TAR 445/545 - Production Dramaturgy - Library Research Guide
General Resources
American theater and drama research : an annotated guide to information sources, 1945-1990. PN 2266.3 .S52 1991
Main Ref
A general bibliography of resources for all types of drama related research.
American theatrical arts; a guide to manuscripts and special collections in the United States and Canada. Z 6935 .Y68 Main
A serious researchers tool, it identifies where manuscripts and other primary source material
relating to American and Canadian theatrical arts are located. This is now out-of-print but is
available as an on demand reprint from University Microfilms.
Dramatists sourcebook. PN1661 .D735 23d 2004 Main Ref
This lists all types of
script and career opportunities for American playwrights including agents, fellowships and grants, magazines and publications interested in scripts, etc. The dramaturg should read the annual essay
by a playwright or literary manager discussing craft and script.
The Facts on File dictionary of the theatre. PN2035 .F27 1988 Main Ref
International dictionary of theatre.
PN 2035 I49 1992 Main Ref
Available online with images through Biography Resource Center
Vol. 1: Plays. Contains entries for over 620 plays, with a critical essay on each, identifies dates
of publication and initial performance.
Vol. 2: Playwrights. Major dramatists, with a summary of
their lives, a list of works, and a list of critical studies about the playwrights.
Vol. 3: Actors,
directors, and designers. Brief biography with chronological list of performances.
The Lively arts information directory.
PN2289 .L55 1985
Main Ref
Provides factual details on over 9,000 organizations, agencies, associations, programs,
institutions, etc. for the fields of music, dance, theatre, film, radio and television for the
U.S. and Canada.
The performing arts [computer file] : a guide to the reference literature. ebook.
Also available in print at
PN 1584 .S56 1994 Main Ref
A handy tool
to identify guides, dictionaries, encyclopedias, directories, indexes, relating to the performing
arts. It does what this handout does, but on a grander and more comprehensive scale.
Sourcebook for the performing arts : a directory of collections, resources, scholars, and critics in theatre, film, and television. PN 2289 .S65 1988 Main Ref
Identifies bookshops, magazines and journals, specialist publishers, organizations and
much more dealing with the performing arts.