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Dramatic Plays

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Henry IV Part 2

After King Henry IV’s victory at the Battle of Shrewsbury, it would seem that his civil troubles...

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Henry VI Part 1

At the beginning of Henry VI, Part 1, King Henry V's funeral is taking place, and messengers arrive ...

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Henry VIII

Cardinal Wolsey is a powerful figure in Henry VIII’s court. He levies taxes, takes property from...

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The Laramie Project

In October 1998 in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming, Matthew Shepard, a 21 year...

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Titus Andronicus

Titus Andronicus is the most revered general of Rome. Newly returned from his victories against the ...

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Henry IV Part 1

William Shakespeare's Henry IV Part I is based on the life of King Henry IV of England and his son, ...

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Henry VI Part 3

Henry VI Part 3 picks up right on the tail end of Henry VI Part 2, where the Duke of York, his...

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Radium Girls

Radium Girls is D.W. Gregory’s gripping drama based on the true story of female laborers who were...

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Spring Awakening: A Children's Tragedy

A social and cultural argument written before its time, Spring Awakening: A Children’s Tragedy is a ...

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‘Night, Mother

On a seemingly normal evening, we meet Thelma Cates (Mama), an aging mother and widow who lives...

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Closer

Four lives intertwine over the course of four and a half years in this densely-plotted, stinging...

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Oleanna

Oleanna is David Mamet's study of power and gender in academia. Carol, a student who is struggling ...

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