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Romeo and Juliet (Everyman Shakespeare)
Par William Shakespeare. 1989
A sixteenth-century romantic tragedy of two teenagers from rival families who fall in love. A sentence of exile and an…
impending arranged marriage force the two to flee. A friar suggests a ruse to accomplish their union, but miscommunication causes it to backfireQuinze façons de te retrouver (Pièces #34)
Par Anne-Marie Olivier. 2023
Ça fera bientôt quinze ans qu'elle a décidé de sortir de la vie d'Anne-Marie, de couper les liens sans préavis,…
sans coup d'éclat, sans explication. Tout ce temps, celle-ci a essayé de respecter sa décision, de se tenir tranquille. Mais aujourd'hui, c'en est trop: elle ouvre les vannes et lui adresse tous les si, tous les peut-être, tous les souvenirs chéris et tous les espoirs déçus. Comme une longue lettre d'amour dont on ignore si elle trouvera sa destinataireLes morts (La scène)
Par Alexis Martin. 2022
Au hasard d'une balade, un homme qui vit une crise existentielle revient sur les lieux de son enfance. Une sorte…
de bal des fantômes qui ont marqué sa vie se déploie dans une remémoration poétique et philosophique. Un morceau de tissu, une guitare oubliée, une pile de livres, les objets abandonnés qui reposent dans la pièce réveillent bien des souvenirs. Et à travers eux, ceux et celles qui ont marqué sa vie, membres de la famille ou encore personnages issus de la mythologie, composent une sorte de réponse aux interrogations angoissées du protagonisteAntony and Cleopatra
Par William Shakespeare. 1990
Early seventeenth-century historical tragedy about the love between a Roman soldier-prince and an Egyptian queen. Mark Antony provokes Cleopatra with…
his marriage to Octavia, the sister of his rival, Octavius Caesar. When the marriage and the political alliance break down, Antony returns to Egypt. In the ensuing battle, Antony suffers the loss of his military power, the respect of friends and followers, love, and even an honorable deathThe first part of Henry the Sixth
Par William Shakespeare. 1966
A three-part historical drama opens with the funeral of King Henry V at Westminster Abbey. The play, based on the…
fifteenth-century French-English wars, reveals the schemes of military leaders to advance themselves even at the expense of England, often taking advantage of their inexperienced ruler, Henry VI, whose opponent was Joan of Arc. In the final act, the young king considers peace with France and marriageThe life and death of King John
Par William Shakespeare. 1989
First published in 1623, this is a historical drama about King John's early thirteenth-century reign. The plot deals with the…
ruler's cruelty toward Arthur, his nephew and the rightful heir to the throne. Other principal characters include Constance, Arthur's grieving mother, and the Bastard, illegitimate son of Richard I, John's late brother. The text makes no mention of John's role in granting the Magna Carta nor of Robin Hood, an archenemyLost in Yonkers (Plume drama)
Par Neil Simon. 1991
Play set in New York, 1942. After their mother's death, Arty and Jay are visiting their stern grandmother. When their…
father finishes a private talk with his mother, the boys are shocked to learn he wants them to stay there while he takes a traveling job. Grandmother agrees with the boys that it would be a very bad idea. But childlike Aunt Bella surprises everyone by insisting they remain. For high school and older readers. Pulitzer PrizePerestroika: a gay fantasia on national themes
Par Tony Kushner. 1992
Sequel to Millennium Approaches (RC 37012, BR 9377). Part two, picking up where the angel makes a traumatic entry in…
the final scene of Millenium, stands alone or can be seen as a resolution to Millenium. Prior is fighting for his life, but in the end he lectures his friends about what AIDS has done and how the world will go on. Strong languageJulius Caesar
Par William Shakespeare. 1988
Caesar's dearest friend, Marcus Brutus, is convinced that it is his patriotic duty to participate in the assassination of his…
megalomaniacal ruler. A historical drama, which can be interpreted on many levels, by the seventeenth-century English playwrightWallenstein ; and, Mary Stuart (German library #v. 16)
Par Friedrich Schiller. 1991
