Theatre: Dramaturgy & Playwriting
This guide provides links to basic theatre research: history, design, acting, production, scripts, videos, and careers.
Scholarly Connections
- Theater HistoriographyA "space to exchange resources for research and pedagogy."
- Writer's Guide to Government InformationResources to inject real-life detail into your fiction!
- NADAC: National Archive of Data on Arts & CultureInteractive digital archive of policy-relevant data on the arts and cultural policy in the United States.
- ICPSRThis database provides access to a collection of sociological and demographic data, including visual and performing arts.
Think about it
Theatre Research Bibliographies
Performing arts resources (books series)The annual publication of the Theatre Library Association, designed to gather scholarly articles dealing with the location of resource materials related to theatre.
ARC Collection: You must request these books through the Usearch library catalog. Individual articles are also available in the International Bibliography of Theater & Dance database.
Bibliographic guide to theatre arts (book series) by ARC Collection: You must request this item through the Usearch library catalog.
New focus for this page...
I've recently added this page for "Dramaturgy and Playwriting". While dramaturgs and playwrights benefit from knowing everyone else's business, and therefore are well covered by the other tabs in this Theatre Guide, I'll be adding here resources specifically addressing the profession and techniques of dramaturgs and playwrights.
Please, feel free to make suggestions using the Comments link below.
Website Directories
- UC-Berkeley BIPOC Playwrights ProjectA website dedicated to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) playwrights of the 20th and 21st centuries, whose works are in English or with English translations widely available.
- Voice of the ShuttleWeb link directory to dozens of theatre-related websites. It's updated regularly.
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