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SELECTED E-BOOKS:

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LOCATIONS OF THEATRE RESOURCES IN THE LIBRARY:

Theatre-related topics can be found in resources located in these Library of Congress call number ranges:

  • PN1530 - The monologue.
  • PN1551 - The dialogue.
  • PN1560 to PN1590 - The performing arts.
    • PN1580 - Performing arts as a profession.
    • PN1585 to PN1589 - Centers for the performing arts.
  • PN1600 to PN3307 - Drama.
    • PN1660 to PN1693 - Technique of dramatic composition.
    • PN1720 to PN1861 - History.
  • PN2000 to PN3307 - Dramatic representation. The theater.
    • PN2061 to PN2071 - Art of acting.
    • PN2085 to PN2091 - The stage and accessories.
    • PN2131 to PN2193 - By period.
      • PN2131 to PN2145 - Ancient.
      • PN2152 to PN2160 - Medieval.
      • PN2171 to PN2179 - Renaissance.
      • PN2181 to PN2193 - Modern.

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SELECTED BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY:

  • The Cambridge Guide to Theatre, New Edition.
    Call number: PN 2035 .C27 1995
  • The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creative Writing, 2nd Edition.
    Call number: PE 1408 .R7777 2004
  • Fundamentals of Voice & Diction, 8th Edition.
    Call number: PN 4197 .M38 1988
  • McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama, 2nd Edition.
    Call number: PN 1625 .M3 1984 REF, in 5 volumes.
  • The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre & Performance
    Call number: PN 2035 .O94 2003 REF, in 2 volumes.
  • The Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre
    Call number: PN 2111 .O95 1995
  • Theatre, Theory, Theatre: The Major Critical Texts from Aristotle and Zeami to Soyinka and Havel
    Call number: PN 2039 .T56 2000

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ONLINE RESOURCES:

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LOCAL THEATRE GROUPS & ORGANIZATIONS

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