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Key Journals
The following are considered core journals for theater research. Most are scholarly or academic. Use Journal Finder to find other journals by title.
Best Bets for Articles
- Project Muse This link opens in a new windowProvides access to scholarly journals in the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics and many others. Full text is available for titles marked with a green arrow.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowNote: journals in JSTOR usually do not include the most recent three to five years.
Full text (in PDF format) of selected, important scholarly journals in a number of fields. - MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new windowProvides access to worldwide scholarly research in literature (including drama), language, linguistics, folklore, film, radio, television, and theater, representing all national literatures. Does not include book reviews.
More Article Databases
- ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window Combines several of the Library's heavily used databases, including ProQuest Research Library, into one easy-to-search interface. Thousands of journals, newspapers, magazines, dissertations, working papers, and other scholarly content on a very broad range of topics and sources.
- Gender Studies Database This link opens in a new window Combines the Women's Studies International and Men's Studies databases with the coverage of sexual diversity issues. GSD covers the full spectrum of gender-engaged scholarship inside and outside academia.
- America: History & Life This link opens in a new window Primary index to research in American and Canadian history, including social and cultural history. Includes abstracts (summaries) of journal articles. Limit by language, time period, and document type (articles, collections of articles, books, and dissertations).
- Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window Primary index to materials for research in non-U.S./non-Canadian history, including social and cultural history. Includes abstracts (summaries) of journal articles. Covers world history from 1450 to the present.
News
- "Guitarist's Homespun Memoir of D.C. Music Heroes"Local musical acts, 1965-2020, remembered. (22 Oct. 2020)
- Where Are All the Classics by Women? Hedgepig Has a List"A Brooklyn theatre company isn’t just rediscovering and cataloguing overlooked plays—they’re aiming to get them into production." (23 Sept. 2020)
- Helen Hayes Awards 2020DC area theatre awards, presented August - September 2020.
- Theatre and the Last PandemicCanning, Charlotte M. "Theatre and the Last Pandemic." American Theatre, (accessed 27 March 2020)
- Theatre Facts 2018 (Nov. 2019)Theatre Communications Group annual report on the state of the non-profit theatre field.
- Resources on Sexual Violence and Misconduct in TheatreThe Theatre Communications Group has compiled links to organizations, resources, news, and hotlines.
- Wallace Studies in Building Arts AudiencesA series of case studies describing strategies for arts organizations seeking to build their audiences. Each case study is in pdf form.
- Women's Leadership in Resident Theaters (Dec. 2016)"The Wellesley Centers for Women partnered with American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) to study gender equity in leadership opportunities in the nonprofit American theater."
- Are Music Audiences in DC More Subdued than Others?WAMU broadcast. 3 March 2016
- 2015 Portfolio: Culture Across CommunitiesStudy released 26 October 2015 which includes financial and attendance data from arts groups in Washington and other major cities. Compiled by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance.
