LibGuides: Theatre: Home

Welcome

This selection of specialized resources in theatre is designed to help you navigate through the wealth of information in Fondren's collections--and beyond. It is not a comprehensive list. For resources in other subjects, see other Fondren subject guides. Note: This guide does not include resources on Shakepeare; these are covered in the Shakespeare research guide.

Theatre at Rice

Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts

Rice Theatre

Remote Access

If you are using Fondren's online resources from off campus:

1. Click on a link in the catalog, the journal portal or the library website and a pop-up log in box will appear.
2. Log in, using your NetID and password.
3. You will be connected to the resource.

Woodson Research Center Materials

The Woodson Research Center houses archives, rare books, and manuscripts. It is on the first floor of the library and is open 9-4, M-F.

Axson Collection

The Axson collection contains restoration and 18th century British playscripts, representing major and minor literary figures in the fields of dramatic poetry, comedies, tragedies, and operas from 1650 to 1800. To search this collection use the Classic Catalog's advanced search option. In the "Location" field select WRC-AXSON from the drop-down menu. Add any other relevant search terms (such as authors, subjects, etc.) to further limit the search with the Axson Collection.

Ensemble Theatre Records, 1983-2008
This is a collection of records from the Ensemble Theatre, the first professional African-American theatre in Houston.
Stockton Axson Eighteenth Century Drama Archive
The Axson Archive is a collection of 62 digitized books from The Stockton Axson Collection of 18th-Century British Drama held in the Woodson Research Center. Also included are essays on 18th century theatre.

Subject Librarian for Theatre

Joe Goetz

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713-348-3892