Information on 4,100+ plays!
A popular reference source for over 50 years, Play Index makes it easy to find information on more than 4,100 plays published individually or in collections between 1998 and 2002. Turn to this all-new volume for listings of all kinds of plays written in or translated into English, from classic drama to radio and television plays to puppet performances.

Who Will Use Play Index?
This volume is sure to be of value to teachers, students, drama coaches, theater groups, directors, performers, playwrights, and researchers. VOYA hailed Play Index as "one of the most important reference sources in the area of dramatic literature."

Locate Plays with Ease!
Finding the right play is easy with a single-alphabet Index that identifies plays by author, title, subject (sisters, culture conflict, marriage, Christmas); style (symbolism, experimental theater, expressionism); genre (comedy, melodrama, satire, musical); and place (California, Japan, Paris, Western U.S.)

Everything You Need to Know About a Play
The entry for each play provides:

• Descriptive annotation that summarizes the plot or dramatic action.

• Number of acts and scenes

• Size of cast

• Gender of cast members

• Number of sets

• Dancing or music requirements.

• Symbols identify plays suitable for children and young people.

Find Plays to Match Your Production Resources
Play Index’s Cast Analysis Index helps you locate plays specifically by type of cast (male, female, mixed, etc.) number of players and extras (e.g. 6 characters and extras: 5 men, 1 woman, and extras). Use this feature to find a play with just the right number of parts to match your group and resources.

Provides the Full Publication Details You Need to Locate the Play
Complete bibliographic information is provided. For plays published separately, entries list the publisher, date, pagination, ISBN, and LC number. For plays in collections, entries in the List of Collections note the collection in which the play appears and provide full publication information.

◘ 529 pp.
◘ 2004
◘ ISBN 0-8242-3037
◘ $270
◘ $285 (outside the U.S. and Canada)

◘ Review