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THA 3399: Design for the Theatre

This is a guide to library resources for the THA 3399: Design for the Theatre course. Here you will find databases, electronic journals, tutorials, and other information.

Primary Source Overview

  • A primary source is a record of a person, event, or occurrence created by an eyewitness or a participant's version of an event. Primary sources allow researchers to gain better insight into historical figures and events.
     
  • Primary sources emphasize the lack of intermediaries between the things or events being studied and reports of those things or events based on the belief that firsthand accounts are more accurate.
     
  • Examples of primary sources include diaries, letters, notes from lab experiments, research data, photographs, blogs, e-mails, maps, scrapbooks, Facebook pages, poetry, artwork, birthday cards, office records, and artifacts.

Primary Sources in Theatre Design

Primary sources can offer valuable insight into the world of a play. Materials like newspapers, magazines, and photographs provide firsthand accounts of events, giving a unique perspective on the time period in which a play was written or set. These sources can also inspire and inform creative choices in areas such as costuming, hairstyles, and scenic design.