Librarian
Theater Databases
We have a number of databases that provide scripts and production histories.
Theater in Context Collection is a good place to start, but also check out the specific databases for Black Drama, Asian-American Drama, Women's Drama, and more.
If you are looking for reviews, go to the Find Reviews page.
- Twentieth Century North American Drama This link opens in a new windowScripts for more than 1,900 plays, many published here for the first time, along with information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more. Also includes selected playbills, production photographs and other ephemera.
- Black Drama, Second Edition This link opens in a new windowContains approximately 1,462 plays by 233 playwrights, together with detailed, fielded information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more. The database also includes selected playbills, production photographs and other ephemera related to the plays.
- North American Women's Drama This link opens in a new windowScripts for more than 1,500 plays along with information on related productions, theaters, and production companies from colonial times to the present. Also includes selected playbills, photographs and other ephemera.
- Asian American Drama This link opens in a new window
The scripts for hundreds of plays, 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.
- North American Indian Drama This link opens in a new windowScripts for more than 1,500 plays along with information on related productions, theaters, and production companies from colonial times to the present. Also includes selected playbills, photographs and other ephemera.