Research Guides: Theatre: Reference

Online Reference

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Full-text essays from Cambridge Companions in literature, classics; philosophy, religion, and culture.
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Full-text entries from biographical sources and directories for writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, and other fields.

Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers & Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800
Call Number: Cudahy Reference PN2597 .H5
Sixteen volumes cover over 8,500 individuals involved in Restoration and eighteenth-century theatre.
Costumes and Settings for Staging Historical Plays
Call Number: Cudahy Main Stacks PN2067 .C33 1979
Each volume includes a general introduction to a time period with illustrated descriptions of various styles of dress, along with basic stage setting and lighting considerations. Classical, Medieval, Elizabethan, and Georgian periods are covered.
Critical Survey of Drama
Call Number: Cudahy Reference PN1625 .C68 2003
Encyclopedia of Asian Theatre
Call Number: Cudahy Reference PN2860 .E53 2007
Entries cover individuals, regional theatres, dramatic forms and genres, and a wide range of special topics.
Oxford Dictionary of Plays
Call Number: Cudahy Main Stacks PN1625 .P38 2005
Provides essential information on 1000 important plays in world theatre. Each entry includes details of title, author, date of composition, date of first performance, genre, setting, and the composition of the cast, and more. A synopsis of the plot and a brief commentary follow.