Gale, a part of Cengage Learning Drama for Students Volumes 1-25 Fall 2007

DRAMA FOR STUDENTS

Analysis, Context & Criticism on Commonly Studied Dramas

Each entry, or chapter, focuses on one drama. The following elements are contained in each entry: Introduction, Author
Biography, Plot Summary, Characters, Themes, Style, Historical and Cultural Context, Critical Overview, Sources, For
Further Study, Criticism, Media Adaptations, Compare and Contrast Box, What Do I Read Next?, and Study Questions. Each
volume is indexed by author, title, nationality/ethnicity, subject, and theme and includes a glossary of literary terms.

Author Title Vol

Title list in production and subject to change 6/13/08
Aeschylus Agamemnon 26
Chekhov Anton Bear, The 26
Welty Eudora Bye-Bye Brevoort 26
Solorzano Carlos Crossroads 26
Sartre Jean Paul Flies, The 26
Childress Alice Florence 26
Henley Beth Impossible Marriage 26
O'Neill Eugene Ile 26
Chayefsky Paddy Marty 26
Soto Gary Novio Boy 26
Tagore Rabindranath Post Office, The 26
Fletcher Lucille Sorry, Wrong Number 26
Soyinka Wole Trials of Brother Jero, The 26
Blessing Lee Walk in the Woods, A 26

Most recent published volume

Albee Edward American Dream 25
Pinter Harold Dumb Waiter, The 25
Ibsen Henrik Enemy of the People 25
Nottage Lynn Fabulation 25
Fornes Maria Irene Fefu and her Friends 25
Frisch Max Firebugs, The 25
Lavery Byrony Frozen 25
Euripides Hippolytus 25
Sondheim Stephen Into the Woods 25
Ionesco Eugene Rhinoceros 25
Anonymous Second Shepherd's Play, The 25
Churchill Caryl Serious Money 25
Gems Pam Stanley 25

ALL PUBLISHED or TYPESET VOLUMES

Sophocles Antigone 1
Chekhov Anton Cherry Orchard, The 1
Rostand Edmond Cyrano de Bergerac 1
Miller Arthur Death of a Salesman 1
Marlowe Christopher Doctor Faustus (see also "Tragedy of ...") 1
Ibsen Henrik (Johan) Doll's House, A 1
Williams Tennessee Glass Menagerie, The 1
Rodgers and Richard and Oscar, II King and I, The 1
Hammerstein
Hellman Lillian (Florence) Little Foxes, The 1
Euripides Medea 1
Sophocles Oedipus Rex (aka Oedipus the King) 1
Wilder Thornton Our Town 1
Shaw George Bernard Pygmalion 1
Goldsmith Oliver She Stoops to Conquer 1
Williams Tennessee Streetcar Named Desire, A 1
Kaufman and Hart George S. and Moss You Can't Take It with You 1

Henley Beth Crimes of the Heart 2

Shange Ntozake for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is 2
enuf
Mamet David (Alan) Glengarry, Glen Ross 2
Lawrence and Lee Jerome and Robert E. Inherit the Wind 2
O'Neill Eugene Long Day's Journey into Night 2
Bolt Robert (Oxton) Man for All Seasons, A 2
Gibson William Miracle Worker, The 2
Christie Agatha Mousetrap, The 2
Norman Marsha Night, Mother ('Night, Mother) 2
Simon Neil Odd Couple 2
Hansberry Lorraine (Vivian) Raisin in the Sun, A 2
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Highway Tomson Rez Sisters, The 2
Stoppard Tom Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead 2
Smith Anna Deavere Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 2
Vidal Gore Visit to a Small Planet 2
Beckett Samuel Waiting for Godot 2
Childress Alice Wedding Band, The 2
Albee Edward Zoo Story, The 2

