Finding Plays
Need Drama?
Plays are published in three basic ways:
A single play as a book. example: The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. PS3545.I5365 G5 1949. Search Parkland Catalog by author or title of play.
Collection of plays by a single author. example: Plays by Tennessee Williams is a 2-volume set off all his plays. PS3545.I5365 A6 2000 v.1 and v.2. Search Parkland Catalog by author.
Collections of plays by DIFFERENT authors. Also called “anthologies.” Plays usually have something in common, such as time period, cast, style, and nationality or race of the playwright. example: Contemporary Plays by Women of Color. PS627.M5 C66 1996 Search Parkland Catalog by subjects such as “drama collections”, “american drama women”, “english drama”, “minorities drama”, “monologues” etc.
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Plays for a Certain Number of Actors
Need a play for class with 2, 3, 4 or more actors? Or a monologue? The links below will help.
Core Collection
Best Plays of ...Call Number: PN6112 .B462Publication Date: 1989-2002Also known as the “Burns/Mantle Theater Yearbook." Biggest drawback--it doesn't contain the full play, just descriptions and excerpts.
Play Index
Ottemiller's Index to Plays in Collections by Call Number: REF PN1655 .O8 2011ISBN: 9780810877207Publication Date: 2011TWO STEPS: 1--Look up a play by author or title and see a list of anthologies in which it can be found. 2--Look the anthology up in the Parkland Catalog to see if it's available.
Criticism and Interpretation
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