Research Guides: Theatre/Dance: Scripts and Reviews

Find plays in the Library

PN 1560-3200 - Works on Theater, Stage and Film - is located on the second floor of Bunch Library.

PN1530 : Monologues
This is the entirety of the "P" class. Scroll down to PN1530 to see where monologues will fit on the shelf.
PN1997-1997.85 : Plays, scenarios, etc.
Scroll down to PN1997 to see where plays and scenarios will fit on the shelf.

Helpful Databases

Historic New York Times (1851-2019)
The New York Times (1851-2019) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.

Find Scripts on the Web

Doollee
Free online guide to modern playwrights and theatre plays which have been written, adapted or translated, into English since the production of Look Back in Anger in 1956. doollee.com contains information on 45,834 Playwrights and 155,246 of their Plays.
ProPlay
ProPlay is the premier site on the web for online, professionally-produced stage plays. You may browse our play scripts by category or by playwright name. In many cases, the playwright has chosen to have the entire script posted; in all cases, substantial portions of the play may be read free-of-charge now.
Simply Scripts
Links to hundreds of free, downloadable scripts, movie scripts, screenplays, and transcripts of current, classic and maybe a few soon-to-be-released movies, television, anime, unproduced and radio shows. A screenwriter's resource.
PlayScripts Inc.
Playscripts, Inc. is an independent publisher of new plays and musicals, established in 1998 by brothers and playwrights Doug and Jonathan Rand.
Playscripts plays and musicals represent a great diversity of voices, styles, and stories, and have been enjoyed in over 100 countries. We license amateur and professional productions, publish standard acting editions, binder books, collections, and eScripts.
Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Welcome to the Web's first edition of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare. This site has offered Shakespeare's plays and poetry to the Internet community since 1993.
Internet Movie Script Database (IMSDb)
The biggest collection of movie scripts available anywhere on the web. Our site lets you read or download movie scripts for free.

Find Reviews on the Web

Off-Off Broadway Review
From backstage.com

Newspaper Articles

These links will provide access to a variety of newspaper articles.

Chattanooga Times-Free Press
Full text of the Chattanooga Times-Free Press from April 5, 2000 to May 29, 2012
Knoxville News-Sentinel
Full text coverage from 1887 - current (with a 1 day delay)
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Full text of the Memphis Commercial Appeal from 1847 - present (with a 1 day delay)
Tennessean
Full Text of the Tennessean from 1812 - current (with a 1 day delay). Digitized pages provide unique historical insight into the regional issues and concerns, such as local government, industrialization, prohibition, and racial struggles. Provides Nashville and Middle Tennessee regional coverage.
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Search America's historic newspapers pages from 1836-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.
New York Times (nytimes.com)
To access the library's NYTimes.com subscription, you'll need to sign up for an account using the link above. Choose Create an Account once you've clicked on the link above. We recommend that you use your Belmont email address just in case you ever have trouble with your password. Once you've created your account, you can access NYTimes.com from anywhere, including via the NYTimes mobile apps! Every year, you'll need to log in to your account via the link above while on campus to keep it active.
Historic New York Times (1851-2019)
The New York Times (1851-2019) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
Wall Street Journal
access to the Wall Street Journal via our ProQuest databases.
Gale OneFile: News
Provides access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world. It also includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts, and transcripts.
WestlawNext Campus Research
With a new, improved interface, Campus Research is even easier to use to access a comprehensive collection of news and business information and law-related resources including legal encyclopedias; full-text federal and state court decisions, statutes and administrative materials; Harvard Law Review and 600-plus other law reviews and journals; and expertly authored treatises.