Play List-
The Norton Shakespeare, Based on the Oxford Edition Edited By Stephen Greenblatt,
Walter Cohen, Jean E. Howard and Katherine Eisaman Maus- Every theatre educator should have a complete works of Shakespeare,
and this is one of the best versions of the complete works.
All the Words on Stage: A Complete Pronunciation Dictionary for the Plays of
William Shakespeare By Louis Scheeder and Shane Ann Younts- This is a nice resource for the classroom if you are planning
on performing a lot of Shakespeare.
Plays from the Contemporary American Theater Edited By Brooks McNamara-
This is a nice compilation of plays, including The Dining Room by A. R. Gurney, a great resource for scene work.
Famous Plays of the 1920's, 1930's, 1940's, 1950's, 1960's, 1970's and 1980's Published
by Laurel Books- These compilations have most of the greatest American plays written within the past century. Each
book has five of the past plays from that particular decade.
Play the Scene: The Ultimate Collection of Contemporary and Classic Scenes and
Monologues By Michael Schulman and Eva Mekler- This is just what the title implies, a nice compilation of scenes
and monologues from classic plays like Cyrano de Bergerac and contemporary plays like How I Learned to Drive
and Wit.
*I recommend getting compilations from as many famous playwrights as possible, constantly be building your library, especially
with new plays
Plays and Playwrights- These are some of my favorites that you may want to pull from.
Sophocles- The Oedipus Cycle (including Oedipus Rex and Antigone)
Arthur Miller- The Crucible, Death of a Salesman, All My Sons
Tom Stoppard- The Real Thing, Rosencratz and Guildenstern are Dead
Paula Vogel*- How I Learned to Drive, The Baltimore Waltz
Noel Coward- Blithe Spirit, Private Lives
Marsha Norman- 'Night Mother, Traveler in the Dark
Neil Simon- The Odd Couple, Barefoot in the Park, Lost in Yonkers
Oscar Wilde- The Importance of Being Earnest, An Ideal Husband
Alan Ball*- Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, Power Lunch (one act)
Jose Rivera*- Cloud Tectonics, Marisol (His plays often call for Latino actors)
Eugene O' Neil- The Hairy Ape, The Iceman Cometh, Long Day's Journey into Night
Tennessee Williams- A Streetcar Named Desire, The Glass Menagerie
Neil Labute*- The Shape of Things, Fat Pig, Some Girls
Lorraine Hansberry- A Raisn in the Sun (Primarily an African-American Cast)
Christopher Durang*- Beyond Therapy, The Actor's Nightmare (He also wrote a lot of short plays)
David Ives- All in the Timing
Steve Martin*- The Underpants, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, WASP
George Bernard Shaw- Major Barbara, Arms and the Man, Pygmalion
August Wilson- Fences, The Piano Lesson (Primarily African American Casts)
A.R Gurney- The Dining Room, What I Did Last Summer, Sylvia
Edward Albee- Seascape, The Goat or Who is Sylvia?, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
*These playwrights tend to use language and/or subject matter that may not be suitable for the classroom, so read carefully.
