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New York Times Theater
This sub-site of the New York Times provides reviews and news as well as Broadway, off-Broadway, and Off-Off Broadway show listings. Critics also weigh in on their favorite shows currently playing on stage.
Official London Theatre Guide
The self-explicit titled site is provided by the Society of London Theatre. This guide supplies latest theater news, show information, ticket purchasing, statistics, and more.
Playbill.com
PlayBill provides international theater news, blogs, discounted tickets, statistics on Broadway earnings, gossip, and more. PlayBill also has a keyword-searchable awards database. Types of awards that are covered include Obie, Pulitzer Prize, and Tony.
Southeast Theater Conference, Inc.
This website contains information about and for the 10 Southeast states included in the conference. Details on the annual convention, list of publication resources, scholarships, auditions, and jobs are supplied. A good resource for theater professionals in West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky.
Theatre Communications Group (TCG)
TCG was established through a grant from the Ford Foundation. The website is the online presence of TCG which promotes interaction between various types of theater groups; TCG's site contains access to its various publications including free access to American Theatre Magazine. Grant information, tools and research, and details on various events are available. A solid resource for participants in theater profession.

Theatre History

The Art of Ancient Greek Theater-J. Paul Getty Museum
This exhibition explores the many ways Greek drama was interpreted by ancient Greek artists, whose works are frequently the only surviving evidence of the performing arts in antiquity. A wide variety of objects — including audio, sculptures, painted vases, and a rare fragmentary papyrus — brings to life the rich history of ancient Greek theater
Ancient Theatre Archive --from Whitman College Department of Theatre
A virtual tour though Greek and Roman theatre architecture.
CESAR-French 17th and 18th Century Theatrical Reference Source
CESAR offers two major interlinked facilities — a database and an imagebank — but also supplementary materials.
Didaskalia
Didaskalia is an open access, peer-reviewed electronic journal dedicated to the study of all aspects of ancient Greek and Roman performance. Didaskalia is committed to open access and the free dissemination of scholarship.
Intute: Theatre and Drama
Collection of links. Not updated.
Justin's Drama and Theatre Links
Theatre Links is an online directory to thousands of resources for anyone who loves the theatre, from students and teachers to industry professionals and community groups.
REED (Records of Early English Drama)
The REED Patrons and Performances Web Site is designed to include a wide range of data about professional performers on tour in the provinces – their patrons, the performance venues they used and the routes they took across the kingdom.
Theater Historiography.
Theatre History on the Web
Maintained by Jack Wolcott, retired Associate Director and Graduate Program Coordinator for the University of Washington School of Drama, Web links are arranged by time period,"Contemporary." Not updated.
Voice of the Shuttle: Drama, Theater, and Performing Arts Studies
Not updated.
McCoy's Guide to Theatre and Performance Studies
Maintained by Ken McCoy, theatre professor at Stetson U.
Performing Arts Encyclopedia / Library of Congress American Memory Project
TheatreHistory.com
This source gives no indication of an author, however it does include the history of the Chinese Theatre in English.
Theater, Visual Arts, Performing Arts at World Wide Arts Resources
WWW Virtual Theatre Library
Yale Theater Studies Research Guide

Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA)

LMDA (Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas)

Associations

American Alliance for Theatre and Education
An association for theater artists and educators, American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE) provides a forum for the exchange of ideas relating to theater and education. It serves a variety of professions including play-writes, theater directors, theater scholars, and arts integration specialists.
The American Society for Theatre Research
The American Society of Theatre Research (ASTR) is a professional organization. It works with the Theatre Library Association and the Association for Theatre in Higher Education. The mission is to "encourage theatre scholarship." ASTR also publishes Theatre Survey.
The Association of Theatre Movement Education
This association promotes theater movement training standards and the necessity of theater movement training for actors. The Association of Theatre Movement Education (ATME) examines movement, physical action, stunts, physical comedy and more within the realm of theater studies. It has biannual newsletter available for free and recently launched a digital journal.
The Association for Theatre in Higher Education
Helping link members with others in a similar profession or organization in order to develop new information and research on theater, this association serves colleges, universities, students, administration, faculty, and other theater professionals. The Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) holds an annual conference for members. It also created the ATHE Interactive Theatre Script Database, available for use after creating a user account. Publishes Theatre Journal and Theatre Topics
North American Drama Therapy Association
The North American Drama Therapy Association (NADTA) uses theater and drama as a therapeutic tool for those who have suffered from abuse, mental disorders, or have committed felonies. The association enforces standards and maintains educational requirements for drama therapists. It also hosts an annual conference for members and publishes Dramascope, a journal focusing on committee reports, events, book reviews, networking, and more.
University / Resident Theatre Association
The goal of University / Resident Theatre Association (URTA) is to connect educational programs with professional theater and performing arts professionals. URTA is designed to assist with audition information, job searching, and gaining graduate level training for both students and theater professionals. It is geared toward those trying to break into the business.

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