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100 Essential Plays to Read

A list of 100 great plays to read. There are more than 100 great plays out there, but this is a good start, especially from a historical perpsective.
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American Buffalo by David Mamet
American Buffalo by David Mamet
1
An Enemy of the People
An Enemy of the People
2
An Ideal Husband (Oscar Wilde)
An Ideal Husband
3
Oscar Wilde
Angels in America (Tony Kushner)
Angels in America
4
Tony Kushner
Antigone (Sophocles)
Antigone
5
Sophocles
Antigone (Jean Anouilh)
Antigone
6
Jean Anouilh
Arcadia (Tom Stoppard)
Arcadia
7
Tom Stoppard
August: Osage County (Tracy Letts)
August: Osage County
8
Tracy Letts
Bald Soprano
Bald Soprano
9
Betrayal (Harold Pinter)
Betrayal
10
Harold Pinter
The Birthday Party (Harold Pinter)
The Birthday Party
11
Harold Pinter
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Other Plays
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Other Plays
12
The Cherry Orchard (Anton Chekhov)
The Cherry Orchard
13
Anton Chekhov
The Clouds (Aristophanes)
The Clouds
14
Aristophanes
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
15
Arthur Miller
Cyrano De Bergerac (Edmond Rostand)
Cyrano De Bergerac
16
Edmond Rostand
Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel
Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel
17
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
18
Arthur Miller
Doctor Faustus (Thomas Mann)
Doctor Faustus
19
Thomas Mann
A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen)
A Doll's House
20
Henrik Ibsen
Doubt: A Parable (John Patrick Shanley)
Doubt: A Parable
21
John Patrick Shanley
The Duchess of Malfi
The Duchess of Malfi
22
Edward II
Edward II
23
Endgame (Samuel Beckett)
Endgame
24
Samuel Beckett
Equus (Peter Shaffer)
Equus
25
Peter Shaffer
Faust, Parts 1 and 2
Faust, Parts 1 and 2
26
Fences (August Wilson)
Fences
27
August Wilson
Frogs by Aristophanes
Frogs by Aristophanes
28
The Front Page (Ben Hecht and Charles Macarthur)
The Front Page
29
Ben Hecht and Charles Macarthur
The Glass Menagerie (Tennessee Williams)
The Glass Menagerie
30
Tennessee Williams
Glengarry Glen Ross (David Mamet)
Glengarry Glen Ross
31
David Mamet
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
32
William Shakespeare
Hedda Gabler (Norway)
Hedda Gabler (Norway)
33
The Homecoming
The Homecoming
34
The Iceman Cometh
The Iceman Cometh
35
The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde)
The Importance of Being Earnest
36
Oscar Wilde
Inherit the Wind (Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee)
Inherit the Wind
37
Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee
The Inspector General
The Inspector General
38
King Lear (William Shakespeare)
King Lear
39
William Shakespeare
Lady Windermere's Fan (Oscar Wilde)
Lady Windermere's Fan
40
Oscar Wilde
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