LibGuides: English Language and Literature: Plays & Drama

Selected Print

Kabuki: Five Classic Plays
Sukeroku: flower of Edo.--Saint Narukami and the god Fudō.--Chronicle of the battle of Ichinotani.--Love letter from the licensed quarter.--The scarlet princess of Edo.
A Raisin in the Sun
Set on Chicago's South Side, the plot revolves around the divergent dreams and conflicts within three generations of the Younger family.
Awake and Singing
Features seven classics produced between 1920 and 1960, from Clifford Odets to Neil Simon. Original.
The Tragedy of Macbeth
A dark and bloody drama of ambition, murder, guilt, and revenge, set amid the gloomy castles and lonely heaths of medieval Scotland.
Wild Honey
Chekhov's version of the play, adapted from the Platonov material.

Electronic

Asian American Drama
Contains 252 plays by 42 playwrights, with primary source ephemera.
North American Women's Drama
Contains 1,517 plays by 330 playwrights, with primary source ephemera. More than 30% of the plays in the collection have never been published before.
Black Drama
This first edition contains approximately 1200 plays by 200 playwrights, with primary source ephemera.
Black Drama - Second Edition
This second edition of Black Drama contains approximately 1,462 plays by 233 playwrights, with accompanying primary-source ephemera.
Twentieth Century North American Drama
Contains 1,530 plays by 223 playwrights, with primary source ephemera. More than 150 of the plays are published here for the first time, including a number by major authors.
Oxford Scholarly Editions Online
Collections available to FAU include Renaissance Drama, Renaissance Poetry, Renaissance Prose, and Renaissance Shakespeare.
Note: FAU Libraries does not subscribe to all titles offered through this site.

Streaming Video

Shakespeare Plays
Provides streaming access to the BBC complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare.
Theatre in Video
Contains more than 250 definitive performances of the world's leading plays, representing hundreds of leading playwrights.
PBS Video Collection
Includes productions from Great Performances.