# Drama books assigned in US schools

**20** books in the Drama genre that US schools assign. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** 8–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/genre/drama
**Wikipedia (entity):** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama
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## Recurring themes

- family (4)
- identity (4)
- marriage and class (4)
- fate (3)
- gender (3)
- illusion and reality (3)
- justice (3)
- love (3)
- social class (3)
- American Dream (2)

## Authors in this genre

- William Shakespeare (7)
- Arthur Miller (2)
- Sophocles (2)
- Tennessee Williams (2)
- August Wilson
- George Bernard Shaw
- Henrik Ibsen
- Lorraine Hansberry
- Oscar Wilde
- Reginald Rose

## Drama titles

- [A Doll's House](https://readinglist.school/book/a-dolls-house) by Henrik Ibsen _(Grades 11–12)_
- [A Midsummer Night's Dream](https://readinglist.school/book/a-midsummer-nights-dream) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 8–12)_
- [A Raisin in the Sun](https://readinglist.school/book/a-raisin-in-the-sun) by Lorraine Hansberry _(Grades 9–12)_
- [A Streetcar Named Desire](https://readinglist.school/book/a-streetcar-named-desire) by Tennessee Williams _(Grades 11–12)_
- [Antigone](https://readinglist.school/book/antigone) by Sophocles _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Death of a Salesman](https://readinglist.school/book/death-of-a-salesman) by Arthur Miller _(Grades 11–12)_
- [Fences](https://readinglist.school/book/fences) by August Wilson _(Grades 9–12)_
- [King Lear](https://readinglist.school/book/king-lear) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 11–12)_
- [Much Ado About Nothing](https://readinglist.school/book/much-ado-about-nothing) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Oedipus Rex](https://readinglist.school/book/oedipus-rex) by Sophocles _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Othello](https://readinglist.school/book/othello) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 10–12)_
- [Our Town](https://readinglist.school/book/our-town) by Thornton Wilder _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Pygmalion](https://readinglist.school/book/pygmalion) by George Bernard Shaw _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Romeo and Juliet](https://readinglist.school/book/romeo-and-juliet) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 8–10)_
- [The Crucible](https://readinglist.school/book/the-crucible) by Arthur Miller _(Grades 10–12)_
- [The Glass Menagerie](https://readinglist.school/book/the-glass-menagerie) by Tennessee Williams _(Grades 11–12)_
- [The Importance of Being Earnest](https://readinglist.school/book/the-importance-of-being-earnest) by Oscar Wilde _(Grades 9–12)_
- [The Tempest](https://readinglist.school/book/the-tempest) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Twelfth Night](https://readinglist.school/book/twelfth-night) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Twelve Angry Men](https://readinglist.school/book/twelve-angry-men) by Reginald Rose _(Grades 8–10)_

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