Selected Databases
These databases contain resources on theatre and other fields.
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Arts and Humanities Citation IndexThe Arts & Humanities Citation Index in Web of Science indexes 87 major American and European art periodicals such as Apollo, ARTnews, Art Bulletin, museum journals, etc. This index is part of Web of Science Core Collection.
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Editions and Adaptations of ShakespeareIncludes eleven major editions from the First Folio of 1623 to the Cambridge edition of 1863-6, 28 separate contemporary printings of individual plays and poems, selected apocrypha and related works. Also contains more than one hundred adaptations, sequels and burlesques from the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, including the whole of Bell's Acting Edition of Shakespeare's Plays (1774).
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JSTORSearchable full-text journal backfile collection. Individual titles are listed in the E-Journals A-Z.
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MasterFILE PremierSearchable access to ful-text for nearly 1,700 general periodicals covering a broad range of disciplines including general reference, business, education, health, general science, and multi-cultural issues. Includes more than 500 reference books; full-text from 84,000 biographies; 164,400 full-text primary source documents; and an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps and flags.
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MLA International Bibliography with Full TextOffers access to the Modern Language Association's essential database, as well as a deep full-text collection that includes backfiles to the first issue for dozens of full-text journals and free online teaching tools. This database includes all content from the MLA International Bibliography, which has over 3 million citations from the late 19th century to the present, and more than 6,000 actively indexed journals and book series.
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Project Muse This link opens in a new windowCovers literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, etc. Contains current full text scholarly journals which cover these fields and a significant collection of recent scholarly books.
News databases are great places to search for newspaper and periodical articles that review theatrical productions.
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Access World NewsFull-text of over 600 U.S. newspapers. Access World News also covers over 1,300 foreign English-language news resources. Spanish-language editions of the newspapers are also included.
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London Times Digital Archive 1785-1985Over two centuries on-line for full-text searching of the London publication, more than 7 million articles, from 1785-1985. Widely recognized as the source for authoritative reports on politics, law, business and society. Extensive coverage of parliamentary debates, royal doings, obituaries, official appointments. Does not include the Sunday Times, the Times Literary Supplement, the Times Educational Supplement, the Times Higher Education Supplement. Also available in the Gale NewsVault, a searchable collection of historical newspapers.
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Nexis UniNexis Uni provides full-text access to over 15,000 news, business, and legal sources. The outstanding news coverage includes deep archives and up-to-the-minute stories in national and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language news services.
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New York TimesRead recent stories from the New York Times. Includes full text and, since May 2020, some selected images. Coverage: 1980-current
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New York Times Historical EditionSearchable full-text from ProQuest, with keyword searching and date limiting. This title is part of Proquest Historical Newspapers.
Search these databases to find articles on non-theatre topics (although you'll probably find theatre resources in these, too!).
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Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new windowRecently upgraded from Academic Search Complete. Multi-disciplinary full-text database with more than 10,000 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals.
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Anthropology PlusThe most comprehensive database for anthropology and archaeology journal articles, reports, and book chapters. International coverage. 1700s-present. Covers all anthropology sub-fields, ethnology, material culture, primatology, folklore, and religion.
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Dissertations and Theses Global (ProQuest)
As the official digital dissertations archive for the Library of Congress, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses includes millions of searchable citations to dissertations and theses from 1861 to the present day with over a million full-text dissertations. The database offers full text for most dissertations added since 1997 and retrospective full-text coverage for older graduate works.
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Gale Literature CriticismAn extensive compilation of literary commentary, including analysis from book excerpts, periodicals, and more. Covers Short Story Criticism, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Twentieth (20th) Century Literature Criticism, Nineteenth (19th) Century Literature Criticism, Classical & Medieval Literature Criticism, Shakespearean Criticism, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Literature Criticism 1400-1800, Poetry Criticism, Children's Literature Review, Something About the Author, and Drama Criticism.
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Historical AbstractsThe premier database for researching the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present. Please note: Subscription limited to six simultaneous users.
Reviews on the Web
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Aisle Say: The Internet Magazine of Stage Reviews and OpinionPublished by musical dramatist and critic David Spencer.
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Did They Like It?The leading online review aggregator for live theatre on and off Broadway and around the world.
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Stage (Theatre, Comedy and Dance) at The GuardianFeatures stories and theatrical reviews.
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Theatre Reviews with Paul Seven"Reviews of stage shows and features on theatre."
Theatre Journals
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Canadian Theatre Review
This journal is the "major magazine of record" for Canadian theater and focuses mainly on contemporary and often avant-garde theater productions in Canada. Coverage from 1974-present. Available online and in print (Remote Storage; 1974-1986 only; Call Number PN2009 .C35). -
Contemporary Theatre Review
Covers research in the field of performance, including all aspects of the theatre event. Coverage from 1992-present. Available online. -
Journal of Beckett Studies
Features scholarship and criticism on the work of Samuel Beckett and his circle. Coverage from 1992-present. Available online. -
Research in Drama Education (RIDE): The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance
RIDE provides an international forum for research into drama and theatre conducted in community, educational, developmental and therapeutic contexts. Coverage from 1996-present. Available online. -
Shakespeare Quarterly
Publishes articles in the vanguard of Shakespeare studies. Coverage from 1950-present. Available online and in print (Remote Storage; years 1950-2004 only; Call Number PR2885 .S63). -
Shaw
Brings out general articles on George Bernard Shaw and his milieu, reviews, notes, and the continuing checklist of Shaviana, the bibliography of Shaw studies. Coverage from 1981-present. Available online. -
TDR
Focuses on performances in their social, economic, and political contexts, emphasizing the experimental, avant-garde, intercultural, and interdisciplinary. Covers dance, theatre, performance art, popular entertainments, media, sports, rituals and performance in politics and everyday life. Coverage from 1988-present. Available online and in print (Fine Arts Library Book Stacks; years 1988-2010 only; Call Number PN2000 .D68). -
Theatre, Dance and Performance Training
Dedicated to revealing the vital and diverse processes of training and their relationship to performance making both past and present, a diversity reflected in the journal's international scope and interdisciplinary form and focus. Coverage from 2010-present. Available online. -
Theatre/Practice
"The online journal of the Practice/Production Symposium of the Mid America Theatre Conference." -
Theatre Research International
Presents history and criticism of drama conceived and the art of the theatre, providing both a medium of communication for scholars and a service to students of art, architecture, design, music and drama literature. Coverage from 1975-present. Available online or in print (Fine Arts Library Book Stacks; years 1975-2009 only; Call Number PN2000.A1 T436). -
Theatre Survey
Provides rigorous historical and theoretical studies of performance across all periods. Coverage from 1960-present. Available online and in print (Remote Storage; years 1960-1993 only; Call Number PN2000 .T716).
Periodicals Online
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American Theatre
Each issue features reports on plays in print, performances, and theater season schedules in the US and abroad. Includes full-length play scripts five times per year. Coverage from 1973-present. Available online and in print (Fine Arts Books Stacks; years 1984-2020 only; Call Number PN2000 .A4630).
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American Artscape MagazinePublished by the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Light & Sound International (LSi)"The leading publication serving the broad range of the entertainment, presentation and events industries."
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MakeUp MagazineFeatures news and back issues.
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ProtocolThe Entertainment Services & Technology Association (ESTA) quarterly.
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