Mamet David (Alan) American Buffalo 3

Rabe David Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel 3
Pollock Sharon Blood Relations 3
Williams Tennessee Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 3
Hellman Lillian (Florence) Children's Hour, The 3
Inge William (Motter) Come Back, Little Sheba 3
Miller Arthur Crucible, The 3
Baraka Amiri Dutchman 3
Orton Joe Entertaining Mr. Sloane 3
Wilson August Fences 3
Pinter Harold Homecoming, The 3
Bond Edward Lear 3
Shaw George Bernard Major Barbara 3
Weiss Peter Marat / Sade 3
Fugard (Harold) Athol Master Harold" … and the Boys ("Master…) 3
Coward Noel (Peirce) Private Lives 3
Shepard Sam True West 3
Odets Clifford Waiting for Lefty 3
Albee Edward Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 3

Jonson Ben(jamin) Alchemist, The 4

Ionesco Eugene Bald Soprano, The 4
Wilson Lanford Burn This 4
Medoff Mark Children of a Lesser God 4
Dorfman Ariel Death and the Maiden 4
Sophocles Electra 4
O'Neill Eugene Hairy Ape, The 4
Lorca Federico Garcia House of Bernarda Alba, The 4
Carballido Emilio I, Too, Speak of the Rose 4
Wilde Oscar Importance of Being Earnest, The 4
Euripides Iphigenia in Tauris 4
Osborne John Look Back in Anger 4
Strindberg August Miss Julie 4
Eliot T(homas) S(tearns) Murder in the Cathedral 4
Hare David Plenty 4
Sheridan Richard Brinsley School for Scandal 4
Pirandello Luigi Six Characters in Search of an Author 4
Wilder Thornton Skin of Our Teeth, The 4
Brecht (Eugen) Bertolt (Friedrich) Threepenny Opera, The 4

Kushner Tony Angels in America 5

Stoppard Tom Arcadia 5
Pinter Harold Birthday Party, The 5
Marlowe Christopher Edward II 5
Shaffer Peter Equus 5
Wasserstein Wendy Heidi Chronicles, The 5
O'Neill Eugene Iceman Cometh, The 5
McCullers Carson Member of the Wedding 5
Brecht (Eugen) Bertolt (Friedrich) Mother Courage and Her Children 5
Sartre Jean-Paul No Exit 5
Inge William (Motter) Picnic 5
Aeschylus Prometheus Bound 5
Chekhov Anton Uncle Vanya 5
Valdez Luiz Zoot Suit 5

Euripides Bacchae, The 6

Fugard (Harold) Athol Boesman & Lena 6
Simon Neil Brighton Beach Memoirs 6
Shepard Sam Buried Child 6
O'Neill Eugene Emperor Jones, The 6
Coward Noel (Peirce) Hay Fever 6
Ibsen Henrik (Johan) Hedda Gabler 6
Shaw George Bernard Man and Superman 6
Turgenev Ivan Month in the Country, A 6
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Hurston and Hughes Zora Neale and Langston Mule Bone 6
Barnes Peter Ruling Class, The 6
Mamet David (Alan) Speed-the-Plow 6
Fierstein Harvey (Forbes) Torch Song Trilogy 6
Orton Joe What the Butler Saw 6

Hare David Blue Room, The 7

Pinter Harold Caretaker, The 7
Ayckbourn Alan Chorus of Disapproval, A 7
Anonymous Everyman 7
Stein Joseph Fiddler on the Roof 7
Shepard Sam Fool for Love 7
Shue Larry Foreigner, The 7
Behan Brendan Hostage, The 7
Lloyd Weber and Rice Andrew and Tim Jesus Christ Superstar 7
Beckett Samuel Krapp's Last Tape 7
Williams Tennessee Night of the Iguana 7
Kopit Arthur (Lee) Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Momma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' 7
So Sad
Barrie J(ames) M(atthew) Peter Pan 7
Wilson August Piano Lesson, The 7
Capek Karel R.U.R. 7
Delaney Shelagh Taste of Honey, A 7
Ford John Tis a Pity She's a Whore ('Tis…) 7

