Theatre Performance & Design Collection

Theatre Performance & Design Collection is a multimedia collection of streaming video and audio performances, production design materials, and primary and secondary sources. In addition to containing recordings of important plays and productions, it covers all aspects of theater production from the 17th century through to the present day, including, set design, lighting design, sound design, costume design, makeup, and more. It includes:

• Audio plays from L.A. Theatre Works
• Filmed stage performances, documentaries, and video training materials, including plays and musicals from the BBC, Royal Shakespeare Company, and the UK's National Theatre
• Primary and secondary design resources, including sketches, photographs, technical drawings, monographs, articles, and dissertations
• Reference works, encyclopedias, images, flyers, playbills, postcards, scrapbooks, and other resources

Theatre Performance & Design Collection contains the following subcollections:

• Audio Drama: The L.A. Theatre Works Collection, Volumes I & II
• BBC Literary Adaptations in Video
• National Theatre Collection: Volumes I & II
• Performance Design Archive Online
• The Royal Shakespeare Company Collection
• Theatre in Context Collection
• Theatre in Video: Volumes I & II
• The Broadway on Demand Collection
• Popular Theatre: Circus Performance and History

Theatre Performance & Design Collection may be cross-searched with other performing arts collections in ProQuest One Performing Arts (Alexander Street).