Theater and Drama
       

        Research Databases For Plays, Playwrights, and Productions:

• American Drama.  (CSU affiliates only)
  Online full text of more than 1100 plays from the colonial period to 1915.
• Asian American Drama.  (CSU affiliates only)
  Online database of plays by Asian-American playwrights.
• Black Drama.   (CSU affiliates only) 
  Online database of  plays by African-American playwrights.
• Gale Literary Databases   (CSU affiliates only)
  Detailed information about the lives and works of authors, including playwrights.
• Latino Literature.   (CSU affiliates only)
  48 plays and other prose and poetry by Chicano, Cuban, Puerto Rican and other Latino writers.
• New York Times Historical   (CSU affiliates only)
  Reviews of plays from 1851 to the recent past.
• North American Theater Online   (CSU affiliates only)
  Information on people, theaters, productions, and production companies.
• North American Women's Drama.   (CSU affiliates only)
  235 plays by 67 playwrights, with eventually 1500 plays when completed.
• 20th Century North American Drama   (CSU affiliates only)
  Texts of 1200 plays and information on their characters, productions and more.
• Twentieth Century Drama.   (CSU affiliates only)
  2600 plays covering the history of modern drama from 1890 to the present. Online full text.       

        Research Databases for Reviews and Criticism:

• Art Abstracts.  (CSU affiliates only)
  Useful for art components of the theater.
• Gale Literary Databases  (CSU  affiliates only)
  Access to contemporary literary criticism.
• MLA (Modern Language Association) Bibliography.    (CSU affiliates only)
  Scholarly articles on literature topics, including playwrights.
• New York Times Historical  (CSU affiliates only)
  Play reviews from 1851 to the recent past.

 

        Print Sources:

• Drama Criticism.  PN1601 .D592  v.1-15 REFERENCE
• Critical Survey of Drama. Magill. PN1625 .C74 1994 v.1-7 REF
• New York Theatre Critics' Reviews. PN1061 .N4 REF SOUTH
• Masterplots II: Drama Series. PN6112.5 .M37 1990 v.1-4 REF
• Play Index.  Z5781 .P52 REF
• Current Biography. CT100 .C8 REF
• Dictionary of Literary Biography. PS221 .D5 REF
• Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. PN771 .G27 REF
  
   

   Internet Sites:

  • American Variety Stage.
    Library of Congress anthology.
  • Aisle Say
    Theatre review source covers productions from New York to San Francisco. Links to regional theatre review sources. Updated weekly.
  • Applied and Interactive Theatre Guide
  • ArtsLynx :
    International arts resources.
  • Costume Page 
    Costuming resources online.
  • Dramatists Play Service
    Commercial site for plays.
  • Inter-Play:
    An online index to plays in collections, etc.
  • Internet Broadway Database.
    Official archival database for Broadway theater information. Productions, people, statistics.
  • J. Murrey Atkins Library. Theater Connections.  (UNC Charlotte.)
    Library page of theater websites.
  • McCoy's Guide to Theatre and Performance Studies. (Stetson University)
    Guide to internet resources.
  • Performing Arts in America, 1875-1923
    New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
  • Playbill On-Line
    Broadway, off-Broadway, regional and London theatres. Recent reviews, news and other features for current theatre.
  • Theatre History on the Web.  (University of Washington)
  • Tony Awards.
    Archive of past winners included.

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