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Research Tools for Theater and Performance Studies

Use these research tools to find information related to Theater and Performance Studies from sources such as scholarly articles, books and encyclopedias.

Archival Collections and Primary Sources
Article Databases and Indexes
Bibliographies and Subject Guides
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Companions and Overviews
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Archival Collections and Primary Sources

Resources that list, or provide access to, materials typically found in archives and used for primary source research. Examples include manuscripts, diaries, letters, first-hand accounts or documentary sources on a subject, person, event or issue.

Article Databases and Indexes

Listings of articles in journals, magazines, newspapers, etc. Many include abstracts (article summaries). Some include or link to the full text of articles.

  • Article Databases for Theater and Performance Studies
  • Print Indexes for Theater and Performance Studies
  • Critical Survey of Drama. Edited by Carl Rollyson. 2nd rev. ed. Pasadena, Calif.: Salem Press, 2003. 8 vols.
    Doe Reference PN 1625 .C68 2003
  • Drama Criticism. Detroit: Gale Research, Inc., 1991-
    Doe Reference PN 1601 .D68
  • European Drama Criticism, 1900-1975. Helen H. Palmer.
    Doe Reference PN 1654 .A12 .P3 1977
    Moffitt PN 1654 .A12 .P3 1977
  • International Bibliography of Theatre, 1982-1999.
    Doe Reference PN 1561 .I5
    Main Stack PN 1625 .C37 1986
  • Modern Drama Scholarship and Criticism 1966-1980: an International Bibliography. Charles A. Carpenter.
    Doe Reference PN 1625 .C37 1986
  • Modern Drama Scholarship and Criticism 1981-1990: an International Bibliography. Charles A. Carpenter.
    Doe Reference PN 1625 .C37 1997

Bibliographies and Subject Guides

Lists of materials in any format (books, articles, videos, web sites, etc.) organized around a common theme or topic. Subcategories as appropriate, i.e., chronological, language, geographic, etc.

