Coverage: 1847-present

Provides access to approximately 1,310 plays by 210 playwrights, together with detailed information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more. This database also includes selected playbills, production photographs, and other ephemera related to the plays.

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Provides full text plays from American Indian and First Nation playwrights of the 20th century. More than half of the works are previously unpublished, and hard to find, representing tribes such as Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Pembina Chippewa, Ojibway, Comanche, Cree, Navajo, Rappahannock, and others.

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Coverage: 16th-17th centuries

Access significant literary plays of The Golden Age (1492-1659) in Spain. Major authors represented include Lope de Vega, Miguel de Cervantes, and Tirso de Molina. Full text is available in both English and Spanish.

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This site integrates the full text of Shakespeare's plays and poems with the entire glossary database, allowing you to search for any word or phrase in Shakespeare's works, and in particular to find all instances of all words that can pose a difficulty to the modern reader.

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A comprehensive reference work covering all aspects of the Canadian and American theatre, including plays, people, theatres, productions, and production companies. The work includes images, playbills, postcards, scrapbooks and other resources.

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National Theatre Collection I and II include 50 live theatre productions from the UK's National Theatre. The collection includes digitized archival materials such as scripts, costume designs, and photographs. Productions range from Greek legend and Shakespeare to a wealth of literary adaptations and contemporary plays. Highlights from collection I include Frankenstein staring Benedict Cumberbatch and Johnny Lee Miller, A Streetcar Named Desire starting Gillian Anderson, King Lear starring Sir Derek Jacobi and directed by Tony award winning Michael Grandage, and One Man, Two Guvnors featuring James Corden's Tony award winning performance. Highlights from collection II include All My Sons staring Sally Field and Bill Pullman, After Life, adapted from Hirokazu Kore-eda's award-winning film, and Shakespeare's Paradise performed by an all female company. 

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Coverage: 19th-21st centuries

Over 300 important dramatic works in streaming audio, featuring literature from the 19th through 21st centuries performed by leading actors.

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Provides access to streaming video supporting classes in the arts, business, health, media/communication, science, humanities and education.

Note: Kanopy video access is mediated. Any video not currently licensed for use will require the user to request access. Access is enabled for class use with instructor approval.

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Shakespeare's Globe on Screen I (2008-2015) and Shakespeare's Globe on Screen II (2016-2018) include 30 landmark productions from the theater's 2008-2018 seasons. Opened in 1997, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre is dedicated to the exploration of Shakespeare's work and the theatre for which he wrote. Recorded live on the Globe stage in high definition and surround sound, the videos in this collection feature performances from leading actors including Stephen Fry, Gemma Arterton, and Mark Rylance. Highlights include Twelfth Night, Macbeth, Henry IV, The Tempest, and Measure for Measure.

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Provides access to streaming videos of BBC Shakespeare plays on the Ambrose Digital website.

Provides access to hundreds of the world's most important plays, documentaries, interviews, and instructional materials. From celebrated Globe Theatre productions of Shakespeare to rare, in-depth footage of the work of Samuel Beckett, the collection covers a wide range of 20th century theatre history.

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