E-Resources for Drama

Provides access to Broadway live theatre performances, including musicals, plays, and contemporary dance performances. Resources also include behind the scenes series, documentaries, and masterclasses. Highlights include Riot Act written and performed by Alexis Gregory, Bob Fosse: It's Showtime!, The Black Emperor of Broadway written by Eugene O'Neill, and Stafford Arima's Allegiance. 

National Theatre Collection I includes 30 live theatre productions from the UK's National Theatre. The collection includes digitized archival materials such as scripts, costume designs, and photographs. Productions range from Greek legend and Shakespeare to a wealth of literary adaptations and contemporary plays. Highlights include Frankenstein staring Benedict Cumberbatch and Johnny Lee Miller, A Streetcar Named Desire starting Gillian Anderson, King Lear starring Sir Derek Jacobi and directed by Tony award winning Michael Grandage, and One Man, Two Guvnors featuring James Corden's Tony award winning performace.  

National Theatre Collection II includes 20 live theatre productions from the UK's National Theatre. Additional resources include digitized archival materials such as scripts, costume designs, and photographs. Productions range from Greek legend and Shakespeare to a wealth of literary adaptations and contemporary plays, including musical theatre. Highlights include All My Sons staring Sally Field and Bill Pullman, After Life, adapted from Hirokazu Kore-eda's award-winning film, and Shakespeare's Paradise performed by an all female company.