Reference resources are ideal for a broad overview of a topic. They provide a good starting place if you're investigating a playwright, type of theatre, historical time period, or place that's brand new to you.
We also have print reference books pertaining to Drama on the second floor.
Search the catalog for print and electronic resources pertaining to acting. On the third floor you can browse books about the craft of acting, including books of scenes and monologues, under the call numbers PN2055 to PN2080. Scripts for plays in English can be found roughly from the call number ranges PR6000 through PS, but be aware that they are intermingled with other kinds of literature in English. We also have an easily browsable collection of scripts published since 2010 on the second floor!
You can find more information about locating scripts and monologues in the Drama Subject Guide.
Here are just a few examples of books we have about voice, accents, and dialects:
Accents and Dialects for Stage and Screen by 
Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, 3rd Edition by 
Voice: Onstage and Off by 
Voice Made Visible: Multi-Octave Voice Training and Techniques for Performers by Articles from magazines and scholarly journals can provide a deeper dive into focused topics. Some databases where you can find articles of interest include:
You can find all of our databases in our A-Z List, but here is a list of some databases of particular interest:
Electronic script collections can be found on the Drama Subject Guide here.
You can use open access resources from any computer, anywhere, whether or not you have a UNCSA affiliation--they are free to all!
If we don't have access to a title you are looking for, please consider making an interlibrary loan request or purchase request. Interlibrary loan means we will look for another library that owns the title that might be willing to loan it out to us for a limited period of time. A purchase request means that the UNCSA library will purchase a copy to add to our collection.