New Content in North American Women’s Drama

We are pleased to announce the final release of North American Women’s Drama is now live. This release includes an additional 344 plays, including those of Alice Childress and Marina Irene Fornes.  Many of these works are previously unpublished,  and have not appeared in any format before now.

Other works new to this update include plays by: Kathy Acker, Claudia Allen, Claire Chafee, Paula Cizmar, Darah Cloud, Kia Corthron, Julie Jensen, Elinor Jones, Josephina Lopez, Stephanie Lehmann, Lisa Loomer, Emily Mann, Susan Miller, Toni Press-Coffman, Theresa Rebeck, Elaine Romero, Betty Smith, Susan Yankowitz, and Y. York, among others.

The completed database includes 1,517 plays by 330 playwrights from the 19th century to the present. More than 30% of these plays are previously unpublished, and the database also includes playbills, production photographs and other related ephemera.  Be sure to check out all of the new content at http://wodr.alexanderstreet.com.  If your library does not have access to this resource you may request a free trial.