Professional Resources for Theatre and Performance Scholars

Critical Approaches in Theatre and Performance Studies

Resources for Original Research in Theatre and Performance Studies

• Finding Archival Resources from the library class web page for HIST 783 at BGSU
  
• Research Collections in Microform
  
• American Periodicals Series Online, 1741-1900

Professional Organizations and Conferences in Theatre and Performance Studies

Some prominent theatre conferences and organizations are listed below. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but it should get you started. In addition to these resources, you may also try searching the web for "theatre conferences."

American Association of Theatre Educators (AATE) http://www.aate.com/
American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR) http://www.astr.umd.edu/
Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) http://www.athe.org/
Mid-America Theatre Conference (MATC) http://www.wiu.edu/matc/
National Communications Association (NCA) http://www.natcom.org/

Additional associations can be found in the library at the Main Reference Desk. For instance, check out: Encyclopedia of Associations. Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1961-present. (Search for both theatre and theater)

The library offers access to Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory. You can search this online database for journals based on subject, title, keyword, etc. The listing also will tell you if the journal is still active, whether the submissions are refereed, and where/how to contact the journal. This database is not available off-campus.

The following website offers a long list of theatre journals. It is not exhaustive, but it does include some journals from around the world:
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/VL/theatre/journals.htm

This website is hosted by the University of Washington and has a long listing of sites structured in relation to chapters in Oscar Brockett’s History of the Theatre.
http://www.abacon.com/brockett/links.html