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The website of this association of Playwrights, Composers, and Lyricists holds information about membership, copyright, contracts, events & seminars, ways to contact playwrights and their agents, and articles from The Dramatist.
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1100 articles, with profiles of artists, institutions and their creations, historical documents, archived theatre reviews, local news bulletin, a quiz and a media library.
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Full texts of plays from all periods, from classical to contemporary. The site also contains dramatic criticism.
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Includes a history of improv, a glossary, lists of improv groups and games.
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Publishes peer-reviewed editions of early Shakespearean texts. The site also contains an excellent online textbook, Shakespeare's Life and Times by Michael Best, developing sections on Shakespeare in performance, supporting reference materials, and a good page of links to diverse Shakespeare and Renaissance sites.
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The Society of this Victorian actor-manager includes selections from past and present newsletters with illustrated articles describing Irving's life and cultural milieu.
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Directed toward adventurous theatregoers, this site features topical articles and reviews about the NYC performance community, reporting by writers published in the New York Times, listings, and notes on activities of notable theatrical artists in New York.
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A rapidly expanding Digital Library from Tufts with a plentiful collection of Greek playtexts and other classical resources. The site also contains full-text versions of Christopher Marlowe's work, an edition of Shakespeare's First Folio, and source material on the history and founding of London. Atlases identify places mentioned in the collection of online texts.
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This 229-page site by Richard Toscan is a detailed manual of the playwright's craft, with a plethora of Quotes on Craft from more than 375 professionals. Major Sections: " Starting from Scratch " Structure of Plays " Working as a Playwright " Format for Manuscripts " The Business of Playwriting " Resources " Running New Play Competitions.
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A unique set of resources can be found at the bottom of this webpage: Puppet News, Organizations, Festivals, Theatres, Puppetry Definitions, Traditions, Schools, Workshops, Internships, Exhibits & Museums, Puppet Building & Materials, Puppet Builders & Sellers, Performers & Companies.
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Leads to a variety of informative resources on Beckett, his influence, his work.
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Located in Stratford-on-Avon, the Trust preserves Shakespeare's birthplace and maintains a museum and a library with a rich Shakespeare collection as well as the archives of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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Emphasizes Shakespeare in performance, with images, set designs, and a virtual tour of the new Globe Theater in London, as well as texts of the plays and guides to other Shakespeare websites.
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Articles describing the work of Viola Spolin, the teacher and writer on the art of improvisation, and her son Paul Sills, who founded Second City.
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Devoted to promoting mime as a serious theatrical art, this attractive site holds articles, web and print resources, directories, calendars, and an index.
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From Playbill Online, a large compendium of contemporary theatre links, geared toward the performer, the practitioner, the audience member, the devotee. Many of the sites are from individuals, reflecting their enthusiasms.
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Jack Wolcott's spare but lucid directory of theatre history resources, regularly maintained.
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An informative gateway to Welsh theatre companies, reviews, news, playwrights, resources and links.
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Fully searchable, full-text versions of up to five years of such scholarly journals as Asian Theatre Journal, PAJ, TDR (The Drama Review), Theater, Theatre Journal and Theatre Topics can be accessed at The New York Public Library. Tables of contents, selected full-text articles, and the impressive search feature are available to anyone with an internet connection.
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This organization of theatre archivists, librarians, & scholars promotes research and publishing in performing arts. The site includes a page of internet resources.
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From the Burcardo Library and Theatre Collection in Rome, this selection of links is noteworthy for its scholarly flavor, its international focus, and some unusual resources. The site, primarily categorized by country, also contains links to cinema and dance resources.
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Britain's National Museum of the Performing Arts holds the world's largest collections relating to the British stage. Exhibitions, education and more.
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Up-to-date Theatre Resources maintained by volunteer contributors.
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TWB is an informal group of individual artists around the world who are working to support international theatre exchange. The website offers opportunities to discover people and organizations, find resources, and exchange information and conversation about international theatre projects.
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A primer on how to do dramaturgical research. Links to databases at the Library of the University of Puget Sound don't work, but the resources mentioned are online at The Humanities and Social Sciences Research Library of NYPL.
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Yet another theatre e-zine, with info, news, reviews, interviews about the theatre scene in New York, Boston, Chicago & Los Angeles. Also contains a Festivals Button, which links to information about various theatre festivals across the U.S.
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This well-designed site functions like an encyclopedia on theatre, with descriptions of terms, biographical data on actors, directors, playwrights and other theatre people, critical material on plays, and career information. Internet links are woven into each topical article.
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The University of San Francisco's compendium of links to Asian theatre, arranged by country.
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The foremost provider of entertainment news. The current day's articles are available full-text, along with other industry information. Paid subscribers to the online site can access a year's worth of full-text archives, as well as other features.
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A 3D simulation of a complete act by legendary vaudeville comedian Frank Bush and a 3D tour of an extravagant Victorian theater, as well as extensive historical information.
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Women & Performance features essays, scripts, interviews, and articles on performance from interdisciplinary feminist perspectives. Full text & cutting edge (but published only sporadically).
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Pointers to resources in over 50 countries for professionals, amateurs, academics and students. Includes a keyword search. The General Organizations and Resources and Theatre Image Collections Online categories are most helpful.
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A company founded by Stephen Sondheim to develop the talent of playwrights aged 18 and younger. YPI is devoted entirely to introducing young people to writing for the theater and for themselves, and provides multiple opportunities for development.