Sophocles Ajax, The 8

Miller Arthur All My Sons 8
Rattigan Terence Browning Version, The 8
Inge William (Motter) Bus Stop 8
Guare John House of Blue Leaves 8
Ibsen Henrik (Johan) Peer Gynt 8
Stoppard Tom Real Thing, The 8
Wilde Oscar Salome 8
Bond Edward Saved 8
Fuller Charles Soldier's Play, A 8
Rabe David Streamers 8
Albee Edward Three Tall Women 8
Glaspell Susan Trifles 8
Childress Alice Trouble in Mind 8
Jarry Alfred Ubu Roi 8

Anouilh Jean Antigone 9

Ionesco Eugene Chairs, The 9
Pomerance Bernard Elephant Man, The 9
Hecht Ben Front Page, The 9
Kennedy Adrienne (Lita) Funny House of a Negro 9
Strindberg August Ghost Sonata, The 9
Brecht (Eugen) Bertolt (Friedrich) Good Person (Woman) of Szechuan, The 9
Wilson Lanford Hot L Baltimore 9
Wilde Oscar Lady Windemere's Fan 9
Gorky Maxim Lower Depths, The 9
O'Neill Eugene Mourning Becomes Electra 9
Barry Philip Philadelphia Story 9
Pirandello Luigi Right You Are! (If You Think You Are) 9
Arden John Serjeant Musgrave's Dance 9

Genet Jean Balcony, The 10

Lorca Federico Garcia Blood Wedding 10
Soyinka Wole Death and the King's Horsemen 10
Schenkkan Robert Kentucky Cycle, The 10
Aristophanes Lysistrata 10
Havel Vaclav Memorandum, The 10
Kaufman and Hart George and Moss Once in a Lifetime 10
Anouilh Jean Ring around the Moon 10
Aeschylus Seven against Thebes 10
Fugard (Harold) Athol Sizwe Banzi Is Dead 10
Chekhov Anton Three Sisters, The 10
Albee Edward Tiny Alice 10
Jonson Ben(jamin) Volpone 10
Ibsen Henrik (Johan) Wild Duck, The 10

Sherwood Robert E. Abe Lincoln in Illinois 11

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Baldwin James Amen Corner, The 11
Friel Brian Dancing at Lughnasa 11
Uhry Alfred Driving Miss Daisy 11
Ibsen Henrik (Johan) Ghosts 11
O'Neill Eugene Great God Brown, The 11
Chase Mary (Coyle) Harvey 11
Stoppard Tom Indian Ink 11
Capek Karel Life of the Insects, The 11
Hwang David Henry M. Butterfly 11
Shaw George Bernard Saint Joan 11
Nicholson William Shadowlands 11
Baraka Amiri Slave Ship 11
Vallejo Antonio Buero Sleep of Reason, The 11
Rebeck Theresa Spike Heels 11

O'Neill Eugene Anna Christie 12

Simon Neil Biloxi Blues 12
Zindel Paul Effects of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, The 12
de Hartog Jan Fourposter, The 12
Gogol Nikolai Government Inspector, The 12
Connelly Marc(us Cook) Green Pastures, The 12
Mamet David (Alan) Life in Theatre, A 12
Walker Joseph A. River Niger, The 12
Chekhov Anton Seagull 12
Rice Elmer Street Scene 12
Williams Tennessee Sweet Bird of Youth 12
Wilson Lanford Talley's Folly 12
Miller Jason That Championship Season 12
Churchill Caryl Top Girls 12
von Hofmannsthal Hugo Tower, The 12

Shaffer Peter Amadeus 13

Eliot T(homas) S(tearns) Cocktail Party, The 13
Hugh Leonard Da 13
Margulies Donald Dinner with Friends 13
Marlowe Christopher Jew of Malta, The 13
Moliere Misanthrope, The 13
Bonner Marita Purple Flower, The 13
Clark John Pepper Raft, The 13
Albee Edward Seascape 13
Guare John Six Degrees of Separation 13
Shaffer Anthony Sleuth 13
Rabe David Sticks and Bones 13
Patrick John Teahouse of the August Moon, The 13
Stoppard Tom Travesties 13
Edson Margaret Wit 13

