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Skip to Main ContentUse the online catalog to find plays.
If you don’t find the play you want with a “Title” search in the catalog, try the following:
Sidney Howard and They Knew What They Wanted
Often we have the play only in an anthology. They Knew What They Wanted is in four anthologies in Lewis Library, but a “Title” search will retrieve only the vocal score for a musical based on the play.
The plays aren’t all shelved together. They’re usually shelved according to the playwright’s nationality and period, for example:
Your best bet is to look up the playwright in the online catalog to determine the call number, or ask the Reference Librarian for assistance.
If you want to browse plays, e.g. to find a speech to use for an audition, you may want to try the play anthologies: