Research Guides: Theatre: Find Video and Audio Performances

Find Video Performances

Routledge Performance Archive This link opens in a new window
Interviews with key figures in theatre history and contemporary practice, master classes from around the world, excerpts and full-length contemporary productions, and documentaries. Single user subscription.
Many videos have transcripts, and some videos include contextual information and short bibliographies.
Language: English
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Why search here? Explore a variety of videos across a breadth of subject areas, including international films, documentaries, archival films, educational titles, and performances.
Content type: Documentaries, performances, interviews, newsreels, primary sources
Includes the Mater Academic Collection and the World Cinema Collection.
Language: English, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish
Fox Feature Films for Education This link opens in a new window
Why search here? Watch feature films from a variety of genres, such as dramas, comedies, science fiction, documentaries, and literary adaptions.
Content type: Videos
Language: English
Naxos Video Library This link opens in a new window
Shakespeare plays and other drama-related content.
Subtitles/librettos available for some videos.
Language: English, Italian, German, French, other European languages

PBS Arts - Theatre
Streaming rebroadcasts of drama-related presentations.
Global Shakespeares - Video & Performance Archive
Global, regional, and national portals to Shakespeare productions

National Theatre Collection This link opens in a new window
Why search here? Find streaming video of British National Theatre productions as well as scripts, photographs, and production documents.
Content type: Videos, primary sources
Includes Volumes I-II. Productions date from 2011-2020s.
Language: English

The Claremont Colleges Library circulates many theatre videos. To find these videos search the library catalog :

by name of actor, theatre company, or playwright as AUTHOR, i.e., Williams, Tennessee
by TITLE of work, i. e., , or Angels in America
by SUBJECT for works ot particular dramatic genres, people, or topics, i. e. Comedies

THEN limit FORMAT to DVD Video and LOCATION to Claremont Colleges Libraries. This will limit your search to only Claremont owned videos.

Claremont College users can request DVDs that the library does not own from other libraries through Resource Sharing.

National Jukebox
Library of Congress audio collection that includes speeches, monologues, and ethnic characterizations.

Audio Drama: The L.A. Theatre Works Collection This link opens in a new window
Streaming audio of 300 radio plays performed by leading actors from around the world
Includes Volume 1 of the collection. Productions date from the 1980s to the 2010s, with most recordings from the 1990s.
Language: English
Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries This link opens in a new window
Includes spoken word recordings and world music.
Create a free user account to create custom playlists and audio clips.
Language: English
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