Desire Under the Elms

For the film adaptation, see Desire Under the Elms (film).

Desire Under the Elms
Written byEugene O'Neill
Date premieredNovember 11, 1924
Place premieredProvincetown Playhouse
New York City, New York, United States
Original languageEnglish
GenreTragedy

Desire Under the Elms is a 1924 play written by Eugene O'Neill. Like Mourning Becomes Electra, Desire Under the Elms signifies an attempt by O'Neill to adapt plot elements and themes of Greek tragedy to a rural New England setting. It was inspired by the myth of Phaedra, Hippolytus, and Theseus. A film version was produced in 1958, and there is an operatic setting by Edward Thomas.