Plays generally fit in to the library's literature collection, so it's a good idea to know what your interest is. Do you want to study plays written in the United States, Britain or another country? Do you want to study a modern script or something from the Elizabethan era? Do you want to study work by a specific playwright? Just as in finding any kind of information, the more you know about your subject, the easier it is to pinpoint. On this page we'll try to give you some clues to locate that play or script you want.
Many publishers specialize in particular disciplines. If you search the catalog by publisher, you'll probably have some good luck. Some of the leading publishers for plays are:
University presses also publish a lot of plays, but that isn't all they publish. Be ready to scan through the results. You can also use the Advance Search Option to narrow down what you are looking for a little. For example, go to the catalog link and click on "Advanced search" under the search box. Type "drama" in the first box and "University Press" in the second. Also click on the "Book" option to help keep videos out of the results. (Don't worry about changing the words in the dropdown boxes at this point.)
By and large, American plays are in the 812 (American Drama 812-812.999) section, and British plays are in the 822 (English Drama (822-822.999) section. If you know the playwright you want to study, look him/her up specifically.
There are also plays in the 808 section (collections of literature), and the 813 and 823 sections because they are part of a writer's "collected works," which include fiction, drama and poetry.
When looking for plays in the catalog, narrow your search results to books so that the catalog won't retrieve film versions of the play.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom by 
Compleat Female Stage Beauty by 
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two (Special Rehearsal Edition Script) by 
American Political Plays by