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Vendor:

Alexander Street Press

Brief Description:

Contains the works of more than 150 playwrights in over 700 plays dating from 1762 to present and is of particular interest to those interested in women's studies and feminism.

Full Description:

The site is searchable by authors, characters, and play titles and includes related biographical, production, and theatrical information. It also has a resource link containing brochures, handbills, postcards, programs, and set designs for various plays. All plays within the database can be printed, scene by scene. When completed, it will contain a total of 1,500 plays.

This edition of North American Women's Drama contains 1,174 plays by 275 playwrights, together with detailed, fielded information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more.
When complete, the collection will include more than 1,500 plays, of which some 20% have never been published before. The database also includes selected playbills, production photographs and other ephemera related to the plays.

The plays themselves have been selected using leading bibliographies and with the assistance of our editorial board.

North American Women's Drama uses PhiloLogic software, developed at the University of Chicago, to enable in-depth browsing and searching of both the bibliographic and the full-text elements within the database.

Coverage:

1762 to present

Geographic Focus:

North America

Formats:

Electronic Resource

Type:

Abstracts, Databases, & Indexes, Primary Sources

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities, English, Theatre, Women's Studies

Liaison:

D. Buhr

URL:

http://www.alexanderstreet2.com/WODRLive/