THEATRE GUIDE
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Books

Need a book on theatre? The following call number ranges, located on the second floor of the library, are a good place to start.

PN 1660-1693 Technique of Dramatic Composition
PN 1720-1861 History of Drama
PN 2061-2071 Art of Acting

Use the search box below to find books through our online catalog. If you need more search options, try using the advanced search.

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We also have several ebooks through NetLibrary which you can browse right from your computer. Adobe Reader is required to view them.

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If we don't have it, somebody does. WorldCat is a catalog maintained by libraries world wide. If you can find a book in WorldCat, you can request it via interlibrary loan.

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Articles

Our periodical collection (journals & magazines) is located on the first floor. You may find the journal title search on the articles page helpful as well. The list below includes some of our related periodicals:

American Theatre 1985 - current
Live Design 1999 - current
Modern Drama 1995 - current
Playbill 1987 - current
TD&T (Theatre Design & Technology) 1995 - current
TDR (The Drama Review) 1997 - current
Online
Text and Performance Quarterly 1995 - current
Online
Theatre Journal 1995 - current

Databases

Databases are an effective way of researching articles. Databases allow thousands of journals to be researched within a single search. The following should get you started:

Internet Sites

The following internet sites have been reviewed by our staff or suggested by professors in the relating field: