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Theater and Film Research Guide: Theater - Technical

Resources for drama, acting, technical theater, stagecraft, and film.

Subject Terms

When searching any database (the library catalog, article databases, web searches) the following terms will be useful:

  • Installation and Art
  • Stage Setting and Scenery
  • Set Designers
  • Scene Painting
  • Stage History
  • Stage Lighting
  • Stage Machinery
  • Stage Props
  • Stage Management
  • Theater Architecture
  • Theater Pictorial Works
  • Theaters Design and Construction
  • Theaters Special Effects
  • Theater Production and Direction

LISTSERVs

The following links will take you to registration pages for various listserve groups focusing on theater and film.

Recommended Databases

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