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Somewhere in Time SAMPLER Ancient Roman romance. Hitler’s Germany.  1890’s New Orleans. This historical fiction sampler will transport you to to the past and let you experience these worlds as if they were new. This sampler contains excerpts from the following novels: Artemis...

A short, funny play for 7-11 year olds including craft activities with full instructions. Tutankhamun is the Pharaoh. Shortly he will be 18 years old and ready to assume command of his country. His ministers have been in charge for ten years or more and are reluctant to give up their power. This playbook...

Tirso de Molina, seudónimo de fray Gabriel Téllez (1584-1648), legó en estas páginas el retrato de Don Juan, uno de los personajes más entrañables de la literatura hispanoamericana. De las tres partes o jornadas en que se divide esta pieza teatral, este primer volumen abarca la primera jornada y la parte inicial de la segunda.

PEACE, set during a pause in the Peloponnesian War in 421 BC, follows the story of Trygaeus.  Trygaeus arranges a peace with Sparta, earning him the lasting gratitude of farmers while garnering the hatred of tradesmen, who will be bankrupted by peace. Aristophanes (c.446 BC - c.386...

The sultan faced a dilemma. He dared not fall in love again, yet he hated to be alone. His solution? Take a new bride each night—and execute her the following dawn! Into the fray runs Shahrazad, a clever young storyteller who volunteers to be the sultan's next bride. She now faces the ultimate test...

Illustrated electronic edition of a Shakespearean tragedy prepared in accordance with the principles of The World in Pictures project, providing a complete set of illustrations, among them 32 illustrations by outstanding painters, with a comprehensive rendering of the plot. Texts by Charles and Mery...

The great lords and powerful public officials of early 18th century England are represented as highwaymen and thieves in this deliciously satirical ballad opera. In addition to its burlesque of the contemporary vogue for Italian operatic styles, John Gay's 1728 masterpiece ridicules a broad spectrum...

In Aristophanes' Lysistrata, the women of Athens, fed up with the war against Sparta, go on a sex strike and barricade themselves into the acropolis to persuade their husbands to vote against the war. It is the most often performed of all Aristophanes' comedies. It is also, perhaps, the most misunderstood....

Anna Christie is a play in four acts by Eugene O'Neill. It made its Broadway debut at the Vanderbilt Theatre on November 2, 1921. O'Neill received the 1922 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for this work. Anna Christie is the story of a former prostitute who falls in love, but runs into difficulty in...

Religious drama was one of the most vital art forms of the medieval era. In medieval mystery plays, God appeared as one of the characters, along with angels, saints, the devil, and others. Until very recently however, the revival of interest in medieval culture has not included drama, beacuse of a...

9 female, 5 male cast! Flat rate royalty - $5 per performance by school or community theater groups! Jane Eyre is a classic novel that has earned high praise for it's depiction of a strong female main character. This stage adaptation is specifically written for school productions in...

Gilgamesh is one of the most powerful men in Iraq. A king, a demi-God and a fearsome tyrant, he thrives on the shame and suffering of his subjects, robbing them of their innocence to fuel his lust. But when the Gods turn against him, an almighty battle of will ensues, and a defiant Gilgamesh is forced...

With its ribald chorus of ithyphallic, half-man / half-horse creatures, satyr drama was a peculiar part of the Athenian theatrical experience. Performed three times each year after a trilogy of tragedies, it was an integral part of the 5th- and 4th-century City Dionysia, a large festival in honour...

In 2002, the Records of Early English Drama (REED) project marked its twenty-fifth anniversary with a special series of sessions at the International Medieval Congress at Leeds University. The REED sessions were designed to allow critical reflection on the past, present, and future of the project...