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Plays That Should Be Read and Seen

These are plays that are read in many classes including college. However, plays are meant to be seen. I picked plays that if you get a chance to read AND see them, you will get a deeper understanding of the playwright's intentions. Enjoy!
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Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
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William Shakespeare
Othello (William Shakespeare)
Othello
2
William Shakespeare
Twelfth Night (William Shakespeare)
Twelfth Night
3
William Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
4
William Shakespeare
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
5
William Shakespeare
The Odd Couple (Neil Simon)
The Odd Couple
6
Neil Simon
Barefoot in the Park (Neil Simon)
Barefoot in the Park
7
Neil Simon
Fences (August Wilson)
Fences
8
August Wilson
Jitney (August Wilson)
Jitney
9
August Wilson
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
10
Deathtrap (Ira Levin)
Deathtrap
11
Ira Levin
Twelve Angry Men (Reginald Rose)
Twelve Angry Men
12
Reginald Rose
You Can't Take It With You
You Can't Take It With You
13
The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Came to Dinner
14
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
15
Bram Stoker
Noises Off: A Play in Three Acts (Michael Frayn)
Noises Off: A Play in Three Acts
16
Michael Frayn
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Dial M for Murder
17
1954
Our Town (Thornton Wilder)
Our Town
18
Thornton Wilder
Lysistrata (Aristophanes)
Lysistrata
19
Aristophanes
Oedipus Rex (Sophocles)
Oedipus Rex
20
Sophocles
Harvey (Mary Chase)
Harvey
21
Mary Chase
The Visit
The Visit
22
Joe Turner's Come and Gone by August Wilson
Joe Turner's Come and Gone by August Wilson
23
Equus (Peter Shaffer)
Equus
24
Peter Shaffer
A View From the Bridge
A View From the Bridge
25
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
26
Arthur Miller
The Homecoming
The Homecoming
27
Ten Little Indians
Ten Little Indians
28
The Mousetrap (Agatha Christie)
The Mousetrap
29
Agatha Christie
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
30
Charles Dickens
Peter Pan (J. M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
31
J. M. Barrie
Sherlock's Last Case (Charles Marowitz)
Sherlock's Last Case
32
Charles Marowitz
Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
Waiting for Godot
33
Samuel Beckett
The Bald Soprano (Eugene Ionesco)
The Bald Soprano
34
Eugene Ionesco
The Lesson
The Lesson
35
Glengarry Glen Ross (David Mamet)
Glengarry Glen Ross
36
David Mamet
American Buffalo by David Mamet
American Buffalo by David Mamet
37
Marat/Sade
Marat/Sade
38
Black Comedy by Peter Shaffer
Black Comedy by Peter Shaffer
39
Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy
40
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