  • Print Resources
  • American and English popular entertainment: A Guide to Information Sources. Don B. Wilmeth. Detroit: Gale Research Co., c1980.
    Main Stack and Moffitt GV 1815 .A12 .W53
  • American theater and drama research: an annotated guide to information sources, 1945-1990. Irene Shaland. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1991.
    Doe Reference PN 2266.3 .A12 .S53 1991
  • American theatre history: an annotated bibliography. Thomas J. Taylor. Pasadena, Calif.: Salem Press, 1992.
    Main Stack and Doe Reference PN 2221 .A12 .T39 1992
  • American theatrical periodicals, 1798-1967; a bibliographical guide. Carl J. Stratman. Durham, N.C., Duke University Press, 1970.
    Doe Reference PN 1560.A12 .S8
  • Asian theatre: a study guide and annotated bibliography. Ed. James R. Brandon. Washington, D.C.: University and College Theatre Association, 1979.
    Main Stack PN 2860 .A12 .A84
  • Bibliographic guide to theatre arts. Boston: G.K. Hall & Co., 1976-
    Main Stack PN 1584 .A12 .B5, last 10 years in Doe Reference
  • A bibliography of British dramatic periodicals, 1720-1960. Carl Joseph Stratmen. New York, New York Public Library, 1962.
    Main Stack PN 2581.A12 S7
  • Bibliography of costume. Hilaire and Meyer Hiler. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1939.
    Main Stack GT 506 .H5 1939
  • Bibliography of theatre technology: acoustics and sound, lighting, properties, and scenery. John T. Howard, Jr. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1982.
    Main Stack and Moffitt PN 2091 .S8 .A12 .H68 1982
  • Black American playwrights, 1800 to the present: a bibliography. Esther Spring Arata. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1976.
    Doe Reference PS 153.N5 .A12 .A73 1976
  • More Black American playwrights: a bibliography. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1978.
    Doe Reference PS 153 .N5 .A12 .A73
  • Black theatre and performance: a pan-African bibliography. John Gray. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990.
    Main Stacj and Doe Reference PN 2969 .A12 .G7 1990
  • British theatre: a bibliography, 1901 to 1985. John Cavanagh. Mottisfont: Motley, 1989.
    Doe Reference PN 2581 .A12 .C28 1989
  • Cumulated Dramatic index, 1909-1949; a cumulation of the F.W. Faxon Company's Dramatic index. Boston, G.K. Hall, 1965.
    Doe Reference AJ3 .D72 \f\ Periodical Indexes
    A composite photographic reproduction of the actual entries as they were originally printed in the 41 annual volumes of the Dramatic index, which first appeared as part II of Faxon's Annual magazine subject index.
  • Dictionnaire des personnages littéraires et dramatiques de tous les temps et de tous les pays : poésie, théâtre, roman, musique. 3. ed. Paris: Societe d'edition de dictionnaires et encyclopedies, 1970.
    Doe Reference PN 56.4 .D5 1970
  • Guide to the performing arts. New York, N.Y. : Scarecrow Press, 1960-1972.
    Main Stack ML 118 .G85; NRLF ML 118 .G85 1957-1966, 1968
  • International bibliography of theatre. Sponsored by the American Society for Theatre Research, and the International Association of Libraries and Museums of the Performing Arts in cooperation with the International Federation for Theatre Research. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Theatre Research Data Center, Brooklyn College, City University of New York ; New York, NY, 1982-1999.
    Doe Reference PN 1561 .I5
  • Teatro hispanoaméricano: una bibliografía anotada = Spanish American theatre: an annotated bibliography. Richard F. Allen. Boston, Mass.: G.K. Hall, c1987.
    Doe Reference PQ7082 .D7 .A12 A441 1987
  • Theatre and allied arts; a guide to books dealing with the history, criticism, and technic of the drama and theatre. New York: Wilson, 1952.
    Doe Reference PN 1654 .A12 .B3
  • Theatre and architecture - stage design - costume: a bibliographic guide in five languages (1970-2000). Veronique Lemaire. Bruxelles; Oxford: P.I.E. - Peter Lang, 2006.
    Main Stack NA 6821 .A12 .L46
  • Theatrical costume, masks, make-up and wigs: a bibliography and iconography. Sidney Jowers and John Cavanagh. London; New York: Routledge; Romsey: Motley Press, 2000.
    Main Stack PN 2067 .A12 .J69 2000
  • United States theatre: a bibliography: from the beginning to 1990. Robert Silvester. New York: G.K. Hall, 1993.
    Main Stack and Doe Reference PN 2221 .A12 .S55 1993

Biographical Sources

Information about people, including biographical dictionaries, profiles of people or "Who's Whos", personal narratives, and other resources with significant biographical information.

