Playscripts

Sophocles ; translated and edited by Emily Wilson, University of Pennsylvania

"This Norton Critical Edition features a newly translated and annotated text of Sophocles's Greek tragedy, Oedipus Tyrannos. The play begins late in the mythic story, when Oed…more

edited by Jessica Watkin

"Interdependent Magic: Disability Performance in Canada is a collection of plays and interviews by, for, and about Disabled theatre artists that invites readers into the magic…more

George Bernard Shaw ; edited with an introduction and notes by Brad Kent

edited by Debbie Lamedman

edited by Yvette Nolan and Donna-Michelle St. Bernard

"Refractions: Scenes is a collection of scenes from diverse contemporary works by Canadian playwrights that reflect the country's artistic landscape through a breadth of theme…more

Henrik Ibsen ; translated from the Norwegian by Michael Meyer ; with commentary and notes by Sophie …

"Ibsen's 1879 play shocked its first audiences with its radical insights into the social roles of husband and wife. His portrayal of the caged 'songbird' in his flawed heroine…more

by Molière ; translated and adapted by James Magruder

"The widower Harpagon, so cheap he’d swipe the pennies off a dead man’s eyes, rules his roost with a tight, iron fist. His son, Cléante, has fallen in love with the beaut…more

Daniel Brooks ; with an introduction by Kevin Kerr

"The Full Light of Day is a modern epic tragedy, a timely exploration of crumbling privilege and power, beautifully told and innovative in form. Mary's family finds itself in…more

Hannah Moscovitch

"The archetypal student-teacher romance is cleverly turned on its head for the post-#MeToo era in this striking new play by the acclaimed author of What a Young Wife Ought to…more

Philip Osment ; [introduction by Mike Alfreds]

""'Can I Help You?' is a magical realist examination of the role race and gender have to play in mental health and suicide. An off-duty English policeman is about to throw him…more

Charles J. Shields

"Written when she was just twenty-eight, Lorraine Hansberry's landmark A Raisin in the Sun is listed by the National Theatre as one of the hundred most significant works of th…more

Harvey Fierstein

"Harvey Fierstein’s legendary career has transported him from community theater in Brooklyn, to the lights of Broadway, to the absurd excesses of Hollywood and back. He’s…more