Texas This article is about the Robert E. Sherwood play. For the term as it refers to citadels, see Acropolis. Acropolis is a 1933 play by American playwright Robert E. Sherwood. Robert E. SherwoodPlays The Road to Rome (1927) Waterloo Bridge (1930) Reunion in Vienna (1931) Acropolis (1933) The Petrified Forest (1935) Idiot's Delight (1936) Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1938) There Shall Be No Night (1940) The Rugged Path (1945) Miss Liberty (1949) Adaptations The Royal Bed (1931) Tovarich (1937) Idiot's Delight (1939) Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) TV Plays The Backbone of America (1953)