Drama

13925 books

Cyrano de Bergerac: A Heroic Comedy in Five Acts

$12.91

Report copyright infringementby Edmond Rostand (Author), Christopher Fry (Author), Nicholas Cronk (Introduction by)Tonight When I make my sweeping bow at heaven's gate, One thing I shall still possess, at any rate, Unscathed, something outlasting mortal flesh, And that is ... My panache.' The first English translation of Cyrano de Bergerac, in 1898, introduced the word panache into the English language. This single word summed up Rostand's rejection of the social realism which dominated late...

$18.00

Report copyright infringementby Tom Stoppard (Author)Travesties was born out of Stoppard's noting that in 1917 three of the twentieth century's most crucial revolutionaries -- James Joyce, the Dadaist founder Tristan Tzara, and Lenin -- were all living in Zurich. Also living in Zurich at this time was a British consula official called Henry Carr, a man acquainted with Joyce through the theater and later through a lawsuit concerning a pair of trousers. Taking Carr as his core, Stoppard spins t...

$10.95

Report copyright infringementby William Shakespeare (Author), René Weis (Editor)This edition offers a fully modernized text of one of Shakespeare's most fascinating plays. Henry IV, Part 2 is the only play in the canon whose structure almost exactly mirrors that of its predecessor, and thereby affords unique perspectives on Shakespeare's art and craft. Far from being the impoverished country cousin of an illustrious work, Part 2 introduces unforgettable new characters like Pistol and Shallow,...

$45.00

Report copyright infringementby John Guare (Author), Tony Kushner (Editor), Anne Cattaneo (Editor)Tony Kushner presents a career-spanning collection of 14 masterworks by the Tony Award-winning author of Six Degrees of Separation The very best plays by one of the foremost American playwrights of his generation "More than any other American playwright, John Guare's work feels uncannily prophetic," observes Tony Kushner. "His plays, with an original combination of realism, dream state, psychopat...

$23.89

by Lauren Yee (Author)In 1978, Chum fled Cambodia and narrowly escaped the murderous Khmer Rouge regime. Thirty years later he returns in search of his wayward daughter, Neary. Jumping back and forth in time, thrilling mystery meets rock concert as both father and daughter are forced to face the music of the past.From playwright Lauren Yee (King of the Yees, The Great Leap) comes a story filled with horror, humor, pathos, and songs by the best unknown rock band in Cambodia Number of Pages: 1...

The Brecht Yearbook / Das Brecht-Jahrbuch 49 - Paperback

$136.80

by Markus Wessendorf (Editor), Ira Avneri (Guest Editor), Micha Braun (Guest Editor)The Brecht Yearbook, published by Camden House on behalf of the International Brecht Society, is the central scholarly forum for the study of Brecht's life and work and of topics relevant to him. Volume 49 features the proceedings of the 17th IBS Symposium, which took place at the universities of Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Jerusalem in December 2022 under the motto "Bertolt Brecht in Dark Times: Racism, Political Op...

$10.00

Report copyright infringementby William Shakespeare (Author), Frances E. Dolan (Editor), Frances E. Dolan (Introduction by)The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series edited by A. R. Braunmuller and Stephen Orgel The legendary Pelican Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Each book includes an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare's time, an introduction to the individual play, and a detailed note o...

$15.00

Report copyright infringementby August Wilson (Author)NOW A NETFLIX FILM STARRING SAMUEL L. JACKSON! Winner of the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, this modern American classic is about family, and the legacy of slavery in America. August Wilson has already given the American theater such spell-binding plays about the black experience in 20th-century America as Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Fences. In his second Pulitze...

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: Revised by the Author

$19.00

Report copyright infringementby Edward Albee (Author)A bitter marriage unravels in Edward Albee's darkly humorous play--winner of the Tony Award for Best Play. "Twelve times a week," answered actress Uta Hagen when asked how often she'd like to play Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? In the same way, audiences and critics alike could not get enough of Edward Albee's masterful play. A dark comedy, it portrays husband and wife George and Martha in a searing night of dangerous fun and gam...