  • Electronic Resource Finder
  • Online Resources
  • Biographical Index of English Drama Before 1660
    “This index is a complete annotated list of all playwrights, actors, patrons, musicians, and miscellaneous other people active in English drama before 1660. Each entry contains basic information about the person's dates and dramatic activities, along with a list of books and articles containing biographical information.”
  • Print Resources
  • American and British theatrical biography : a directory. J. P. Wearing. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1979.
    Doe Reference PN 2285 .W42 Biographies
  • American playwrights since 1945: a guide to scholarship, criticism, and performance. Ed. Philip C. Kolin. New York: Greenwood Press, c1989.
    Main Stack and Doe Reference (Biogs) PS350 .A12 .A53 1989
  • A biographical dictionary of actors, actresses, musicians, dancers, managers & other stage personnel in London, 1660-1800. Philip H. Highfill, Jr., Kalman A. Burnim, and Edward A. Langhans. Carbondale, Southern Illinois University Press, 1973-1993.
    Main Stack PN 2597 .H54
    Music Reference PN 2597 .H54
  • Contemporary theatre, film, and television. Detroit: Gale Research, 1984-
    Doe Reference PN 2285 .C58 Biographies
  • Contemporary women dramatists. Editor, K.A. Berney. London ; Detroit : St. James Press, c1994.
    Doe Reference PR 736 .C58 1994 Biographies
  • A dictionary of actors and of other persons associated with the public representation of plays in England before 1642. Edwin Nungezer. New Haven, Yale university press; London, H. Milford, Oxford university press, 1929.
    Main Stack PN 2597 .N8 1929
  • Notable names in the American theatre. New and rev. Edited by N.J. Clifton, J. T. White, 1976.
    Doe Reference PN 2285 .B45 1976 Biographies
    Main Stack PN 2285 .B45 1976
  • Performing arts biography master index : a consolidated index to over 270,000 biographical sketches. Ed. Barbara McNeil. 2nd ed. Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research Company, c1981.
    Moffitt PN 1583 .M37 1981
  • Solo performers : an international registry, 1770-2000. John Cairney. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2001.
    Main Stack PN 1936 .C35 2001
  • Stage deaths : a biographical guide to international theatrical obituaries, 1850 to 1990. Compiled by George B. Bryan. New York : Greenwood Press, 1991.
    Doe Reference PN 2205 .A12 .S734 1991 Biographies
  • Stage lives : a bibliography and index to theatrical biographies in English. Compiled by George B. Bryan. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1985.
    Doe Reference PN2205 .A12 .S781 1985 Biographies
  • Variety obits : an index to obituaries in Variety, 1905-1978. Jeb H. Perry. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1980.
    Doe Refe (Biogs)PN 1583 .P4 Ref
  • Who's who in contemporary world theatre. Edited by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgrafe. London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
    Doe Reference PN 2035 .W485 2000 Biographies
  • Who's who in the theatre. Also titled: New dramatic list; Dramatic list. London : Pitman ; Detroit : Gale Research, 1st (1912)-17th (1981).
    Main Stack PN 2012 .W5; NRLF PN 2012 .W5
  • Who was who in the theatre, 1912-1976 : a biographical dictionary of actors, actresses, directors, playwrights, and producers of the English-speaking theatre. Compiled from Who's who in the theatre, volumes 1-15 (1912 1972). Detroit : Gale Research Co., 1978.
    Doe Reference PN 2597 .W52 Biographies

Companions and Overviews

  • The Cambridge companion to medieval English theatre. Edited by Richard Beadle. Cambridge, New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1994.
    Main Stack PN 2587 .C36 1994
  • The Cambridge companion to English Renaissance drama. Edited by A.R. Braunmuller and Michael Hattaway. 2nd ed. Cambridge, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003.
    Main Stack PR 651 .C36 2003
  • The Cambridge guide to African and Caribbean theatre. Edited by Martin Banham, Errol Hill, George Woodyard. Cambridge; New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1994.
    Doe Reference PN 2969 .C36 1994
  • The Cambridge guide to American theatre.
    Doe Reference PN 2220 .C35 1993
  • The Cambridge guide to Asian theatre. Edited by James R. Brandon. Cambridge; New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1993.
    Doe Reference PN 2860 .C35 1993
  • The Cambridge guide to world theatre.
    Main Stack and Doe Reference PN 2035 .C27 1988
  • The continuum companion to twentieth century theatre. Edited by Colin Chambers. London ; New York : Continuum, 2002.
    Doe Reference PN 2035 .C65 2002
  • The Oxford companion to the theatre. 4th ed.
    Main Stack and Doe Reference PN 2035 .H3 1983
  • The Oxford companion to American theatre. 3rd ed.
    Doe Reference and Moffitt Reference PN 2220 .B6 2004

Dictionaries, Thesauri, and Quotations

General and subject specific dictionaries in any language, dual language dictionaries, thesauri, dictionaries of quotations, and acronym lists.

