Find a Play
Of course, there are symbols in lots of plays. The ones here have more obvious or larger symbols. The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams (7 Scenes) Tom and Laura, young adults, live with their mother, Amanda. She is critical of Tom, and worried that Amanda cannot support herself and doesn’t have any gentleman callers. She […]
These plays have a cast size between 6 and 10. For even smaller casts, see: 1 Person 2 Person 3 Person 4 Person 5 Person The Bear by Anton Chekhov (1 Act) Popova is still mourning the death of her husband from seven months ago. Her elderly servant, Luka, urges her to go to a […]
See also: Comedy of Manners The Architecture of Desire by Brian Leahy Doyle (1 Act) A young man struggles to write a monograph on Marcel Proust. His young wife is tired of hearing about it. They have a bitter argument that escalates. A couple’s therapist offers the audience a solution to these types of arguments […]
The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie Mollie and Giles run a guesthouse, Monksville Manor. Among their guests are a talkative young man, a complaining older woman, a retired Major, an aloof woman and a foreign man. There’s a news report of a woman who was murdered nearby. Mollie gets a call from the police, saying that […]
Dark Road by Ian Rankin and Mark Thomson It’s Isobel’s thirtieth anniversary on the force, making her eligible for retirement. Her daughter, Alexandra, is in her last year of university and still lives at home. Isobel has risen to Chief Superintendent. There’s a little gathering at the office with Detective Superintendent Frank and retired Chief […]
Religion or faith play an important part in these plays. The morality plays are in their own section at the bottom. Plays About Religion Amicable by Paige Steadman (1 Act) Leda, a historian, and Wati, a genetic researcher, are married. They’re at the Marriage License and Divorce Certification Bureau. They clearly love each other but […]
Dutchman by Amiri Baraka (2 Scenes) Clay, a young black man, is riding the subway. Lula, a white woman in revealing clothes who’s eating an apple, boards the train. She openly flirts with Clay and behaves unpredictably. A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry (3 Acts) The Younger family lives in a low-end apartment […]
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller (2 Acts) Willy Loman is a 63 year old traveling salesman. He returns home early after canceling a trip to Boston. His wife, Linda, is concerned about his mental health and the strain of his job. She wants him to request a non-traveling position. Their two son’s, Biff and […]
See also: Class The Good Person of Szechwan by Bertolt Brecht Shen Teh, a prostitute, agrees to provide lodging for three gods. Before they leave, they pay her a generous sum, which she uses to buy a tobacconist shop. Due to her newfound success, she is soon beset with requests for help and various payments. […]
The Hostage by Brendan Behan (3 Acts) Pat, an IRA soldier and Irish nationalist, runs a lodging house/brothel with his wife, Meg. They have different views on Irish nationalism. The real owner, Monsewer, is delusional, believing he’s still fighting in the Civil War. There’s a radio report of an IRA prisoner due to be executed by […]