actress Maude Adams, who starred in the original production, became a star in the title role.
Phaedra. Seneca.
Phantom of the Opera. Webber, Andrew Lloyd.
1988.
Musical adaptation of the horror tale. Text: E-Text
Philaster. Beaumont and Fletcher.
1610.
Philoctetes. Sophocles.
Text: Virginia Tech Univ.
Phoenissae, The. Euripides.
410 BC.
Text: Virginia Tech Univ.
Phormio. Terence.
161 BC.
Pillars of Society. Ibsen, Henrik.
1875-1877.
Pirates of Penzance. Gilbert & Sullivan.
1879.
Text: The Gilbert & Sullivan Archive
Platonov. Chekhov, Anton.
1890-1896.
Unpublished and unperformed tragedy.
Play's the Thing, The. Molnar, Ferenc.
Play. Beckett, Samuel.
1963.
40-minute absurdist play, consisting of two identical 20-minute recitations by three disembodied heads.
Playe Called the Foure P.P., The. Heywood, John.
c. 1520.
About a lying contest between four people.
Player Queen. Yeats, W. B..
1908.
Plutus. Aristophanes.
380 BC.
Text: Virginia Tech Univ.
Polyeucte. Corneille, Pierre.
1641.
Pot of Broth, The. Yeats, W. B..
1902.
co-written with Lady Gregory.
Precieuses ridicules (Les). Moliere.
1658.
Pretenders, The. Ibsen, Henrik.
1864.
Princess Ida, or Castle Adamant. Gilbert & Sullivan.
1884.
Text: The Gilbert & Sullivan Archive
Professor's Love Story, The. Barrie, J. M..
1894.
Prometheus Bound. Aeschylus.
460 BC.
Text: Perseus Project/Tufts Univ., The Internet Classics Archive, Virginia Tech Univ.
Proposal, The. Chekhov, Anton.
1889.
Another early one-act farce.
Psyche. Corneille, Pierre.
1671.
Purgatory. Yeats, W. B..
1938.
One-act.
Pygmalion. Shaw, George Bernard.
1913.
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Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, The. Brecht, Bertolt.
1941.
Rhesus. Euripides.
450 BC.
Text: Virginia Tech Univ.
Richard III. Shakespeare, William.
1592-1593.
(1592-1593) Part history play, part revenge tragedy about Richard III's malevolent reign. One of Shakespeare's most popular plays, not the least because the main character is a pure villain. Though based on Holinshed's Chronicles, the play is not considered historically accurate. The title role has attracted many great actors, including Richard Burbage in the first production, David Garrick, Edmund Kean, Henry Irving and Laurence Olivier, who made an excellent film version.
Richard II. Shakespeare, William.
1595.
Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare, William.
1595-1596.
Rosmersholm. Ibsen, Henrik.
1886.
Rover, The; or The Banish'd Cavaliers. Behn, Aphra.
1688.
Text.
Rse and Fall of the City of Mahogany, The. Brecht, Bertolt.
1930.
Ruddigore, or The Witch's Curse. Gilbert & Sullivan.
1887.
Text: The Gilbert & Sullivan Archive
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Saint Joan. Shaw, George Bernard.
1923.
Sapientia. Hrotswitha.
School for Scandal, drawing of performance. .
University of South Florida
Schweik in the Second World War. Brecht, Bertolt.
1942-43.
Scornful Lady, The. Beaumont and Fletcher.
1613.
Seagull, The. Chekhov, Anton.
1896.
Tragedy with elements of comedy and absurdity, Chekhov's first successful play.
Second Mrs. Tanqueray, The. Pinero, Sir Arthur Wing.
1893.
Sejanus. Jonson, Ben.
1603.
Text: Oxford Univ.
Seven Against Thebes, The. Aeschylus.
460 BC.
Text: Perseus Project/Tufts Univ., The Internet Classics Archive, Virginia Tech Univ.
Seven Deadly Sins, The. Brecht, Bertolt.
1933.
Seven Keys to Baldpate. Cohan, George M..
Sganarelle, ou le cocu imaginaire. Moliere.
1660.
Shadowy Waters, The. Yeats, W. B..
