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Modern Drama

This section contains plays written or premiered after 1945.

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He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box and Other Plays

He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box and Other Plays

By Adrienne Kennedy

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

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

Two Plays

By Aleshea Harris

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

The Thanksgiving Play / What Would Crazy Horse Do?

The Thanksgiving Play / What Would Crazy Horse Do?

Two Plays

By Larissa FastHorse

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

I, Claudia

I, Claudia

By Kristen Thomson

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

Jack Thorne Plays: One

Jack Thorne Plays: One

By Jack Thorne

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

Heroes of the Fourth Turning

Heroes of the Fourth Turning

By Will Arbery

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

Coming to Terms: American Plays & the Vietnam War

Edited by James Reston Jr.

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

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

Perfect Pie

By Judith Thompson

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.

Danny, King of the Basement

Danny, King of the Basement

By David S. Craig

A heartwarming play about a boy who creates an imaginary world to deal with the instability and hardship of his daily life.

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The Drawer Boy

The Drawer Boy

By Michael Healey

A multi-award winning, bitter-sweet tale of the power of storytelling, friendship, and the very thin line between truth and fiction.

Into the Woods

Into the Woods

By Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine

A modern musical twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales.

A Dybbuk and other tales of the supernatural

A Dybbuk and other tales of the supernatural

By Tony Kushner and Joachim Neugroschel

The classic Yiddish tale by S. Ansky, adapted by Tony Kushner, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Angels in America, and Joachim Neugroschel.

Out From Under

Out From Under

Texts by women performance artists

Edited by Lenora Champagne By various

A collection of provocative, ambitious texts by women performance artists.

Assassins

Assassins

By Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman

A dark and funny look at the end of the American dream - Stephen Sondheim lifts musical theatre to new heights of brilliance.

The Essential Bogosian

The Essential Bogosian

By Eric Bogosian

A collection of work by Eric Bogosian, one of America's leading performers and most original playwrights.

Gypsy

Gypsy

By Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents and Jule Styne

One of the greatest musicals of all time, with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents.

Company

Company (US edition)

By Stephen Sondheim and George Furth

Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's iconic musical comedy about life, love and marriage.

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