With Their Eyes
Presents the script of a play written by students at New York's Stuyvesant High School, presented in a series of monologues based on interviews with students on their experiences and feelings about the attack on the World Trade Center--visible from the school--and its aftermath.
812
year: 2021
copies: 36
call number/section: 812
lexile:
subjects: september 11 terrorist attacks, 2001, high school students, high school students' writings, american, stuyvesant high school (new york, n.y.), victims of terrorism, drama [X]
Pushing Up The Sky
Uses drama to tell seven different stories from Native American traditions including the Abenaki, Ojibway, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Snohomish, Tlingit, and Zuni.
812
year: 2000
copies: 28
call number/section: 812
lexile:
subjects: indians of north america, children's plays, american, plays, native americans, one act plays, drama [X]
Romeo And Juliet
Two families of Verona, the Montagues and the Capulets, have been feuding with each other for years.
822.3
year: 2019
copies: 226
call number/section: 822.3
lexile: 380
subjects: romeo (fictitious character), juliet (fictitious character), vendetta, youth, romeo (fictional character), verona (italy), tragedy, tragedies, love stories, shakespeare, william, conflict of generations, young adult drama, english, man-woman relationships, english drama, plays, english literature, drama, children's plays, english, love, cartoons and comics, audiobooks, man-woman relationship, english drama (tragedy), italy, shakespeare, william, criticism and interpretation, graphic novels, juliet (fictional character), compact discs, romeo, juliet, tragedies (drama), audiobooks, drama [X]
The Tempest
Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, uses his skill at controlling natural forces to cause the shipwreck of his old opponents, forcing them to seek refuge on the island where he and his daughter Miranda have been living in exile, and setting the stage for Miranda to fall in love with Ferdinand, the prince of Naples.
822.3
year: 2020
copies: 125
call number/section: 822.3
lexile: 1290
subjects: shakespeare, william, survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc, fathers and daughters, magicians, duchies, islands, political refugees, shipwreck victims, english drama, nobility, plays, english literature, one act plays, drama, children's plays, english, life on other planets, science fiction, castaways, spirits, father-daughter relationship, survival, audiobooks, tragicomedy, compact discs, shipwrecks, tragicomedy, father-child relationship, electronic books, wizards, father-daughter relationships, english drama, tragicomedies, drama [X]
Macbeth
"Orson Welles' dark and moody screen version of the classic William Shakespeare tragedy about a presumptuous Scottish prince's quest for power through patricide - in keeping with both the play's spirit and Welles' vision.
822.3
year: 2017
copies: 190
call number/section: 822.3
lexile: 480
subjects: macbeth, regicides, homicide, scotland, cartoons and comics, plays, drama, shakespeare, william, english drama, children's plays, english, english literature, tragedies, treason, political crimes and offenses, english drama (tragedy), audiobooks, murder, kings, queens, rulers, etc, historical films, feature films, historical drama, betrayal, fate and fatalism, graphic novels, macbeth, king of scotland, tragedia, escocia, historical drama, tragedies, audiobooks, tragedies (drama), gruoch, kings and rulers, spanish subtitles, feature films, videodiscs, dvds, dvd-video discs, historical films, video recordings for the hearing impaired, war films, drama [X], fiction films, film adaptations, children's plays, witches, spanish language, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, spanish language materials, arabic language, historical fiction, electronic books
The Jungle Book
An epic adventure about Mowgli, a man-cub who's been raised by a family of wolves.
398
year: 2016
copies: 64
call number/section: 398
lexile: 1080
subjects: mowgli (fictitious character), jungles, animals, mowgli (fictional character), india, large type books, children's stories, english, short stories, jungle animals, feral children, boys, wild children, kipling, rudyard, mowgli, orphans, action and adventure films, film adaptations, film remakes, feature films, fiction films, video recordings for the hearing impaired, video recordings for people with visual disabilities, french language materials, spanish language materials, drama [X], large print books, action and adventure fiction, short stories, mongooses
Our Town
A play in three acts portraying life in Grover's Corner, New Hampshire, in the early 1900's through the routine daily events and the major moments in the lives of George Gibbs, Emily Webb, and their families; and how their lives, although mundane, are touched by the universal forces of love, despair, apathy, nature, and death.
