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Hamlet

Provides an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet in which an intelligent young Black student in modern England must decide whether or not to kill or not to kill in order to protect his father's decaying legacy.

A midsummer night's dream

2014
Presents the text of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," a comedy in which two sets of lovers, lost in the woods, get caught up in a dispute between the fairy king and queen, along with a group of local thespians.

Waiting for Godot

2011
Two old tramps, Vladimir and Estragon, make jokes and reflect on the state of human existence while waiting on a bare stretch of road for Godot.

The diary of Anne Frank

2012
Presents a dramatization of the diary of Anne Frank, a thirteen-year-old German-Jewish girl who recorded her thoughts and experiences while in hiding from the Nazis two years before being discovered and taken to a concentration camp. Includes activities, explanatory notes for each scene, illustrations, and original extracts.
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An occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

a play in one act
1967
Follows the last actions of Peyton Farquhar, a Confederate sympathizer who is sentenced to be hanged upon the Owl Creek Bridge.

La vida es sue?o

2015
A king becomes suspicious of his son on the eve of revolution, and sets out to uncover the truth about the prince's role in the upcoming war. Presented in Spanish.

The tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

a facing-pages translation into contemporary English
1996
Contains the original text and modern English translation of Shakespeare's tragedy in which a Danish prince seeks vengeance for his father's murder after being visited by his ghost.

The life of Henry V

1988
Includes an introduction, the text, critical commentaries, and a stage history of the play.

The night of the iguana

2009
When a storm traps a group of people in a cheap Mexican resort hotel, they realize that their human needs cannot go unanswered.

Pygmalion

a romance in five acts : definitive text
2008
Contains George Bernard Shaw's play in which Henry Higgins attempts to turn Eliza Doolittle, a poor, young beggar, into a lady of society by teaching her proper language skills and manners; and includes a critical introduction, a biography of the author, discussions of dates and sources, and other reference information.

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