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Reference Books

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

  • The ABC of stage lighting. [REF PN2091.E4 R39 1992 ].
  • Cambridge guide to American Theatre. [REF PN2220.C35 1993 ].
  • The Cambridge guide to theatre. [REF PN2035.C27 1995 ].
  • Encyclopedia of Asian Theatre [REF PN2860.E53 2007].
  • The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama [REF PN1861.C65 2007]
  • The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre, VOLUME 1:EUROPE
        [REF PN1861.W67 1994 ].

    • American Theatre

  • American theatre:a chronicle of comedy and drama, 1869-1914 [REF PN2256.B6 1994 v. 1].
  • American theatre:a chronicle of comedy and drama, 1914-1930 [REF PN2256.B6 1994 v. 2].
  • The encyclopedia of the New York stage, 1920-1950. (Three volumes)
        REF PN2277.N5 L36 1985 ].
  • A pictorial history of the American theatre, 1860-1980.[REF OVR PN2266.B585 1981].
  • The Theatregoer's Almanac:a collection of lists, people, history, and commentary on the
        American Theatre [REF PN2266.H53 1997]

    • London Theatre

  • The London stage, 1660-1800. [1960-1968]. [REF PN2592.L6 ].

    • Specific Discipline

  • American Musical Theatre:a chronicle. [REF ML1711.B67].
  • The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville. [REF PN1968.U5 S37 1994 ].
  • International Guide to Children's Theatre and Educational Theatre. REF PN3157.I58 1990 ].
  • Stage Director's Handbook: opportunities for directors and choreographers
        [REF PN2053.S68 2006]

    • Biographical Information

  • African American Dramatists. First series.
        [REF PS338.N4A69 2004 ].
  • American playwrights, 1880-1945:a research and production sourcebook.
        [REF PS351.A7 1995 ].
  • American playwrights since 1945.:a research and production sourcebook.
        [REF PS350.A3 1989 ].
  • A biographical dictionary of actors, actresses, musicians, dancers, managers & other stage
        personnel in London, 1660-1800. [REF PN2597.H5 ].
  • A biographical dictionary of scenographers, 500 B.C. to 1900 A.D.
        [REF PN2096.A1 L33 1990 ].
  • Banned Plays: censorship histories of 125 stage dramas. [REF PN2042.S68 2004 ].
  • Directory of Blacks in the performing arts. [REF PN1590.B53 M3 1990 ].
  • The Great Stage Directors:100 distinguished careers of the theater.
        [REF PN2205.L44 1994 ].
  • History of the American stage.(Biographical sketches from 1733 to 1870).
        [REF PN2285.B75 1969 ].
  • International dictionary of theatre, volume 3:Actors, Directors and Designers.
        [REF PN2035.I49 1992 ].
  • International dictionary of theatre, volume 2:Playwrights.
        [REF PN2035.I49 1992 ].
  • Latin American Dramatists.First Series.
        [REF PQ7082.D7 L373 2005 ]
  • Notable women in the American theatre:a biographical dictionary.
        [REF PN2285.N65 1989 ].
  • Theatrical designers:an international biographical dictionary.
        [REF PN2096.A1 T48 1992].
  • Theatrical directors:a biographical dictionary. [REF PN2205.T54 1994 ].

    • Drama Criticism

  • American drama criticism. [REF PS332.A54 ].
  • Critical Survey of Drama. [REF PN1625.C74 2003 ].
  • Drama criticism. [1966-1971] [REF PN1707.C65 ].

    • Directories

  • Dramatists Sourcebook. [1994-1995 Edition]. [REF PN 2289.D73 ].
  • 1/2/3/4 for the Show 2 v. [REF PN6120.O5 H46 1995]
  • The Actor's Guide to the Internet [REF PN 2071.C58 K69 2000]
  • Theatre Profiles 12. [REF PN2266.T48 no.12].
  • Theatre Artist's Resource [REF PN2074.M39 1999]
  • Directory of Theatre Training Programs [REF PN2087.U6 D56] 8th ed.

    • Bibliographies and Further Research

  • Black theatre and performance:a pan-African bibliography.[REF PN2969 G7 1990 ].
  • The performing arts:a guide to the reference literature.[REF PN1584.S56 1994 ].
  • Popular entertainment research:how to do it and how to use it.[REF PN1576.P78 1992].

    • Play Indexes

  • Cumulated Dramatic index, 1909-1949. [REF OVR PN1655.C85 1965 ].
  • The drama scholar's index to plays and filmscripts. [1974] [REF PN1655.S35].
  • Index to full length plays. [1895-1964] [REF PN1655.I514.]
  • An index to one-act plays. [1924-1964] [REF PN1655.I52 Suppl ].
  • Index to plays, 1800-1926.[1927], and its supplement [1935] [REF PN1655.F57].
  • Index to plays in periodicals. [REF PN1721.K45 1979 ].
  • Ottemiller's Index to plays in collections:an author and title index to plays appearing in collections
        published between 1900 and early 1975. [REF PN1655.O87 1976 ].
  • Play index. [1949-1992] [Shelf 7].

    Play Reviews

  • A guide to critical reviews. [REF DESK PN2266.S36 1984 ].
        Reviews of Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway plays from 1909-1982.
  • New York theatre critics' reviews. [REF OVR PN1601.N4 ].
        Reviews of New York productions from 1940-. Name changed to National theatre critics' reviews.
        in 1995.
  • The New York Times theater reviews.
        Reviews from the New York Times only, from 1920-. [REF OVR PN1581.N42]

    Play Plots

  • The Crown guide to the world's great plays, from ancient Greece to modern times.
        [REF DESK PN6112.5.S45 1984 ].
  • International dictionary of theatre, volume 1:PLAYS.[REF PN2035.I49 1992].
  • Masterplots(revised, 2nd edition). [REF DESK PN44.M3 1996].

     

    Databases
    Web Based Resources

     

    Artslynx International Dance Resources: a wide range of dance information, including history, research resources, periodicals, biographical background and more;maintained by Richard Finkelstein of the University of Colorado.  http://www.artslynx.org/dance/

    Dramaturgical Research: is the use of theater based information to explore the many facets of a given play: Collins Library, University of Puget Sound.  http://www.ups.edu/professionalorgs/dramaturgy/dramrsch.htm

    Dramaturgy Northwest: (established June 1996; revised and redesigned, summer, 2003) an ongoing project of of Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA) and the the Theatre Arts Department at the University of Puget Sound.  http://www.ups.edu/professionalorgs/dramaturgy/dramaturgy_northwest/research/index.htm

    Internet Broadway Database: Official database for Broadway Theater information from the beginning to the present. Created by the League of American Theatres and Producers. http://www.ibdb.com/

    The Playwriting Seminars Richard Toscan of Virginia Commonwealth University offers a series of 230 pages offering guidance to the conventions of the well-made play http://www.vcu.edu/artweb/playwriting/seminar.html\

    Theatre History on the Web:Directories of scholarly sites, categorized by era and topic, maintained by Jack Wolcott, retired, School of Drama, University of Washington. http://www.videoccasions-nw.com/history/jack.htm l

    Course Guides

    The following are guides listing authoritative resources appropriate for projects and assignments in these courses. Each guide is developed and taught by a librarian for a specific class. The guides may help anyone researching a topic in Theatre.


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