General Subject Reference
There are several reference series that may have topics related to Theatre which are usually worth considering as a starting point. You can find these series in the library catalog by searching for
"Cambridge companion"
"Blackwell companion"
"Oxford companion" or
"Oxford handbook"
Some Oxford titles are available online through our Oxford Reference collection. Try searching in:
- Oxford Reference Books: Performing Arts This link opens in a new window
Performing arts encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference books, published by Oxford University Press.
Selected Subject Reference
Oxford Companion to the TheatreCall Number: Dinand Reference PN2035 .H3 1983See also the newer Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and PerformanceCall Number: PN2035 +O94 2003 v.1-2Available in Dinand Reference.
World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre - EuropeCall Number: PN1861 .W67 1994 v.1-6Available in Dinand Reference.
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World DramaCall Number: PN1625 .M3 1984 v.1-5Available in Dinand Reference.
- Contemporary Authors This link opens in a new window
Biographies of novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers, journalist and scriptwriters, from the early 1900s to present.
- Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series This link opens in a new window
Biographies of and other information about writers currently active in poetry, fiction and nonfiction, journalism, drama, television and movies.