Theatre Research Guide - Web Sites
The Internet has many sites that deal with Theatre. Many of them contain links to other related sites.
ACTS: Atlantic Canada Theatre Site
This is "an academically-refereed Internet site which publishes a wide range of primary research materials of interest to Canadian theatre scholars..." Includes drama texts, a drama bibliography, 19th century theatre playbills, performance calendars, and the journal Theatre Research in Canada.
"The internet magazine of stage reviews and opinion."
Artslynx International Theatre Resources
A major theatre website with links to the following subjects: acting, children's theatre, design and technology, directing, discussion groups, drama therapy, employment, journals, libraries and museums, mime, musical theatre, playwriting, puppetry, stage combat, etc.
Brief Guide to Internet Resources in Theatre and Performance Studies
A comprehensive theatre website. Provides links under the following headings: actors and acting, stagecraft and technical theatre, plays and playwrights, Shakespeare, etc. Also provides links to online indexes and databases, electronic texts, electronic journals, listservs, and newsgroups.
"An ongoing, highly accessible, database of information about Canadian actors, playwrights, directors, producers, designers, theatre organizations and institutions..."
"A web portal that lists, organizes and links to legitimate information and business resources that can help Canadian actors, and other entertainment industry professionals find career development opportunities..." Includes links to: agents, casting directors, workshops and courses, theatre festivals and companies, theatre awards, theatre reviews, etc.
Didaskalia: Ancient Theatre Today
"Didaskalia is an electronic resource and journal dedicated to the study of ancient Greek and Roman drama and its reception." Includes information on performances, conferences, museum exhibitions, seminars, summer schools, jobs, etc.
International Theatre Design Archive
Provides a large number of links to scene, costume, and lighting designs. The range is from classic to contemporary plays. Indexed by title, playwright, designer, and producer.
"A resource for the world of improvisational theatre." Includes links to groups, performers, festivals, workshops, games, bibliographies, etc.
"The national, non-profit association of professional playwrights. It represents approximately 350 members, distributes more than 2,000 Canadian plays, administers production rights, and engages in on-going discussions regarding issues of relevance to its membership. Important criteria for membership are: Canadian citizenship, or landed immigrant status; and having written at least one professionally produced play." Includes a searchable catalogue of Canadian plays.
A comprehensive puppetry site, international in scope, providing links to: organizations, festivals, theatres, schools, workshops, scholarships and awards, exhibits and museums, puppet builders and sellers, performers and performance companies, online magazines, newsgroups, mailing lists, etc.
Shakespeare's Globe Research Database
"This site... is dedicated to providing background information on Shakespearean performance in original conditions. Centred around the construction of a replica of the Globe playhouse in London, it includes pages devoted to the original Globe and other playhouses in Early Modern London, reports and photographic documentaries on reconstruction and performances at the New Globe..."
"The largest compendium of theatre links on the Internet."
"This website is a comprehensive resource for anyone in the drama classroom, in production for a play or musical, or simply in love with theatre. Avail yourself of the resources found here... extensive production photos, classroom ideas, theatre games, stagecraft how-to's, a play spreadsheet, publisher info, synopses, theatre links..."
"The aim... is to eventually be the best resource for practical information and advice about technical theatre for theatre folk at any level." Includes the following headings: glossary of technical theatre terms, props, rigging, wardrobe, effects, lighting, sound, stage management, venues, etc.
An online theatre library. Headings include: plays by author, plays by title, theatre terms, Greek theatre, acting, directing, stagecraft, etc.
WWW Virtual Library: Theatre and Drama
"Here you will find pointers to resources in more than 50 countries around the world, for professionals, amateurs, academics and students of all ages." Links are organized under the following headings: academic/training institutions worldwide, book dealers, conferences for theatre scholars, electronic text archives and plays online, journals online, monologues in print, news groups, plays in print, theatre companies worldwide, theatre image collections online, theatre syllabus bank, bibliographies and databases, libraries, museums and archives, scholarly organizations, etc.
Provides biographical and bibliographical information on selected actresses, playwrights, managers, and directors. Includes links to theatres, theatre groups, and festivals.
Provides an index to: schools & workshops, a bookstore, publications, films & videos, organizations, festivals, companies & troupes, mime artists, etc. International in scope.
