Advertisements The Glass Menagerie is a memory play by American playwright Tennessee Williams, first performed in 1944. The play is set in St. Louis during the Great Depression and follows the story of the Wingfield family: Amanda, a faded Southern belle clinging to memories of her past; Tom, an aspiring…
The Importance of Being Earnest
Advertisements The Importance of Being Earnest is a classic play by Irish playwright and author Oscar Wilde, first performed in 1895. The play is a comedy of manners that satirizes the conventions and hypocrisies of Victorian society, particularly in the areas of courtship, marriage, and social status. The story revolves…
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire is a Pulitzer Prize-winning play written by Tennessee Williams, first performed in 1947. The play takes place in the French Quarter of New Orleans and follows the story of Blanche DuBois, a fragile and troubled woman who moves in with her sister, Stella, and her brutish…
A Doll’s House
“A Doll’s House” is a three-act play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, first published in 1879. The play is a critique of the gender roles and expectations prevalent in society at the time and is considered a landmark work of feminist literature. The story follows Nora Helmer, a married…