Research Guides: Monologues and Scenes: Databases and Open Web Resources

Find Articles and Background Information

The databases listed here are available to you through the library website. When off campus they require a LancerPoint username and password. Off-Campus Access Guide.

eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Includes monologues and one-act plays.
Gale Literature This link opens in a new window
Literature criticism and biographies of thousands of authors. Includes resources from Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism, and Dictionary of Literary Biography. Note: if you see a "Technical Difficulties" error page, simply reload the page and you will be able to use this database. The company is aware of the issue and working on a fix.
Salem Literature This link opens in a new window
Books on a variety of elements of literature and literary criticism; plot and crtitical summaries of books from Masterplots.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Large collection of reference books providing background information on a variety of subjects. PCC offers a brief video with instructions for using this database.

Open Web Resources

Actorama
Searchable database of monologues and scenes.
Playdatabase.com
A "free service to help theatre lovers find plays to produce and monologues to memorize". Searchable by cast size, length, and keywords in the synopsis.
Eserver Drama Collection
Archived collection of classic and contemporary plays, screenplays, and criticism.
Shakespeare's Monologues
Built for actors. Used by everyone.
Divided into sections for men and women.
The New Deal Stage: Selections from the Federal Theatre Project Collection, 1935-1939
Created by the Library Congress, this site contains the playscripts from over 70 productions of the Federal Theatre Project.

Academic Video Online

This is an example from the Academic Video Online database. View databases by name at this link: https:/www.pasadena.edu/library/dbtitle.cfm When you are off-campus a LancerPoint username and password are required.

Films on Demand Database

This is an example from the Films on Demand database (Subject: English and Language Arts - Drama). View databases by name at this link: https:/www.pasadena.edu/library/dbtitle.cfm When you are off-campus a LancerPoint username and password are required.