&#65279;{"id":784,"date":"2017-06-15T12:13:21","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T19:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatestperformance.org\/?p=784"},"modified":"2017-07-05T22:29:10","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T05:29:10","slug":"top-10-plays-for-theater-newcomers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatestperformance.org\/top-10-plays-for-theater-newcomers\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Plays for Theater Newcomers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/greatestperformance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/theatre.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-785\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"https:\/\/greatestperformance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/theatre.jpg\" width=\"580\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>About.com Guide writer Wade Bradford lists down the top 10 plays for <a href=\"https:\/\/greatestperformance.org\/performingarts\/theatre\/\">theater <\/a>newcomers:<\/p>\n<p>1. <strong>A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream, William Shakespeare<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is one of the most popular plays by Shakespeare. The audience will enjoy this fantasy-themed play about fairies and mixed-up-lovers presented in a fun and lighter plot.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n2. The Miracle Worker, William Gibson<\/strong><br \/>\nA play about the Helen Keller and her relationship with her instructor Anne Sullivan, its presentation is something raw and heartfelt.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n3. Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller<\/strong><br \/>\nThe character of Willy Loman is probably one of the most challenging because of his pathetic existence. Audiences would be able to relate to this desperately struggling man.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde<\/strong><br \/>\nA witty play that has never ceased to entertain for more than a century, it pokes fun at the famed upper class society of England in the Victorian era.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Antigone, Sophocles<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is one Greek play that people ought to see: it has a powerful and extremely defiant woman as central character and depicts about the consequences of one\u2019s choice. This is a deviation from the typical Greek plays about mythological characters and their wrath.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Fences, August Wilson<\/strong><br \/>\nThis play is part of the series called the Pittsburg Cycle which is a depiction of the African-American experiencing in each decade up to the 1990\u2019s. The play tells the story of a hardworking father and his rebellious yet talented son.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Noises Off, Michael Frayn<\/strong><br \/>\nOne of the funniest plays to watch, it tells the story of second-rate actors and their struggles. It\u2019s just too funny you might laugh your head off.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. The Good Doctor, Neil Simon<\/strong><br \/>\nA philosophical play about one of Russia\u2019s famed playwrights Anton Chekhov.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9. Our Town, Thoron Wilder<\/strong><br \/>\nIt is raw! It tackles life and death in a fictional village called Grover\u2019s Corner. It doesn\u2019t have too many props and its simplicity will capture an audience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10. Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett<\/strong><br \/>\nThis \u201ctragicomedy\u201d has received acclaims from critics and scholars. There is no clear storyline, has vague dialogue, and the characters are undeveloped; it will just leave you confounded and bewildered but this play is worth it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About.com Guide writer Wade Bradford lists down the top 10 plays for theater newcomers: 1. A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream, William Shakespeare This is one of the most popular plays by Shakespeare. The audience will enjoy this fantasy-themed play about fairies and mixed-up-lovers presented in a fun and lighter plot. 2. 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