Theatre: Databases

Databases - Theatre-specific databases that UT Libraries subscribes to can be found here. These include:

• Drama Online Core Collection Contains hundreds of playtexts from the works of Aeschylus in 5th Century BC to the present day.
• Performing Arts Periodicals Database Indexing and abstracts of international performing arts periodicals with some full-text. Covers all aspects of the arts and entertainment industry. Coverage from 1864 to current. 
• Theatre in Video From the most important productions of Shakespeare to rare in-depth footage focusing on the work of Samuel Beckett. More than 500 hours of online streaming video. Live television broadcasts of New York productions from the 50s, revivals of classic works and experimental performances from the 60s and 70s, as well as important contemporary performances. Original productions, captured and recorded while performed for a live theatre audience.
• Black Drama: Second Edition  Contains the full-text of 1,200 plays written by more than 100 playwrights, together with information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more.
• Theatre in Context Collection  Comprehensive reference works related to historical theatre productions including playbills, set designs, periodicals, and more.
• Inter-Play Index of plays published in anthologies.
• New Play Exchange The New Play Exchange (NPX) is the world's largest digital library of scripts by living writers. The NPX, a National New Play Network program, is flipping the script on the ways in which new work is shared and discovered. National New Play Network (NNPN) is an alliance of professional theaters that collaborate in innovative ways to develop, produce, and extend the life of new plays.
• American Theatre Play Index - a complete (and constantly updated) alphabetical list of plays that have graced the pages of American Theatre, organized by last name of the playwright. 

Journals - The "e-Journals by Subject" tab on the Libraries homepage will allow you to search for numerous journals within a broad subject area. 

Use the Libraries One Search to search for specific article titles, authors, or subjects within a journal. 

Theater Research at the Library of Congress This guide navigates the Library's collections related to theater but focuses on those within the Music Division, including special collections, rare materials, reference materials, digitized resources, and databases.

HowlRound Theatre Commons HowlRound is a free and open platform for theatremakers worldwide that amplifies progressive, disruptive ideas about the art form and facilitates connection between diverse practitioners.

Backstage Backstage is an online career platform and marketplace, with a focus on editorial news, educational content, and interviews from industry experts. (This links to the website - full text is searchable through Performing Arts Periodicals database)

The Library of Congress uses Theater as a subject heading for "works on drama as acted on the stage. Works on facilities used to stage drama are entered under Theaters. Works on drama as a literary form are entered under Drama."

Note that databases may use similar terminology to mean different things.

American English spelling is typically "Theater" but the use of the British spelling - "Theatre" - is widespread in the US. 

Be aware of these differences when developing a search strategy.