Ibsen's "A Doll's House" is one of my favorite classics - and it's about sacrificing for one's family rather than revenge!

It's hard to think of a play more intense than "Medea!"

Ooooh, Woyzeck is a good one! Can you recommend a good translation?

Is "The House of Bernarda Alba" in the public domain? I know that the play was written in the mid-30's and the author died almost a year later. But I forget the rule... isn't it 70 years after the author's death?

There's a handy chart to determine if something is in the Public Domain. The date of publication is key because the rules have changed several times over the years.

http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/public_domain/

One thing that is very important to keep in mind, particularly for something like A Dolls House, Bernard Alba, or Medea is that the translator/adaptor holds the copyright to their translation, and so the royalty issue is determined by the translator, not the original author. So, yes, Medea is in the public domain in the original Greek. Joseph Goodrich's adaptation of Medea, however, is not.

Originally posted by Theatrefolk There's a handy chart to determine if something is in the Public Domain. The date of publication is key because the rules have changed several times over the years. http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/public_domain/ One thing that is very important to keep in mind, particularly for something like A Dolls House, Bernard Alba, or Medea is that the translator/adaptor holds the copyright to their translation, and so the royalty issue is determined by the translator, not the original author. So, yes, Medea is in the public domain in the original Greek. Joseph Goodrich's adaptation of Medea, however, is not.