LibGuides: Theatre: Books & eBooks

eBooks

Ebsco eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
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Digital copies of more than 3,000 complete books, reports and other resources covering all academic subject areas.
Browse e-books for quick research and reference or create a free account to check out items, create notes, and list favorites.
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Digital copies of more than 30,000 complete books, reports and other resources covering all academic subject areas.
Books and other materials are arranged in five main subject areas - business and economics, career and general education, computers, engineering and applied sciences, humanities, social/behavioral sciences and life/physical sciences. The ebrary reader is required to view books and can be downloaded for free from ebrary. A free account is needed In order to access some features (i.e. saving notes and highlights).
Hathi Trust This link opens in a new window
Access to nearly any public domain (pre-1924) book owned and scanned by a library. UNLV users can login with their ACE accounts and download entire "full view" books/documents.
EEBO/Evans/ECCO Text Creation Partnership combination search This link opens in a new window
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1475-1800
Simultaneous search of selected books published between 1475-1800 in England and America.

Finding a play in an anthology

Play Index This link opens in a new window
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Locate plays published in anthologies, search for plays by subject, and find plays by size and gender of cast.
Play Index is useful for locating plays published in anthologies, searching for plays by subject, and for selecting plays by size and gender of cast, running time, set requirements, musical numbers, and other criteria. An annotated listings for each play summarizes the plot, set and scenery requirements.

You can search the Library Quicksearch by Subject. This is not an exhaustive list of theatre subject headings. As you find items relevant to your research, take note of the subject headings listed. Using those will help you find similar relevant materials. (Note: the library catalog uses the spelling theater, unless theatre is in the title.) Some useful subjects include:

Acting
Acting -- Auditions
Acting -- Philosophy
Acting -- Technique
Actors
Actors -- Biography
Costume
Theater
Theater -- Acting
Theater management
Theater advertising
Theater aesthetics
Theater -- [Country]
Theater and philosophy
Theater and society
Theater architecture
Theater -- Study and teaching
Theatrical makeup
Mass media and theater
Motion pictures and theater
Stage lighting

The print collection of theatre related materials is located on the 4th floor of Lied Library.

GT1740-1747 Theatrical Costumes
GV1781-1786.31 Theatrical Dancing
MT955-956 Musical Theatre
PN1530-1559 Monologue. Dialogue
PN1560-1590 The performing arts. Show business
PN1600-3307 Drama
- PN1635-1650 Relation to, and treatment of, special subjects
- PN1660-1693 Technique of dramatic composition (includes playwriting)
- PN1720-1861 History
- PN1865-1988 Special types
- PN1990-1992.92 Broadcasting
  - PN1991-1991.9 Radio broadcasts
  - PN1992-1992.92 Television broadcasts
- PN1992.93-19 92.95 Nonbroadcast video recordings
- PN1993-1999 Motion pictures
  - PN1997-1997.85 Plays, scenarios, etc.
- PN2000-3307 Dramatic representation. The theater
  - PN2061-2071 Art of acting
  - PN2085-2091 The stage and accessories
  - PN2131-2193 By period
  - PN2219.3-3030 Special regions or countries
  - PN3035 The Jewish theater
  - PN3151-3171 Amateur theater
  - PN3175-3191 College and school theatricals
  - PN3203-3299 Tableaux, pageants, "Happenings," etc.

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