We created this LibGuide to introduce you to the field of drama and theater arts. You will find the materials, search tools, and other resources you need to start your research. Below is a list of our Drama databases where you can access drama plays and videos and more!
Link to NYPL for the Performing Arts
Click on the lion above to be taken to the NYPL for the Performing Arts. They have a wealth of drama related resources and their library is located across town-- 40 Lincoln Center Plaza (entrance at 111 Amsterdam between 64th and 65th)
Drama Online is an award-winning digital library from Bloomsbury, the world's leading drama publisher. Our exclusive imprints, Methuen Drama and The Arden Shakespeare, are joined by playtext and streaming content from world-renowned partners including the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare’s Globe, Stratford Festival, TCG Books, L.A. Theatre Works and many more.
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A streaming database that delivers full-length contemporary performance films that feature artists have the highest quality. OntheBoards.tv helps to introduce students to artistic innovators.
The New Play Exchange (NPX) is the world's largest digital library of scripts by living writers. The NPX, a National New Play Network program, is flipping the script on the ways in which new work is shared and discovered. National New Play Network (NNPN) is an alliance of professional theaters that collaborate in innovative ways to develop, produce, and extend the life of new plays.
