Research Guides: Theater: Plays

Finding Plays

Play Index This link opens in a new window
Search plays in anthologies published from 1949 to the present. Also search by numbers of men and/or women in the cast.

Finding Biographical Information About Playwrights

Gale Literature This link opens in a new window
Literature criticism (including Children's Literature Review, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Drama Criticism, and Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism) as well as author biographies, reviews, and more.

Find Songs from Musical Theater

Musical Theater Songs This link opens in a new window
Search for musical theater songs by characteristics such as: voice type, character age, range, ease for accompanist, etc.

Tips for Finding Plays in UP Library Search

Use quotation marks around the play title, especially for plays with only 2 or 3 common words in the title:

Example: "Good Kids"

Include the author's last name as a search term (especially for plays with very short titles)

Example: "Good Kids" Iizuka

UP Library Search: Search UP + Summit

Use UP Library Search to find books, streaming videos, online resources, journal articles, and much more (Search Tips). Need help? See handouts for Finding Books on the Shelf and Requesting Clark Library and Summit Items online.

Beyond UP + Summit

Can't find what you need in Summit? Try WorldCat, a catalog of libraries across the U.S. and internationally, and request the item through Interlibrary Loan.

WorldCat This link opens in a new window
Search the collections of libraries across the U.S., as well as some international libraries.