Graduate Playwriting Research at Hollins (2024)
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Browse a list of recent plays and theatre materials
Note: all items on the list are print books published in the past 10 years. To also include e-books, remove the filter for "Available in the Library."
Database with scripts: 20th Century North American Drama
- Twentieth Century North American Drama This link opens in a new window
Contains 2,059 plays by 434 playwrights, and more than 150 of the plays are published here for the first time, including a number by major authors. This collection offers a unique window into the economic, historical, social, and political psyche of two countries. Scholars and students who use the database will have a new way to study the signal events of the twentieth century—including the Depression, the role of women, the Cold War, and more—through the plays and performances of writers who lived through these decades.
A New Play Every Month
American Theatre magazine publishes a brand-new full-length play every month. AT is available online via Ebsco (starting in 1995).Click here and log in using your Hollins username and password.
Where to find.....
Monologue Books
Visit the library's second floor, go to PN 2080.
Collections of Plays
Also on the second floor, look at PS 623-PS 635
Musical Librettos
Are in the Music Library, shelved together with operas: ML 50
Plays by a Specific Playwright
Plays will be shelved alongside that author's novels, poetry, and other writings. Use OneSearch and limit your search by a specific author by using the left side menu (scroll past Resource Type, Subject and Creation Date), or by using Advanced Search.