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Selected Reference Books in Butler Library:
    Broadway: Its History, People, and Places: An Encyclopedia
    A guide to the history, people, and institutions that have made a contribution to this center of the American entertainment industry.
    Ref F128.65.T5 B56 2004

    The Cambridge Guide to Theatre
    This guide to the history and current practice of worldwide theater features over 3,000 entries. An authoritative source of information on all major playwrights and their works, theater traditions, theories, practitioners, and events.
    Ref PN2035 .C27 1995

    Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television
    An ongoing biographical guide to individuals active in the theater, film, and television industries.
    Ref PN2285 .C581

    Critical Survey of Drama
    A multi-volume set with essays on hundreds of dramatists, providing biographical information as well as lists of major plays, honors and awards, and an analysis of the person's work. Volumes seven and eight include essays on drama in various countries and time periods, acting styles, dramatic genres, and more.
    Ref PN1625 .C68 2003

    The Great American Playwrights on the Screen: A Critical Guide to Film, Video, and DVD
    Brief biographical sketches of playwrights and information on their plays which have been filmed or are available on video or DVD.
    Ref PS338.M67 R63 2003

    International Dictionary of Theatre
    A three-volume set covering plays, playwrights, actors, directors, and designers.
    Ref PN2035 .I49 1992

    McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama: An International Reference Work in 5 Volumes
    Arranged alphabetically with playwrights being the main focus.
    Ref PN1625 .M3 1984

    The New York Public Library Performing Arts Desk Reference
    Divided into three parts: theater, music, and dance. Theater section includes glossary of terms, synopses of major plays, sections on Greek, Asian, British, and Western theater, American musical theater, performance art, theater awards, and more.
    Ref PN1584 .N49 1994

    The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance
    A two-volume set covering theater and performance on a worldwide scale.
    Ref PN2035 .O94 2003

    The Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre
    The history of theater from the very beginning to the present day.
    Ref PN2111 .O95 1995

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