Subject
Research Guides
Theatre
This guide is intended as a research tool to help you locate background information, books, articles, and internet/web links on a variety of topics related to theatre and drama.
Background Information Sources
Available in the library's reference area:
| Current Biography Yearbook (multiple volumes) | REF CT100 .C8 (Annual) |
| Stages of Drama: Classical to Contemporary Theater | REF PN1621 .S687 1999 |
| Contemporary Dramatists | REF PN1625 .C57 1993 |
| Critical Survey of Drama (6 volumes) | REF PN1625 .C745 1986 |
| McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama (5 volumes) | REF PN1625 .M3 1984 |
| Crown Guide to the World's Great Plays | REF PN1625 .S45 1984 |
| Play Index (6 volumes) | REF PN1655 .P6 |
| Cambridge Guide to World Theatre | REF PN2035.C27 1988 |
| Oxford Companion to the American Theater | REF PN2220 .B6 1992 |
| Contemporary Theater, Film & Television (multiple volumes) | REF PN2285 .C58 |
| American Playwrights Since 1945 | REF PS350 .A53 1989 |
| Twentieth-Century American Dramatists (2 volumes) | REF PS351 .T9 |
Books
Search the library catalog for books on your subject using words or word combinations below, or visit the library’s 2nd floor and browse the PN1600-3300 (Drama), PS330-350 (American Drama), and PR620-740 (English Drama) call number ranges.
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Newspaper, Magazine, and Academic Journal Articles
- Contemporary Literary Criticism/InfoTrac: critical essays on contemporary playwrights.
- Expanded Academic ASAP/InfoTrac: full-text journal, magazine, and newspaper articles.
- LexisNexis: large database of current and archived newspaper articles.
Internet Resources
Several internet resources have been selected below. Additional links are available from Web Resources page; follow link for Arts/Performing Arts.
- Aisle Say Boston Reviews
http://www.aislesay.com/MA-Index.html
internet magazine of stage reviews and opinion on recent theatrical openings - Theatre Central
http://www.playbill.com/theatrecentral/sites.htm
directory of theatre links and information, maintained by Playbill Online - Voice of the Shuttle: Literature-Drama
http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2744
website for humanities research with links to drama sites and reference sources - Yahoo Directory Theatre Links
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Performing_Arts/Theater/
assortment of links to theatre-related sites