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Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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Chekhov's Three Sisters and Woolf's Orlando

Adaptations of two classic works through the unique lens of playwright Sarah Ruhl.

100 Monologues

A definitive collection of all of Eric Bogosian's monologues, originally performed as part of his six off-Broadway solo shows.

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The Hallway Trilogy

A series of connected plays—Rose, Paraffin, and Nursing—that together form a dark and compelling exploration of what binds people together and drives them apart.

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Five Plays

Five plays by a major American playwright, all set in the author’s home state of Idaho, demonstrating his extraordinary knack for exposing, without condescension or easy moralizing, the pathos in marginalized lives.

The Kilroys List: Volume One

97 Monologues and Scenes by Female and Trans Playwrights

A collection of monologues and scenes from The Kilroys List, a vetted collection of plays written by female and trans writers, nominated by hundreds of professional artistic directors, literary managers, professors, producers, directors, and dramaturgs.

The Detroit Project

Three provocative dramas, Paradise Blue, Detroit ’67 and Skeleton Crew, making up a play cycle examining the sociopolitical history of Detroit.

The List

The riveting story of a woman haunted by internal regret when she fails to critically prioritise her world

Three Sisters

A masterful new translation of Chekhov’s exploration of yearning and disillusionment.

Evening Plays

Three new dramas, written as a response to Dante's Divine Comedy.

He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box and Other Plays

Adrienne Kennedy's acclaimed play about an interracial love affair in the 1940s, in a volume with two other plays: Etta and Ella on the Upper West Side and Mom, How Did You Meet the Beatles?

Is God Is / What to Send Up When It Goes Down

Two Plays

Two extraordinary plays from a bright new talent in American theatre.

The Thanksgiving Play / What Would Crazy Horse Do?

Two Plays

Two essential plays by award-winning Native American playwright Larissa FastHorse.

I, Claudia

A touching and funny play about a girl on the cusp of adolescence.

Jack Thorne Plays: One

The first collection of plays by one of the UK's most exciting young writers.

Heroes of the Fourth Turning

A haunting play about a group of young conservative Catholics in America encountering crises of confidence in faith, country, and self. A finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Coming to Terms: American Plays & the Vietnam War

An inspiring and often poignant collection of plays written in the era of the Vietnam War, from some of the most revered American playwrights, reflecting on the social and political ethos of a pivotal moment for America.

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Two for the Show

Scenes for student actors

Edited by Brian Kennedy

A fascinating collection of short scenes for two actors. Drawn from the work of Canada's premiere playwrights, the thirty-nine different scenes have been chosen by an experienced drama teacher, with easy directions and theatre terms explained.

Perfect Pie

A potent drama set over the course of a single afternoon. A reunion between two long-estranged women brings to light a buried memory and two teenagers' wild secret.