classical plays
Greek theater works
Classical plays are dramatic works from ancient Greece and Rome, or works written in the formal traditions those ancient dramas established.
The term typically refers to Greek tragedies and comedies by playwrights like Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes, and Roman works by Seneca and Plautus.
More broadly, classical plays include later works that follow ancient conventions of structure, unity, and elevated themes: The theater company specializes in classical plays from Shakespeare to Molière.
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