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Article Databases (27 items)
Use these searching tools to identify articles in journals, newspapers, and other sources. All the databases provide citations to the material, many provide abstracts and many provide access to the full-text of the articles.
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Biography Resource Center
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Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion
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International Encyclopedia of Dance
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance
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Web Sites (39 items)
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American Theater Web
- Online one stop source for current shows, reviews, fan news and more
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American Variety Stage
- From the Library of Congress, this is part of the Memory Project digital archive and is specific to American theatre from 1870-1920. Includes searchable databases of playbills, programs, and playscri
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Arts and Humanities Links by Intute in the UK
- A very comprehensive and annotated set of listings on theatre craft and performance topics with an international scope.
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ARTSEDGE: The National Arts and Education Network
- The mission of ARTSEDGE is to help artists, teachers, and students
gain access to and/or share information, resources, and ideas that
support the arts as a core subject area in the K12 curriculum.
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Bissonnette on Costume: A Visual Dictionary of Fashion
- Database of descriptions of dress with photographs of museum pieces for fashion items from around the world from the 18th to the 20th Century.
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Center for Research in Early English Drama
- Records of Early English Drama (REED) An international scholarly project originating in Canada, REED is devoted to drama studies of the Middle Ages to 1642 era.
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Complete Works of William Shakespeare
- Complete Works of William Shakespeare - From MIT, an online repository of the complete text of plays as well as other sources.
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Costume Gallery
- Even though the Library Resources sections of the page require a fee, the online Fashion Foto-date files are free.
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Costume Page
- Includes a variety of costuming resources ranging from histories of costume from specific countries to online museum exhibits.
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Costumer's Manifesto
- Set of links on a wide variety of costuming that includes resources for the history of costume, organized by time period.
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Curtain Up: The Internet Theatre Magazine of Reviews, Features, Annotated Listings.
- Very current listings of productions by locations around the country complete with reviews of currently running shows.
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Didaskalia: Ancient Theatre Today
- Thorough compendium of research on ancient drama including performance techniques for modern actors.
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Digital Librarian
- A listing of performing arts websites (including a wide variety of theatre subjects) from around the world.
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Elizabethan Costuming Page
- Variety of pages devoted to the history and modern recreation of Elizabethan make-up, dress, and fashion art.
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International Center for Women Playwrights, Inc.
- Includes links for homepages of playwrights and a searchable database of plays.
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International Theatre Institute
- Of particular use on this page is the World Theatre Directory which gives contact information and sometimes histories of principal theatre companies in a variety of countries.
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Internet Broadway Database
- Produced in conjunction with the League of American Theatres and Producers. Provides details and credits for actors and productions both currently on Broadway as well as past productions.
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Inter-play
- A no-frills index to plays in anthologies and collections.
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Library of Congress - Performing Arts Reading Room
- Guide to historical digital collections and internet resources at the Library of Congress for the performing arts.
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Library of Congress Performing Arts Encyclopedia
- Searchable archives of articles, images, and media clips from collections at the Library of Congress.
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Maryland State Arts Council
- Local site with information about art galleries, performance venues, grant programs and more. Included are arts calendars for events throughout the state of Maryland.
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McCoys Guide to Theatre and Performance Studies
- From Stetson University, Dr. Ken McCoy provides a subject breakdown to some of the best theatre sites on the web.
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Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
- A cornucopia of Shakespeare sites ranging from online criticism to a really neat biography quiz.
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Musicals101.com
- The Cyber Encyclopedia of Musicals complete guide to all aspects of the musical from production to history to show rights
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National Endowment for the Arts
- This site contains information about the Endowment's programs and print or online publications.
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New York Public Library - Digital Image Project
- Online archive of digital images of items housed in the collections of the various branches of the New York Public Library. Image collections include social history, art, music and theater subjects.
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Perseus Digital Library
- From Tufts University, this site offers complete English translations of classic Greek and Roman and English Renaissance works along with hypertext links to resource tools within the collection.
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Playbill On-Line
- Very complete website dedicated to Broadway theatre information.
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Playdatabase.com
- Searchable database of information on plays, playwrights, and royalties.
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President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities
- Reports and publications on the development of education in the arts and humanities.
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Puppetry Home Page
- Links to descriptions of puppetry troupes and the history of puppetry around the world.
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Robyn Quick's Theatre Page
- A complete guide to theatre history sources on the web.
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Selected Theatre Resources on the Internet from the New York Public Library
- An excellent collection of theatre resources divided by subject from the Performing Arts Division of the NYPL.
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StageAgent
- Listings of productions and audition links for musicals, dramas, and operas.
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Theatre Central
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Theatricopia
- Easy to navigate site of musical theatre links and information.
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Tony Awards
- Official site with information on the award and its recipients.
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Wonderful World of Music, Theatre Arts, and Art Resources available at the Albert S. Cook Library
- A guide to resources available specifically at Cook Library together with class documents, pathfinders for research and more.
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WWW Virtual Library - Theatre and Drama
- International guide to resources which includes online resource libraries to electronic texts.
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Selected Journals (12 items)
Off-campus access to these resources will require you to validate with your 14-digit library bar code.
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All links below lead to external sites.
To identify other journals available at Cook Library, you may search our list of print and electronic journals.
Subject Guide: Theater / Albert S. Cook Library
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September 15, 2009
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