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Technology Resources On Line:Theatre
PA
Arts and Humanities Standard Areas: Grade
Level Range Title Facts
of Publication Comments Critical
Response Historical /Cultural
Context, Aesthetic
Response, Production/Exhibition Adult Digital
Librarian for
the performing arts. Wonderful
collection of links for Visual Arts, Dance, Theatre and
Music. Most major sites listed and some unusual ones as
well. A great resource for internet research. Some links are
inappropriate for students--explore before sending students
here. Critical
Response Historical Cultural
Context, Aesthetic
Response, Production/Exhibition K,1,2,3, 4,5,6,7,8, 9,10,11, 12,adult Kabuki
for Everyone Award
winning Japanese kabuki theatre site - includes video clips,
morphing photos and an excellent history of kabuki. This
site includes extensive video, sound, and visual materials,
making it ideal for students of all levels. Critical
Response Historical /Cultural
Context, Aesthetic Response, Production /Exhibition Adult McCoy's
Guide to
Theatre and
Performance Studies an
excellent annotated listing of theatre arts sites on the
Web. Includes great tips on research methods using the
Internet. As a link site, it's wise for teachers to review
the links rather than sending students here. Critical
Response 11,12,
adult Acting
Workshop On-Line A
place for beginning actors to learn the business. Sept. 30,
2000. Critical
Response 7,8,9,10, 11,12,
adult Glossary
of Technical Theatre Terms Terms
for use in class. They offer both the UK and North American
terms. Sept. 30, 2000. Critical
Response 9,10,11, 12,
adult Samuel
French The
grand lister of many a script. Sept. 30, 2000. Critical
Response 7,8,9,10, 11,12,
adult Stage Managing. A
great, useable resource on stage management for purchase.
Use to link to other links Sept. 30, 2000. Critical
Response Aesthetic Respnse, 7,8,9,10, 11,12, adult The
International Theatre
Design Archive The
mission is to have 2000 designs online by the year 2000.
Truly inspirational and a great place to get your creativity
motivated. Sept. 30, 2000. Critical
Response,Aesthetic Respnse, Producti0n/Exhibition 9,10,11, 12,
adult The
Argonaut An
awesome site for the arts and arts advocacy. Massive links.
Sept. 30, 2000. Critical
Response Historical /Cultural
Context 9,
10, 11, 12,
Adult American Association
of
Community Theatre Contributed
by Ken Bolinsky Sept. 30, 2000. Historical/ Cultural
Context 9,10,11,12,
with Adult
supervision Theatre Historical Society
of America A
comprehensive collection of annotated links for theatre
history research. Well put together, easy to use and
attractive, this site is a definite must see if you are
doing any theatre history research or dramaturgy.
Contributed by Cory Wilkerson Sept. 30, 2000. Historical/ Cultural
Context, Aesthetic Response,
Critical Response 10,
11, 12,
adult Strindberg Featuring
texts by Strindberg, biographical information, critical
responses, and paintings by this pioneering Swedish
playwright, a useful and challenging introduction. Sept. 30,
2000. Historical /Cultural
Context, Critical
Response Aesthetic
Response 7, 8,
9, 10,
11,
12, adult Black
Arts Movement Part
of a larger website devoted to the Black Arts
Movement of the 1960s and 70s, these pages helpus to
understand the key concepts and theaters that helped promote
the revolutionary ideas of African American artists of the
time. Historical /Cultural
Context, Production/Exhibition 10,
11, 12,
adult American Association
of
Community Theatre This
website is devoted to the American Association of Community
Theatre. Not particularly useful for students, if a teacher
were a member, it could serve as a rich link to the
community Theatre, well, community. Includes play-search
services, advocacy ideas, event announcements, etc. Historical /Cultural
Context, Production/Exhibition 6, 7,
8, 9, 10,
11, 12,
adult Mr.
