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This guide is intended to help you locate information for your research and to complete your assignments. If you need any further assistance, please contact your librarian, Rachel Crane by email at: Rachel.Crane@wichita.edu or by phone at 316-978-5078.

For more information on other theatre-related issues, please explore the WSU Libraries subject guide for Theatre.

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Resources for Background Information about Theatre

The Cambridge Companion to American Theatre Since 1945 by Julia Listengarten (Editor); Stephen Di Benedetto (Editor)
Call Number: PN2266.5 .C36 2021
ISBN: 9781108480260
Publication Date: 2021
The Cambridge Companion to American Theatre since 1945 provides an overview and analysis of developments in the organization and practices of American theatre.
Historical Dictionary of Contemporary American Theater by James Fisher (Editor)
Call Number: ONLINE
ISBN: 9781538123027
Publication Date: 2021
This work covers theatrical practice and practitioners as well as the dramatic literature of the United States of America from 1930 to the present. The 90 years covered by this volume features the triumph of Broadway as the center of American drama from 1930 to the early 1960s through a Golden Age exemplified by the plays of Eugene O’Neill, Elmer Rice, Thornton Wilder, Lillian Hellman, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, William Inge, Lorraine Hansberry, and Edward Albee, among others.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance by Dennis Kennedy (Editor)
Call Number: ONLINE and PN2035 .O94 2003
ISBN: 0198601743
Publication Date: 2003
From ancient Greek theatre to the latest developments in stage design, from the trance-dances of Sumatra to an extensive biography of the legendary actor-manager Eleonore Duse, the Encyclopedia provides information across the broad sweep of theatrical activity.
The Oxford Companion to Theatre and Performance by Dennis Kennedy
Call Number: ONLINE
ISBN: 9780199574193
Publication Date: 2010
The Oxford Companion to Theatre and Performance is a concise adaptation of the celebrated Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance, covering styles and movements, buildings, organizations, regions and traditions, and in particular, a strong focus upon biographies of actors, playwrights, directors, designers, and critics.

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With Theatre in Context Collection, students can understand the historical significance of certain plays, their popularity, and their role in shaping dialogue outside of the world of theatre—creating a complete picture of life on the historical stage. The collection includes 40,000 pages of monumental reference works, encyclopedias, images, flyers, playbills, postcards, scrapbooks, and other resources, including: Essential reference works that catalogue historic performances from the Broadway stage, Archival playbills that document the major players of the day, Original designs that allow you to reimagine the set, and Decades worth of periodicals that provide contemporary reactions to performances. Terms of Use

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