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DRAMA RESEARCH
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SELECTED
ELECTRONIC
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AMERICAN DRAMA |
Bridges Web Services
http://www.bridgesweb.com/
"A comprehensive Internet resource for the enjoyment and research of black drama
and theatre arts".
CurtainUp
http://www.curtainup.com/
"The Internet Theater magazine of reviews, features, annotated listings".
Internet Broadway Database
http://www.ibdb.com/search.asp
"...provides a comprehensive database of shows produced on Broadway, as well as
historical and statistical information about the theatres.
Tony Awards
http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/index.html
Official website celebrates Broadway excellence.
Village Voice Obie Awards
http://www.villagevoice.com/obies/
Official website for Off-Broadway theatre awards.
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BOOKS |
The electronic books
listed below are available through the
CCM Library Catalog.
Barrett, James. Staged
Narrative : Poetics and the Messenger in Greek Tragedy. Berkeley :
University of California Press, 2002.
eBook PA3136 .B36 2002eb
Exploring the Language of Drama :
from Text to Context. London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
eBook PR627 .E9 2002eb
Fischer-Lichte, Erika.
History of European Drama and Theatre.
London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
eBook PN1731 .F513 2002eb
Fortier, Mark.
Theory/Theatre : an Introduction. London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
eBook PN2039 .F67 2002eb
Gay, Penny. As She Likes It :
Shakespeare's Unruly Women. London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
eBook
PR2991 .G38 2002eb
Grady, Hugh. Shakespeare
and Modernity : Early Modern to Millennium. New York : Routledge,
2002.
eBook PR2965 .G73 2002eb
Kitson, Neil.
Drama 7-11 : Developing Primary Teaching Skills.
London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
eBook
PN1701 .K47 2002eb
On the Subject of Drama.
London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
eBook
PN1701 .O48 2002eb
The Oxford Encyclopedia of
Theatre and Performance. Oxford, UK ; New York : Oxford University
Press, 2003.
eBook PN2035 .O94 2003eb
Rebellato, Dan. 1956 and All
That : the Making of Modern British Drama. London ; New York : Routledge,
2002.
eBook
PR736 .R35 2002eb
The Routledge Reader in Gender
and Performance. London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
eBook PN1590.W64 R68 2002eb
Russo, Carlo Ferdinando.
Aristophanes : an Author for the Stage.
London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
eBook
PA3879 .R8613 2002eb
Sedgwick, Fred.
Shakespeare and the Young Writer.
London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
eBook PR2987 .S39 2002eb
Snyder, Susan.
Shakespeare : a Wayward Journey. Newark :
University of Delaware Press ; London ; Cranbury, NJ : Associated University
Presses, 2002.
eBook PR2976 .S635 2002eb
Taylor, Mark.
Shakespeare's Imitations. Newark : University
of Delaware Press ; London ; Cranbury, NJ : Associated University Presses, 2002.
eBook
PR2997.I46 T39 2002eb
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CLASSIC DRAMA |
Ancient Theatre: Resources
http://www.theatredatabase.com/ancient/
Covers Greek and Roman theatre as well as Egyptian and Hindu
drama.Classical Drama
http://ise.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/drama/classicaldramasubj.html
A subdivision of The Perseus Project from Tufts
University.
Middle English Plays
http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/plays.htm
Includes the text of the plays, essays and articles, and
additional resources.
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DATABASES |
Literature Resource
Center
Literary Reference Center
MagillOnLiterature Plus
MLA International Bibliography
Twayne's Authors Series |
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GENERAL SOURCES |
EServer Drama Collection
http://drama.eserver.org/
Contains literary criticism, journal links, and electronic
texts of selected plays.
The Library of Congress
Presents Music, Theater, & Dance
http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/ihas/lcp-home.html
A performing arts digital library.
Literary Resources -- Theatre and Drama
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/theatre.html
A good meta-site for theatre, maintained by Jack Lynch.
Monologue Archive
http://www.monologuearchive.com/
"An assortment of public domain monologues taken from classic
plays organized by gender and type".
