Theater Project

Reference Books

Due to the large demand for the following items, these materials are available for use in the library only. 

General information 

A History of Western Theatre

 

History of Theatre

 

Period Style for the Theatre 

 

The Oxford Companion to the Theatre

 

Theatre

 

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance

 

The Wonderful World of Theatre

 

The Theatre: A Concise History

 

Notable Playwrights

 

Masters of the Drama 

 

The Cambridge Guide to the Theatre

 

Magill's Critical Survey of Drama

 

Theater

 

Theatre and Performance 

 

Stages of Drama

 

World Drama 

 

The Medieval Theatre

 

Chinese, Indian, and Japanese Theater

 Chinese Theater: From Its Origins to the Present Day

 

Cultural Atals of China

 

Theater in Ancient India 

 

Encyclopedia of Japan

 

Cultural Atlas of Japan

 

Kabuki

 

Noh

 

The Old Pine Tree and Other Noh Plays 

 

Greek and Roman Theater 

Ancient Greek Theater

 

Greek Drama

 

Greek and Roman Theater

 

Elizabethan Theater to the 17th century

Life in the Elizabethan Theater

 

Elizabethan Drama 

 

The 17th Century: Lives and Works in the Arts

  

Shakespeare's theater

William Shakespeare and the Globe

 

Shakespeare's Globe

 

Shakespeare's Theatre

 

Shakespeare's Theater 

 

Contemporary American Theater

American Musical Theatre

 

Rodgers & Hammerstein

 

Broadway: The American Musical

 

Opening Night on Broadway

 

The Theatre of the Absurd

The Best Plays of 1942-1943

 

Circulating Books 

To request the circulating materials, click on the link

 

Introduction to Theatre: A Mirror to Nature  |  Get It

 

The Backgrounds of Shakespeare's Plays  |  Get It

 

Will in the World: How Shakespeare became Shakespeare  |  Get It

 

British Theatre Design: The Modern Age  |  Get It