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The best way to find criticisms may be to find books on the play and/or playwright.
Start in the ONU library catalog. There will be physical books and ebooks available. If you can't find what you need there, search in OhioLink.
Depending on the play/playwright you may need to search for the title or the playwright.
Finding a clickable subject or author name will help narrow the search.
Recommended Databases
- International Bibliography of Theater & Dance with Full Text This link opens in a new windowFull text of journal articles on all aspects of theater and performance, plus indexing for books, book articles and dissertation abstracts
- Literary Reference Center Plus This link opens in a new windowInformation on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes.
- MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new windowIndex to books and articles published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics.
- New York Times (The) This link opens in a new windowCurrent New York Times access. Follow the instructions on the linked page to set up an account.
New York Times may have reviews of productions staged in New York City. - SearchONU (Classic Interface) This link opens in a new windowSearches ONU's databases, e-journals, e-books, the POLAR catalog, and the OhioLINK catalog.
SearchONU is our most comprehensive resource for searching and includes databases that you can't search individually. Use limiters to narrow down your search.
Theatre Journal
Indexes for Reviews
Use these indexes to find reviews of productions:
- New York theatre critics' reviews : index (1940-1986)
- A Guide to critical reviews
Other Databases
- Arts and Humanities Citation Index This link opens in a new windowIndex and cited references for articles in the arts and humanities.
- Digital Theatre+ This link opens in a new windowProvides online access to a digital streaming video collection of theater productions and additional learning resources.
- Humanities Full Text This link opens in a new windowFeature articles, interviews, bibliographies, obituaries, and original works of fiction, drama, poetry and book reviews, as well as reviews of performances.
- Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new windowIndex, abstracts, and full text for journals, books and other resources in the humanities.
- JSTOR : the Scholarly Journal Archive This link opens in a new windowFull text articles, eBooks, and primary sources for many disciplines.
