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Dramaturgy

Research and Resources on Dramaturgy

What's in This Guide

This guide provides an overview of library resources and services that support the study of dramatic composition and performance. Navigate the tabs on the left for help with:

  • Search strategies for researching contemporary or historical theatre
  • Databases for outlining production histories
  • Resources for critical and contextual research of a time period, playwright, or narrative
  • Locating criticism and reviews of performances and texts
  • Finding plays in print or online
  • Finding video of theatre performances (streaming or on physical media)

Services, Collections, and Spaces

Services

Your Library Liaison is always ready to help you locate or acquire library resources, or to integrate library resources into your projects, productions, exhibitions, and classroom instruction.

Feel free to call, email, or stop by with questions!

Collections

  • Need a resource that we don't have? We'll do our best to get it for you through Interlibrary Loan.
  • Have ideas for resources that would benefit our permanent collection? Request a purchase.

Spaces

  • Need a space to study, work on a monologue, rehearse with friends, or collaboratively (re)view a performance? Find a space.
  • Want to exhibit or perform in the library? Please contact University Librarian Jolene Cole.

Contact your Library Liaison

Have a question about collections, the library, or your research? Reach out to our school liaisons: