The Stage: A book'd List Consisting of Plays

The Stage: A book'd List Consisting of Plays

A list by Shellby, Customer Service Specialist

To some degree I enjoy reading plays more than fiction novels. They're usually shorter and mostly dialogue, which is what I enjoy. These are some of my favorites for either school or readng during class when I shouldn't have been.

Books

I seemed to be the only kid at my school who enjoyed "The Crucible" in a long time. This is my favorite play; however, Arthur Miller has written all of my favorites.

I read this because I finished reading "The Crucible" before my classmates and needed more of Miller's work. This is a close second to "The Crucible."

Nothing can describe my need for a modern movie adaptation of this play with a flashback scene of Portia's knitting needle "emotional strength test" set to heavy metal music.

Lady Macbeth is perhaps my favorite of all of Shakespeare's "crazy women."

My mom gave me this play to read when I was 15 because I reminded her of Beatrice. Why? I have no clue, but the thought is something that sticks with me every time I reread this play.

Tennessee Williams constantly has put me at a loss for words, and I cannot recommend this book of his plays to anyone enough.

While reading this play my senior year of high school, everybody in class decided that I was Juror 3 because he "has the personality of a used cars salesman," and to this day I wish I knew what that meant about me.

A great recommendation from another librarian, Kaitlin! I had seen the movie but hadn't read the stage play. A must-read for any Shakespeare fan with a sense of humor.