Plays and Drama

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  • 'A Doll's House' Summary
  • Fat Pig - Theatre Photocall
    Study Guide for "Fat Pig" by Neil LaBute
  • Tragedy and Comedy Masks
    The Most Controversial Plays of the 20th Century
  • children performing play
    Overview of "The Bully Plays"
  • American playwright David Mamet, London, 9th November 1988
    "Race" by David Mamet
  • Hurlyburly poster
    Hurlyburly Play Character Analysis
  • The Top 10 Tragic Plays (Part 1)
  • Actor holding skull on stage
    How to Read and Enjoy a Dramatic Play
  • Actors rehearsing on stage
    "Cheating Out," "Breaking Curtain," and More Curious Theatre Jargon
  • Tennessee Williams
    Definition and Theatrical Examples of Memory Plays
  • Aulos Player Vase at the Louvre
    Aristotle's Tragedy Terminology
  • The Roman theatre in Ephesus
    Layout of the Ancient Greek Theater
  • Children (4-9) Wearing Costumes and Teacher Waving on Stage
    6 Tips for Writing Children's Plays and Scripts
  • Actors rehearsing on stage
    Stage Directions for Actors: The Basics
  • Opera at the stage
    What Is Drama? Literary Definition and Examples
  • Shakespeare First Folio at the Lilly Library
    5 Tips to Help You Read a Play Script
  • Choose the Right Setting for Your Play
  • Chorus from Sophocles' Antigone
    Dithyramb
  • Students practicing lines on stage
    4 Creative Ways to Analyze Plays
  • Portrait of Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906). Artist: Anonymous
    Biography of Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian Playwright
  • Sam Shepard in jeans and a black shirt, with his hand touching his forehead
    Biography of Sam Shepard, American Playwright
  • Portrait of Tennessee Williams
    Biography of Tennessee Williams, American Playwright
  • Theater stage
    The Life and Work of Playwright Berthold Brecht
  • Harold Pinter
    The Best of Harold Pinter's Plays
  • Oscar Wilde
    Biography of Oscar Wilde, Irish Poet and Playwright
  • Playwirght Susan Glaspell at work.
    A Biography of Playwright Susan Glaspell
  • George Bernard Shaw Standing at Mantel
    Fast Facts About George Bernard Shaw's Life and Plays
  • Performer standing with arms outstretched on stage in theater
    Samuel French Inc.: Play Publishing Company
  • Arthur Miller at work
    Biography of Arthur Miller, Major American Playwright
  • Biography of Anton Chekhov
  • Young Agatha Christie
    Agatha Christie's Mystery Plays
  • A performance of George Bernard Shaw's 'Pygmalion' in London
    The Best Plays of George Bernard Shaw
  • Dominic Rowan as Torvald and Hattie Morahan as Nora in a London production of "A Doll's House"
    Profile of Torvald Helmer From "A Doll's House"
  • 1959 Marquee: A Raisin in the Sun
    Act 2, Scene 3 of 'A Raisin in the Sun'
  • 1959 Marquee: A Raisin in the Sun
    "A Raisin in the Sun" Plot Summary and Study Guide
  • Poster for film adaptation of "A Raisin in the Sun"
    "A Raisin in the Sun" Act Two, Scene One Summary and Study Guide
  • 1959 Marquee: A Raisin in the Sun
    'A Raisin in the Sun' Act III Plot Summary and Study Guide
  • Actress Louisa Drew in costume as Mrs. Malaprop
    Mrs. Malaprop and the Origin of Malapropisms
  • UK - Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House directed by Carrie Cracknell at the Young Vic in London
    "A Doll's House" Character Study: Mrs. Kristine Linde
  • Portrait of Henrik Ibsen
    'A Doll's House' Character Study: Dr. Rank
  • All My Sons
    "All My Sons": The Main Characters
  • Antigone
    "Antigone" in 60 Seconds
  • MLK-Close.jpg
    "The Mountaintop" by Katori Hall
  • grandmother and granddaughters enjoy multigenerational living
    "Eleemosynary," A Full-Length Play by Lee Blessing
  • Woman wearing a watch
    "These Shining Lives"
  • John Beasley (Troy Maxson) and Crystal Fox (Rose Maxson) in the Huntington Theatre Company's production of Fences.
    Character and Setting Analysis of August Wilson's Play: "Fences"
  • Midland Theatre Company programme for a production of 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
    A Streetcar Named Desire: Act One, Scene One
  • actress in Importance of Being Ernest
    "The Importance of Being Earnest" Study Guide and Plot Summary
  • A Dining Room setting
    About the 'The Dining Room'
  • Reginald Rose's "Twelve Angry Men" directed by Christopher Haydon at the Garrick Theatre in London
    "Twelve Angry Men", a Play by Reginald Rose
  • Stage production of "Twelve Angry Men"
    'Twelve Angry Men': Characters from Reginald Rose's Drama
  • Vincent Curson-Smith as Ivar Helmer and Jake Tuesley as Jon Helmer with Hattie Morahan as Nora Helmer in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House directed by Carrie Cracknell at the Young Vic in London.
    The Character of Nora Helmer
  • First date gone wrong
    'Check Please:' a 1-Act Play by Jonathan Rand
  • UK - 'All My Sons' performance in London
    Act 1 Plot Summary of Arthur Miller's "All My Sons"
  • 'All My Sons' performance in London
    Plot Summary of Arthur Miller's "All My Sons" Act Two
  • Empty stage
    'Picnic': A Play by William Inge
  • The Piano Lesson
    'The Piano Lesson' Study Guide
  • Teenage boy rehearsing on stage
    The Audition
  • Empty birdcage with open door
    The Story of a Murdered Farmer in "Trifles" By Susan Glaspell
  • Actors Madeline Sherwood (rear 2L), Arthur Kennedy
    'The Crucible' Character Study: Judge Danforth
  • Phillip Seymour Hoffman (center) as Willy Loman on Broadway
    The American Dream in 'Death of a Salesman'
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