An index to more than 30,000 plays written from antiquity to the present and published from 1949 to the present, either written in or translated into English, including mysteries, pageants, plays in verse, puppet performances, radio and television plays, and classic drama.

"Play Index provides the full publication details needed to locate the play in its published manifestations. For plays published separately, the publisher, date, pagination, ISBN, and LC number are given. Plays in collections link to full bibliographic information."