Research Guides: Theater: Find Audio/Video

Audio Drama: The L.A. Theatre Works Collection

Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare, directed by Martin Jenkins; performed by Harold Gould, Richard Dreyfuss, Stacy Keach, John Randolph, Bonnie Bedelia, David Birney, John de Lancie, Kelsey Grammer, JoBeth Williams, and Paul Winfield. Los Angeles, California, Theatre Works, 2006, 2 hours and 1 minute. The Cherry Orchard written by Anton Chekhov, directed by Rosalind Ayres, performed by Jeffrey Jones, Michael Cristofer, Charles Durning, Jordan Baker, John Chardiet, Tim DeKay, Hector Elizondo, Marsha Mason, Joey Slotnick, Jennifer Tilly, and Christy Keefe. Los Angeles, Cailfornia, L. A. Theatre Works, 1996, 1 hour and 43 minutes. The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial written by Peter Goodchild, directed by Gordon Hunt, performed by Ed Asner, Matthew Patrick Davis, Mike Farrell, James Gleason, Sharon Gless, Harry Groener, Jon Matthews, Rob Nagle, David Alan Novak and Robert Pescovitz. (Los Angeles, California, Theatre Works, 2007; 1 hour and 59 minutes. Twelve Angry Men written by Reginald Rose, directed by John de Lancie, performed by Dan Castellaneta, Jeffrey Donovan, Hector Elizondo, Robert Foxworth, James Gleason, Kevin Kilner, Richard Kind, Alan Mandell, Rob Nagle, Armin Shimerman, Joe Spano, and Steve Vinovich. Los Angeles, California, L. A. Theatre Works, 2006. 1 hour and 49 minutes.

Audio Drama: L.A. Theatre Works is an outstanding collection of performances of nearly 300 streaming audio plays created specifically for listening from the archives of L.A. Theatre Works, the premier audio theater company in America. The plays range from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries and include well-known as well as emerging playwrights. Performances are by top artists such as Alan Alda, Keith Carradine, Stephen Colbert, John de Lancie, Richard Dreyfuss Denise Du Maurier, Valerie Harper, James Earl Jones, and many more. Click here for more info!

Streaming Video Databases for Theater

Digital Theatre Plus This link opens in a new window
Digital Theater Plus offers HD-quality films of classical, contemporary and international productions from RSC, BroadwayHD, Shakespeare's Globe, West End, Gecko Theatre and more. Supporting materials include study guides, essays, and interviews with academics & practitioners.
BBC Shakespeare (via Ambrose Video) This link opens in a new window
BBC Shakespeare (via Ambrose Video) provides Streaming videos of the classic BBC Shakespeare productions. Includes closed captioning so you can view the text along with the video.
BroadwayHD This link opens in a new window
Broadway HD includes performances of 10 plays and musicals from writers, directors, and actors recognized by the Tony Awards® and the Pulitzer Prize®.
Drama Online This link opens in a new window
Drama Online is a digital library of plays from Aeschylus to the present day. It also includes analysis, contextual information, A-Z reference and practical texts.
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Films on Demand is a source of videos and multimedia for academic, vocational and life-skills content. Films on Demand combines : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Note: Not all content is available for immediate access. To request a title, please fill out the form from within the database.
Kanopy is a streaming video service for educational institutions that offers award-winning collections, including titles from PBS, Criterion Collection, Media Education Foundation, Kino Lorber, California Newsreel, Documentary Educational Resources (DER) and more.
Theatre in Video This link opens in a new window
Theatre in Video provides access to plays and documentaries in a streaming format. Users have the ability to bookmark scenes and create film clips along with the option of sharing them with other users of Theatre in Video.
Academic Video Online This link opens in a new window
Academic Video Online provides a single cross-searchable platform for searching and viewing all Alexander Street Press video titles to which Temple subscribes