812
year: 2020
copies: 44
call number/section: 812
lexile:
subjects: city and town life, young women, new hampshire, death, domestic drama, large type books, large print books, drama [X]
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Presents William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet" as viewed from the perspectives of the characters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
822
year: 2017
copies: 106
call number/section: 822
lexile:
Romeo Y Julieta
Contains William Shakespeare's play adapted into graphic novel format about two teens from opposite sides of feuding families who fall in love and secretly marry, setting tragic events into motion.
822.33
year: 2019
copies: 24
call number/section: 822.33
lexile:
subjects: vendetta, man-woman relationships, youth, love, spanish literature, spanish language, juliet (fictitious character), shakespeare, william, romeo (fictional character), juliet (fictional character), man-woman relationship, italy, romeo (fictitious character), bilingual books, tragedies (drama), romeo, juliet, tragedy, drama [X]
Faust
Presents the first part of Geothe's classic play in which Mephistopheles and God make a bet that Faust cannot be tempted, but Faust is more than happy to exchange his soul after he dies for the myriad of pleasures the devil can provide him while he is alive.
832
year: 2017
copies: 14
call number/section: 832
lexile:
subjects: devil, german drama, bilingual books, faust, mephistopheles, physicians, good and evil, drama [X]
Mars Needs Moms!
Take out the trash, eat your broccoli. Who needs moms, anyway? Nine-year-old Milo finds out just how much he needs his mom when she's nabbed by Martians, who plan to steal her mom-ness for their own young.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 12
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 640
subjects: mothers, human-alien encounters, extraterrestrial beings, breathed, berke, mars, life on other planets, vida en otros planetas, mars (roman deity.), children's films, mars (roman deity), video recordings for people with visual disabilities, video recordings for the hearing impaired, feature films, juvenile works, animated films, children's films, drama [X], feature films, fiction films, film adaptations, video recordings for people with visual disabilities, video recordings for the hearing impaired, based on the book
Cinderella
Presents a retelling of the familiar tale about a beautiful girl, mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, who wins the heart of the Prince with a little help from her fairy godmother.
398.2
year: 2004
copies: 5
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 480
subjects: cinderella (legendary character), folklore, fairy tales, cinderella, stepsisters, princes, princesses, stepchildren, feature films, animated films, children's films, video recordings, drama [X]
Twelfth Night, Or, What You Will
Contains Shakespeare's play in which Viola, having disguised herself as a man, falls in love with her employer, Duke Orsino; while Olivia, the object of Orsino's attentions, is attracted to Viola, believing her to be male; and includes detailed notes, plot summaries, and other resources.
822.3
year: 2019
copies: 29
call number/section: 822.3
lexile:
subjects: shakespeare, william, english drama, survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc, brothers and sisters, twins, mistaken identity, english drama (comedy), comedy, love stories, survival, english literature, illyria, love, siblings, comedies, humorous plays, electronic books, comedies, drama [X], comedy plays, shipwreck survival
The Tragedy Of King Lear
Presents Shakespeare's tragedy in which an English king foolishly splits his kingdom between the two daughters plotting his doom and disinherits his favorite for speaking out against him; and includes an introduction, notes, a modern perspective essay, an annotated further reading list, and a key to famous lines.
822.3
year: 2002
copies: 23
call number/section: 822.3
lexile:
subjects: lear, king (legendary character), english drama, shakespeare, william, lear, king (legendary character), kings and rulers in literature, great britain, fathers and daughters, britons, father-daughter relationship, father-child relationship, kings and rulers, electronic books, inheritance and succession, aging parents, tragedies, lear, drama [X]
The Tragedy Of Othello, The Moor Of Venice
Contains William Shakespeare's "Othello," in which Iago, jealous of Othello's successes in the army of Venice, plots against him, pretending to be his friend while planting seeds of doubt about the faithfulness of his wife, Desdemona; and includes detailed notes as well as scene-by-scene plot summaries, a key to famous lines and phrases, an introduction to the language of the author, a scholarly essay, and illustrations.
822.3
year: 2017
copies: 132
call number/section: 822.3
lexile:
subjects: muslims, tragedies, shakespeare, william, othello (fictitious character), venice (italy), jealousy, iago (fictitious character), iago (fictional character), interracial marriage, othello (fictional character), venice, tragedy, english drama, othello, tragedies (drama), drama [X]