Plays and Playwrights 

This guide is intended to help students find basic information about plays, and playwrights. Not all the Library databases are available here, so you may need to consult our complete list of databases. If you need additional help, see

http://nyu.libguides.com/Theatre

NEW! Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks has joined the faculty of the Tisch School as a visiting arts professor in the Rita and Burton Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing. See the Reviews tab for info about Ms. Parks.

Tennessee Williams and the American South (1989)
Documentary
Discusses A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Glass Menagerie & Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983
Participants Bautell, Gary, fl. 1989 & Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983

Liner Notes: This outstanding program traces the life of Tennessee Williams, revisiting the locations in the southern states that were his inspiration. Scenes from Williams' most memorable works, including The Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar Named Desire, evoke the atmosphere, characters, and conflicts of the Deep South, while footage of a rare television interview and a dramatic reenactment of the life of the young Tennessee provide new insights into one of America's greatest playwrights.

See the database THEATRE IN VIDEO to see more! Contains more than 250 performances of the world's leading plays, together with more than 100 documentaries, all in streaming video.