The Cherry Orchard: History and Key Facts
The Cherry Orchard (Russian: Вишнёвый сад, romanized: Vishnyovyi sad) is the last play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov.
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Death of a Salesman: History and Key Facts
Death of a Salesman is a 1949 stage play written by the American playwright Arthur Miller.
Angels in America: History and Key Facts
Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes is a 1991 two-part play by American playwright Tony Kushner.
A Doll's House: History and Key Facts
A Doll's House (Danish and Bokmål: Et dukkehjem; also translated as A Doll House) is a three-act play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen.
The Glass Menagerie: History and Key Facts
The Glass Menagerie is a memory play by Tennessee Williams that premiered in 1944 and catapulted Williams from obscurity to fame.
Waiting for Godot: History and Key Facts
Waiting for Godot is a play by Irish playwright and author Samuel Beckett.
The Crucible: History and Key Facts
The Crucible is a 1953 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller.
The Importance of Being Earnest: History and Key Facts
The Importance of Being Earnest, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde, the last of his four drawing-room plays, following Lady Windermere's Fan (1892), A Woman of No Impor