Theatre Education Links
THEATRE SITES
This section includes websites dedicated to theatre.
American Alliance for Theatre & Education (AATE)
National association of educators and artists serving young people in theatre.
Brigham Young University’s Theatre Education Database
This website is designed to help public educators who are currently teaching theatre in the school systems to cultivate stronger classroom curriculum and lesson plans.
Creative Drama and Theatre Resource Site
A resource for educators, students, artists, and interested parties in creative drama and theatre. Book lists, play information, theatre games, and lesson plan ideas are gathered on this site.
Drama Education Network
A resource for Drama curriculum products and staff development ofr teachers, PreK-College.
(EDTA) Educational Theatre Association & (ITS) International Thespian Society
Promotes theatre arts programs in education. Its International Thespian Society is a national high school honorary society for theatre students. Publishes Dramatics magazine and hosts annual Thespian Festival and other events.
Folger Shakespeare Library
Home to the world’s largest and finest collection of Shakespeare materials and to major collections of other rare Renaissance books, manuscripts, and works of art
Improv Encyclopedia
The largest collection or resources for improv on the web.
The Shakespeare Mystery
Flontline’s debate over who was Shakespeare.
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts, an independent federal agency supporting artists and arts organizations and bringing the arts to all Americans.
Sapphire Swan Dance Directory
This site provides a multitude of links to dance resources on the web.
Shakespeare.com
Shakespeare biography with guides to the plays, quotes, criticism, and more.
Texas Educational Theatre Association
The mission of TETA, Inc. shall be to support, promote and expand educational theatre at all levels in the state of Texas by providing quality educational opportunities, a network of resources, a base for advocacy, and a forum for establishing standards, programs and projects that celebrate the importance of the theatre in the human experience.
TheatreHistory.com
Learn about the development of theatre throughout the world, throughout time.
Theatre on a Shoestring
A resource for anyone desiring to produce quality theatre on a shoestring budget. This site also includes some very helpful articles and links.
Yale School of Drama
The Drama Library holds more than 30,000 volumes, including plays by American, British and foreign playwrights, books on the history of theatre, theatre architecture, dramatic criticism, costume and stage design, stage lighting and production, theatre management, biographies and related reference books. Periodicals collected range from scholarly theatre journals to weekly trade papers.
THEATRE ARTICLES & PAGES
This section includes articles and pages about theatre or its history.
Disclaimer: Some of these articles are published by companies, and may have even been suggested to us by members of those companies. We have posted them here because we enjoyed the article on its merits alone, and does not represent any sort of support towards, or advertisement of, any product or service.
A Beginner’s Guide to Stage Makeup
“A Beginner’s Guide to Stage Makeup” by an Expert Author published by The Parlor (jomashop.com) is a basic overview of applying and removing stage makeup, and includes other helpful tips and links as well. This article is a quick and informative read.
(Contributed by Amelia of The Hampton Public Library’s Youth Theatre Program)
A Brief History of Theater
“A Brief History of Theater” by Carina Jaramillo and published on OctaneSeating.com provides an overview of popular theatre around the world up to today’s cinema and yes, home theaters. It does a good job of giving quick blurbs of information on theatre’s past and future development and includes illustrations and photos along the way.
(Contributed by R. Lewis of Octane Seating)
The Comedies and Tragedies of Ancient Greek Theatre
This page from the USC Master of Management in Library and Information Science program gives a great overview of Greek Theatre.
(Contributed by the Mulaney Family)
FrangranceX Theatre History Resources
This page gives brief information about each era of theatre history and then provides links to more specific resources.
Lights, Costumes, Action – A Look at the History of Theatre
“Lights, Costumes, Action – A Look at the History of Theatre” by Molly Schwichtenberg and published on Halloweencostumes.com is a great article which includes brief explanations of theatre history dating back from Greek theatre through the present.
New York’s Theatre History: Broadway
“New York’s Theatre History: Broadway” by Steven Thomas and published on TopViewNYC.com is a great article that gives an overview history of theatre on Broadway, as well as a brief history of the street itself, and links to several other pages about Broadway Theatre.
(Contributed by the Fuller Family)
Online Guide to the History of Theater
“Online Guide to the History of Theater” by Bruce T. and published on TheaterSeatStore.com is a great article which includes brief explanations of theatre history dating back from Greek theatre through the present and contains links to a few other sites.