Joe Turner's Come and Gone: A Play in Two Acts

$15.00

Report copyright infringementby August Wilson (Author)From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Fences comes Joe Turner's Come and Gone--Winner of the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play. "The glow accompanying August Wilson's place in contemporary American theater is fixed."--Toni Morrison When Harold Loomis arrives at a black Pittsburgh boardinghouse after seven years' impressed labor on Joe Turner's chain gang, he is a free man--in body. But the scars of his enslavement and...

Extravaganza One Act Fest 2025: A Collection of Original One-Act Plays

$16.18

Report copyright infringementby Niki J. Borger (Compiled by)The 2025 Extravaganza One-Act Collection is a bold anthology of contemporary one-act plays created through the annual Extravaganza Festival in Los Angeles - a celebration of emerging voices, original storytelling, and the transformative power of live theater.Every play in this collection began the same way: with an idea, a risk, and the willingness to see it through. No shortcuts. No templates. No safety net.Spanning absurd comedy, d...

$6.99

Report copyright infringementby William Shakespeare (Author), Barbara a. Mowat (Editor), Paul Werstine (Editor)Hamlet is Shakespeare's most popular, and most puzzling, play. It follows the form of a "revenge tragedy," in which the hero, Hamlet, seeks vengeance against his father's murderer, his uncle Claudius, now the king of Denmark. Much of its fascination, however, lies in its uncertainties. Among them: What is the Ghost--Hamlet's father demanding justice, a tempting demon, an angelic mes...

$6.99

Report copyright infringementby William Shakespeare (Author), Barbara a. Mowat (Editor), Paul Werstine (Editor)The authoritative edition of Much Ado About Nothing from the Folger Shakespeare Library--the most trusted Shakespeare series for students, educators, and general readers--offers a complete, accessible resource for exploring one of William Shakespeare's best-known romantic comedies. A favorite on stage and in classrooms, Much Ado About Nothing presents two contrasting love stories: th...

$17.95

Report copyright infringementby James Ijames (Author)Winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, James Ijames' Fat Ham reinvents Shakespeare's masterpiece in startling and hilarious ways amidst the backdrop of a family barbecue in the American South.Winner of the 2024 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Drama.Juicy-a young, queer, Southern man, who is grappling with questions of identity--is visited by the ghost of his father (Pap) at his mother's wedding/family barbecue. Pap demands that Juicy...

$22.97

Report copyright infringementby Charles Rann Kennedy (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is imp...

The Trial of the Chicago 7: The Screenplay

$18.00

Report copyright infringementby Aaron Sorkin (Author)The brilliant screenplay of the Academy Award-nominated film The Trial of the Chicago 7 by Academy and Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and director Aaron Sorkin. Sorkin's film dramatizes the 1969 trial of seven prominent anti-Vietnam War activists in Chicago. Originally there were eight defendants, but one, Bobby Seale, was severed from the trial by Judge Julius Hoffman--after Hoffman had ordered Seale bound and gagged in court. The defenda...

Plato's Apology, Crito And Phaedo of Socrates

$12.08

Report copyright infringementby Henry Cary (Translator), Edward Brooks Jr (Introduction by), Plato (Author)Plato's Apology, Crito And Ph do of Socrates. Literally Translated by Henry Cary with an Introduction by Edward Brooks, Jr. Of all writers of speculative philosophy, both ancient and modern, there is probably no one who has attained so eminent a position as Plato. What Homer was to Epic poetry, what Cicero and Demosthenes were to oratory, and what Shakespeare was to the drama of England,...

Faust Up Tp Date: The 1888 Gaiety Theatre Musical: Complete Book and Lyrics

$20.18

Report copyright infringementby Henry Pettitt (Author), George R. Sims (Author)While not a darling of the critics, Faust Up To Date was a hit with Victorian audiences, Its original London production of 1888 did enormous business with sold out houses, became a hard to get ticket and achieved a lengthy run. A burlesque of the Faust tale, the musical coined the phrase "up to date" meaning modish or stylish and up on the latest fashions and started a whole string of other "up to date" musicals in...

