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EN 538 Drama Forms

a guide for resources relating to dramatic literature concerning its history, development, and criticism

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Focus Scripts:

Modern Drama: 

Contemporary Drama: 

  • Harold Pinter’s Betrayal (1978 – British drama/Reverse chronology form)
  • Caryl Churchill's Cloud Nine (1979 - British seriocomedy/Experimental Theatre)
  • Charles Ludlam's The Mystery of Irma Vep (1984 - satire/Multi-Genre form)
  • Paula Vogel's How I Learned to Drive (1997 - drama/Classical-Modern form
  • John Patrick Shanley's Doubt (2004 - drama/No-Intermission form)
  • Lynn Nottage's By the Way, Meet Vera Stark (2012 - comedy/Transmedia form)

Articles and Books:

Also, check out our print and electronic resources listed below as well as our databases for information that might help you.  

Library Resources

Article: Expressionism in the Twentieth Century American Drama by Norbert Joseph Hruby

Tate: Expressionism

The Art Story: Impressionism 

Tate: Impressionism

Realism in Theatre

Article: The Problem of Realism in American Drama by Jovan Hristić and Maria Shoup

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