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Establishing the basic plot, characters and situations of a play, the written script is the basis for all good theater since, without it, the stage has no set - and the actors no lines to read.

Around the Web, classic Greek to contemporary play scripts are yours for the asking at these top sites ....

O'Neil eText Archive - The complete scripts of Eugene O'Neil viewable online.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare - Categorized by histories, tragedies and comedies, related links.

Explore Shakespeare with Google - The Internet's leading search engine does it again with a specific search for the Bard's works, or search within each play for specific quote.

The Gutenberg Project - Classic plays of Shakespeare, Goethe, Oscar Wilde and more available as downloadable text files.

Library of Congress, English Language Scripts from before 1920 - Full texts available online. Searchable.

Read Print - Free books and play scripts including major works by Shakespeare, George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, more.

FINDaPlay.com - Boasting a database of every play publisher's catalogue in North America, searchable by title or author.

ProPlay - Free contemporary drama, comedies, musicals and more searchable by category or playwright name, and downloadable as PDF files.

Playscripts Inc. - Search for plays, read script samples for free, and buy hardcopy books and performance rights online.

Simply Scripts - Plays - One-stop browsing for classic playscripts online in an A-Z list, plus tool around the rest of the site for links to movie script roughs, radio & television scripts.

Skits, Plays & Scripts - Links to drama instructions, reader theater scripts, script writing lessons and more in this resource directory for primary and secondary school student drama classes.

The Crucible Study Guide - No script, but the play's the thing at this central source for a full summary and in-depth examination of all four acts plus quotes, quizzes, online forum & important related links to more.

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