LIBRARY RESOURCES FOR THEATRE ARTS
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Guides to Play Collections
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Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
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Biographies
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Directories
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History & Chronology
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Reviews & Critiques
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Ottemiller, John. Index to plays in collections. 7th revised edition. Scarecrow Press, 1988.
REF PN1655.O8 1988
Over 6000 plays in 1350 collections are included in this index.
Keller, Dean. Index to plays in periodicals. Rev. ed. Scarecrow Press, c1990.
REF PN1721.K42 1990
Bordman, Gerald M. Oxford companion to American theatre. 3rd ed. Oxford University Press, 2004.
Access via the internet. (CSULB authentication required)
Brownstein, Oscar. Analytical sourcebook of concepts in dramatic theory. Greenwood Press, 1981. PN1631.B84
A very useful dictionary/handbook. Arranged alphabetically by subject (e.g., "Catharsis") with quotes by various authors from throughout history on that topic; arranged within subject in chronological order, from the earliest comments to the present. Gives authors' opinions & philosophies of various concepts and theories related to the theatre.
The Cambridge guide to theatre. New ed. Cambridge University Press, 1995.
REF PN2035.C27 1995
Good for information about countries outside of the US and Western Europe.
Campbell, Oscar J. The reader's encyclopedia of Shakespeare. Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1966.
PR2892.C3
International dictionary of theatre. St. James Press, c1992, 1996. REF PN2035.I49 1992 v.1 Plays, v.2 Playwrights, v.3 Actors, directors, and designers.
International dictionary of theatre language. Greenwood Press, 1985.
REF PN2035.I5 1985
Simons, Linda K. The performing arts: A guide to the reference literature. Libraries Unlimited, 1994.
PN1584.S56 1994
Baker, David E. Biographia dramatica, or a companion to the playhouse. AMS Press, 1966.
PR623.B3 1812a 3 volumes.
Memoirs and original anecdotes of British and Irish "dramatics writers". Coverage: to 1811. Volume 1 has biographical information. Volumes 2 and 3 have play information: stage history, anonymous plays, plots, style, production details.
Contemporary theatre, film, and television. Gale Research Co., c1984 to date.
REF PN2012.W52
Continues Who's who in the theatre and indexes Who was who in the theatre.
Highfill, Philip H., Jr., et al. A biographical dictionary of actors, actresses, musicians, dancers, managers, and other stage personnel in London, 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press. 1973-1993.
PN2597.H5 16 volumes.
An in-depth research tool covering all personnel associated with the London theatrical scene from 1660-1800. Includes maps and illustrations of London and line drawings of the theatres, both internal and external views.
Young, William C. Famous actors and actresses on the American stage. R.R. Bowker, 1975.
PN2285.Y6 1975b 2 volumes.
Primary sources of American theatrical history are reprinted in this marvelous source. The set contains excerpts of reviews from newspapers and periodicals which critiqued well-known performers (including foreign actors and actresses) who acted on the American stage, primarily in the 18th and 19th century.
Dramatists sourcebook. Theatre Communications Group. Latest edition: 2004. Continues Information for playwrights .
REF PN2289.D73
TCG theatre directory. Theatre Communications Group. Latest edition: 2005/06.
REF PN2266.T482
Theatre profiles: The illustrated guide to America's nonprofit professional theatres. Theatre Communications Group. REF PN2266.T48 Information for each theatrical company includes: corporate managers, address, founding date, length of season, seating capacity, type of stage, annual operating expenses, annual attendance, number of subscribers, touring contacts, lists of productions.
Weldon B. Durham, ed. American theatre companies, 1749-1887. Greenwood Press, 1986.
REF PN2237.A43
Along with companion volume (Ref PN2256 A44 1987, covering 1888-1930), chronicles the history of American theatrical companies from colonial times up to the early twentieth century.
Odell, George. Annals of the New York stage. Columbia University Press, 1927-49. Reprint: AMS Press, 1970.
REF PN2277.N504
Hixon, Don and Don A. Hennessee. Nineteenth-century American drama: A finding guide. Scarecrow Press, c1977.
REF PS632.H57
This is a guide to a large microcard set which contains the full texts of English and American plays from 1801 to 1900. The microcard set, which is housed in Lower Level Storage, is entitled English and American Drama of the Nineteenth Century. Access is by author, title, subject and ethnic/racial categories.
James, Thurston. The what, where, when of theater props: An illustrated chronology from arrowheads to video games. Betterway Books, c1992.
REF PN2091.S8J35 1992
Contemporary literary criticism. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1973 to date. REF PN771.C59 Excerpts from critiques of playwrights, novelists, poets, etc., who have been actively publishing from 1960 on. Especially useful because reviews are in chronological order.
Literature criticism from 1400 to 1800. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1984 to date.
REF PN86.L56
Nineteenth-century literature criticism. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1981 to date.
REF PN761.N5
Twentieth-century literary criticism. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1978 to date.
REF PN501.T85
