Reference Resources
Listed on this page are key reference resources that provide a general overview of a topic or help identify synonyms, related terms, or basic data. These sources often include references and lists of further readings.
Online Encyclopedias and More
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The Oxford Companion to Theatre and PerformanceCovers styles and movements, organizations, regions and traditions; it has a particularly strong focus on biographies of actors, playwrights, directors, and designers.
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Oxford Reference Online100 well-known and trusted dictionaries and reference books combined into a single cross-searchable web database.
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Britannica OnlineThe electronic version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. An excellent starting point for almost any topic of research, the Britannica offers both concise descriptions, and longer, more comprehensive articles on a wide variety of topics.
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Oxford Companion to American TheatreThe standard one-volume source on American theatre.
Print version in Reference Collection at HAT Reference PN 2220.B6 .
Major Theatre History Reference Books
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The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama
Call Number: HAT Reference PN 1861 .C65 2007ISBN: 0231140320 -
The Cambridge Guide to Theatre
Call Number: HAT Reference PN2035 .C27 1992ISBN: 0521265959Publication Date: 1988 -
International Dictionary of Theatre
Call Number: HAT Reference PN2035 .I49ISBN: 1558620958Publication Date: 19921. Plays -- 2. Playwrights -- 3. Actors, directors, and designers. -
Encyclopedia of Stage Lighting
Call Number: HAT Reference PN2091.E4 B66 2003ISBN: 0786415126Publication Date: 2003 -
The A to Z of African American Theater
Call Number: HAT Reference PN2270.A35 H53 2009bISBN: 0810868989Publication Date: 2009Historical dictionary of African American theater -
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Online Reference Sources
Great articles about dramatists can be found in the Dictionary of Literary Biography. You can search for these articles by using the Literature Resource Center database.