Performing Arts
Encyclopedia
http://www.loc.gov/performingarts/encyclopedia/
“…serves
as a guide to the collections and resources at the Library of Congress that
pertain to music, theater, and dance” and includes online presentations and
exhibitions.
Playbill
http://www.playbill.com/
"News, features, performance listings for Broadway,
Off-Broadway, London and regional theatre."
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JOURNALS |
Music, Dance, Drama & Film: Drama
http://wc5ca4yl9r.search.serialssolutions.com/?V=1.0&L=WC5CA4YL9R&N=100&S=SC&C=100112
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MUSICAL THEATRE |
The Guide to Musical Theatre
http://www.nodanw.com/list_of_shows_index/titlepage.htm
Extensive list of musicals that provides synopses,
chronologies, and biographies.
Musicals 101.com
http://www.musicals101.com/
Includes a history of musicals, reviews and essays, and tips
on musical production, including sample lyrics and scenes.
R&H Theatricals
http://www.rnh.com
This site from the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization
provides an abundance of historical and production resources.
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PLAYWRIGHTS |
Beckett, Samuel
The Samuel Beckett Endpage
http://www.ua.ac.be/main.aspx?c=*SBECKETT
The official website of the Samuel Beckett Society, this site is "...intended
as a multiple resource site for all those interested in the life and works" of
the playwright.
Brecht, Bertolt
International Brecht Society
http://german.lss.wisc.edu/brecht/
Includes timelines, bibliographies, and English translations of texts.
Coward, Noël
The Noël Coward Society
http://www.noelcoward.net/home.html
Official website includes chronologies, criticisms, and interviews.
Hellman, Lillian
American Masters – Lillian Hellman
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/hellman_l.html
Part of an ongoing PBS series that examines examining the lives, works, and
creative processes of the playwright.
Ibsen, Henrik
Ibsen.net
http://www.ibsen.net/
Provides an introduction to the playwright's life and works,
as well as production information.
Inge, William
About William Inge
http://www.ingefestival.org/aboutinge.html
Site from the William Inge Center for the Arts.
Mamet, David
The David Mamet Society
http://mamet.eserver.org/
Links to biographical information, plays in production, and society
publications.
Marlowe, Christopher
The Complete Works of
Christopher Marlowe : An Electronic Edition
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Texts/Marlowe.html
Electronic versions of the complete works.
Miller, Arthur
American Masters – Arthur Miller
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/miller_a.html
Part of an ongoing PBS series that examines examining the lives, works, and
creative processes of the playwright.
The
Arthur Miller Society Official Web Site
http://ibiblio.org/miller/
"The Arthur Miller Society is
an incorporated, non-profit society whose primary aim is to promote the study of
Arthur Miller and his work".
Molière
Site-Molière
http://www.site-moliere.com/
Includes biographical references, a concordance, and electronic versions of the
plays.
O'Neill, Eugene
EOneill.com: An Electronic Eugene O’Neill Archive
http://www.eoneill.com/index.htm
Includes online texts, manuscripts, letters, and reference aids.
Pinter, Harold
The Harold Pinter Society
http://www.pintersociety.org/
Official site that is "...dedicated to studying, celebrating, and appraising the
works of this prolific and frequently enigmatic writer".
Schwartz, Stephen
The Stephen Schwartz Website
http://www.stephenschwartz.com/
Includes biographical information, musical links, and production details.
Shaw, George Bernard
S H A W B I Z N E S S
http://chuma.cas.usf.edu/~dietrich/shawbizness.html
Shepard, Sam
The Sam Shepard Web Site
http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/theatre_dance/Shepard/shepard.html
Includes a bibliography of published works as well as links to current and
upcoming productions.
Simon, Neil
American Masters – Neil Simon
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/simon_n.html
Part of an ongoing PBS series that examines examining the lives, works, and
creative processes of the playwright.
Sondheim, Stephen
The Sondheim Review
http://www.sondheimreview.com/
Quarterly publication that also provides links to other Internet resources.
Webber, Andrew Lloyd
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Official Web Site
http://www.andrewlloydwebber.com/sections/homepage/index.php
Includes recent news, production links, and biographical information.
