We have a number of books on various subjects relating to theater history. You can find them most easily by searching our catalog, OneSearch.
A few relevant subject headings for theater history listed below. If you are searching in the catalog, try using these words in a keyword search. Subject headings with more titles are listed in bold.
These subjects are not intended to be an exhaustive list; they merely serve to give you ideas for relevant subject and keyword searches. Try looking at subject headings alphabetically to find more subject suggestions.
| Comedy--History and criticism | Drama -- 19th century -- History and criticism | Dramatists, English--Early modern, 1500 - 1700 |
| English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600--History and criticism | English drama--17th century--History and Criticism | French Drama--16th century--History and criticism |
| French Drama--17th century--History and criticism | Historical drama, American -- History and criticism | Historical drama, English--History and criticism |
| Greek drama--History and criticism | Greek drama (Tragedy) -- History and criticism | Latin drama (Comedy)--History and criticism |
| Theater--History | Theater -- History -- 20th century | Theater -- Ireland -- History |
| Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593--Criticism and interpretation | Racine, Jean, 1639-1699 | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Biography |
| Sophocles--Criticism and interpretation | Theater | Theater and society |
| Theater -- Japan -- History -- 20th century | Theater -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century | Theater -- Production and direction -- Greece -- History -- To 1500 |
| Theater -- Production and direction -- History -- 20th century | Theater--Rome--History--To 500 | Theater -- United States -- History |
| Theater -- United States -- History -- 19th century | Theater -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Theaters -- England -- London -- History -- 16th century |
| Tragedy--History and criticism |
If you would like to browse the collection, here are some potentially relevant call numbers. Specific reference recommendations are available below.
7th Floor:
A History of American Theatre from Its Origins to 1832 by 
Making the Scene by 
Historical Dictionary of African American Theater by 
Showtime by 
The Oxford Companion to American Theatre by 