Plays

A play is a form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of scripted dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading.

Prima Facie
The Unwanted Guest (The Locked Tomb, #3.5)
Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent
Fat Ham
Hadestown
Sundust (A Caldecott Honor Book)
Let's Be Bees
Peekaboo Rex!
The Battle of Maldon together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son and 'The Tradition of Versification in Old English'
Big Feelings
This Is How We Play: A Celebration of Disability and Adaptation
Treehouse Town
Snow Road Station
The Visitors
Bubbles . . . UP!: A Celebratory Picture Book About Pool Day Fun and Sibling Bravery for Kids (Ages 4-8)
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
Macbeth: Moment by Moment
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Othello
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Crucible
A Streetcar Named Desire
Death of a Salesman
Waiting for Godot
The Tempest
King Lear
Much Ado About Nothing
Twelfth Night
A Doll's House
The Odyssey by HomerHamlet by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William ShakespeareLeaves of Grass by Walt WhitmanStranger to the Beautiful by Don Hynes
Great Books: No Novels Need Apply
468 books — 155 voters
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine HansberryWit by Margaret EdsonFor Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rain... by Ntozake ShangeHow I Learned to Drive by Paula VogelThe Vagina Monologues by V (formerly Eve Ensler)
Plays Written by Women
174 books — 38 voters

Hamlet by William ShakespeareThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeMacbeth by William ShakespeareRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareWaiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
Best Plays Ever
864 books — 1,135 voters

Angels in America by Tony KushnerAugust by Tracy LettsThe Pillowman by Martin McDonaghArcadia by Tom StoppardDoubt, a Parable by John Patrick Shanley
Best Plays Since 1990
207 books — 152 voters


Arthur Miller
It is rare for people to be asked the question which puts them squarely in front of themselves
Arthur Miller, The Crucible

Erik Pevernagie
Life is an intricate play with actors waiting for an explanation. Each added act confers a new interpretation of the story. ( "Waiting for the pieces to fall into place" ) ...more
Erik Pevernagie

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