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Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies

Writing about theatre

The best tool you have to find books on how to write about theatre, dance, and drama is LibrarySearch, U of T's search platform that includes books, articles, streaming video, and much more. Just enter in two or three keywords and hit search or you can use the Advanced Search interface to build a more complex search.

If you'd like help building a search, Chat with a Librarian or book a one-on-one research consultation.

Just want something to get you started? Check out these titles:

Writing for theatre

The best tool you have to find books on how to write plays is LibrarySearch, U of T's search platform that includes books, articles, streaming video, and much more. Just enter in two or three keywords and hit search or you can use the Advanced Search interface to build a more complex search.

If you'd like help building a search, Chat with a Librarian or book a one-on-one research consultation.

Just want something to get you started? Check out these titles: 

Locating sources

If you need to find scholarly sources (articles or books), primary sources (eg. play scripts or performance on video), or anything else the library might hold, just enter your key words into the LibrarySearch interface.

If you'd like a short cut, you can search by subject heading. Here are some to get you started:  

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