Category
page 1Expressionist plays

A Dream Play
1902 play by August Strindberg
The Emperor Jones
play written by Eugene O'Neill

The Ghost Sonata
play by August Strindberg

The Hairy Ape
1922 play by Eugene O'Neill

To Damascus
trilogy of plays written by August Strindberg

Machinal
Machinal is a 1928 play by American playwright and journalist Sophie Treadwell, inspired by the real-life case of convicted and executed murderer Ruth Snyder. Its Broadway premiere, directed by Arthur Hopkins, is considered one of the highpoints of Expressionist theatre in history of the American stage.