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Theater

This is a selective guide to the library's resources to help you find information on this subject. Assistance is always available at the Reference Desk (865 539-7107) and at the AskRef webpage (http://www.pstcc.edu/library/askref.html).

Subject headings 
Use these subject headings to locate books in the Pellissippi Library Catalog and the netLibrary eBook collection.

Call numbers for browsing 
Use these call numbers to browse the circulating and reference collections:

Databases 
You may access these electronic resources provided by the library for magazine and journal information or full-text reference sources on this topic at the Library Online Database page (http://www.pstcc.edu/library/online.html)


Literature Resource Center -The Literature Resource Center provides access to biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline.


Oxford Reference Online -
  Oxford Reference Online contains 100 language and subject dictionaries and other reference works. It includes works on the performing arts such as The Oxford Dictionary of Dance, The  Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre, Who's Who in Opera, and The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare.

* You may access online databases from off-campus computers by entering your general computer account username and password (used for PSTCC e-mail).  NOTE: Enter your username in this format example: s_jmdoe. It is not necessary to add "@pstcc.edu" for this application.

Journals and Magazines 

The following journals are available at the Pellissippi library in the Reference area. Many journals now have websites, providing the table of contents and access to selected articles in the current printed journal. Many include additional information and resources in certain subjects. You may also browse by subject in the Journal Index found on the Library homepage to find a list of full-text Biology journals in Pellissippi databases. 

  • DRAMATICS: current two years on shelf
  • TDR: 1987-97 Microform

Reference Books 

The Cambridge Guide to Theatre. (all campuses) Martin Banham, ed. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995. REF PN 2035 .C27 1995. Rev. ed. of: The Cambridge guide to world theatre. 1988. Includes bibliographical references.

Backstage Handbook: An Illustrated Almanac of Technical Information. Paul Carter. New York: Broadway Press, 1988. REF PN 2091 .S8 .C32 1988.  A handbook for the backstage crew, the seven chapters provide explanations and/or illustrations of tools, hardware, materials, shop math, electrical information, and architecture.

The Great Stage Stars. Sheridan Morley. New York: Facts on File, 1986. REF PN 2597 .M64 1986. Contains photographs, biographies, and critical information on famous stage actors from Britain, America, and Australia arranged alphabetically in dictionary format.

The Cambridge Guide to the American Theatre  Don B. Wilmeth with Tice L. Miller.  Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996. REF PN 2221. C36 1996. Contains a guide to all aspects of the American theatre with 2,300 cross-referenced entries on people, plays, and theatrical topics.

Index to Plays in Periodicals.  Dean H. Keller.  New Jersey:  Scarecrow Press, 1979.  REF Z 5781 .K43 1979.  Indexes 7,417 plays appearing in 267 magazines.

Ottemiller's Index to Plays in Collections 7th edition.  Billie M. Connor.  New Jersey:  Scarecrow Press, 1988.  REF Z 5781 .O8 1988.  An author and title index to plays appearing in collections published between 1900 and 1985.

The Oxford Companion to American Theatre.  3rd edition.Gerald Bordman. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. REF PN 2220 .B6 2004.  Alphabetical entries on influential people, plays, genres, movements, and more, provide information about the history of American theater.

Play Index.  New York:  Wilson.  REF Z 5781 .P53 1949-2002.  Index to plays published in collections.

Web Resources

World Wide Web Virtual Library - Drama and Theatre (http://www.VL-Theatre.com/) - Links to information, resources, and Web sites related to theatre.

Yahoo--Arts: Theater (http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Performing_Arts/Theatre/) - Links to information, resources, and Web sites related to theater.