Find Plays
You can browse play scripts by going to the 3rd floor of the library.
Browse call number PN6120 .A52.
The play scripts are organized alphabetically by the author's last name, then by title.
OR, consult the list of playscripts, organized by play title.
- WSU CatalogSearch for a specific play by title or author.
- Play Index This link opens in a new windowSearch over 30,000 plays written from Antiquity to the present and published from 1949 to the present. Covers plays written in or translated into English, including mysteries, pageants, plays in verse, puppet performances, radio and television plays, and classic drama.
- Ottemiller's Index to Plays in Collections [Reference PN1655 .O8 1988]Index to plays appearing in collections published between 1900 and 1985.
Find Monologues
To find monologues, do a keyword search the catalog for the word monologues. You can also do an LC Subject search for monologues. If you need monologues for a specific gender, do a keyword search for monologues and women or monologues and men.
Find Scores for Musical Theatre
You can browse for scores from musical theatre by going to the call number range M1500-1527.8 on the 2nd floor of the library in the Periodicals room. You can find the Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology series in the reference collection (on the 2nd floor).
- Music for the Nation: American Sheet MusicThe collection documents the attitudes and tastes of a bygone era with music of many varieties and sources, all of it published in the United States in the 19th century.
- Historic American Sheet MusicDuke's online collection of music published in the United States between 1850 and 1920.
For more information on finding scores, see the guide Find Scores in the WSU Library.
Find Reviews of Plays and Films
Find many reviews within library databases.
- Historical New York Times This link opens in a new window
The Historical NYT is an online digital reproduction of the New York Times, including photographs and advertisements.
Variety Movie Reviews: Film & Television Literature Index (1920-present) The Variety film reviews in Film & Television Literature Index are excerpts of the original film reviews. To view the full text of the historical review, look up the film in the correct year/volume of Variety Film Reviews.
Daily Variety: Film & Television Literature Index(2000-present)
Variety: Film & Television Literature Index (1999-present)
You can also find reviews in the library and on the Internet.
New York Times Theater Reviews Indexes [Reference PN1581 .N42]
Use the indexes to determine which volume has a review and request that volume from OhioLINK. Also view selected reviews online.
Index to the New York Theatre Critics' Reviews [Reference PN1601 .N4]
Theatre Record [Bound Periodicals PN2596 .L6 L66]
London Theatre Record [Bound Periodicals PN2596 .L6 L66]
New York Times Film Reviews
View current reviews and most of the archives online.
Variety Film Reviews
Selected reviews online.
Variety and Daily Variety Television Reviews [Reference PN1992.3 .U5 V36]
Also view selected reviews online.
Variety Television Reviews, 1923-1988 [Reference PN1992.3 .U5 V36]
Also view selected reviews online.
- Film & Television Literature Index This link opens in a new window
Indexes television and film writing literature. Subject coverage includes film and television theory, preservation and restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects and reviews. Useful to film scholars, college students, and fans.