  • Electronic Resource Finder
  • Print Resources
  • An annotated dictionary of technical, historical, and stylistic terms relating to theatre and drama : a handbook of dramaturgy. R. Kerry White. Lewiston, N.Y. : E. Mellen Press, 1995.
    Doe Reference PN 2035 .W48 1995
  • Dictionnaire du théâtre. Paris : Encyclopdia Universalis : A. Michel, 1998.
    Main Stack PN 2035 .D45 1998
  • Dictionary of the theatre : terms, concepts, and analysis. Patrice Pavis; translated by Christine Shantz ; pReference by Marvin Carlson. Author. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, 1998.
    Doe Reference PN 2035 .P2913 1998
  • Historical dictionary of Japanese traditional theatre.Samuel L. Leiter. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2006.
    Main Stack PN 2921 .L45 2006
  • International dictionary of theatre. Edited by Mark Hawkins-Dady. Chicago : St. James Press, 1992-1996. 3 v.
    Doe Reference PN 2035 .I49 1992
  • An International dictionary of theatre language. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1985.
    Doe Reference PN 2035 .I51 1985
  • The Language of theatre. Martin Harrison. New York: Routledge, 1998.
    Main Stack PN 2035 .H297 1998
  • The new Penguin dictionary of the theatre. Ed Jonathan Law, etc. Rev. and enlarged ed. London : Penguin Books, 2001.
    Doe Reference and Moffitt Reference PN 2035 .N474 2001
  • The theatre guide. Trevor R. Griffiths. 3rd ed. London : A. & C. Black, 2003.
    Doe Reference PN 2035 .G73 2003b

Directories

Alphabetical or subject listings containing names, addresses, and identifying data of persons, organizations, publications, web sites, etc.

  • Online Resources
  • SIMBAS International Directory of Performing Arts Collections and Institutions
    Lists over 7,000 institutions with collections related to the performing arts. International in scope.
  • Print Resources
  • The African American theatre directory, 1816-1960: a comprehensive guide to early Black theatre organizations, companies, theatres, and performing groups. Bernard L. Peterson, Jr. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1997.
    Doe Reference PN 2270.A35 P48 1997 Directories
  • American theatre companies, 1749-1887. Edited by Weldon B. Durham. New York, Greenwood Press, 1986.
    Main Stack PN 2237 .A431 1986
  • American theatre companies, 1888-1930. Edited by Weldon B. Durham. New York : Greenwood Press, 1987.
    Main Stack  PN 2256 ..A441 1987
  • American theatre companies, 1931-1986. Edited by Weldon B. Durham., New York : Greenwood Press, 1989.
    Main Stack  PN2266; .A441 1989
  • Black theatre directory. Compiled and edited by Addell Austin Anderson. 3rd ed. Detroit, MI : Black Theatre Network, 1993.
    Doe Reference PN 2270 .A35 .B58 1993
  • Dramatists sourcebook. New York, NY: Theatre Communications Group, c1981-
    Continues: Information for playwrights.
    Main Stack PN 1661 .D71 with latest year in Doe Reference
  • Famous American playhouses, 1716-1899. William C. Young. Chicago, American Library Association, 1973.
    Doe Reference NA 6830 .Y681
  • Famous American playhouses, 1900-1971. William C. Young. Chicago, American Library Association, 1973.
    Doe Reference NA 6830 .Y681
  • Handel's national directory for the performing arts. Dallas: NDPA. 5th ed.
    Main Stack PN 1577 .N32
  • International theatre directory: a world directory of the theatre and performing arts. Edited and compiled by Leo B. Pride. New York, Simon and Schuster, 1973.
    Doe Reference PN 2052 .P71 Directories
  • Theatre companies of the world. Edited by Colby H. Kullman and William C. Young. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1986. 2 v.
    Doe Reference PN 2052 .T48 1986
  • Theatre directory.
    Doe Reference PN 2289 .T54 Directories

Dissertation and Thesis Sources

Sources for locating masters theses and doctoral dissertations.

  • Electronic Resource Finder
  • Print Resources
  • American dissertations on the drama and the theatre; a bibliography. Fredric M. Litto. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1969
    Main Stack PN 1654.A12 L56
  • Theatre Journal. Baltimore, Md. Published by the Johns Hopkins University Press in cooperation with the Association for Theatre in Higher Education.
    Main Stack PN 3171 .E38
    Annual compilation of dissertations in progress are reported in the May issue. Recent issues are available in paper or through Project Muse.

