NU Library: Theatre Research: THR 411

Best Bets for Theatre Research

MLA International Bibliography with Full Text
Includes drama and literature journals going back to the 1960s.
JSTOR
Includes the full text of many drama and literature journals.
Digital Theatre Plus
Access to hundreds of theatrical productions and interviews.

Europeana
Access to millions of cultural heritage items from institutions across Europe. Discover artworks, books, music, and videos on art, newspapers, archaeology, fashion, science, sport, and much more.
Internet Archive
A non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.
Theatre History on the Web
Online repository of various links pertaining to different historic periods of theater.

DEEP: Database of Early English Playbooks
An easy-to-use and highly customizable search engine of every playbook produced in England, Scotland, and Ireland from the beginning of printing through 1660.
Didaskalia
A peer-reviewed electronic journal dedicated to the study of all aspects of ancient Greek and Roman performance.
Internet Shakespeare Editions
The Internet Shakespeare Editions (ISE) is a non-profit scholarly website publishing in three main areas: Shakespeareʼs plays and poems, Shakespeareʼs life and times, and Shakespeare in performance
Records of Early English Drama (REED)- Centre for Research in Early English Drama
REED database contains historical documents containing evidence of drama, secular music, and other communal entertainment and ceremony from the Middle Ages until 1642.
Japanese Digital Resources: Music and Theater
A lib guide created by the wonderful librarians at the University of Pennsylvania Library that includes various websites and online databases focusing on Japanese theater.

The Theatre Department uses MLA Style as the designated citation style.

MLA Formatting Guide from Purdue University
A detailed guide to creating your citations and "Works Cited" list.