Full Record 

Vendor:

Alexander Street Press

Brief Description:

Contains the works of more than 40 playwrights in more than 250 plays, half of which have never before been published, dating from 1891 to present.

Full Description:

The site also includes related biographical, production, and theatrical information and is searchable by authors, characters, and play titles. Beyond the scope of literature and drama, the plays present views of historical events and address issues such as integration, cultural identity, and Western religion. All plays contained within the database can be printed, scene by scene.
This edition of Asian American Drama contains 252 plays by 42 playwrights, together with detailed, fielded information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more.
Some 50% of these plays 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 editorial advice of Josephine D. Lee, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Esther S. Kim, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; James S. Moy, University of New Mexico; and Karen Shimakawa, University of California, Davis.
Asian American 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:

1891 to present

Number & Type of Contents:

252 plays by 42 playwrights.

Simultaneous Users:

Database available to authorized IPFW users on or off campus.

Geographic Focus:

Worldwide

Formats:

Electronic Resource

Type:

Abstracts, Databases, & Indexes, Primary Sources

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities, English, Theatre

Liaison:

D. Buhr

URL:

http://www.alexanderstreet2.com/aadrlive/