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NWT Literacy Council
Nwt Literacy Council: How to Kit: Reader's Theatre [Pdf]
Reader's Theatre is explained in this manual and a number of scripts for children's stories and rhymes are included. There are two scripts in other languages - Dogrib and French.
Shakespeare Online
Shakespeare Online: History of Theatres
This site contains an in-depth history of the Elizabethan Theatre. It contains sections that are specifically about the Rose, Swan, and Globe Theatres.
Children's Museum
Adventure in Theatre: Fun Things to Know About Theatre
This site is broken into fifteen separate topics covering all aspects of the theatre, including basic information on what a play is and what the theatre is to more in depth information on props, stage makeup, and scene design.
PBS
Pbs: American Masters: Group Theatre
Information about the Group Theatre of the 1930s provided by PBS's American Masters series. Also includes links to related information and a short video of some of the actors discussing one of their most successful play's opening night.
Black Past
Black Past: African Company/african Grove Theatre
The encyclopedia article explains the beginning of black theatre productions at the African Grove Theatre in New York City in the early 1800's.
University of Pennsylvania
Our Irish Theatre: A Chapter of Autobiography
This full e-text version of Lady Gregory's "Our Irish Theatre: A Chapter of Autobiography" also includes the appendices and footnotes for the work, as well as illustrations of original manuscript pages.
TES Global
Tes: Teachers' Resource: Theatre and Performance
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a teacher's resource that prepares students for a trip to the Victoria and Albert Museum's "Theatre and Performance" galleries to explore the process of performance including creating,...
TES Global
Tes: Genre: Ancient Greek Theatre: Comedy and Tragedy in Ancient Greece
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show with images and information about Ancient Greek Theatre including the masks used for comedies and tragedies.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: An Introduction to 18th Century British Theatre
This article charts the growth of 18th-century theatre, looking at the new venues, stage technology, audiences, playwrights, and great actors of the age.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Theatre and Entertainment
From Restoration comedy to The Beggar's Opera, She Stoops to Conquer and The School for Scandal: examine key plays alongside the history and conventions of Restoration and 18th-century theatre.
Other
Theatre History on the Web
This site provides an extensive list of links to historical information, current practices, and to all aspects of drama and theatre. It truly is a treasure trove for theatre historians and students of the theatre's history.
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia: Canadian Aboriginal Theatre
This part of the Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia gives a history and current assessment of Aboriginal Theatre in Canada and how it relates to Canadian theatre as a whole.
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia: Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People
LKTYP is the largest non-profit theatre company for young people. This contains a lot of relevant information, as well as a link to their website.
Other
Children's Theatre: Creative Drama
A playwright's website that explores various aspects of children's theatre. Includes definitions, lesson plans, books and plenty of ideas.
TheatreHistory.com
Theatre History: American Musical Theatre: An Introduction
A commercial website that provides a solid history of American musical theatre. Includes summaries of many musicals through history. Focus is on shows before 1960.
Northern Virginia Community College
Northern Virginia Community College: Introduction to Theatre: Syllabus
Course syllabus for "Introduction to Theatre," a college level online course. Document contains required texts, objectives, lessons, and more.
Other
Early Modern Literary Studies/globe Theatre
This site deals with the Globe Theatre. It discusses information regarding the opening day of the theatre in 1599.
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia: Drew Hayden Taylor
Drew Hayden Taylor is an aboriginal Canadian playwright who has also taught and directed in native theatre companies. This is a good synopsis of his career.
Northern Virginia Community College
Introduction to Theatre: The Elizabethan Stage
This site mainly discusses the Elizabethan Theatres. It gives statistics about the various theatres of that time period, and provides interesting information about them. Some information on William Shakespeare is also provided.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "After the Theatre" by Anton Chekhov
"After the Theatre" is a short story by the Russian author Anton Chekhov. The story is about the behavior of a teenage girl upon returning from the theater.
Other
The Mercury Theatre on the Air
Listen to many of the original Mercury Theatre of the Air broadcasts, with Orsen Welles, John Houseman, Agnes Moorehead and others. Also on the site you can find broadcasts of many of the programs from Campbell Playhouse, which is what...
Other
American Theatre Organ Society
This site has a lot of information, including articles about theatre organs, their history, how they work, where they can be found, and artists.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: A Readers' Theatre for Kapiti Plain
This readers' theatre of Verna Aardema's Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain crosses the curriculum to incorporate language arts, social studies, and science objectives. Students will become familiar with the text of the story and then...
PBS
Pbs: Masterpiece Theatre: Kingsley Amis
This Public Broadcasting Service(PBS) biography of Kingsley Amis also offers a synopsis of the film version of the work used in Masterpiece Theatre. Short, but offers a good overview of the author's life.
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