New Books
Finding Books & eBooks
The Art and Practice of Musical Theatre Choreograph by Call Number: GV1782.5 .A23 2022ISBN: 9781350193338Publication Date: 2022
Navigating a Career in Technical Entertainment by Call Number: PN1580 .H36 2023ISBN: 9780367510442Publication Date: 2022-10-18
Giving and Taking Voice in Learning Disabled Theatre by Call Number: PN1590 .H36 M325 2023ISBN: 9780367538972Publication Date: 2023-04-03
Play Directing: The Basics by Call Number: PN2053 .K47 2023ISBN: 9780367861049Publication Date: 2023Play Directing: The Basics introduces theatre students to a step-by-step process for directing plays, including every aspect of the director's job from first read to closing night: practical advice on finding plays to produce, analyzing scripts, collaborating with the design team, rehearsing with actors devising company creations, and opening a show. Advice from working professionals and academic directors peppered throughout the book gives the student real-life insights.
An Actress Prepares: Women and "The Method." by Call Number: PN2062 .M35 2012ISBN: 9780415681568Publication Date: 2012
Introduction to Speechwork for Actors: An Inclusive Approach by Call Number: PN2071.S65 C373 2023ISBN: 9781350145962Publication Date: 2023-01-26
The Methuen Drama Book of Queer Monologues by Call Number: PN2080 .O225 2022ISBN: 9781350298927Publication Date: 2022-06-30
Designing Broadway: How Derek McLane and Other Acclaimed Set Designers Create the Visual World of TheatreCall Number: PN2091.S8 M383 2022ISBN: 9780762480364Publication Date: 2022
Great Monologues: And How to Give Winning Auditions by Call Number: PN2080 .A466 2023 (Cope)ISBN: 9781621538059Publication Date: 2023-02-21
Monologues for Actors of Color: Women by Call Number: PN2080 .M536 2016 (Cope)ISBN: 9781138857285Publication Date: 2016-05-24
Monologues for Actors of Color by Call Number: PN2080 .M535 2016 (Cope)ISBN: 9781138857254Publication Date: 2016-05-24
The Business of American Theatre by Call Number: 792.0233 G757buISBN: 9780367460204Publication Date: 2020-07-16
The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act by Call Number: 792.028 B985mISBN: 9781635574777Publication Date: 2022-02-01
Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway by Call Number: 792.097471 R551sISBN: 9781501166631Publication Date: 2020-11-10
The Futures of Dance Studies by Call Number: 793.307 M283fuISBN: 9780299322403Publication Date: 2020-01-14
Tragedy, the Greeks and Us by Call Number: 809.9162 C934tISBN: 9781524747947Publication Date: 2019-04-16
Redefining Theatre Communities: International Perspectives on Community-Conscious Theatre-Making by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781789380767Publication Date: 2020-02-22
Improvised Theatre and the Autism Spectrum by Call Number: LC4717 .K73 2022ISBN: 9781032075501Publication Date: 2021-11-01
Bernard Shaw and the Censors: Fights and Failures, Stage and Screen by Call Number: OhioLink eBook CollectionISBN: 9783030521851Publication Date: 2020-10-07
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Finding Books
How do you find theatre books in the library? Start with the item's location and call number.
The location tells you where the item is located in the library. Our most common locations are:
- Main Books: New 3rd Floor, Old 3rd Floor, Old 2nd Floor, and Ground Floor (depends on the call number)
- Curriculum Resource Center: Old 3rd Floor
- Oversize: Ground Floor
- Reference: Old 2nd Floor
- Reference Oversize: Ground Floor
For directions within KHIC, see the KHIC Maps guide.
Call numbers tell you where the item is located as well as its subject. The University Library uses the Dewey Decimal System to arrange all library items.
- 790: Recreational and performing arts
- 791: Public performances
- 792: Stage performances
- 812: American drama in English
- 822: English drama
- 832: German drama
- 842: French drama
- 852: Italian drama
- 862: Spanish drama
- 872: Latin drama
- 882: Classical Greek drama
When you are in the shelves, look at the neighboring items because you might find other books that fit your needs as well.
Library of Congress classifications for new books in KHIC and books in the Cope Library (GCPA 176):
- GT: Fashion and Culture
- PA: Classical Greek drama
- PN: Anthologies and theatre production
- PR: English drama
- PS: American drama in English
- TT: Costume and clothing construction
Music & Performing Arts Librarian
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330-823-3847
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