Theater & Drama: Books
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Try These Books
This is just a sampling of the books available to you in BCC Library System. Books may be located in Attleboro, Fall River, or New Bedford. The location is noted in the Call Number.
American Avant-Garde Theatre by Call Number: PN2193 .E86 A88 2000ISBN: 041502580XPublication Date: 2000-11-07This stunning contribution to the field of theatre history is the first in-depth look at avant-garde theatre in the United States from the early 1950s to the 1990s.
American Theatre Book of Monologues for Women by Call Number: PN2080 .A48 2003ISBN: 1559361980Publication Date: 2001-06-01A volume of audition pieces for women selected from the best contemporary American plays.
Fifty Key Theatre Directors by Call Number: PN 2053 F54 2005ISBN: 0415187311Publication Date: 2005-05-24Fifty Key Theatre Directors covers the work of practitioners who have shaped and pushed back the boundaries of theatre and performance.
History of the Theatre by Call Number: PN2101 .B68 1995ISBN: 0205164838Publication Date: 1994-09-01This edition has been revised to sharpen, update, and reinterpret information, and the whole text has been reorganized to highlight European and American theatre, as well as the theatre of Asia.
Necessary Theatre by Call Number: PN2044 .G6 H35 1999ISBN: 1559361786Publication Date: 1999-11-01An eloquent call to arms on the role of art in our culture today.
Useful Handout
Why should I look in books?
Why should you do research in books?
- Books provide in-depth coverage of a topic
- Books often provide valuable background information on a topic
- Books can also provide an overview of all issues pertaining to a topic
- Books can lead readers to other sources through their bibliographies
You do not necessarily have to read an entire book for every research paper you have to do. Utilize the index and the chapter titles to narrow down which section of the book is most pertinent to your research.
Library of Congress Classification System
BCC Libraries shelve books according to the Library of Congress Classification System. Titles for Theatre can be found under the headings below. You can browse the shelves in the following call number ranges:
- GT500-2370 (Costume/Dress/Fashion)
- GV1521 (Miniature theaters)
- ML1460 (Vocal technique)
- MT820-915 (Singing and vocal technique)
- PN2000-3307 (Dramatic representation/The theater)
- QP306 (Voice and speech)
- TK4399.T6 (Theater electric lighting)
- TK7881.9 (Theater electric sound control)
- TR817 (Theater photography)
- Z675.T36 (Theater libraries)
- Z5781-5785 (Drama/Theater bibliography)
- Library of Congress Classification SystemFind subject headings through the library of congress.