Encyclopedias and Almanacs

General or subject-specific encyclopedias, almanacs, and other collections of factual information.

  • Electronic Resource Finder
  • Print Resources
  • Acting : an International encyclopedia. Ed. Beth Osnes. Santa Barbara, California ; Denver Colorado : ABC-CLIO, c2001.
    Main Stack PN 2035 .O84 2001
  • Analytical sourcebook of concepts in dramatic theory. Oscar Lee Brownstein and Darlene M. Daubert. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1981.
    Doe Reference PN 1631 .B7
  • Enciclopedia dello Spettacolo. Roma: Casa editrice Le Maschere, 1954-62.
    Doe Reference PN 1625.E52
    Still the most comprehensive international performing arts encyclopedia.
  • Enciclopedia dello spettacolo: Aggriornamento 1955-1965. Roma: Unione Editoriale, 1955-65.
    Doe Reference PN 1625 .E52 agg
  • Encyclopedia of Latin American theater. Edited by Eladio Cortes and Mirta Barrea-Marlys. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2003.
    Doe Refe PQ7082.D7 E63 2003
  • The encyclopedia of the New York stage, 1920-1930. Samuel L. Leiter. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 1985.
    Doe Reference PN 2277 .N5 .L36 1985
  • The encyclopedia of the New York stage, 1930-1940. Samuel L. Leiter. New York: Greenwood Press, 1989.
    Doe Reference PN 2277 .N5 .L364 1989
  • The encyclopedia of the New York stage, 1940-1950. Samuel L. Leiter. New York: Greenwood Press, 1992.
    Doe Reference PN 2277 .N5 .L365 1992
  • The Encyclopedia of world theater : with 420 illustrations and an index of play titles. New York : Scribner, 1977.
    Main Stack PN 2035 .E52 1977
    Moffitt PN 2035 .E52 1977
  • The historical encyclopedia of costume. Albert Racinet. New York, N.Y.: Facts on File, 1988.
    Doe Reference and Moffitt Reference fGT510.R3313 1988
  • McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of world drama, 2d ed.
    Main Stack PN 1625 .M3 1984;
    Moffitt Reference PN 1625 .M3 1984
  • The Oxford encyclopedia of theatre & performance. Edited by Dennis Kennedy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. 2 vols.
    Doe Reference PN 2035 .O92 2003
  • Paulys realencyclopadie der classischen altertumswissenschaft. August Friedrich von. Pauly.
    Doe Reference DE 5 .P3 1957
    Art History/Classics Library DE 5 .P3 1957
  • The world encyclopedia of contemporary theatre. Ed. Don Rubin. London; New York: Routledge, 1994-2000. 6 vols.
    Doe Reference PN 2035 .W67 1994

Handbooks, Manuals and Yearbooks

Collections of information designed to help practitioners in a specific field or profession, or in the case of yearbooks, to provide annually cumulated information in brief descriptive and statistic form.

  • Print Resources
  • A Guide to Reference and Bibliography for Theatre Research. Claudia Jean Bailey. Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University Libraries, 1983.
    Doe Reference PN 1620 .A1 .A12 .B15 1983
  • The performing arts: a guide to the reference literature. Linda Keir Simons. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1994.
    Doe Reference PN 1584 .A12 S55 1994
  • Performing arts research : a guide to information sources. Marion K. Whalon. Detroit : Gale Research Co., Date c1976.
    Main Stack PN 1584 .A12 .W4
  • Popular entertainment research : how to do it and how to use it. Barbara J. Pruett. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1992.
    Doe Reference PN 1576 .P78 1992
    Moffitt Reference PN 1576 .P78 1992
  • The Best plays and the year book of the drama in America. New York, Dodd, Mead, 1899/1909-1946/47. 30 vol.
    Main Stack PN 6112 .B45; NRLF PN 6112 .B45
  • The Best plays and the year book of the drama in America. New York, Dodd, Mead, 1950/51-1951/52. 2 vol.
    Main Stack PN 6112 .B45; NRLF PN 6112 .B45

