Faust, Part One
Heinrich Faust--a German scientist, philosopher, alchemist, and erudite--believes that he has no mor...
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The Acharnians
The Acharnians is a hilarious satire, and an indictment of unnecessary war. The play follows the att...
The Assembly of Women
The clever and practical Praxagora has a vision for a new government in the city of Athens, and she...
Fuenteovejuna
From the Golden Age of Spanish drama, Fuenteovejuna documents the motivations behind the murder of F...
Every Man in His Humour
Ben Jonson’s Every Man in His Humour is a biting satire against London society decorum. Young city g...
The Knight of the Burning Pestle
A group of players have assembled to perform a nice, normal play entitled “The London Merchant.” Unf...
The Miser
The Miser centers around the age-old conflict of love and money. The miser of the title is the elde...
The Constant Wife
A classic comedy of manners play, William Somerset’s The Constant Wife turns marital infidelity on i...
The Bear
The sun is shining, birds are singing, servants are frolicking in the orchard, but melancholy widow...
The Wild Duck
Gregers Werle has returned from the Hoidal works up north and unexpectedly turned up at his father’s...
The Dark Lady of Sonnets
George Bernard Shaw’s The Dark Lady of the Sonnets is a fun, one act play that reimagines William Sh...
The Beneficent Bear
The Beneficent Bear is one of several in the canon of Carlo Goldoni’s plays. It isn’t as well-known...
