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Resources at Watson Library

Watson Library has a variety of books and eBooks on Theatre and related topics. The books listed below are a sampling of what we have available in the library - to find more, check our library catalog, or contact us for help!

The Stage Directions Guide To Directing. Edited by Stephen Peithman, Neil Offen. -- Available through the library catalog as a Book.
The Energetic Performer: An Integrated Approach to Acting For Stage and Screen. By Amanda Brennan. -- Available through the library catalog as an eBook.
Doing Dramaturgy: Thinking Through Practice. By Maaike Bleeker. -- Available through the library catalog as an eBook.

Search Theatre Databases

American Drama This link opens in a new window
Contains more than 700 plays from over 300 dramatists of American dramatic literature.

Note: Downloading eBooks can be confusing for initial access, to view instructions for accessing OhioLink eBooks go here.
Cambridge Core This link opens in a new window
Browse by subject -- Drama, Theatre, Performance Studies

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Resources On The Web

Playscripts Inc.
Catalog of plays that are free to read with an account.
StageAgent - Monologues
Catalog of monologues that can be sorted by gender, length and other criteria.
Project Gutenberg
Online catalog of written works in the public domain including plays that are free to read.

Credo Reference

The Basics: Acting: The Basics
Acting: The Basics remains a practical and theoretical guide to the world of the professional actor, which skillfully combines ideas from a range of practitioners and linking the academy to the industry.
Routledge 2018

The Basics: World Theatre
World Theatre: The Basics presents a well-rounded introduction to non-Western theatre, exploring the history and current practice of theatrical traditions in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Oceania, the…
Routledge 2017

The Oxford Companion to Theatre and Performance
An authoritative reference covering primarily actors, playwrights, directors, styles and movements, companies and organizations.
Oxford University Press, Inc. 2011

Campus Resources

Wilmington College Theatre Department

Theatre: Home

Resources at Watson Library

Resources On The Web

Credo Reference

Theatre Librarian

Campus Resources

Blackboard // Campus Map // Student Success Lounge // WC Homepage // WC Directory // WC Bookstore // WC Portal

Address: Watson Library - Pyle Center Box 1227, Wilmington College, 1870 Quaker Way, Wilmington, OH 45177

Theatre: Home

Resources at Watson Library

Resources On The Web

Credo Reference

Theatre Librarian

Campus Resources

Blackboard // Campus Map // Student Success Lounge // WC Homepage // WC Directory // WC Bookstore // WC Portal Address: Watson Library - Pyle Center Box 1227, Wilmington College, 1870 Quaker Way, Wilmington, OH 45177

Blackboard // Campus Map // Student Success Lounge // WC Homepage // WC Directory // WC Bookstore // WC Portal

Address: Watson Library - Pyle Center Box 1227, Wilmington College, 1870 Quaker Way, Wilmington, OH 45177