Histories

  • Annals of English Drama, 975-1700: an Analytical Record of All Plays, Extant or Lost. Alfred Harbage. 3rd ed.
    Doe Reference Z 2014 .D7 .H25 1989
  • Annals of the New York Stage. George Clinton Densmore Odell.
    Main Stack PN 2277.N5.O4 1927
  • The Cambridge history of British theatre. Cambridge, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004. 3 vols.
    Main Stack PN 2581 .C36 2004
  • The Elizabethan stage. by E. K. Chambers. Oxford, Clarendon press, 1923. 4 vols.
    Main Stack PN 2589 .C4 1923
  • A History of English Drama, 1660-1900. Allardyce Nicoll.
    Doe Reference PR 625 .N52 1952
    Main PR 625 .N52 1952
  • History of the theatre. Oscar G. Brockett, Franklin J. Hildy. 9th ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, c2003.
    Main Stack PN 2101 .B68 2003
  • The Jacobean and Caroline stage. Gerald Eades Bentley. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1941-68. 7 vols.
    Doe Reference and Moffitt PN 2592 .B4
  • The London Stage, 1660-1800; a Calendar of Plays, Entertainments & Afterpieces, together with Casts, Box-receipts. 1st ed.
    Doe Reference PN 2592 .L6
  • The London Stage, 1890-1899: a Calendar of Plays and Players. J. P. Wearing. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1976; Vol. 1-2
    Doe Reference PN 2596 .L6 .W371
  • The London Stage, 1900-1909: a Calendar of Plays and Players. J. P. Wearing. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1981; Vol. 1-2
    Doe Reference PN 2596 .L6 .W38
  • The London Stage, 1910-1919: a Calendar of Plays and Players. J. P. Wearing. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1982; Vol. 1-2
    Doe Reference PN 2596 .L6 .W383 1982
  • The London Stage, 1920-1929: a Calendar of Plays and Players. J. P. Wearing. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1984; Vol. 1-3
    Doe Reference PN 2596 .L6. W384 1984
  • The London Stage, 1930-1939: a Calendar of Plays and Players. J. P. Wearing. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1990; Vol. 1-3
    Doe Reference PN 2596 .L6 .W384 1990
  • The London Stage, 1940-1949: a Calendar of Plays and Players. J. P. Wearing. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1991; Vol. 1-2
    Doe Reference PN 2596 .L6 .W3846 1991
  • The London Stage, 1950-1959: a Calendar of Plays and Players. J. P. Wearing. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1993; Vol. 1-2
    Doe Reference PN 2596 .L6 .W3847 1993
  • The medieval stage. E. K. Chambers. London: Oxford University Press, 1903.
    Main Stack PN 2152 .C43 1948
  • The Revels History of Drama in English.
    Main Stack PR 625 .R441
  • Some account of the English stage: from the Restoration in 1660 to 1830. John Genest. Bath : H.E. Carrington, 1832. 10 vols.
    Bancroft 908 .G327

Library and Book Catalogs

Listings of books and other items belonging to a particular library or, as with union catalogs, a group of libraries, and usually containing information on the location and subject classification of each item. This category also includes national bibliographies, or lists of all books published in a particular country.

  • Electronic Resource Finder
  • Online Resources
  • UC Berkeley, UC Systemwide, WorldCat and RLG Union Catalogs
  • Catalogs of Specific Libraries with Important Theater Collections (selected individual listings)
  • New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
  • Print Resources
  • New York Public Library. Catalog of the theatre and drama collections. Boston, G. K. Hall, 1967-76. 51 v.
    Main Stack PN 1654 .A12 .N4; Also 2 v. Suppl.
  • The player's library, the catalogue of the Library of the British Drama League. London, Faber and Faber, 1950.
    Main Stack Z 2014 .D7 .B7 1950
  • Twentieth-century British and American theatre : a critical guide to archives. Christopher Innes. Aldershot, England ; Brookfield, Vt. : Ashgate, c1999.
    Doe Reference PN 2266 .A12 .I56 1999

News Databases, Indexes and Web Sites

Listings (may include abstracts or full text) of articles in newspapers, newsmagazines, broadcast news transcripts or wire services. Also includes web sites of these media, or directories of such sites.

