A.C. Buehler Library: THE 350 Play Analysis: Getting started

Looking at Theatre History

Physical Theatre	Theatre architecture Technical capabilities, technology Scenery, costumes, lighting, sound
Social Theatre	Demographics of theatre-goers Costs, frequency of attendance Behavioral expectations
Performing Theatre	Theatrical styles of the time Psychological assumptions of the time What was important to commentators of the time

Primary Sources	Play texts, letters, eyewitness accounts, diary entries, public records, photographs, drawings, interviews
Secondary Sources	Biographical studies, scholarly books/articles in theatre history, scholarly interpretations of plays
Tertiary Sources	General theatre history resources, dramaturgy packets