Plays Flashcards
A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams, 1947. The play dramatizes the experiences of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle who, after encountering a series of personal losses, leaves her once-prosperous situation to move into a shabby apartment in New Orleans rented by her younger sister and brother-in-law.
Tennessee Williams, 1947. The play dramatizes the experiences of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle who, after encountering a series of personal losses, leaves her once-prosperous situation to move into a shabby apartment in New Orleans rented by her younger sister and brother-in-law.
A Streetcar Named Desire
Death of a Salesman
Arthur Miller, 1949. It is a two-act tragedy set in late 1940s Brooklyn told through a montage of memories, dreams, and arguments of the protagonist Willy Loman, a traveling salesman who is despondent with his life, and appears to be slipping into senility.
Arthur Miller, 1949. It is a two-act tragedy set in late 1940s Brooklyn told through a montage of memories, dreams, and arguments of the protagonist Willy Loman, a traveling salesman who is despondent with his life, and appears to be slipping into senility.
Death of a Salesman
Crucible, The
Arthur Miller, 1953. In Salem, Massachusetts, 1692 A small group of girls ‘cry out’ against other people in the town, accusing them of witchcraft, in an attempt to cover up their own dabblings in the occult. Led by Abigail Williams, the girls’ accusations cause a court to be formed to investigate the alleged crimes.
Arthur Miller, 1953. In Salem, Massachusetts, 1692 A small group of girls ‘cry out’ against other people in the town, accusing them of witchcraft, in an attempt to cover up their own dabblings in the occult. Led by Abigail Williams, the girls’ accusations cause a court to be formed to investigate the alleged crimes.
Crucible, The
Twelve Angry Men
Reginald Rose, 1954. Twelve jurors are present to debate the fate of a young boy accused of his father’s murder.
Reginald Rose, 1954. Twelve jurors are present to debate the fate of a young boy accused of his father’s murder.
Twelve Angry Men
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Edward Albee, 1962. The dysfunctional and self-destructive marriage between a history professor and his wife, witnessed over the course of one night following a party.
Edward Albee, 1962. The dysfunctional and self-destructive marriage between a history professor and his wife, witnessed over the course of one night following a party.
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Odd Couple, The
Neil Simon, 1964. When their respective marriages fall apart, endearing slob Oscar Madison invites his former college friend Felix Unger to move in with him.
Neil Simon, 1964. When their respective marriages fall apart, endearing slob Oscar Madison invites his former college friend Felix Unger to move in with him.
Odd Couple, The
Cyrano de Bergerac
Edmond Rostand, 1897. Hercule Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac, a cadet (nobleman serving as a soldier) in the French Army, is a brash, strong-willed man of many talents. In addition to being a remarkable duelist, he is a gifted, joyful poet and is also a musical artist. However, he has an obnoxiously large nose, which causes him to doubt himself. This doubt prevents him from expressing his love for his distant cousin, the beautiful and intellectual Roxane, as he believes that his ugliness would prevent him the “dream of being loved by even an ugly woman.”
Edmond Rostand, 1897. Hercule Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac, a cadet (nobleman serving as a soldier) in the French Army, is a brash, strong-willed man of many talents. In addition to being a remarkable duelist, he is a gifted, joyful poet and is also a musical artist. However, he has an obnoxiously large nose, which causes him to doubt himself. This doubt prevents him from expressing his love for his distant cousin, the beautiful and intellectual Roxane, as he believes that his ugliness would prevent him the “dream of being loved by even an ugly woman.”
Cyrano de Bergerac
No Exit
Jean-Paul Sartre, 1944. The play begins with three characters who find themselves waiting in a mysterious room. It is a depiction of the afterlife in which three deceased characters are punished by being locked into a room together for eternity.
