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Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Riders to the Sea by J. M. Synge
This is the full text of the play Riders to the Sea by J. M. Synge including a detailed introduction, a list of characters, and the one-act play.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Mr. Icky by F. Scott Fitzgerald
This is the full text of the one-act play Mr. Icky by F. Scott Fitzgerald, itis printed in his larger work The Tales of the Jazz Age.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Trifles by Susan Glaspell
Come and explore "Trifles" A Play in One Act by Susan Glaspell at this site from the University of Virginia. This online version of the play is maintained at the Electronic Text Center at the University of Virginia Library.
Read Works
Read Works: The Process of Acting
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about acting and how one actor prepares for her roles. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Preface to Sancho: An Act of Remembrance
Paterson Joseph describes how his research into Black British history led him to write his first play, Sancho: An Act of Remembrance. In this one-man show, Paterson Joseph inhabits the life of Ignatius Sancho, the 18th-century composer,...
British Library
British Library: 20th Century Works: The Homecoming
Premiering in 1965, Harold Pinter's two-act play "The Homecoming" is one of the playwright's most unnerving works. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles and manuscripts.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Porcelain and Pink" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
This is the full text of the one-act play Porcelain and Pink by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Swan Song by Anton Chekhov
This is the full text of the one-act play Swan Song by Anton Chekhov, a famous Russian author. Included in the introduction is a biography of Chekhov; a list of characters is also provided.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Augustus Does His Bit by George Bernard Shaw
This is the full text of the one-act play Augustus Does His Bit by George Bernard Shaw including an author's note.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: In the Shadow of the Glen by J. M. Synge
This is the full text of the one-act play In the Shadow of the Glen by John Millington Synge including a list of characters.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Massacre at Paris by Christopher Marlowe
This is the full text of the one-act play Massacre at Paris by Christopher Marlowe including 22 scenes and a list of characters.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Little Dream by John Galsworthy
This is the full text of the one-act play The Little Dream by John Galsworthy, an allegory in six scenes.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
This is the full text of the five-act play The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare; it includes a list of characters and the setting for scene one.
Other
Learn Improv
This site is a place to learn about the art of improvisational comedy. "One cannot really learn improvisational comedy from a web page, however the list of exercises included here will definitely help."
CommonLit
Common Lit: Fourteen
A learning module that begins with "Fourteen" Alice Gerstenberg, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Trifles by Susan Glaspell
This is the full text of a one-act play by Susan Glaspell, a 1919 play about a murder, based loosely on a true event.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Land of Heart's Desire by William Butler Yeats
This is the full text of the one-act drama The Land Of Heart's Desire by William Butler Yeats including a note about performances of the play.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Using Digital Notebook to Visualize Thematic Links
Learners will work in groups of two or three to produce two pages of a digital scrapbook covering a thematic element from Macbeth. The pages will then be assembled into a visual review of the play's themes and character motivations...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: "Coriolanus"
The complete text of William Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of Coriolanus" divided by acts and scenes, or view the entire play in one page.
TES Global
Tes: Drama Cards Genres
[Free Registration/Login Required] Scenes from stories can be enhanced with this set of drama cards. Students can use a genre card to improvise a scene or use a card with one drama and then shift to another genre with the choosing of...
Other
University of South Florida: Susan Glaspell
Come and visit this informative site featuring information on Susan Glaspell. Students and teachers will benefit from this comprehensive resource.
TES Global
Tes: Othello Resources
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resources offers scene by scene activites and assignments for teaching students Shakespeare's Othello.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: An Ideal Husband
Read Oscar Wilde's four-act play, "An Ideal Husband." Webpage has six sections: one listing the characters, one describing the locations of the scenes, and four containing the text for each act.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Economics of Professional Sports: Underpaid Millionaires?
Over the last century, professional baseball has grown to become one of the most popular forms of American entertainment. Indeed, the sport's nickname - "America's Pastime" - has become embedded in the nation's lexicon. More than 60...