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Terms and Definitions

Starting Points for In-depth Research

Reference Sources

Cambridge Guide to Theatre| Oxford Dictionary of Plays | Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance | more

Theater Lives: Biographical Directories

American National Bibliography | Contemporary Authors | Dictionary of Literary Biography | Oxford Dictionary of National Bibliography | more

Finding Critical Literature

ABELL | Francis | International Index to the Performing Arts | MLA | more

Finding Performance Reviews

Academic Search Premier | LexisNexis | New York Times Theater Reviews | more

Finding & Searching the Text: Online and Print Resources

American Drama | Black Drama | English Verse Drama | Play Index | more

Special Collection Resource Center Resources

Playbills and Programs Collection, 1843-1979 | Theater and Performing Arts Collections | more