Ginzburg Natalia Advertisment, The 14

Cleage Pearl Blues for an Alabama Sky 14
Crowley Mart Boys in the Band, The 14
Sheridan Richard Brinsley Critic, The 14
Shepard Sam Curse of the Starving Class 14
Albee Edward Delicate Balance: A Play 14
Vogel Paula How I Learned to Drive 14
Congreve William Love for Love 14
Abe Kobo Man Who Turned Into A Stick, The 14
Beaumarchais Pierre-Augustin Caron de Marriage of Figaro, The 14
Kingsley Sidney Men In White 14
Pinter Harold Mountain Language 14
Hellman Lillian (Florence) Watch on the Rhine, A 14
Childress Alice Wine in the Wilderness 14
Kopit Arthur (Lee) Y2K 14

Hackett Albert (Maurice) Diary of Anne Frank, The 15

Sackler Howard (Oliver) Great White Hope, The 15
Sherwood Robert Idiot's Delight 15
MacLeish Archibald J. B. 15
Uhry Alfred Last Night of Ballyhoo, The 15
Edgar David Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickelby 15
Wilson August Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 15
Ibsen Henrik (Johan) Master Builder, The 15
Baldwin James (Arthur) One Day When I Was Lost: A Scenario 15
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Mamet David (Alan) Reunion 15
Duffy Maureen Rites 15
Sheridan Richard Brinsley Rivals, The 15
Cristofer Michael Shadow Box, The 15
Kramm Joseph Shrike, The 15
Congreve William Way of the World 15

Baraka Amiri Baptism, The 16

Beaumarchais Caron de Pierre-Augustin Barber of Seville 16

O'Neill Eugene (Gladstone) Beyond the Horizon 16

Anderson Maxwell Both your Houses 16
Ibsen Henrik (Johan) Brand 16
Churchill Caryl Cloud Nine 16
Stoppard Tom Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth 16
Cleage Pearl (Michelle) Flyin' West 16
McNally Terrence Master Class 16
Wilder Thornton (Niven) Matchmaker, The 16
Wilson Lanford Mound Builders, The 16
Lawrence Jerome Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, The 16
Behn Aphra Rover, The 16
Hare David Secret Rapture, The 16

Hanff Helene 84 Charing Cross Road 17

Webster John Duchess of Malfi, The 17
Hofmannsthal Hugo von Elektra 17
Odets Clifford Golden Boy 17
Wilson August Joe Turner's Come and Gone 17
Gale Zona Miss Lula Bett 17
Williams Tenessee Orpheus Descending 17
Gerstenberg Alice Overtones 17
Sherwood Robert E(mmet) Petrified Forest, The 17
Wasserstein Wendy Sisters Rosensweig, The 17
Gilroy Frank D(aniel) Subject Was Roses, The 17
Schary Dore Sunrise at Campobello 17
Saroyan William Time Of Your Life, The 17

Terry Megan Calm Down Mother 18

Middleton Thomas Chaste Maid in Cheapside, A 18
Beim Norman Deserter, The 18
Beckett Samuel (Barclay) Endgame 18
Gardner Herb(ert) I'm Not Rappaport 18
Simon (Marvin) Neil Lost in Yonkers 18
Hughes (James) Langston Mulatto 18
Synge (Edmund) J(ohn) M(illington) Playboy of the Western World, The 18
Hwang David Henry Sound of a Voice, The 18
McCullers (Lula) Carson (Smith) Square Root of Wonderful, The 18
Moliere Tartuffe 18
Williams Tennessee The Rose Tattoo 18
Glaspell Susan Verge, The 18

Reza Yasmina Art 19

Anouilh Jean (Marie Lucien Pierre) Becket 19
Kingsley Sidney Detective Story 19
McNally Terrence Love! Valour! Compassion! 19
Osborne John (James) Luther 19
Shaw George Bernard Mrs. Warren's Profession 19
O'Casey Sean Red Roses for Me 19
Leight Warren Side Man 19
Lindsay Howard State of the Union 19
Wheeler Hugh (Callingham) Sweeney Todd 19
Cruz Migdalia Telling Tales 19
Martin Steve WASP 19
Luce Clare Boothe Women, The 19

