Suggested Reference Books and Trade Publications

Suggested Reference Books and Trade Publications

Reference Books

Brockett, Oscar G., and Franklin J. Hildy. History of Theatre. 9th ed. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 2003.

______, and Robert R. Findlay. Century of Innovation: A History of European and American Theatre and Drama Since 1870. 2nd ed. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 1991.

The Cambridge Companion to American Women Playwrights. Ed. Brenda Murphy. New York: CambridgeUniversity Press, 1990.

The Cambridge Companion to Modern British Women Playwrights. Eds. Elaine Aston and Janelle Reinelt. New York: CambridgeUniversity Press, 1997.

The Cambridge Companion to the Musical. Eds. William A. Everett and Paul R. Laird. New York: CambridgeUniversity Press, 2002.

The Cambridge Guide to American Theatre. Eds. Don B. Wilmeth and Tice L. Miller. New York: CambridgeUniversity Press, 1993.

The Cambridge Guide to Asian Theatre. Eds. James R. Brandon and Martin Banham. New York: CambridgeUniversity Press, 1993.

The Cambridge Guide to Theatre. Ed. Martin Banham. Cambridge, UK: CambridgeUniversity Press, 1995.

The Cambridge Illustrated History of British Theatre. Ed. Simon Trussler. London: CambridgeUniversity Press, 1994.

Carlson, Marvin. Theories of the Theatre: A Historical and Critical Survey, from the Greeks to the Present. Rev. ed. Ithaca, NY: CornellUniversity Press, 1994.

The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. Eds. Phyllis Hartnoll and Peter Found. New York: OxfordUniversity Press, 1992.

The Gay and Lesbian Theatrical Legacy: A Biographical Dictionary of Major Figures in American Stage History in the Pre-Stonewall Era. Eds. Billy J. Harbin, Kim Marra, and Robert A. Schanke. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 2005.

Gerould, Daniel. Theatre Theory Theatre: The Major Critical Texts.New York: Applause Theatre Books, 1998.

International Dictionary of Theatre. Vol. 1, Plays; Vol. 2, Playwrights; Vol. 3, Actors, Directors, Designers. Eds. David Pickering and Judith M. Kass. New York: St. James Press, 1996.

Londré, Felicia, and Daniel J. Watermeier. The History of North American Theater: The United States, Canada, and Mexico: From Pre-Columbian Times to the Present. New York: Continuum Publishing Company, 1998.

Notable Women in the American Theatre: A Biographical Dictionary. Eds. Alice M. Robinson, Vera Mowry Roberts, and Milly S. Barranger. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1989.

The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre. Ed. Ananda Lal. New York: OxfordUniversity Press, 2004.

The Oxford Companion to Women’s Writing in the United States. Eds. Cathy N. Davidson and Linda Wagner-Martin. New York: OxfordUniversity Press, 1995.

Wickham, Glynne. A History of the Theatre. 2nd ed. London: Phaidon Press, Ltd., 1992.

World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre. Vol. 1. New York: Routledge, 1994.

______: The Americas. Vol. 2. New York: Routledge, 1996.

Trade Publications

Backstage (weekly). New York: BPI Communications, Inc.

Lighting Dimensions: The Magazine for the Lighting Professional (monthly). New York: Primedia, Inc.

Ross Reports: Television & Film. Agents. Casting Directors (monthly). New York: BPI Communications, Inc.

TCG Theatre Directory 2004–2005 (annual). New York: Theatre Communications Group.

TCI: Entertainment Technology and Design (monthly). New York: Intertec Publishing Corp.

TD&T: Theatre Design and Technology: The Journal for Design, Production & Technology for Professionals in the Performing Arts and Entertainment Industry (monthly). Louisville, KY: USITT.

Variety (daily and weekly). New York: The Variety Group.