Lists of Links to Reliable Web Sites

• Theatre and Drama from the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater -
  http://library.uww.edu/subject/theatre.htm
  This list of links covers general information, drama schools, theater companies, E-journals, etc
• WWW Virtual Library for Theatre and Drama -
  http://vl-theatre.com/
  A large, helpful and well maintained list of links.

Acting

• Acting Resources - http://www.caryn.com/acting/
  A great site which covers all aspects of the commercial side of acting e.g., auditions, classes, scams etc.
• Artslynx Theater Resources-Acting - http://www.artslynx.org/theatre/acting.htm
  An excellent set of links for student actors.
• AWOL: The Acting Workshop Online - http://www.redbirdstudio.com/AWOL/acting2.html
  An online acting course.
• Learn Improv - http://www.learnimprov.com/
  Good suggestions for learning comedy improvisation.
• Method Acting Procedures - http://www.theatrgroup.com/Method/
  An online course in method acting.

Costume

• Costumer's Manifesto - http://www.costumes.org/
  This site contains more than 800 pages on costume. The "History of Costume and Dress" section is exceptionally outstanding.
• Fashion Plate Collection - http://content.lib.washington.edu/costumehistweb/
  Excellent collection of 19th century costume illustrations.
• Milieux: The Costume Site - http://www.milieux.com/costume/
  A great list of links for historical, science fiction, and fantasy costumes.

General

• Global Performing Arts Database - http://www.glopad.org/pi/index.php
  International theater database which includes "digital images, texts, video clips, sound recordings, and complex media objects related to the performing arts around the world."
• New York Times Theater Reviews - http://www.nytimes.com/pages/theater/reviews/index.html
  Requires free registration. Provides reviews of current plays as well as an archive of reviews of older plays.
• Playbill - http://www.playbill.com/index.php
  News, features, performance listings for Broadway, Off-Broadway, London and Regional theatre.
• Theatre History.com - http://www.theatrehistory.com/
  An excellent list of theatre history links.
• Washington Post Theater and Dance -
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artsandliving/theater/
  Good source of information for theatre in Maryland, Washington D.C. and Virginia.
  

Musicals

• Broadway: the American Musical - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/broadway/
  This is the companion site to the 2004 PBS series. You will find lots if information about the history of the Broadway musical, biographies of actors and actresses, and a timeline.
• Musicals 101.com - http://www.musicals101.com/
  An impressive online encyclopedia about musicals.
• The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization - http://www.rnh.com/org/
  Biographies, discographies and online newsletters. This site does not only cover Rodgers and Hammerstein, but rather Broadway in general.

Technical Theatre

• Stagecraft/Technical Theatre From the Internet Public Library
  http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48529
  An outstanding list of helpful links.
• TheatreCrafts.com - http://theatrecrafts.com/
  Covers sound, lighting, set design, etc.
• Theatre Crafts Design & Technology - http://www.palatine.org.uk/directory/index.php/tct/
  Good list of links for tech theatre; British bias.
• WPI Technical Theatre Handbook - http://www.gweep.net/~prefect/pubs/iqp/
  An online encyclopedia with brief explanations of set construction, wiring, etc.
  
  
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