Selected Theatre Resources

Databases
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    *360Search
    Use 360 Search to search the Rhodes library catalog, selected databases and online journals simultaneously.
  • *Academic Onefile
    A 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. Updated daily. \
  • *American Film Scripts Online
    Contains 823 scripts by 969 writers together with detailed, fielded information on the scenes, characters and people related to the scripts. In addition, the database includes over 430 original images of previously unpublished screenplays. When complete, the collection will include more than 1,000 scripts and over 100,000 scenes of life as portrayed in the movies.
  • *America: History and Life
    Covers over 2,000 journals published worldwide. In addition to covering all key English-language historical journals, America: History and Life coverage includes selected historical journals from major countries, state and local history journals, and a targeted selection of hundreds of journals in the social sciences and humanities. Over 90% of the articles included are published in English-language journals.
  • *American National Biography
    Offers portraits of more than 17,400 men and women -- from all eras and walks of life -- whose lives have shaped the nation.
  • *Asian American Drama
    Contains 252 plays by 42 playwrights, together with detailed, fielded information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more.
  • *Black Drama
    Contains approximately 1200 plays by 201 playwrights, together with detailed, fielded information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more. The database also includes selected playbills, production photographs and other ephemera related to the plays.
  • *Black Thought and Culture
    When complete, Black Thought and Culture will provide approximately 100,000 pages of monographs, essays, articles, speeches, and interviews written by leaders within the black community from the earliest times to 1975. The collection is intended for research in black studies, political science, American history, music, literature, and art.
  • *MLA International Bibliography
    Produced by the Modern Language Association of America, this database consists of bibliographic records pertaining to literature, language, linguistics, and folklore, and includes coverage from 1963 to the present.
  • *North American Theatre Online
    A comprehensive reference work covering all aspects of the Canadian and American Theatre. It includes some 40,000 pages of major reference materials, together with records to more than 30,000 plays, over 57,000 people, 5,400 theatres, nearly 22,000 productions and 2,500 production companies. The file also includes some 10,500 images, playbills, postcards, scrapbooks and other resources.
  • *North American Women′s Drama
    Contains 1,174 plays by 275 playwrights, together with detailed, fielded information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more. When complete, the collection will include more than 1,500 plays, of which some 20% have never been published before. The database also includes selected playbills, production photographs and other ephemera related to the plays.
  • *ProQuest Research
    ProQuest Research Library features a highly-respected, diversified mix of general reference, scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and newspapers. This combination of volume and scope makes it one of the broadest, most inclusive databases, providing resources for both the basic needs and high-end requirements of researchers.  
  • *Twentieth Century North American Drama
    Contains 1,122 plays by 170 playwrights, together with detailed, fielded information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more. The database also includes selected playbills, production photographs and other ephemera related to the plays.
  • *Wilson OmniFile Full Text, Mega Edition (1982 -)
    Electronic access to full text articles, page images, article abstracts, and citations from over 4,000 journals. Coverage back as early as 1982 ensures that every search is as deep as it is broad. Contains Readers Guide and Humanities Index.
  • *World Shakespeare Bibliography
    A searchable electronic database consisting of the most comprehensive record of Shakespeare-related scholarship and theatrical productions published or produced worldwide between 1962 and 2007. Containing over 112,300 annotated entries, this collected information is an essential tool for anyone engaged in research on Shakespeare or early modern England.

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