Plays and Monologues: Reference

Indexes to plays can be found in the Reference collection near call number REF. PN1625.  Some examples:

• An index to one-act plays: REF. PN1625 .L64
• Plays for children and young adults : an evaluative index and guide: REF. PN1627 .K37 1991
• Plays in periodicals; an index to English language scripts in twentieth century journals: REF. PN1625 .P37 1970
• An index to plays in collections at WIU Library: REF. PN1626 .I53 1999

There are a few indexes specifically for monologues near call number REF. PN2080:

• An index to monologs and dialogs: REF. PN2080 .I74 1949
• Ultimate monologue index (The Smith and Kraus monologue index): REF. PN2080 .S6 1999

Reference books on play adaptations for film or tv are in a few different locations:

• Enser’s filmed books and plays: REF. PN1997.85 .B37 1993
• Video versions : film adaptations of plays on video: REF. PN1997.85 .V53 2000
• Theatre : stage-to-screen-to-television: REF. PN2189 .L44
• American plays and musicals on screen: REF. PS338.M67 H57 2005

Literary criticism on plays:

• Critical survey of drama: REF. PR623 .C75 2003
• Critical survey of drama : foreign language series: REF. PN1625 .C74 1986
• Drama for students: REF. PN1601 .D595
• American drama criticism: REF. PS332 .A84 1979
• Shakespearean criticism: REF. PR2965 .S43

Biographical information about playwrights:

• Contemporary dramatists: REF. PR737 .C57
• Contemporary authors: REF. PN451 .C6
• American playwrights since 1945: REF. PS350 .A43 1989
• Twentieth-century American dramatists: REF. PS21 .D5 v.7
• Contemporary Black American playwrights and their plays: REF. PS153.N5 P43 1988