LibGuides: Theatre Arts: Databases (Articles and Performances)

Most Useful Databases:Theatre Arts

International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Subjects: Theatre Arts, Dance
Description: Research database from EBSCOhost containing full text.
Contents: Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journal Articles; Books; Book Reviews
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Drama Online This link opens in a new window
Subjects: Theatre Arts, Film Television and Media Studies
Description: Primary source collection containing full text plays, film and audio adaptations, and image collections. LMU has access to selected content in this database.
Contents: Primary Sources
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MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Subjects: English, Irish Studies,Jewish Studies, African American Studies, Asian Pacific and Asian American Studies, Chicano Studies
Description: Research database from EBSCOhost containing full text. Includes materials from 1900-present. The MLA is the standard bearer of literary databases and contains the most up to date literary criticism.

Contents: Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journal Articles; Book Reviews
OneSearch+ This link opens in a new window
Subjects: MANY
Description: General research database from EBSCOhost containing full text.
Contents: Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journal Articles; Popular (Non-Scholarly) Articles - Newspapers; Popular (Non-Scholarly) Articles - Magazines; Books; E-books
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Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Subjects: English, Irish Studies,Jewish Studies, Chicano Studies, African American Studies, Asian Pacific and Asian American Studies
Description: Research database from Gale Cengage Learning containing full text. A comprehensive literary database containing full-text critical and literary analysis, author biographies, primary sources, and more.
Contents: Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journal Articles; Bibliographies; Book Reviews; Primary texts in translation
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Subjects: MANY
Description: General research database containing full text. Most recent 3-5 years of material may not be available.
Contents: Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journal Articles; E-books; Primary Sources; Book Reviews; Book Chapters
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Theatre Performances in Video

Theatre and Drama Online Premium This link opens in a new window
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Includes full content of the following collections: Black Drama: Third Edition, Broadway HD Collection, Contemporary World Drama, Drama Texts Collection, National Theatre Collection, Performance Design Archive Online, Theatre in Context Collection, Theatre Performace and Design Collection.
Theatre in Video This link opens in a new window
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Subjects: Theatre Arts, Film Television and Media Studies
Description: Streaming video collection from Alexander Street Press containing definitive performances of significant plays, documentaries and interviews. Includes materials from 1950-present.
Contents: Primary Sources; Streaming Video
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Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
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Subjects: MANY
Description: General streaming video collection containing educational films. Video may be used for classroom teaching, research, presentations, and educational non-commercial multimedia projects for use in educational institutions, provided no admission or other fees are charged for public viewing.
Contents: Streaming Video
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Theatrical Reviews

The newspaper segments of Academic Search Complete and Research Library and Nexis Uni may provide reviews of performances and some drama criticism.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Subjects: MANY
Description: General research database from EBSCOhost containing full text. Includes materials from 1887-present.
Contents: Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journal Articles; Popular (Non-Scholarly) Articles - Newspapers; Popular (Non-Scholarly) Articles - Magazines; Trade/Professional Articles; Book Reviews
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Research Library This link opens in a new window
Subjects: MANY
Description: General research database from ProQuest containing full text. It covers over 150 subjects and topics.
Contents: Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journal Articles; Popular (Non-Scholarly) Articles - Newspapers; Popular (Non-Scholarly) Articles - Magazines; Trade/Professional Articles; Industry Reports
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Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Subjects: MANY
Description: General research database from LexisNexis containing full text from news, business, and legal sources.
Contents: Popular (Non-Scholarly) Articles - Newspapers; Trade/Professional Articles
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International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Subjects: Theatre Arts, Dance
Description: Research database from EBSCOhost containing full text.
Contents: Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journal Articles; Books; Book Reviews
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