The late-eighteenth-century Wallenstein trilogy consists of "Wallenstein's Camp," a short one-act play, followed by "The Piccolomini" and "Wallenstein's Death," each…
in five acts, dealing with the Thirty Years' War. Mary Stuart, completed in 1800, also in five acts, is a tragedy concerning the power struggle between Catholic Mary Stuart of Scotland and her Protestant half sister, Elizabeth I of EnglandOthello
Par William Shakespeare. 1984
An early seventeenth-century play. Othello, a high-ranking Moorish soldier, marries Desdemona, daughter of a Venetian senator who opposes the marriage.…
Othello wins over her family, but a frustrated ensign, Iago, sabotages his happiness by insinuating that Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio, another officer. Jealousy, racial overtones, confusion, fear, and lies eventually destroy love, honor, friendship, and respectDr. Faustus (New Mermaids)
Par Christopher Marlowe. 1990
Wilhelm Tell
Par Friedrich Schiller. 1972
This classic in German literature, first published in 1805, became popular after Rossini used it as a libretto for an…
opera. The legend is based on the Swiss liberation movement. The hero is a quiet man, who is respected for his ability with a bow and arrow by the more militant elements of the politically active rebelsEight plays (Modern Library college editions)
Par Henrik Ibsen. 1951
Scandinavian actress Eva Le Gallienne's translations of plays written from 1879 to 1892. Ibsen's characters often dealt with moral issues,…
such as Dr. Stockmann's conspiracy to tell people what they didn't want to hear in the satirical An Enemy of the PeopleThe Crucible: a play in four acts
Par Arthur Miller. 1952
A drama based on the Salem, Massachusetts, witchcraft trials of 1692. The play deals with the consequences of fear, insecurity,…
the power of suggestion, and the hounding to death of a nonconformist. For high school and older readersThe comedy of errors
Par William Shakespeare. 1963
Late sixteenth-century farce. Egeon and Emilia name each of their twin sons Antipholus and hire twin attendants, each named Dromio.…
Shipwreck separates the family, dividing it in half. The son who lives with Egeon takes his Dromio in search of his mother and his twin and fails to return. Egeon goes to Ephesus, an unfriendly place for a man from Syracuse, to look for them, but a demand for ransom and mistaken identity complicates mattersThe merry wives of Windsor
Par William Shakespeare. 1990
In this comic drama, Falstaff, a rowdy drunkard pinched for funds, decides to make love to the wives of two…
wealthy citizens of Windsor, Ford and Page, since it is the wives who control their husbands' money. But Nim and Pistol, discarded associates of Falstaff, warn the husbands of Falstaff's plans and a series of merry assignations begins. Written in the late sixteenth centuryMeasure for measure
Par William Shakespeare. 1991
Early seventeenth-century dramatic comedy. Vincentio, the duke of Vienna, has been lax about enforcing chastity laws. Fearing protests if he…
calls for reforms, he appoints Angelo to act as his deputy and pretends to leave town. Disguised as a friar, the duke observes the zealous prosecutor and becomes alarmed by the cruelty of his decisions. He must quickly reassume leadership to clear up entanglements and to save a young gentleman's lifeMillennium approaches: a gay fantasia on national themes
Par Tony Kushner. 1993
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Action in part one of this epic play takes place in an ever-changing…
American milieu. The central characters are two young homosexual New Yorkers, a married Mormon couple, and Roy Cohn. The focus shifts from sex to politics to religion. Human relationships, society, and even heaven crack under pressure, until finally an angel appears. Strong languageThe tragedy of Macbeth
Par William Shakespeare. 1959
An early seventeenth-century play. Three witches stir a prophetic brew as they await the return of the Scottish army. The…
victorious general Macbeth, spurred on by his ambitious wife, murders Duncan, the king, while he is a guest in Macbeth's castle. Once Macbeth sets himself upon this path, he must clear further obstacles. Eventually the desire for power, coupled with mistrust, fear, and anger, leads to one violent act after another