Research Guides: LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Transsexual, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual/Allies, Nonbinary/Genderqueer +) Resources and Research: Theater and Musical Theater

Finding LGBTQIA+ Plays & Productions

Plays and musicals available through the University Library discovery catalog
Books and ebooks.

Searches:
Keyword (kw:) gay* OR lesbian* OR bisexual* OR queer OR homosexual* OR transgender* OR intersex* OR transsexual* OR gendernonconforming OR asexual* OR aromantic OR LGBTQ* OR nonbinary OR non-binary
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Subject (su:) drama OR musical*
AND
AND (Notes nt:(play OR theater OR theater) OR title (ti:)(play* OR musical))

Yes, it is tricky to separate out plays themselves from criticism about plays at this moment :(
LGBTQ plays in the database New Play Exchange
Searches scripts that are tagged "LGBTQ."

You can also filter by Playwright Demographics in Search => Play OR Search=>Author. These include "Gender Identity" and "Sexual Identity."

BIPOC Playwrights Project
A directory of playwrights curated by UC Berkeley. Choose the LGBTQIA+ tab for a list of identifying BIPOC playwrights.
Wikipedia Category: LGBT dramatists and playwrights
Links to Wikipedia lists by identity.
Notable LGBTQ Playwrights
Listed by country.

Digital Theatre+ (Access Available until 1/1/2026)
View productions of plays and musicals. Search LGBTQ.

THEATRE OUT - Orange County's (CA) Gay and Lesbian Theater
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Theatre Out presents works by gay and lesbian playwrights, as well as pieces about the gay and lesbian community, and strives to explore both the classics that shaped our history and the new works that are continuing to form, examine and reshape our culture.