Primary Resources
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Theatre and Dance at the University ArchivesBrowse digitized programs and promotional posters from Theatre and Dance productions at Minnesota State Mankato.
Reference Resources
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Ad*AccessPresents images and database information for over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955. Ad*Access concentrates on five main subject areas: Radio, Television, Transportation, Beauty and Hygiene, and World War II, providing a coherent view of a number of major campaigns and companies through images preserved in one particular advertising collection available at Duke University.
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History of Costume[3100 B.C.-1992] / Jeanne Button, Stephen Sbarge; GT513 .B87 2008; DVD-ROM
Permanent reserve in the Kiyo Suyematsu Music Library
Presents the history of clothing for women and men throughout Western civilization from ancient Egypt to 1992. Contains 1,500 color images, as well as supporting notes, sketches, and commentaries from previously released slide presentations. Features indexes of artists and costume terms and a close-up detail option.
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Routledge Handbooks Online This link opens in a new window
Routledge Handbooks Online brings together the world’s leading scholars to provide a cutting-edge overview of classic and current research and future trends in the Social Sciences and Humanities while providing an authoritative guide to theory & method, the key sub-disciplines, and the primary debates of today.
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SAGE Knowledge This link opens in a new window
Contains electronic reference titles from Sage. Users can search and browse the full-text equivalent handbooks, encyclopedias, and other titles.
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LGBTQ+ Performing Arts Resources at the Library of CongressThe work of LGBTQ+ musicians, dancers, choreographers, writers, directors, designers, and other creators, is well-represented in the Library’s Music Division collections. This guide highlights these primary and secondary sources both online and in print.
Plays and Videos
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Twentieth Century North American Drama This link opens in a new window
Contains thousands of plays written by hundreds of playwrights with detailed information on related performances, theaters & production companies, as well as selected playbills, production photographs, and other ephemera related to the plays.
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Theatre in Video This link opens in a new window
Contains definitive performances of the world's leading plays with film documentaries representing hundreds of leading playwrights, actors, and directors.
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PlayscriptsCreate a free account to read scripts online. Many plays and musicals that represent a great diversity of voices, styles, and stories and offer a fresh perspective on the human experience.
This is not a Library-provided resource. You may only read for free online by creating a personal account.
Search also in MavScholar for "best plays" or the play title or the last name of the playwright and the word "play" to find many plays in print in our collection.
Don't forgot to look at our many productions of plays on DVD, which may also be found using MavScholar.
Finding Monologues in the print collection, 2nd & 3rd floors
The best idea is to locate a play that interests you and then read through it to find a monologue that appeals to you. You can find many of our plays using this link to MavScholar. The results will include electronic and print plays. Click "General Collection" on the left menu under the heading "Collection" if you only want something in print.
You can also use this MavScholar search to see sources that contain monologues. Or you can browse the shelves on 2nd floor in PN2080 for various monologue anthologies.
Monologue anthologies in ebook form
Use this custom search to find a variety of ebooks with monologues, or choose from the two below.
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Contemporary Monologues for Men: Volume 2
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ISBN: 1848429738Publication Date: 2021-09-14Forty fantastic speeches featuring male roles, all written and premiered since the year 2014, by some of today's most exciting dramatic voices from the UK and USA. -
Contemporary Monologues for Women: Volume 2
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ISBN: 9781848429727Publication Date: 2021-09-14Forty fantastic speeches featuring female roles, all written and premiered since the year 2014, by some of the most exciting dramatic voices writing today.
