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Suggested Websites
The following websites may be useful to you in your research. These links are external sites. As such, content may change frequently and they may contain ads. Per policy, the Library does not review links suggested via email.
- Crash Course: Theater and DramaIn-depth but accessible video series diving into theater history.
- Hemispheric Institute Digital Video LibraryThe first major digital video library of performance practices in the Americas.
- PlaybillIncludes the Playbill Vault.
Theater History & Primary Source Collections
Primary sources provide first-hand testimony about historical events. They were written by eyewitnesses and contemporaries and can provide unique insight into how events were perceived. Common primary sources are documents, letters, images, diaries, artwork, and contemporary newspaper articles.
- Henslowe-Alleyn Digitisation ProjectManuscripts and papers of early modern English actor Edward Alleyn.