Samuel French Carlo Goldoni Florindo and Lelia 2 scenes Written in 1743 by the master of Italian comedy, this piece of slapstick foolery hasn’t lost an ounce of freshness. Twins separated at birth (played by one actor) turn up in Verona, one for an arranged marriage and the other to meet a girl...
Samuel French James Goldman Henry and Eleanor Sibling rivalry, adultery, and dungeons – The Lion in Winter, by James Goldman, is a modern-day classic. Comedic in tone, dramatic in action – the play tells the story of the Plantagenet family, who are locked in a free-for-all of competing ambitions...
Dramatists Play Service Federico Garcia Lorca Martirio and Adela THE STORY: A masterpiece of the modern theater, THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA was written in 1936, just before the start of the Spanish Civil War. The play takes place in a small village in southern Spain following the funeral of Bernarda...
Dramatists Play Service David French Jessica and Patrick THE STORY: The play begins on the set of “The Care and Treatment of Roses,” an ambitious work by a budding young local writer, which is now in final rehearsal by a provincial Canadian theatre company. Animosity has already developed...
Samuel French Bernard Frechtman (John Genet) Solange and Claire Two sisters, maids to a wealthy society woman, act out fantasies of class, love and revenge while the lady of the house is out on a romantic rendevous. As their games intensify, the incipient violence escalates as they await Madame’s...
Dramatists Play Service Christopher Durang Elaine and Eleanor THE STORY: Centers on a week in the beleaguered life of Eleanor Mann, housewife and mother, who lives with her religious fanatic husband and three sons; the oldest a pimp and dope pusher; the middle son a flagrant homosexual; and the youngest...
Dramatists Play Service Steven Dietz Jody and Carl THE STORY: Jody is in his forties and runs a map store. Not one for the outside world, he stays in his store all the time. His friend, Carl is in his late thirties and has been bringing chairs of dead friends into Jody’s store and leaving […]
Drama Online Nick Dear Aurelian and Zenobia ‘Zenobia pits a tribal monarch against the mighty republic of Rome. A middle-eastern state takes on the global superpower in a battle for control of trade and commodities. On a more personal scale, it’s a play about ambition and accommodation, about...
Samuel French April DeAngelis Nell and Mrs. Marshall The year is 1669 a bawdy and troublesome time. Theaters have just reopened after seventeen years of Puritan suppression. There is a surge in dramatic writing and the first English actresses appear on stage. Playhouse Creatures focuses on five of the most...
Samuel French Noel Coward Julie and Jane Best friends now happily married to others, Julia and Jane both once counted the dashing Frenchman Maurice as their lover. Guess who’s back in town and requesting the pleasure of the ladies company? Coward at his inimitable best, the story is a champagne...
