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Enter your search terms in the box below to search for articles and books to help you with your theater history research.
If you still need more material for your research you might want to try searching in a specific database, such as Academic Search Premier or in MLA International Bibliography.
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MLA International BibliographyCovers literature, language and linguistics, rhetoric and composition, folklore, film, literary theory and criticism, dramatic arts, as well as the historical aspects of printing and publishing.
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Project MuseProject Muse is a resource for theatre history. It is a small database. Remember, when you search Muse, select article search, and choose Film, Theater and Performing Arts and your discipline choice.
Theater History Books and Websites
Lindell Library contains many items that will be useful to you in your theater history research. The list below is just a sampling of what is available. Use the call numbers as guides as you browse the stacks. Theater books can be found between call numbers PN1579 and PN2860.
The Lortell and the Internet Broadway Archives are a wealth of information regarding Broadway and Off-Broadway productions.
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The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance by Call Number: REF PN2035 .O94 2003ISBN: 9780198606710Publication Date: 2003A comprehensive encyclopedia of theater history from ancient Greece to the present day. Pay close attention to the suggested reading lists included with each article. -
Encyclopedia of Asian Theatre by Call Number: REF PN2860 .E53 2007ISBN: 9780313335297Publication Date: 2006An excellent starting point for your research in Asian theater, from puppets to living players and musical speech to colloquial prose. -
History of the Theatre by Call Number: OVERSIZED LOWER LEVEL PN2101 .B68 2008ISBN: 0205511864Publication Date: 2008The gold standard for theater history for years. This is the 10th edition in 40 years.
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Lortel Off-Broadway Archives
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IBDB: Internet Broadway DatabaseThe IBDB provides records of productions from the beginnings of New York theatre in the 1700's up to today. Details include pertinent people involved as well as interesting facts and production statistics.
African American Theater
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Black Drama, Second EditionScripts for 1,462 plays by 233 playwrights, plus detailed information on productions, theaters, production companies, and more. Many of these plays have never been published before. Includes selected playbills, production photographs, and other ephemera.
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ContinuumThe refereed journal of the Black Theatre Network. Open Access.
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African American Theatre CompaniesThis website provides links to many African American Theater companies in the U.S.
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IMDb Greatest Black ActorsThis IMBd list provides pictures, film credits, and short biographical sketches--emphasis on short!
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Historical Dictionary of African American Theater by Call Number: View EbookReference PN2270.A35 H53 2009ISBN: 9780810855342Publication Date: 2008
