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Theatre Appreciation - 1100 Professor Barrett: Introduction

Introduction

Image from production of the play Sweat

Welcome to the Theatre Appreciation Research Guide! 

This guide is a starting point for finding materials related to dramaturgical research. If you have any questions regarding using the library's resources, please feel free to contact the Humanities Librarian.  

In the blue menu to the right, find pages that cover the four perspectives, or "worlds," that you'll use to complete your assignments, including:  

A - Play's World  

B- Author's World  

C - Our World  

D - Play's Production and Review

Workshop Agenda

Workshop agenda:

  • Assignment Review
  • Assignment Calculator
  • Library website
  • NYTimes Account
  • Library Databases – Can be accessed using your MyAccess username and password
  • Finding magazine and journal articles on authors
  • Finding journal articles on topics
  • Finding play reviews
  • Finding books on the topics
  • MLA citation Resources

Plays for Fall, 2024

  1. The Outsider, Sandra Smith (Albert Camus), 978-1-620384-907-8, Playscripts
  2. The Mousetrap, Agatha Christie, 9780573702440, Samuel French (Concord) 
  3. Into the WoodsI, Sondheim and Lapine, 9780930452933 – Theatre Communications Group, Inc.
  4. Our Town, Wilder, 9780573701504, Samuel French (Concord) 
  5. Midsummer Night's Dream, (Folger Shakespeare Library), Shakespeare, 978-0743477543, Simon and Schuster
  6. Native Gardens, Zacarias, 9780573707544, Samuel French (Concord)

Assignment and Research Handouts

Below find links to the class assignments and a research help handout.  

  • URL: https://library.cod.edu/Theatre_Appreciation-Barrett
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