Organizations

Listings of subject-related associations, learned societies, or professional organizations.

Reviews

Web Gateways and Search Engines

Broad, subject-related sites and subject-specific search engines available without restriction on the World Wide Web.

  • American Theatre Web
    News, reviews, online chat, information about grants, productions and theaters.
  • American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920
    Developed as part of the Library of Congress's American Memory Project, this site presents various items from LC's extensive holdings, including English and Yiddish scripts, playbills and programs, sound recordings, silent films, and a special section on Harry Houdini. The site can be searched or browsed.  
  • Artslynx International Arts Resources: Theatre Resources
  • Bata Shoe Museum
    The Museum, located in Toronto, has over 10,000 pairs of shoes from all over the world.
  • Bissonnette on Costume: A Visual Dictionary of Fashion
    Anne Bissonnette, Kent State University Museum, has created this site, which can be searched by location, century (18th-20th) or subject.
  • British Theatre Guide
    Original articles about British theater, list of links and news.
  • CESAR 
    A freely available resource for French theater of the Ancien Régime and Revolution eras.
  • Costume Page: Costuming Resources Online
    Links to the study of costume, making and wearing them, suppliers
  • Costume Ring
    The Ring consists of numerous websites dedicated to various aspects of costume.
  • Costume Site
    “Online costuming sources for historical, science fiction & fantasy costumers”
  • The Costumer's Manifesto
    Created by Tara Maginnis of the Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks almost ten years ago. Its over 800 pages range from Accessories to Wings. Among the many delights are a section of Western costume history by period. 
  • The Development of Scenic Spectacle: A Site Devoted to the Study of  Renaissance and Baroque Theatrical Spectacle
    This site, developed by Frank Mohler, emeritus professor at Appalachian State University, contains animated virtual models, links to archives and published sources containing information about 16th-17th century theatrical machinery, a bibliography, links to articles, and links to other sites.  Learn about flying machines or traps & elevators.
  • Didaskalia: Ancient Theatre Today
    This site is an "English-language publication about Greek and Roman drama, dance, and music as they are performed today." The site contains a journal; listings of performances, conferences, events and other news; and a study area.     

