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Access journal articles and books on all aspects of theater and the performing arts including ballet, comedy, dance, drama, mime, opera, and puppetry. Coverage: 1900s-present. Full text.

Access play scripts and scholarly works on theory, criticism, and practice, from Ancient Greece to the present. Use the "Advanced Play Search" to search by cast size (including monologues for auditions) or play length. Coverage: antiquity to present, contains primary sources. Full text.

View streaming films of theatrical productions, and access related archival materials, from the United Kingdom's National Theatre. Coverage: mostly 21st century. Full text.

Access journals, books and other published sources from around the world in all aspects of the humanities, including archaeology, area studies, art, classical studies, dance, film, gender studies, history, journalism, linguistics, literature, music, performing arts, philosophy, and religion. For citation searching: click "Cited References" at the top of the search screen. Coverage: late 1800s to present. Some full text.

Access biographical information on individuals active in the theatre, film, and television industries, including behind-the-scenes specialists such as designers, managers, choreographers, executives and critics, as well as performers, directors, writers and producers from the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and the world. Coverage: varies. Full text.

Access eBooks, museum exhibitions, images, lesson plans and bibliographic guides on fashion and related fields, including the full text of the Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion and an extensive color image bank. This collection is useful for research in fashion, theatre & dance, anthropology, art history, history, American studies, and cultural studies. Coverage: varies, contains primary sources. Full text.

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Explore quality images covering the visual arts, architecture, archaeology, fashion, geography, the performing arts, science, and technology. Collections feature visual media from leading museums, photo archives, scholars, and artists, which have been rights-cleared for educational use. ***It is necessary to turn off your browser's pop-up blocker for ARTstor to work properly.*** Recommended instructions for using ARTstor are available on Youtube and the ARTstor website. Coverage: all eras, contains primary sources. Full text.