THEATER

Reference books

Contemporary Dramatists                                                    Ready Reference PN 1625 .C4 1999

Notable Playwrights                                                            Ready Reference PN 1625 .N68 2005

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre & Performance        Ready Reference PN 2035 .O94 20003   

The Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre                          Ready Reference  PN 2111 .O95 1997

Galileo databases

Academic Search Complete (at EBSCO host)

MasterFILE Premier (at EBSCO host)

Research Library (at ProQuest)

Internet resources

American variety stage: vaudeville and popular entertainment, 1870-1920 - Multimedia anthology selected from various Library of Congress holdings.

The Development of scenic spectacle - The study of Renaissance and Baroque Theatrical spectacle efforts. Most of the basic techniques used in the modern theatre were developed or were polished in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries.

Didaskalia: ancient theatre today - An electronic journal and resource dedicated to the study of Ancient Greek and Roman drama in performance.

Internet Broadway database - The official database for Broadway theatre information. Also provides records of productions from the beginning of New York theatre until today.

Irish playography - A comprehensive guide to professional drama, dance, and opera in Ireland, North and South.

Lortel archives: the Internet off-Broadway database - Provides a catalogue of shows produced off-Broadway. The Lortel Archive reserves the right to include exceptions, which may include, but are not limited to prolific, not-for-profit theatre companies with a history of transfers.

The New Deal stage: selections for the Federal Theatre Project, 1935-1939 - Selections from the Federal theatre project 1935-39: stage and costumes designs, still photographs, posters, and scripts for production.

Voice of dance - Began initially as vehicle for dance enthusiasts to voice their opinions and thoughts about dance. It rapidly blossomed into a much broader resource, providing not just bulletin boards, but also offering calendar listings for major dance performance from all over.

The World Wide Web virtual library: theatre and drama - Fine collection of large colour photos, available as thumb nails on title page. Paintings, posters, playbills, and costume designs, mostly 19th century British.