Wilde, Oscar
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
http://www.literaryhistory.com/19thC/WILDE.htm
Wilder, Thornton
The Thornton Wilder Society
http://www.thorntonwildersociety.org/
"Official web site, dedicated to preserving and expanding the legacy of Thornton
Wilder."
Williams, Tennessee
The Mississippi Writers Page: Tennessee Williams
http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/english/ms-writers/dir/williams_tennessee/
Links to publications, productions, bibliography, and Internet resources.
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SHAKESPEARE |
The
Complete Works of William Shakespeare
http://the-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/works.html
Provides the complete texts of
Shakespeare's works. It provides a search tool as well as links
to additional Shakespeare pages, including Shakespearean
quotations.
Folger
Shakespeare Library
http://www.folger.edu/Home_02b.html
In Search of
Shakespeare
http://www.pbs.org/shakespeare/
Companion to the PBS special that covers Shakespeare's language,
Shakespeare on film, performance, and primary sources.
Internet
Shakespeare Editions
http://ise.uvic.ca/index.html
"...includes full descriptions of Shakespeare on
film, as well as illustrations of historical performances and
representative collections of modern productions. "
Literary
Resources - Renaissance
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/ren.html
- Mr. William
Shakespeare and the Internet
http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/
Provides a comprehensive
listing of pages on Shakespeare. Entries are annotated, and
they are categorized as: Works, Life & Times, Theatre, Criticism,
Sources…
Shakespeare
Illustrated
http://www.english.emory.edu/classes/Shakespeare_Illustrated/Shakespeare.html
From Emory University, this
site explores the paintings, criticism and production of Shakespeare's
plays.
Shakespeare Searched
http://shakespeare.clusty.com/
Search engine that searches Shakespeare's
plays and sonnets by topic, character, or work.
Sites on
Shakespeare and the Renaissance
http://web.uvic.ca/shakespeare/Annex/ShakSites1.html
A comprehensive listing of sites providing a gateway to
additional sites. Major categories are: Texts, Research Tools,
Performance, Shakespeare Criticism, Study Materials.
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THEATRE DESIGN AND
PRODUCTION |
Association for Lighting Designers
http://www.ald.org.uk/
"A professional body representing lighting designers working
in the live performance industry in the United Kingdom and many other parts of
the world."
Professional Lighting and Production
http://professional-lighting.com/
Magazine geared toward professionals in the field.
Society of Stage Directors & Choreographers
http://www.ssdc.org/
Site designed to "... to foster, promote and develop the
creativity and craft of stage directors and choreographers."
Theaters
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/theater.html
Part of the Great Buildings collection, this
site provides illustrations and historical information on world-renowned
theatres.
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THEATRE HISTORY |
American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular
Entertainment, 1870-1920
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/vshtml/vshome.html
Part of the Library of Congress' American Memory collection,
this site provides 146 original theater playbills and programs in addition to
English-language playscripts.
Theatre History Sites on the WWW
http://www.win.net/%7Ekudzu/history.html
Comprehensive site that provides a wealth of resources.
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TUTORIALS |
Method Acting for Directors
http://method.vtheatre.net/title.html
Includes stage direction and scenes.
TheatreHistory.com
http://www.theatrehistory.com/
Concentrates on theatre history as well as origins of
theatre.
Theatre History in Europe:
Architectural and Textual Resources Online
http://www.theatron.org/
"...features
interactive real time walkthroughs of highly accurate 3D models of present and
past theatres."
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WORLD THEATRE |
International Amateur Theatre Association
http://www.aitaiata.org/
Official site of the organization whose mission is to
"...promote understanding and education through theater".
International Theatre Resources from Artslynx
http://www.artslynx.org/theatre/index.htm
Provides an abundance of resources on theatre history, stage design, and
individual playwrights.
Official London Theatre Guide
http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/
Information about show openings and closings from the Society
of London Theatre.
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SELECTED LIBRARY RESOURCES
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AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS |
Agents "Tell It Like It Is!".
[North Hollywood, CA] : Joel Asher Studio, 2004.
DVD PN2955 .A33
2004
Antigone. New York, NY :
Kino On Video, 2004.
DVD PA4414.A7 P3 2004
Broadway, the American Musical.
