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Dramatists Play Service, Inc. (DPS)A major publisherand licenser of plays. Use the Playfinder feature to find availability and information about play scripts (librettos), scores, and other publications. Items are for sale but may also be available through interlibrary loan.
Playscripts is also the creator of Findaplay.com, a free service for locating plays in the catalogs of all major play publishers.
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Lortel ArchivesAlso known as the Internet Off-Broadway Database. Provides a catalogue of all shows ever produced Off-Broadway.
Playscripts
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The Oxford Dictionary of Plays by Location: eBookPublication Date: 2005Provides essential information on the 1000 most important plays in world theatre. Each entry includes details of title, author, date of composition, date of first performance, genre, setting, and the composition of the cast. A synopsis of the plot and a brief commentary are provided. An index of playwrights, with dates, allows the reader to find all the plays included by a particular author.
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Twentieth Century North American DramaTwentieth Century North American Drama contains 2,000 plays—along with detailed information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more—from the late 1800s to the present by more than 300 playwrights from North America.
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Theatre in Context CollectionWorks by American, European, Asian, and other worldwide dramatists from the past several centuries. In addition to performances, includes documentaries and interviews about theatre, discussing the history of theatre, acting methods, pioneering dramatists and actors, and more.
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North American Women's DramaNorth American Women's Drama includes the texts of plays, and information on productions, theaters, and production companies. Date coverage: 1700s - present.
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Black Drama: African, African American, and Diaspora 1850 to Present.Black Drama: Second Edition contains plays, including previously unpublished or unperformed ones, by more than 200 playwrights from North America, English-speaking Africa, the Caribbean, and other African diaspora countries. Date coverage: Mid-1800s -present.
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Asian American DramaAsian American Drama contains plays by writers of Japanese, Filipino, Vietnamese, and Chinese descent; and of Hawaiian, Indian, Thai, Korean, Persian, and Malaysian ancestry. Also includes selected playbills, production photographs and other ephemera related to the plays. Date coverage: late 19th century - present.
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BU Libraries
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Librarian
Barbara Maratos
Contact:
Boston University Libraries
bkmarato@bu.edu
bkmarato@bu.edu
Subjects:Language & Linguistics, Literature