1885-1906.
Shall We Join the Ladies?. Barrie, J. M..
1922.
Sorcerer, The. Gilbert & Sullivan.
1877.
Text: The Gilbert & Sullivan Archive
St. Joan of the Stockyards. Brecht, Bertolt.
1929-1930.
Strange Interlude. O'Neill, Eugene.
1928.
Nine-act character study
Sunset Boulevard. Webber, Andrew Lloyd.
1993.
Musical adaptation of the Billy Wilder film about a dead man who finds himself trapped at the estate of a faded silent film star.
Suppliants, The. Aeschylus.
463 BC.
Written and produced in 463 BC, although sometimes dated as far back as 490 BC.
Text: Perseus Project/Tufts Univ.,
The Internet Classics Archive,
Virginia Tech Univ.
Suppliants, The. Euripides.
420 BC.
Text: Virginia Tech Univ.
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Taming of the Shrew, Penguin Teachers. .
Taming of the Shrew. Shakespeare, William.
1593-1594.
Tartuffe. Moliere.
1664.
Text: Alex (In French)
Tempest, The. Shakespeare, William.
1611.
Therese Raquin. Zola, Emile.
1867.
Drama by the chief proponent of "scientific naturalism" in art.
Thesmophoriazusae, The. Aristophanes.
410.
Text: Virginia Tech Univ.
Thespis, or The Gods Grown Old. Gilbert & Sullivan.
1871.
Text: The Gilbert & Sullivan Archive
Three Sisters, The. Chekhov, Anton.
1901.
Threepenny Opera, The. Brecht, Bertolt.
1928.
Timon of Athens. Shakespeare, William.
1607-1608.
Tite et Berenice. Corneille, Pierre.
1670.
Titus Andronicus. Shakespeare, William.
1593-1594.
(1593-1594) Revenge tragedy set in Ancient Rome. As was typical of revenge tragedies, it contains many gruesome moments, including two murder victims used as ingredients in a pie, which actually may have been lifted from a play by Seneca. Text: The Tech.
Touch of the Poet, A. O'Neill, Eugene.
1940.
Trachiniae, The. Sophocles.
Text: Virginia Tech Univ.
Trelawney of the Wells. Pinero, Sir Arthur Wing.
1898.
Trial By Jury. Gilbert & Sullivan.
1875.
Text: The Gilbert & Sullivan Archive
Troilus and Cressida. Shakespeare, William.
1601-1602.
Trojan Women, The. Euripides.
410 BC.
Text: Virginia Tech Univ.
Truth, The. Fitch, Clyde.
1904.
Internationally acclaimed comedy about a habitual liar.
Twelfth Night. Shakespeare, William.
1601-1602.
Two Gentlemen of Verona. Shakespeare, William.
1594.
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Waiting for Godot. Beckett, Samuel.
1953.
Beckett's first stage success, an absurdist comedy about two men endlessly waiting for someone named Godot to arrive.
Wasps, The. Aristophanes.
420.
Text: Virginia Tech Univ.
Way of the World, The. Congreve, William.
1700.
Wedding, The. Chekhov, Anton.
1890.
Early one-act farce.
What Every Woman Knows. Barrie, J. M..
1908.
When We Dead Awaken. Ibsen, Henrik.
1899.
Whistle Down the Wind. Webber, Andrew Lloyd.
1996.
Musical about a child who shelters a fugitive, believing him to be Jesus. Based on an obscure English film of the same title.
Widower's Houses. Shaw, George Bernard.
1892.
Shaw's first play.
Wild Duck, The. Ibsen, Henrik.
1884.
Winter's Tale, The. Shakespeare, William.
1611.
Woman-Hater, The. Beaumont, Francis.
1606.
Broad satire.
Women Beware Women. Middleton, Thomas.
1657.
Women of Aetna, The. Aeschylus.
476 BC.
Known to have been produced by Aeschylus in Sicily, although no texts exist today.
Wood Demon, The. Chekhov, Anton.
1889.
Full-length play.
Words upon the Window-pane, The. Yeats, W. B..
1930.
One-act about the last days of Jonathan Swift.
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