LIBRARY GUIDE TO THA 1001 - Foundations of Theatre

Search Library OneSearch for known titles (i.e., Annie Get Your Gun) or authors (i.e., Berlin, Irving). You can then limit the results to scores, sound recordings, video recordings (both physical and online!), or books.

When you search by Subject, you will often see a display of subheadings or related terms. Here are some common theater-related subject terms:

• Drama
• American Drama
• One-act plays
• Monologues
• Acting
• Auditions
• Playwrighting
• Musicals

Interlibrary Loan
You may request materials we don't have and we'll borrow them from another library for you.

Musical Theatre ML 102

Musical Scores M 1507 - M 1508 (some in M 1503)

Theater Education PN 2075 and PN 3171

Monologues & Audition Pieces PN 2080

Sets & Scenery PN 2091

Costume Design PN 2067 and TT 507

Playwrighting PN 1661 / Screenwriting PN 1996

Newspapers

These sources are good for reviews, current events articles, and interviews.

• New York Times - Current
• Infotrac Newsstand

Opposing Viewpoints gives information about a variety of controversial and current event topics, gathering together academic sources, news articles, statistics, and much more.

• Opposing Viewpoints in Context

Images

• ARTstor

Academic research resources, also useful for finding reviews and interviews.

• International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance
• Project MUSE

Theatre in Video - Contains more than 250 definitive performances of the world's leading plays, together with more than 100 film documentaries, online in streaming video - more than 500 hours in all, representing hundreds of leading playwrights, actors and directors.

Theatre Arts Databases at Kresge Library