PLAY LOCATOR
A Faulk Central Library Research Guide
How do I locate a copy of a particular play?
First, search for the play's title in the Library's catalog, or for the playwright's name in the author portion of the catalog. The play may have been published alone in a book with the same title as the play, or it may appear in a collection of the playwright's work. Sometimes an author or title search will also indicate if the play has been published in an anthology of works by multiple authors.
Indexes
Indexes can be searched by author, title, and sometimes by subject. They will sometimes indicate if the play you need has been published as part of an anthology or collection. Indexes are useful tools in the event that not all the information about the contents of an anthology has been entered in the notes field in the catalog. The print play indexes are located in the general reference area on the 2nd floor of the library, near the information desk.
| Index to One-act Plays 1948-1964 |
R 016.8082 Lo |
| Play Index |
R 016.8082 Pl |
| Drury's Guide to Best Plays |
R 016.80882 Dr |
| Index to Plays in Periodicals |
R 016.80882 Ke |
| Ottemiller's Index to Plays in Periodicals |
R 016.80882 Ot |
| Drama Scholars' Index to Plays and Filmscripts |
R 016.80882 Sa |
| 1/2/3/4 for the Show: A Guide to Small-Cast One-Act Plays |
R 016.8088241 He |
| Inter-Play: an Index to Plays in Collections, Anthologies, and Periodicals
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Plays on the Internet
Justin's Drama and Theatre Links contains several sources of full-text scripts, as well as a wide array of other theatre-related links
The E Server Drama Collection is a collection containing full-text original plays and screenplays, criticism and links to other sites concerned with theatre. Contains both classic and contemporary works.
Project Gutenberg contains full texts of works in the public domain. Searchable by title or author.
The Internet Classics Archive is a collection of about 400 classical Greek and Roman texts.
Medieval Drama Links contains the full texts of some medieval plays. Click 'texts' to see the list.
The Comedia Textlist contains plays in Spanish, with a few translated into English.
Publishers' Catalogs
If the Library doesn't own the play you need, you may request to borrow the play through Interlibrary Loan, or you may be able to order your own copy from a bookstore. Consult these sources for more information:
Finding Monologues
If you do not need an entire play, but you would like to find an interesting scene to perform as a monologue, the Library has several collections of such scenes available, both to check out and to use in the Library. You can look in the subject catalog under Monologues to locate these collections.
| The Actor's Book of Contemporary Stage Monologues |
R 812.04508 Ac |
| Audition Monologues for Student Actors |
R 812.04508 Au |
| The Ultimate Scene and Monologue Sourcebook |
R 016.80882 Ho |
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Justin's Drama & Theatre Links
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If you need more help, see a reference librarian at the second floor desk.
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