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Theatre

Browsing for Plays

Plays can be found in the Play Collection on the 1st floor (behind Film Collection):

The monologue PN 1530
The dialogue PN 1551
The performing arts. Show business PN 1560-1590
General theatre PN 2000 - 3307
Art of acting PN 2061-2071
The stage and accessories PN 2085-2091
Ancient PN 2131-2145
Medieval PN 2152-2160
Renaissance PN 2171-2179
Modern PN 2181-2193
American drama (plays) PS 623 - 635
Movie Scripts    PN 1997 - 1997.85

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Searching for Specific Plays in OneSearch

Search for specific plays by title and author:

1) From the library homepage, click the link to Advanced Search in the OneSearch tab.

 

2) On the first line of the Advanced Search box, type in the title for the play you are looking for.  It may help to put quotation marks around the title to make it into a phrase search. On the second line, add the author of the play. Click Search.

Sometimes, it may be helpful to use the dropdown boxes on the right to search by TI Title or AU Author. This will vary depending on the play you are looking for, as some plays are published as anthologies.

Example:

 

3) Llimit your search by checking Library Catalog to see only results within the physical Library collection.