American Drama In Dialogue,1714-Present by Jacqueline Foertsch

American Drama

In Dialogue, 1714-Present
by Jacqueline Foertsch

Learning Resources

Play Scripts

Below you will find transcripts and out-of-copyright versions of many of the older plays mentioned in American Drama. Download the PDF files or follow the links to a free, online version of the play. The caption for each file or link contains the page numbers of the relevant section in American Drama, so do use these resources to complement your understanding of the context and analysis of each play.

1. Robert Hunter, Androboros (1714). See pp. 9-11 in the book.

2. Sheridan, The School for Scandal (1777). See pp. 6-9 in the book.

3. Royall Tyler, The Contrast (1787). See pp. 11-14 in the book.

4. William Dunlap, André (1798). See pp. 14-18 in the book.

5. René-Charles Guilbert de Pixérécourt, Coelina, or the Child of Mystery [trans. Thomas Holcroft] (1800). See pp. 27-30 in the book.

6. James Nelson Barker, The Indian Princess (1808). See pp. 30-32 in the book.

7. John August Stone, Metamora, or the Last of the Wampanoags (1829). See pp. 33-37 in the book.

8. William Henry Smith, The Drunkard (1844). See pp. 40-45 in the book.

9. Anna Cora Mowatt, Fashion (1845). See pp. 45-48 in the book.

10. George L. Aiken, Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852). See pp. 48-52 in the book.

11. Dion Boucicault, The Octoroon; Or, Life in Louisiana (1859). See pp. 52-55 in the book.

12. Sam T. Jack, Beauty in Dreamland, or The Pearls of the Orient (1889). See pp. 69-72 in the book.