Plays » Ancient & Classical

Queen Esther    by Arthur Zulu
Price: $2.99 USD. 10440 words. Language: American English. Published on June 17, 2013. Plays » Religious & Liturgical.

A queen saves her race from genocide in Medo Persia.
Ismene    by Charles Kraszewski
Price: $5.99 USD. 15260 words. Language: English. Published on June 14, 2013. Plays » Ancient & Classical.

The war of the Seven Against Thebes is ended, and after the fierce civil strife, the city needs a strong ruler. Or so thinks Creon, the regent, who decrees that no one should bury the body of the renegade, his nephew, as a warning to traitors. But can a man make laws not in accord with justice? In this retelling of Antigone, the question is posed from a new angle: the slow sister, Ismene.
Além do Arco Iris    by
Price: Free! 130 words. Language: English (New Zealand dialect). Published on June 10, 2013. Plays » Ancient & Classical.

Música.
The First Christmas: an Immaculate Conception    by David Huttner
Price: $0.99 USD. 7090 words. Language: English. Published on June 10, 2013. Plays » Ancient & Classical.

This short, 20 page play reveals the prehistoric logic of the Christian Myth and presents a fictional scenario that could have inspired its author (Paul of Tarsus) to write it. The play also reveals that the Roman Catholic priesthood is a magnet for pederasts for more than the widely understood reason (the vow of celibacy). The Church's emphasis upon the virgin birth doctrine is the other magnet.
Disagreement in Eden    by H.D. Greaves
Price: Free! 4460 words. Language: English. Published on June 10, 2013. Plays » Ancient & Classical.

Disagreement in Eden, A Comedy in One-Act, is an irreverent satire about Adam and Eve and their conflict about the Forbidden Fruit. While the Lord and Satan, awaiting the outcome, play chess, Gabriel, a cynical cornet-player, asks, “And what, my Lord, is ‘Sin’? It sounds like an inspired name for a perfume.” The answer he receives is alarming. This little play will alarm you into laughter.
Rumplestilzkin    by H.D. Greaves
Price: Free! 12180 words. Language: English. Published on June 10, 2013. Plays » Ancient & Classical.

The ages-old tale of the dwarf who changes straw into gold in exchange for the heroine’s first-born is created anew in this highly entertaining epic melodrama. Successfully and elaborately produced in the U.S. by a small theatre group, this play, which features intelligent dialogue and characters, is also a delight to read aloud. For Theatrical Production, Performance Information is included.
The Goddess & The Devil    by Anthony DeGregorio
Price: $2.99 USD. 368950 words. Language: English. Published on April 1, 2013. Plays » Ancient & Classical.

This book covers a broad range of issues discussed between Marcus and the Prisoner against the backdrop of the Salem Witch hysteria of 1692. As the despotic Marcus issues writs of accusations against "witches" in his employer's absence, his latest Prisoner makes a profound request that forces Marcus to confront the Devil within himself and the evil that plagues Salem Village.
Interview with the Sphinx    by Jack Matthews
Price: $2.99 USD. 36920 words. Language: English. Published by Personville Press  on February 28, 2013. Plays » American / African American.

This witty philosophical comedy imagines the ancient Sphinx being interviewed today -- as though she were another pop celebrity. She is a talkative, flirty & mysterious person who likes to talk about anything -- except the question being asked! Part Tom Stoppard, part Monty Python, part Oscar Wilde, this play by Jack Matthews combines philosophical paradoxes with fast-paced verbal pyrotechnics.
Antigone In Texas    by Jack Stanley
Price: $4.99 USD. 16450 words. Language: English. Published on February 2, 2013. Plays » Ancient & Classical.

Sophocles classic Greek tragedy is retold in the time of the Texas War against Mexico. Antigone, one of two remaining sisters of the incestuous marriage of their father and his mother, decides to bury her beaten and disgraced brother, the general and emperor of Mexico, against the orders of her uncle, General Creon.
Pandora's Box    by Brian Twiddy
Price: $3.99 USD. 2310 words. Language: British English. Published on January 31, 2013. Fiction » Children’s books » Activity Books.

A short, funny play about the Ancient Greek Myths, for children aged between 7 and 12. The book includes craft activities relevant to the play. Zeus has a plan. He wants to populate the world with creatures. He also wants to be worshipped. So he gives a present to two lesser Gods and asks them to create animals. But they go too far, and Zeus has a surprise in store for them.