Drama

The Farmer's Wife - A Comedy in Three Acts

by Eden Phillpotts

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern...

Bear Encounters: True Stories to Entertain and Educate

by North American Bear Center

A collection of true stories that debunks common myths about bears, revealing what bears are really like.

The Madonna Painter

by Michel Marc Bouchard & Linda Gaboriau

A young priest commissions a wandering painter to decorate the local church with a fresco dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

Gordon

by Morris Panych

Gordon was always an odd little child, given his penchant for setting the neighbours’ sheds on fire.

With Bated Breath

by Bryden MacDonald

Willy, a troubled gay kid, flees Cape Breton Island for Montreal’s red-light district. Cast of 3 men and 3 women.

Abraham Lincoln Goes to the Theatre

by Larry Tremblay & Chantal Bilodeau

A feared but much-admired director hires two actors to re-enact the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Cast of 3 men.

Unity (1918)

by Kevin Kerr

In 1918, the dreaded "Spanish” flu fills the town of Unity with paranoia. Cast of 6 women and 3 men.

Vigil

by Morris Panych

A man returns after thirty years to sit with a relative on her deathbed. Kemp’s problem is: she’s not dying fast enough. Through Kemp’s own errors and inattentiveness, the visit that he thinks will take...

Skydive

by Kevin Kerr Kerr

Having grown apart after a traumatic moment in their youth, two brothers reconnect to fulfill a lifelong ambition to skydive.

Tom at the Farm

by Michel Marc Bouchard & Linda Gaboriau

Tom confronts the family of his deceased lover and discovers what led the man to a life of shadows.

King of Thieves

by George F. Walker

Slink through 1920s NYC with master criminals and corrupt bankers. Cast of 13 men and 5 women.

Proud

by Michael Healey

A biting political comedy from the acclaimed author of The Drawer Boy.

See Bob Run & Wild Abandon

by Daniel MacIvor

A revamped and updated second edition of two of Daniel MacIvor's classic one-person shows. Great for full-fledged productions, scene studies, monologues, and classroom use, See Bob Run & Wild Abandon is an essential...

Belles Soeurs, Les

by Michel Tremblay

A housewife wins a million trading-stamps and invites her friends over to paste them into books. Cast of 15 women.

Burning Vision

by Marie Clements

Miners, people of Hiroshima, and others labour under the false sun of uranium. Cast of 5 women and 12 men.

Heaven

by George F. Walker

Recognizable characters play out their coincidental relationships in a city park. Cast of 2 women and 4 men.

The Seven Against Thebes

by Aeschylus

Third play of a trilogy (the other two are lost) about the doomed family of Laius and Oedipus and his sons. After the city of Thebes has banished Oedipus, the former ruler's sons vie for the crown. The victor,...

Joanna Baillie, Romantic Dramatist: Critical Essays

by Thomas C. Crochunis

This superb collection of new essays offers a unique insight into the work of a leading women dramatist of the Romantic era. Contributors offer:

*contextual material for those new to Baillie's work

*examinations...

Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth

by Drew Hayden Taylor

The emotional struggle of an adopted Native woman to acknowledge her birth family. Cast of 2 women and 2 men.

The Methuen Drama Book of Suffrage Plays: How the Vote Was Won, Lady Geraldine's Speech, Pot and Kettle, Miss Appleyard's Awakening, Her Vote, The Mot

by Beatrice Harraden & Christopher St John

The Methuen Drama Book of Suffrage Plays is an anthology of eight exciting pieces written for and by members of the Actresses Franchise League from 1909-13. Immediately playable, they offer strong, varied roles...