Playscripts can be found in their own dedicated section in the computer area on the first floor of the Library and are arranged alphabetically by playwright's last name and then title of play. Additional playscripts can be found in anthologies (shelved in other sections of MPAL) and in other libraries on campus, including the Literatures & Languages Library and the Main Stacks. Be sure to search the Library catalog to ensure you are checking the appropriate location for the playwright you are looking for!
To browse digital playscript collections and read plays online, check out our next page on Online Playscript Collections!
We've compiled a list of print and online play indexes that will help you identify plays based on specific criteria and locate playscripts. Use the tabs below to explore our recommended tools and resources.
If you are looking for plays by or about a specific group, try a search in the library catalog for the identity and "plays", "play anthologies", or "drama" (i.e., Black play anthologies or Asian American plays). Browse the tab below on "print anthologies by identity or group" to get a sense of the materials available!
Alternate version: Play Index in the classic EBSCO user interface (best for exporting more than 50 results or combining saved searches). Index to more than 30,000 plays written from Antiquity to the present and published from 1949 to the present; includes mysteries, pageants, plays in verse, puppet performances, radio and television plays, and classic drama. All Play master records contain a link to the results of an Internet metasearch of specially selected Web sites to link to full text, criticism, and other useful information.