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Theater programs


  • Booklets that provide a description of a performance and its cast and crew, and are typically distributed to audience members. For posters or single-sheet programs advertising a theatrical performance, usually listing the cast, see [Playbills (Posters).]
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    • Theater programs
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    • Drama programs
    • Play programs
    • Playbills (Theater programs)
    • Theater playbills (Programs)
    • Theatre playbills (Programs)
    • Theatre programs
    • Theatrical playbills (Programs)
    • Theatrical programs
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    • found: LCSH(Theater programs, BT Programs, RT Playbills; Playbills, BT Broadsides, BT Posters, RT Theater programs)
    • found: Thesaurus for graphic materials, via WWW, June 26, 2014(Theater programs. Booklets with descriptions of performances and performers. BT Programs. RT Playbills; Playbills. Programs printed on one sheet for plays or theatrical entertainments. BT Broadsides. RT Theater programs, RT Theatrical posters)
    • found: Art & architecture thesaurus online, June 26, 2014(theater programs. UF programs, theater; theatre programmes; programmes, theatre)
    • found: Genre terms : a thesaurus for use in rare book and special collections cataloging, via WWW, June 26, 2014(Theater programs. BT Programs. RT Playbills. RT Plays; Playbills. Use for single-sheet items advertising plays, usually announcing the cast. BT Broadsides. RT Cast lists. RT Plays. RT Theater programs)
    • found: Görlach, M. An alphabetical list of English text types, in Text types and the history of English, c2004:p. 63 (playbill: poster announcing a play; (US) theatre programme)
    • found: Wikipedia, June 26, 2014(Programme (booklet). A programme or program is a booklet available for patrons attending a live event such as theatre performances, fêtes, sports events, etc. It is a printed leaflet outlining the parts of the event scheduled to take place, principal performers and background information. In the case of theatrical performances, the term playbill is also used.)
    • found: Reitz, J.M. ODLIS : online dictionary for library and information science, via WWW, June 26, 2014(playbill: A printed poster or circular advertising the performance of a play, usually indicating the names of the actors and actresses cast in the leading roles. Also, a program for a play or other theatrical entertainment, printed on a single sheet)
    • found: Merriam-Webster online, June 26, 2014(playbill: a poster or piece of paper that advertises a play)
    • found: Dictionary.com, June 26, 2014(playbill: a program or announcement of a play)
    • found: Collins English dictionary - complete & unabridged 10th edition, via WWW, June 26, 2014(playbill: 1. a poster or bill advertising a play 2. the programme of a play)
    • found: Oxford dictionaries website, June 26, 2014(playbill 1. A poster announcing a theatrical performance. 1.1. North American: A theater program)
    • found: Oxford learner's dictionaries website, June 26, 2014(playbill 1 a printed notice advertising a play 2 (North American English) a theatre programme)
    • found: Webster's new world college dictionary, via WWW, June 26, 2014(playbill. 1. a poster or circular advertising a play. 2. a program of a play, listing the cast, staff, etc.)
    • found: OCLC, June 26, 2014(titles: Play programs : scrapbook, 1892-1897; Cherry County Playhouse (Traverse City, Mich.). Play programs, 1956, 2003; Bowling Green State University. Theatre Department. Play programs. Southeastern Louisiana University. Department of Music and Dramatic Arts. Drama programs)
  • General Notes

    • Booklets that provide a description of a performance and its cast and crew, and are typically distributed to audience members. For posters or single-sheet programs advertising a theatrical performance, usually listing the cast, see [Playbills (Posters).]
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    • Note under [Playbills (Posters)]
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    • 2014-12-01: new
    • 2015-12-01: revised
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