[United States] : PBS Home Video ; Hollywood, Calif. : Distributed by Paramount
Home Entertainment, 2004.
DVD
ML1711.8.N3 B762 2004
Death of a Salesman. West
Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, [2002].
DVD PS3525.I5156 D423 2002
A Streetcar Named
Desire. Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2006].
DVD
PN1995.9.M27 S77448337 2006
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BOOKS |
Abel, Lionel.
Tragedy and Metatheatre : Essays on Dramatic Form.
New York : Holmes & Meier, 2003.
PN1623 .A37 2003
Ackroyd, Peter.
Shakespeare : the Biography. New York : Nan A. Talese, 2005.
PR2894 .A26 2005
Anderegg, Michael A.
Cinematic Shakespeare.
Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, 2004.
PR3093 .A525 2004
Baldwin, Chris.
Stage Directing. Ramsbury : Crowood, 2003.
PN2053 .B3 2003
The Best Plays Theater
Yearbook ... . Pompton Plains, NJ :
Limelight Editions, 2005- . PN6112 .B45 2004-2005
Bloom, Ken.
Broadway : Its History, People, and Places : an Encyclopedia. ( 2nd
ed.) New York : Routledge, 2004.
Reference F128.65.T5 B56 2004
Brooke,
Iris. Costume in Greek Classic Drama.
Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2003. PA3203
.B75 2003
Critical Survey of Drama.
(2nd rev. ed.) Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press, 2003.
Reference PN1625 .C68 2003
Elizabethan Drama. Philadelphia : Chelsea House
Publishers, 2004.
Reserve
PR421 .E44 2004
Gillette, J. Michael.
Theatrical Design and Production : an Introduction to Scene Design and
Construction, Lighting, Sound, Costume, and Makeup.
(5th ed.) Boston, Mass. : McGraw-Hill, 2005.
PN2085 .G5 2005
Girard,
René.
Oedipus Unbound : Selected Writings on Rivalry
and Desire. Stanford : Stanford University Press,
2004.
PA4413.O7 G57 2004
Goldberg, Jan.
Great Jobs for Theater Majors. (2nd ed.) New
York : McGraw-Hill, 2005.
Reference PN2074 .G66 2005
Hirsch, Foster.
Harold Prince
and the American Musical Theatre. (Rev. and
expanded ed.)
New York : Applause Theatre and Cinema Books,
2005.
ML429.P78 H6 2005
Literature and Its Times. Detroit : Gale Research,
2003.
Reference PN50 .L574
Maslon, Laurence.
Broadway : the American Musical.
New York :
Bulfinch Press, 2004.
Reserve ML1711.8.N3 M37 2004
Mordden, Ethan. The Happiest Corpse
I've Ever Seen : the Last Twenty-Five Years of the Broadway
Musical.
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.
ML1711 .M734 2004
Mordden, Ethan. One More Kiss : the
Broadway Musical in the 1970s. New York : Palgrave
MacMillan, 2004, c2003.
ML1711.8.N3 M783 2004
Mordden, Ethan. Sing for Your Supper
: the Broadway Musical in the 1930s. New York :
Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
ML1711.8.N3 M785 2005
Bordman,
Gerald Martin.
The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. (3rd
ed.) New York : Oxford
University Press, 2004.
Reference PN2220 .B6 2004
Prosser, Eleanor.
Hamlet and Revenge. (2nd
ed.) Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI Books on Demand, 2003.
Reserve PR2807 .P77 2003
Stern,
Lawrence.
Stage Management. (8th ed.) Boston
: Pearson/Allyn & Bacon, 2006. PN2085 .S77 2006
Stewart, John.
Broadway Musicals, 1943-2004. Jefferson, N.C. :
McFarland, 2006.
Reference ML102.M88 S74
2006
Wilson, Joseph P.
The Hero and the City : an Interpretation of Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus.
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2004, c1997.
PA4413.O53 W54 2004
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JOURNALS |
Comparative Drama
(1967-1992)
The Drama Review : TDR (1984-1988)
Modern Drama (1958-1993)
Shakespeare Quarterly (1950-1993)
TCI (1992-1994)
TDR (1984-1994)
Theatre Crafts (1978-1992)
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