    Digital Librarian: Performing Arts
    Librarian Margaret Vail Anderson sifts through the web and chooses the best sites. Includes links to many theater and performing arts sites from the United States and around the world. Very useful selection of sites.
  • Dollee.com
    This website's aim is to list every play written or produced in English since 1956.
  • Early Twentieth-Century Russian Drama
    Information about the theater of Stanislavsky and Meyerhold, Chekhov, Mayakovsky and Bulgakov, Malevich and Tatlin, Stravinsky and Shostakovich.
  • European Theatre Convention
    Website of an association representing thirty-six theater companies from twenty-one countries
  • Google Directory: Theatre
    Listing of web sites from A (Awards) to Y (Youth).
  • Greater Bay Area Costumer's Guild
    Many links to resources and activities. Especially useful are the links to online exhibits.
  • Internet Broadway Database
    Created by the research department of the League of American Theatres and Producers, IBDB is the official database for Broadway theater information from the earliest days to current shows. Can do basic or advanced searches.  Extensive links lead from actor to biographical information to productions, theaters, and dates of productions. Useful resource for research on Broadway productions.
  • Irish Playography
    Developed by the Irish Theatre Institute, this project to catalog all new Irish plays produced since the formation of the National Theatre in 1904. The first two phases of the project, covering 1950-2005 are completed. Parameters of inclusion are plays produced by professional companies, plays produced by fringe and semi-professional companies where the work is significant to the Irish repertoire and the work of major Irish playwrights when premiered outside Ireland. The site can be searched (simple, advanced) or browsed. Includes scripts and rights information for each play as well as photos and production information.
  • League of American Theaters and Producers: the Official Website for Broadway Theatre
    The League is the national trade association for Broadway theatrial entertainment. The resources section contains such information as grosses, attendance, directory of 39 Broadway theaters, and a technical directory of national theaters.
  • London Theatre Guide
    All kinds of news about London theater
  • Lortel Archives, the Internet Off-Broadway Database
    Ongoing catalog of many off-Broadway productions, currently containing over 4500 Productions.  The site is complete back to 1958 though includes notable shows from earlier years.  Offers simple and advanced search options.  Under its subtitle, the database is also available at www.iobdb.com
  • McCoy’s Guide to Internet Resources in Theatre
  • Make ‘Em Laugh
    Funny monologues, recitations and poetry.
  • Musical Stages Online: the World of Musical Theatre!
    Website of Musical Stages Magazine, the site offers news and reviews.
  • The New Deal Stage: Selections for the Federal Theatre
    Project, 1935-1939
    A browse-only collection of 13,000 images from the Federal Theatre Project Collection at the Library of Congress.  It includes scripts, stage and costume designs, photographs, posters, and much other information about the FTP.
  • New York Theatre Wire
    Reviews and other information for theater, dance, film. Some coverage of international theater and dance.
  • Off Broadway Online.com: the Official Website of Off Broadway
    The official website for New York City's not-for-profit theater community.
  • OffWestEng.com
    News, tickets and information about London's smaller theaters.
  • Performing Arts In America 1875-1923
    The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts created this site from its archives; it features over 1600 items about covering music, dance and theatrical productions.  Newspaper clippings, sheet music, sound recordings,film, photographs, posters: the collection consists of many media.
  • Playbill
    Chock full of information about tickets, discounted tickets, job listings, current and upcoming productions.
  • Puppetry Home Page
    Lists of organizations, theatres, definition of terms concerned with puppets and puppetry.  Also has links to websites with news about the subject.
  • Theatre Collections Online
    Website of the Theatre Museum with a focus on UK.
  • Theatre History
    Articles discussing the origins of theatre, its significance during ancient and medieval times, and theatre traditions in Asia, Britain, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Russia, the United States and Spain.
  • Theatre History on the Web
    Maintained by Jack Wolcott, retired from the University of Washington School of Drama, this site contains an extensive index of resources designed for theater historians. Periods covered include Classical, Medieval and Renaissance, Elizabethan, and 18th, 19th, and contemporary. Information about non-Western theater, center and libraries, theater resources, costumes, lighting and other technical aspects of theater.
  • The Playwriting Seminars
    Richard Toscan subtitles his site "An Opinionated Web Companion on the Art & Craft of Playwriting."  The seminars focus on the kinds of plays produced at U. S. regional theaters and examines the stuff of plays as well as the craft of playwriting.
  • Tony Awards
    Website of the American Theatre Wings. Lots of information about the award, nominees and winners. Multimedia interviews with some winners.
  • UCLA Arts Library Resources Online: Theatre
  • University of Washington Library Costume Site
    Sections on history, links to the Fashion Place Collection, with reproductions of illustrations from many leading fashion journals, a section on military uniforms and weapons, accessories from codpieces to nightgowns, and patterns. A wonderful place to start.
  • Victorian Plays Project: Lacy's Acting Edition of Victorian Plays (1848-1874)
    Electronic versions of plays printed by Lacy.
  • Voice of the Shuttle: Drama, Theater & Performance Art Studies
    Vetted list of Internet resources
  • WWW Virtual Library: Theatre and Drama
    Index of professional, academic and recreational theatre and drama resources from more than 50 countries, including academic and training institutions, theatre companies, events and festivals and theatre image collections.
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