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Finding Books

Below is a small selection of overview/background e-books on theatre. Many more more narrowly focused e-books are available through WorldCat Discovery

Historical Dictionary of Contemporary American Theater by James Fisher
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Publication Date: 2011
Historical Dictionary of Latin American Literature and Theater by Richard Young; Odile Cisneros
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Publication Date: 2010
Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater by Wenying Xu
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Publication Date: 2012
African and African American theatre, past and present by Rhona Justice-Malloy (Editor)
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Publication Date: 2010
Contemporary American Drama by Annette Saddik
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Publication Date: 2007

Collections of sources

National Theatre Collection This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? You are working on a theatre or theatre history assignment.
- What's included? Streaming video of productions and unique archival material from the U.K.’s National Theatre offering insight into theatre and performance studies.
Digital Theatre+ This link opens in a new window
Trial access will require you to enter an email address right now, but we will have permanent access soon, which doesn't require that login step.

Resources for all theatre research areas from Acting and Directing to Theory and Criticism as well as English, Philosophy, & Literature. Includes recorded productions, documentaries, interviews, lectures, discussions, peer-reviewed academic writing, essays, and study guides.

Databases for Journal Articles

Performing Arts Periodicals Database This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? You need academic journals in the performing arts.
- What's included? Performing Arts Periodicals Database covers a broad spectrum of the arts and entertainment industry - including dance, drama, theater, stagecraft, musical theater, circus performance, opera, pantomime, puppetry, magic, performance art, film, television and more.
International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance (IBTD) with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Journal articles, & indexes books, book chapters and dissertation abstracts on theatre & performance internationally. Some as far back as 1900, mostly 1970+. 90% in English.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? Great starting point, with something for every subject!
- What's included? Lots of full-text, mostly peer-reviewed and recent, with some older and popular sources.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? It’s an excellent tool for scholarly articles and books/chapters from university presses, covering most disciplines.
- What's included? The collection's strength lies in its complete back issues of journal titles covering 75 disciplines, while a weakness is a "moving wall" limiting access to the most recent journal issues - the coverage skews older, so it’s not always a great starting point for researching topics that need to have the most current sources.
Humanities Full Text This link opens in a new window
Articles from 300+ humanities journals, indexes 700. 1980+.

Getting Help

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