Wilson Lanford Angels Fall 20

Kesselring Joseph (Otto) Arsenic and Old Lace 20
Sherman Martin Bent 20
Hayes Joseph Desperate Hours, The 20
Moliere Imaginary Invalid, The 20
Goldman James A. Lion in Winter, The 20
Heggen Thomas Mister Roberts
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Shakespeare William Othello 20
Lessing Doris (May) Play with a Tiger 20
Odets Clifford Rocket to the Moon 20
O'Neill Eugene (Gladstone) Strange Interlude 20
Gardner Herb(ert) Thousand Clowns, A 20
Anderson Maxwell Winterset 20
Foote Horton Young Man from Atlanta, The 20

Iizuka Naomi 36 Views 21

Cruz Nilo Anna in the Tropics 21
Beane Douglas Carter As Bees in Honey Drown 21
Wiechmann Barbara Feeding the Moonfish 21
Wilde Oscar Ideal Husband, An 21
Duras Marguerite India Song 21
Corneille Pierre Le Cid 21
Henley Beth Miss Firecracker Contest, The 21
Xingjian Gao Other Shore, The 21
Brooks Mel Producers, The 21
Auburn David Proof 21
Shakespeare William Romeo and Juliet 21
Kyd Thomas Spanish Tragedy, The 21
Marlowe Christopher Tamburlaine the Great 21

Shaw George Bernard Arms and the Man 22

Cowley Hannah Belle's Stratagem, The 22
Artaud Antonin Cenci, The 22
Middleton Thomas Changeling, The 22
Frayn Michael Copenhagen 22
Smith Anna Deavere Fires in the Mirror 22
Maugham Somerset For Services Rendered 22
Thompson Judith Habitat 22
Rudnick Paul I Hate Hamlet 22
Ephron Nora Imaginary Friends 22
Kaufman Moises Laramie Project, The 22
Treadwell Sophie Machinal 22
Ackermann Joan Off the Map 22
Parks Suzan-Lori Topdog/Underdog 22

Fo Dario Accidental Death of an Anarchist 23

Prida Dolores Beautiful Senoritas 23
Gilman Rebecca Blue Surge 23
Shanley John Patrick Doubt 23
Blessing Lee Eleemosynary 23
Coburn D. L. Gin Game, The 23
MacDonald Ann-Marie Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) 23
Wright Doug I Am My Own Wife 23
Calderon de la Barca Pedro Life Is a Dream 23
Ensler Eve Necessary Targets 23
Thompson Ernest On Golden Pond 23
Larson Jonathan Rent 23
Lonergan Kenneth This Is Our Youth 23
Rose Reginald Twelve Angry Men 23

Glaspell Susan Alison's House 24

Anonymous Arden of Faversham 24
Leonard Hugh Au Pair Man, The 24
Shear Claudia Dirty Blonde 24
Blank Jessica Exonerated, The 24
Behn Aphra Forc'd Marriage, The 24
Osborne John Inadmissible Evidence 24
Kopit Arthur Indians 24
Cocteau Jean Indiscretions 24
Fugard Athol Lesson from Aloes, A 24
Simon Neil Prisoner of Second Avenue, The 24
Greenberg Richard Take Me Out 24
Wilson August Two Trains Running 24
Sophocles Women of Trachis: Trachiniae 24

Albee Edward American Dream 25

Pinter Harold Dumb Waiter, The 25
Ibsen Henrik Enemy of the People 25
Nottage Lynn Fabulation 25
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Fornes Maria Irene Fefu and her Friends 25
Frisch Max Firebugs, The 25
Lavery Byrony Frozen 25
Euripides Hippolytus 25
Sondheim Stephen Into the Woods 25
Ionesco Eugene Rhinoceros 25
Anonymous Second Shepherd's Play, The 25
Churchill Caryl Serious Money 25
Gems Pam Stanley 25

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