Resource Guides: HIST 044: History through Culture: Film & Theatre

Theater Web Resources

Research Links / Shakespeare Association of America
Music & Theatre Arts Open Courses / MIT
Archive of American Theatre Magazine
Internet Broadway Database

Film Web Resources

Internet Movie Database
Variety Magazine Online
Video Resources / American Film Institute

Video Resources

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Documentaries about Films and Filmmaking:

Half the Picture: Female Directors Speak Out
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
These Amazing Shadows: The Movies That Make America

Films about Theatre & Dance:

Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
Fame High: The Talented Students at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
La Danse

Dance & Theatre Performances:

Hamlet
Alvin Ailey: An Evening With The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Books in the Library

These are examples of books in the library that can provide more information on a specific aspect of Film and/or Theater. Use OneSearch to look for additional books on your topic.

A History of American Movies
Interrogating America Through Theatre and Performance
Call Number: PN2045.I58 2009
Living Theatre: history of the theatre
Call Number: PN2101.W54 2008
Theatre Histories
Call Number: PN2101.T48 2016