Sweat Sweat is a 2015 play by Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright Lynn Nottage.[1] Set in 2008, it has been described as reminiscent of the “working-class naturalism” of Clifford Odets.[2] It won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.[3] Background Lynn Nottage began working on the play in 2011 by interviewing residents of Reading, Pennsylvania, which […]
Daniel’s Husband (Play) By Michael McKeever New York premiere directed by Joe Brancato presented by Primary Stages and Ted Snowdon In Michael McKeever’s …
A Doll’s House, Part 2 A Doll’s House, Part 2 is a 2017 play written by Lucas Hnath. The play “picks up after Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House concludes”.[1] Productions The play was commissioned by South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, California where it was directed by Shelley Butler in April 2017.[2] The […]
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is a comedy play written by Christopher Durang. The story revolves around the relationships of three middle-aged single siblings, two of whom live together, and takes place during a visit by the third, Masha, who supports them. They discuss their lives […]
The Iceman Cometh The Iceman Cometh is a play written by American playwright Eugene O’Neill[1] in 1939. First published in 1946,[1] the play premiered on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre on October 9, 1946, directed by Eddie Dowling, where it ran for 136 performances before closing on March 15, 1947. Characters Harry Hope – […]
Fences Fences is a 1985 play by American playwright August Wilson. Set in the 1950s, it is the sixth in Wilson’s ten-part “Pittsburgh Cycle”. Like all of the “Pittsburgh” plays, Fences explores the evolving African-American experience and examines race relations, among other themes. The play won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 1987 […]
Golden Boy Golden Boy is a drama by Clifford Odets. The play was initially produced on Broadway by The Group Theatre in 1937. Odets’ biggest hit was made into a 1939 film of the same name, starring William Holden in his breakthrough role, and also served as the basis for a 1964 musical with Sammy […]
The Little Foxes The Little Foxes is a 1939 play by Lillian Hellman, considered a classic of 20th century drama. Its title comes from Chapter 2, Verse 15 of the Song of Solomon in the King James version of the Bible, which reads, “Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for […]
Wild Animals You Should Know by Thomas Higgins Tony Award-winner Alice Ripley (Next to Normal) and MCC Theater founding member Patrick Breen …
Wolf Hall/Bring Up the Bodies By Hilary Mantel Wolf Hall (2009) is a historical novel/Play/TV Mini Series by English author Hilary Mantel, …
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a play by Edward Albee that opened …
War Horse War Horse is a play based on the book of the same name by children’s writer Michael Morpurgo, adapted …
Waiting for Godot By Samuel Beckett Waiting for Godot (pronounced /ˈɡɒdoʊ/, GAH-doh) is an absurdist play by Samuel Beckett, in …
Voices by Mark Medoff The primary characters are a troubled couple caught in an old dark house trapped by …
Three Tall Women Three Tall Women is a play by Edward Albee, which won the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Albee’s third. …
The Women in Black The Woman in Black is a 1987 stage play, adapted by Stephen Mallatratt. The play is based …
The Way We Get By by Neil LaBute The Way We Get By is a 2015 play written by Neil LaBute, directed …
The Water’s Edge by Theresa Rebeck Deep in the Massachusetts woods, a lakeside mansion slides slowly into disrepair, all …
The Wake of Jamey Foster by Beth Henley The scene is a small town in Mississippi, where the family of …
Therese Raquin Thérèse Raquin is a novel (first published in 1867) and a play (first performed in 1873) by the French writer …