theatre

Website	Description	Access
Playbill Online	Press releases, ticket information, seating charts for theatres, biographical entries.	Unrestricted
Inter-play	An online index to plays in collections, anthologies, and periodicals.	Unrestricted
The WWW Virtual Library: Theatre and Drama	Pointers to resources in more than 50 countries around the world, for professionals, amateurs, academics and students of all ages.	Unrestricted
The Costume Page	Links to costume web resources.	Unrestricted
Dramatists Play Service, Inc.	Theatrical licensing agency site with plot synopsis, casting data, price, licensing fees, and online purchasing capability for each entry.	Unrestricted
Samuel French, Inc.	Purchase plays, monologues, audition material, classroom guides, and classic works from this well known publisher	Unrestricted

Title	Description	Call number
Books
Who's Who in Theatre	V. 1, Biographies of persons connected with the modern theatre. V. 2, Provides both London and New York playbills for 1976-1979	PN 2208 .W5 1981
Theatre World	Annual survey of the American theatre, emphasizes Broadway, but covers some off-Broadway, regional theatre, and touring companies	PN 2277 .N5 A15
Reference Books
Songs of the Theater	Covers songs from 1891 through 1983. Title listing with name of composer and lyricist plus name and date of the show in which the song appeared	Ref ML 128 .S L55 1984
The Collector's Guide to the American Musical Theatre	Contents: v. 1, The Shows; v. 2, Index. Aims to include "any musical presented on stage in the United States"	Ref ML 156.4 .O46 H85 1984
Opening Night on Broadway	Contains excerpts of reviews of musicals from 1943-1964	Ref ML 1711.8 .N3 S9 1990
Cyclopedia of Literary Characters	Arranged by title of work, providing brief descriptions of characters	Ref PN 44 .M3 1963a
New York Theatre Critics' Reviews	Current theatre reviews (1940-1957) The last issue of the year indexes actors, choreographers, directors, etc. Three index volumes cover 1940-1986	Ref PN 1707 .F5 (1984-1996) PN 1707 .F5 (1958-1983) microfilm (1940-1957)
Cambridge Guide to Theatre	An encyclopedic work designed to give a "comprehensive view of the history and present practice of theatre in all parts of the world	Ref PN 2035 .C27 1995
Encyclopedia of World Theatre	Contains brief entries for actors and actresses, playwrights, directors, designers, types of drama, theatrical institutions, awards, and more	Ref PN 2035 .E52 1977
Theatre Backstage From A to Z	A manual in dictionary form of the technical aspect of theatrical production	Ref PN 2091 .M3 L68 1989
International Dictionary of Theatre: Plays	Dictionary of major plays, listing the author and first production and giving a critical overview	Ref PN 2035 .I49 1992
Oxford Companion to the Theatre	Definitions of theatre terms, biographical sketches of theatre personalities, articles on specific companies and theatres, historical sketches of theatre in individual countries and cities	Ref PN 2035 .O9 1983
Oxford Companion to American Theatre	Biographical sketches, articles on companies and theatres, historical sketches, with an emphasis on Broadway and New York stage, some foreign palys	Ref PN 2220 .B6 1984
Cambridge Guide to American Theatre	Biographical sketches of theatre personalities, entries for individual plays, articles on companies and theatres, historical sketches of theatre	Ref PN 2220 .C35 1993
At This Theatre	"An informal history of New York's legitimate theatres." Emphasizes Broadway, but covers some off-Broadway, regional theatre, and touring companies	Ref PN 2277 .N5 B46 1984
The Applause / Best Plays Theater Yearbook	Annual work that includes synopses and excerpts from the year's best plays, lists of plays produced in New York and around the United States, theater facts, figures, and awards.	Ref PN 6112 B45
The Book of One Thousand Plays	Lists author, date, cast of characters and gives brief plot outline	Ref PN 6112.5 .F54 1989
Critical Survey of Drama	7 volumes of alphabetically arranged articles about major playwrights and their plays	Ref PR 623 .C75 1994
Indexes
Play Index	Indexes individual plays and plays in collections with each volume containing an author, title, and subject index	Ref Z 5781 .P53
Humanities Index	Look under "Theater" for a list of related subject headings, followed by the listing of articles; for reviews, look under "Theater reviews," where plays are listed alphabetically	Ref AI 3 .H85
New York times Index	For general articles, look under "Theater"; after general articles, articles and reviews about individual plays are listed alphabetically by the title of the play	Ref AI 21 .N45