$20.09

Report copyright infringementby Moliere (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important en...

$82.01

Report copyright infringementby William Shakespeare (Author)Four Comedies of William Shakespeare is a collection of four of the most popular comedic plays written by the famous playwright William Shakespeare. The book includes The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night, and The Merchant of Venice. In The Taming of the Shrew, the story follows the courtship of Petruchio and Katherina, a headstrong woman who must be ""tamed"" in order to be married. A Midsummer Night's Dr...

$11.48

Report copyright infringementby William Shakespeare (Author), Billy Shakespear (Author)"Julius Caesar" isn't just some dusty old play - it's about power, betrayal, and the kind of drama that never goes out of style. This modernized version uses Gen-Z language to bring those timeless themes to life. Whether you're obsessed with history or just love a good tea-spilling, this is Caesar like you've never seen him before Number of Pages: 126 Dimensions: 0.27 x 9 x 6 IN ...

Foul Play, by C. Reade and D. Boucicault

$37.37

Report copyright infringementby Charles Reade (Author), Dionysius Lardner Boucicault (Author)First performed in 1868, Foul Play is a thrilling and suspenseful play about crime, deception, and justice. Co-authored by Charles Reade and Dion Boucicault, two of the most successful and well-known playwrights of the Victorian era, this play is a masterclass in melodrama. With its memorable characters, clever plot twists, and dramatic climax, Foul Play is a must-see for fans of classic theater.This ...

$33.05

Report copyright infringementby Ezra Pound (Author), Ernest Francisco Fenollosa (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we co...

$20.14

Report copyright infringementby Bobby Townsend (Author) Number of Pages: 106 Dimensions: 0.25 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: May 18, 2025

$56.68

Report copyright infringementby Michael J. Cummings (Author) Number of Pages: 580 Dimensions: 1.44 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: August 15, 2008

Rounds- Memoirs of Financial Success and Calamity

$20.25

Report copyright infringementby Charles Scaglione Sr (Author)The age of Camelot was ushered in for gay men to congregate freely in bars. It allowed ROUNDS to open in April 1979 at East Fifty Third Street in Manhattan. Its popularity brought such famous men as Andy Warhol, David Geffen, Steve Rubel, Calvin Klein, Rock Hudson, Vladimir Horowitsz, George Segal, James Levine, Whalen and Madame, Tennessee Williams and Truman Capote just to name a few famous patrons. ROUNDS also attracted rich and ...

$14.38

Report copyright infringementby Edward Alexander (Author), Sophocles (Author)In the aftermath of a brutal war, the city of Thebes is in chaos. When the new king, Creon, declares that the body of Antigone's traitorous brother must be left unburied to rot in the sun, she boldly defies his order - an act of rebellion which sets in motion the tragic showdown between the daughter of Oedipus and the king. Sophocles' timeless tragedy explores the conflict between individual will and the power of the...

Berenice: Translated from Jean Racine's Bérénice by Rosie Hilal

$21.58

Report copyright infringementby Jean Racine (Author), Rosie Hilal (Translator)Berenice is an academically rigorous, poetically sensitive and politically hard-hitting translation of Jean Racine's celebrated 17th century tragedy.An adapted version of her text with movement was first staged in 2018 in a co-production between Theatre Forge and Exchange Theatre as part of Voila! Europe theatre festival under the title Becoming Berenice with original drum and bass music by Tomas Wolstenholme to sol...

$21.58

Report copyright infringementby Ben Johnson (Author)Ben Jonson's The Devil is an Ass is a witty satire that exposes human folly through the antics of Pug, a novice devil on Earth. Rich with humor and sharp commentary, this Jacobean comedyoffers a timeless critique of greed, ambition, and societal absurdities in Jonson's signature masterful style. Number of Pages: 292 Dimensions: 0.66 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: December 30, 2024

$33.05

Report copyright infringementby Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work ...

$44.57

Report copyright infringementby Molière (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough...

$22.97

Report copyright infringementby Maksim Gorky (Author), Jenny Covan (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that th...