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)
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| Stages of Drama: Classical to Contemporary Theater |
REF PN1621 .S687 1999
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| Contemporary Dramatists |
REF PN1625 .C57 1993
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| Critical Survey of Drama (6 volumes) |
REF PN1625 .C745 1986
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| McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama (5 volumes) |
REF PN1625 .M3 1984
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| Crown Guide to the World's Great Plays |
REF PN1625 .S45 1984
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| Play Index (6 volumes) |
REF PN1655 .P6
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| Cambridge Guide to World Theatre |
REF PN2035.C27 1988
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| Oxford Companion to the American Theater |
REF PN2220 .B6 1992
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| Contemporary Theater, Film & Television (multiple volumes) |
REF PN2285 .C58
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| American Playwrights Since 1945 |
REF PS350 .A53 1989
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| Twentieth-Century American Dramatists (2 volumes) |
REF PS351 .T9
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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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- dramatists
- plays
- playwriting
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- drama criticism
- drama history
- theater production
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- [name of specific play]
- [name of specific playwright]
- [name of specific critic]
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Newspaper, Magazine, and Academic Journal Articles
Internet Resources
Several internet resources have been selected below. Additional links are available from Web Resources page; follow link for Arts/Performing Arts.