historical drama

Presents the text of Shakespeare's "Richard III" with notes, along with an overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater; sources from which Shakespeare derived the play; critical essays; a stage and screen history of the play; and recommended readings.

Presents ideas for teaching two Shakespeare plays in the classroom and through performance, with handouts, sample lesson plans, and homework assignments.

Presents the text of the Arthur Miller play about the hysteria that gripped Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 after a vengeful teenager leveled an accusation of witchcraft against her employer.

Contains the text of John Osborne's play "Luther" in which the main character is a rebel priest who changed the spiritual world of his time.

Dramatizes the trial, burning at the stake, and canonization of Joan of Arc; and includes an introduction to the play as well as commentary on the life of Joan of Arc.

A translation of the French drama set in seventeenth-century France telling of Cyrano de Bergerac's secret love for Roxane.

Presents a historical drama for children chronicling the efforts and experiences of influential women suffragists. Includes a glossary and a list of further resources.

"A dramatization of two escaped slaves who share their brave story along the path to freedom called the Underground Railroad"--Provided by publisher.

Presents twenty reproducible plays about events, topics, and figures in U.S. history such as the Jamestown settlement, the Little Rock school crisis, and Sacagawea.

Paints a potrait of the African-American experience in the changing decade of the 1960s through the lives of restaurant owner Memphis Lee and the people who live in his Pittsburgh block, which is scheduled for demolition.