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Research Guides

• How to do Drama Research

Indexes & Databases

• List of Current Drama Journals with links to full-text online when available
• Indexes Useful in Design Research
• Specialized Indexes and Databases for theatre

• To find citations to articles and some full-text articles
• To find citations to dissertations
• To find texts of plays and other materials
• Indexing Plays in anthologies, collections & magazines

Sources for Research in Theatre:

• If you haven't picked your play, use Plot Summaries
• For brief background information on a playwright, use Biographical Dictionaries
• For more background and some critical information on a playwright use Encyclopedias
• Once you have some basic information, look for Criticism Sources
• Sources for Researching Playwrights
• Sources to Find Reviews
• Sources to Find Production Histories
• Images Research
• A director's concept of a play (includes information on different types of stages) can vary greatly. Look at how different directors saw:
  • Waiting for Godot
  • Midsummer Night's Dream
• See how a set designer uses a Unit Set to depict multiple locations
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