Theater
Books - Ebooks - Journals - Articles - Websites
The plays and books about theater can be found by searching the catalog. For more information on how to search the library's catalog, view our tutorial.
One can find Ebooks either by searching NetLibrary or by using the library's catalog. To retrieve only ebooks from a catalog search, use the advanced search option and choose "Ebooks only" under limits. To view books in the Net Library from home, you will first need to set up an account from a computer on campus. To learn more about searching NetLibrary, view our tutorial. Many classic plays are in the public domain and available from internet libraries for free. Two of the sites dedicated to making books in the public domain available freely on the internet are Project Gutenberg and Google Books (make sure to look for "Full View" on Google Books, as they also have limited previews for which one must pay to view fully).
Articles can be searched online using the databases in the Alabama Virtual Library. Some available databases associated with theater are listed below. (Descriptions are from the AVL databases description page.) For more information about using the Alabama Virtual Library view our tutorial.
LitFinder - LitFinder is a clearinghouse for poetry, short stories, essays, plays, and speeches since 1976.
Academic OneFile - Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995.
SIRS Knowledge Source - Articles professionally selected from magazines, journals, and newspapers to provide general research information on topics exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, and political issues. In addition to the general reference database, Researcher, the site includes SIRS Government Reporter for information by and about the U.S. government, and SIRS Renaissance for information in the arts and humanities.
Literature Resource Center - Integrates searching for literary information including critical analyses, biographies,and bibliographies for more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline. The Center covers 90,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers with additional coverage for 2,500 of the most-studied authors. Includes electronic versions of many of Gale's reference publications: Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Merriam Webster Encyclopedia of Literature, Scribner Writer's Series (for example, covering African American Writers, Latin American Writers, Science Fiction Writers, Supernatural Fiction Writers), Twayne World Authors, Twayne US Authors, and Twayne English Authors.
Literary Reference Center - Literary Reference Center(tm) has been specifically designed for public libraries, secondary schools, junior/community colleges, and undergraduate research. Literary Reference Center includes more than 10,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, 75,000 articles of literary criticism, 130,000 author biographies, full text of over 300 literary journals, 500,000 book reviews, 25,000 classic and contemporary poems, 11,000 classic and contemporary short stories, full text of over 7,500 classic novels (anticipated by Fall 2006), 3,000 author interviews, and over 1,000 images of key literary figures.
The Directory of Open-Access Journals has also created a list of free, open-access, peer-reviewed performance arts journals which you can search for articles.
The Shelton State Library holds copies of many theater periodicals. To find out whether the library holds print copies of specific journals, use the advance search option to search the Library Catalog using the limit "Periodicals Only." To find out which journals are available electronically through the AVL, search SerialsSolutions. You may also want to browse the Directory of Open-Access Journals' list of open-access, peer-reviewed performance arts journals.
Yahoo! Arts, Performing Arts and Theatre
Links to numerous drama related web sites. Lots of topics.
Humanities and Literature:genres:drama
Great source for playwrights and their works.
ELAC Online TheatrePedia: Internet Theatre Library
Very thorough site containing links to both theatre topics and research sites.
Theatre and Drama Virtual Library
Wide range of resources that strive for multi-cultural and multi-lingual sources.
Acting Workshop On-line AWOL
Good practical information for actors and drama students alike.
New York Library of the Performing Arts
Tap in to "the world's most extensive combination of circulating, reference, and rare archival collections".
Theatre Reviews Limited
Good source for theatre reviews.
Aisle Say
Provides theatre reviews from across the country as well as New York. Also provides links to reviews of regional theatres.
Drama Criticism
Good source materials. Put together by the Hoover Public Library. Many of these resources are available in Shelton's library.
Musical Cast Database
Information about cast albums of stage musicals as well as film and TV musicals which were released as LP's and CD's.
Complete William Shakespeare
A searchable collection of the works of Shakespeare.
Dramaturgy Northwest
Links to resources such as bibliographies, anthologies, source books, quotes, FAQ, and other useful sites.
Drama Schools
Links to Colleges with drama programs.
The Costume Page
Developed and maintained by Seattle's own Julie Zetterberg for those who make/study costumes.
The Costume Site
Extensive web site for costume information.
Make-up Links
Links make-up artists will find of interest.
Set Design
Additional links to useful and enlightening sites for set design and construction.
Computer Scenographics
Learn about 3-dimensional modeling of sets from designer/scenographer Darwin Reid Payne.
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