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Theater and Drama Subject Guide

Encyclopedias

American Song
--Reference Stacks-- ML128 .M78 B6 1985
The Cambridge Guide to Theatre
--Reference Stacks-- PN2035 .C27 1995
The Historical Encyclopedia of Costumes
--Reference Stacks-- GT510 .R3313 1988
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama
--Reference Stacks-- PN1625 .M3 1984 (5 vols.)
The Oxford Companion to the Theatre
--Reference Stacks-- PN2035 .O9 1983
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre & Performance
--Reference Stacks-- PN2035 .O92 2003 (2 vols.)
Stage it with Musi
--Reference Stacks-- ML102 .M88 H6 1993
World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre
--Reference Stacks-- PN1861 .W67 (6 vols.)

Handbooks

Critical Survey of Dram
--Reference Stacks-- PN1625 .C68 2003 (8 vols.)
The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
--Reference Stacks-- PN2220 .B6
The Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre
--4th floor Stacks-- PN2111 .O95 1995
Research Guide to Biography and Criticism : World Drama
--Reference Stacks-- PR85 .Z99 R4 Index 1986
The Stage Management Handbook
--4th floor Oversize Stacks-- PN2085 .I5 1992

Dictionaries

An Annotated Dictionary of Technical, Historical, and Stylistic Terms Relating to Theatre and Drama
--Reference Stacks-- PN2035 .W48 1995
Dictionary of the Theatre
--Reference Stacks-- PN2035 .P2913 1998
International Dictionary of Theatre
--Reference Stacks-- PN2035 .I49
The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Fashion and Fashion Designers
--Reference Stacks-- GT 507 .O53 1998

Guides to the Literature

The Best plays of....
--4th floor Stacks-- PN 2266 .A2 B4 (10+ vols.)

Style Manuals

Chicago Manual of Style
--Ready Reference-- Z235 .C57 15th 2003
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
--Ready Reference-- LB2369 .G53

Bibliographies

Index to Full Length Plays 1944 to 1964
--Reference Stacks-- PN1631 .T52
Ottemiller's Index to Plays in Collections
--Reference Stacks-- PN1631 .O8 1988
Play index
--Reference Stacks-- PN1631 .P53 (3 vols.)
Theatre
--Reference Stacks-- PN2189 .L44
United States Theatre
--Reference Stacks-- PN2221 .Z99 S55 1993

Biographies

American and British Theatrical Biography
--Reference Stacks-- PN2285 .W42
A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers & Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800
--online-- netLibrary e-book
Contemporary American Dramatists
--Reference Stacks-- PS352 .C65 1994
Contemporary Dramatists
--Reference Stacks-- PR106 .V5 1988
Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television
--Reference Stacks-- PN2285 .C58 (54 vols.)
Contemporary Women Dramatists
--Reference Stacks-- PR736 .C58 1994
Theatrical Directors
--Reference Stacks-- PN2205 .T54 1994
Who was Who in the Theatre, 1912-1976
--Reference Stacks-- PN2597 .W52

Criticism and Reviews

Drama Criticism
--Reference Stacks-- PN1601 .D59 (14 vols.)
Guide to Critical Reviews
--Reference Stacks-- PN1707 .Z99 S3 (Some volumes available --4th Floor Stacks-- PN1707 .Z99 S3)
Masterplots II. Drama Series
--Reference Stacks-- PN6112.5 .M37 1990 (4 vols.)
The New York Times Theater Reviews
--Reference Stacks-- PN2266 .N48 (13 vols.)

Indexes and Databases

Academic Search Complete-- Indexes, abstracts and provides selected full-text of articles published in scholarly publications from many disciplines.

AHSearch-- Indexes articles in arts and humanities journals and in selected social science and science journals.

JSTOR-- Indexes, abstracts and provides full-text of scholarly journal articles in the fields of ecology, economics, education, finance, history, mathematics, political science and population studies.

Literature Resource Center-- Provides full-text of biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of the work of more than 90,000 authors from every age and literary discipline.

MLA International Bibliography-- Indexes articles from literary and language journals, books essay collections, conference proceedings, dissertations and bibliographies. Provides links to small selection of full-text articles.

Project Muse-- Indexes, abstracts and provides full-text of scholarly journal articles in the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, and gender studies.

ProQuest Research Library-- Indexes, abstracts and provides selected full-text of popular and scholarly periodicals from many disciplines.

Scribner Writers Series-- Provides full-text biographies, essays, bibliographies and articles on writers and literary genres throughout history.

Twayne Authors Series-- Provides literary criticism, analysis of the history and influence of literary movements and development of literary genres.

Internet Sites

Aisle Say -- "The Internet Magazine of Stage Reviews and Opinions." Updated bi-weekly, the website includes reviews of current shows and reviews of books and recordings.

ELAC TheatrePedia -- An online encyclopedia of information about playwrights, authors, theater people, terms, and characters. The site also includes links to information on careers in the theater.

Federal Theatre Project -- 13,000 images from the collections of the Library of Congress Federal Theatre Project. The images include are stage designs, costumes, photographs, posters, scripts, and administrative records.

Inter-Play -- An online index to plays in collections, anthologies, and periodicals in a variety of languages.

Playbill -- An online version of the theater magazine, Playbill. The website include a wide range of information about the theaters and shows and includes listings of Broadway, Off-Broadway, London, summer stock and regional theaters and national tours. Also included is current theatre news, links to purchase tickets and a directory of other website devoted to the theatre.

The WWW Virtual Library: Theatre and Drama -- A large collection of websites covering plays, organizations, research sites, and the business of theater.