developing the library collection

Last week I started ordering the new theatre and dance materials for this year--I certainly hope that they'll be useful once they get here. The library suspended its approval plan this year, which means that I need to personally hand-pick each item that we'll acquire in theatre and dance. This is harder than it might sound, as it entails careful research and consideration of what we already have, and what we don't have but should. I need to spend 40% of the budget allocated for theatre/dance by November, so, if anyone has some suggestions, I'd love to hear them. My next round of choosing materials will probably be next month sometime, and I plan on focusing ordering copies of plays.