Research Guides: Streaming Audio Resources for the Performing Arts & Humanities: Theater, Spoken Word & Sounds

Theater

Audio Drama: The L.A. Theatre Works Collection This link opens in a new window
Streaming audio collection of more than 300 important dramatic works from the curated archive of the nation’s premiere radio theater company performed by an international array of leading actors. The collection presents classics of the Western canon, modern works by American luminaries, originally commissioned plays, and high profile docudramas by both renowned and emerging playwrights. Indexing and scholarly commentary from experts add background and contextual information for the plays.

Naxos Spoken Word Library This link opens in a new window
classic works of Western literature, plays, contemporary fiction, adult non-fiction covering a variety of subjects, and junior classics. Readings are in English, French, or German.

American Memory (Library of Congress) This link opens in a new window
Written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.

Sounds (British Library Sound Archive)
Over 80,000 examples from the British Library’s extensive collections of unique sound recordings, which come from all over the world and cover the entire range of recorded sound: accents and dialects, classical and popular music, drama and literature, oral history, and the environment and nature.