Reference resources like these are ideal for a very broad overview of a topic. This is a good starting place if you're investigating a place, historical time period, type of theatre, or theme that's new to you.
CREDO Reference: Explore a premier virtual collection including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and atlases in a wide expanse of subject areas.
Oxford Encyclopedia of Theater and Performance: Search an encyclopedia covering Ancient Greek theatre to modern performances.
Books and ebooks can provide a more in-depth look at a topic, place, design style, or historical moment. You can search our digital and in-library collections simultaneously by title, author, subject, or keyword via our catalog. Click Advanced Search for additional search criteria (like material type, language, year, etc.).
To browse books physically in the library check out our curated reference resources on the second floor, with special collections for Costume and Makeup, Visual Art, Set Design, and Production Design: Lighting, Sound, Tech, or our main stacks on the third floor. For guidance on call numbers and where to find resources for each concentration, please refer to the concentration guides.
To find articles, perform an article search in our catalog, or search by journal title in our catalog, to browse or search within a specific title. You can also search within a specific database from the linked list below.
If you're not finding what you're looking for, take a second to think about the keywords you're using. Getting too many results or results that aren't relevant? Your keyword(s) might be too general -- try using greater specificity and/or more search terms. Example: Instead of Russian architecture, try a more specific geographic term (Moscow architecture) or add more keywords to narrow your results (Russian dome construction).