William Shakespeare and the Internet The
site attempts two things: (1) to be a "complete" annotated
guide to scholarly internet resources devoted to
Shakespeare; and (2) present new Shakespeare material
(including timelines, genealogies, biography quizzes, and
facsimiles of early Shakespeare texts). Sept. 30,
2000. Historical /Cultural
Context, Production /Exhibition 6, 7,
8, 9,
10, 11, 12,
adult TheatrePedia A
good collection of Theatre-specific enclopedias and search
engines. This site includes general Theatre terms,
playwright bios, play characters, and career guidance. Sound
research source. Sept. 30, 2000. Historical/Cultural
Context, Production /Exhibition,
Aesthetic
Response, Critical Response k, 1,
2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9,
10,
11, 12,
adult Shakey's
Place Shakespeare
resource aimed at all age levels, this site includes a 3-D
Globe Theatre tour; games,quizzes, and study questions for
all grade levels (including "How to Speak Shakespearian" and
a Mad Libs version of Marc Antony's eulogy for Julius
Caesar); production notes; and fairly heady scholarly
criticism. Historical /Cultural
Context, Production /Exhibition, Adult International
Association of Theatre for Children and Young
People Primarily
a clearinghouse of information for the IATCYP, this site may
need a high degree of filtering by a teacher to be useful
for lessons. There are, however, a number of photographs of
children's theaters from Norway, Estonia, Canada, Germany,
Iceland, and the US. Production/Exhibition K, 1,
2, 3, 4,
5 Creative
Drama and Theatre Education Resource Site A
resource for educators, students, artists, and interested
parties who wish to explore drama as an experiential,
process-oriented activities. Classroom ideas, Theatre games,
books, and other practical information make this a very
useful site. Sept.
30, 2000. Production/Exhibition 7,8,9,10, 11,12,
adult BTS
Training Page Home
of the now infamous "Techie Gospel" and much to do with
gaffer's tape. Good Production/Exhibition Pre-k,
k, 1,2,3, 4,5 Creative
Drama and Theatre Education Resource Site Devoted
entirely to dramatic activities in which experience is the
goal, not a separate Production/Exhibition 11,12,
adult Dramatists
Play Service Home Pages com/ Still
under construction, but worth looking at for script ideas
and ordering. Sept.
30, 2000 Production/Exhibition 9,10,11, 12,
adult Moonstruck
Drama Bookstore A
wide selection of scripts, musicals and resources for
purchase. Sept.
30, 2000. Production/Exhibition Adult National
Standards for Theatre Education Another
private webpage, this one has a set of theatre arts lesson
plans Sept.
30, 2000. Production/Exhibition 7, 8,
9, 10,
11, 12,
adult The
Actor Source Homepage Download
from Web Production/Exhibition 9,10,11, 12,
adult "The
Costume Site" The
Costume Site is an excellent resource which is full of
wonderful Production/Exhibition 10,
11, 12,
adult Theatre
Central Sponsored
by Playbill magazine, this site has useful links to New York
and regional Theatre listings, reviews of current Theatre
productions, and some professional information. Production/Exhibition, Critical
Response 6, 7,
8, 9,
10, 11, 12,adult Children's
Theatre/ Creative
Drama Matt
Buchanan, Children's Theatre Educator and former PA Theatre
Arts Teacher runs an excellent homepage at this site. Don't
miss the excellent Middle School Theatre Curriculum linked
to National Theatre Arts Standards Production/Exhibition, Critical
Response 9,10,11, 12,
adult The
School Show Page This
is a UK resource for school and youth theatre with site
reviews, play resources, tech guides and links. Quite
comprehensive. Sept. 30, 2000 Production/Exhibition, Critical
Response, Aesthetic
Respnse 9,10,11, 12,
adult Denise's
Web Pages From
Wales. Super lesson notes to make senior high play analysis,
design, etc... really work in your classroom! Sept. 30,
2000 Production /Exhibition,Critical
Response,Aesthetic Respnse 9,10,11, 12,
adult IMPROV
& GAMES Method-centered
acting exercises including relaxation, the magic IF, sense
memory, concentration, and all the other old favorites.
Sept. 30, 2000 Production /Exhibition,Critical
Response,Aesthetic Respnse 4,5,6,7 ,8,9,10,11 ,12,
adult Living
Playbook Games
and Improv resource. Find some fun stuff here. Games you can
use in your classroom tomorrow. Sept. 30, 2000 Production /Exhibition,Critical
Response,Aesthetic Respnse 9,10,11, 12,
adult Stage
Make Up This
is an amazing site. This guy knows his make-up and the site
is full of awesome pictures to prove it. Sept. 30,
2000 Production /Exhibition,Critical
Response,Aesthetic Respnse 7,8,9,10, 11,12,
adult The
American Academy of Mime A new
site just starting out.. The webmaster has plans to include
lesson plans Sept.
30, 2000 Production /Exhibition,Critical
Response,Aesthetic Respnse 1,2,3,4, 5,6,7,8, 9,10,11, 12,
adult The
Drama Teacher's Resource Room Home
| Lesson plans | Backstage | Texts and Seminars | Great
Drama Links. Sept. 30, 2000 Production /Exhibition,Critical
Response,Aesthetic Respnse 1,2,3,4, 5,6,7,8, 9,10,11, 12,
adult The
Way Off Broadway Theatre Workshop - You
can access age appropriate material here for a very
reasonable cost. Print off the order form and you are one
your way. There is also some free material! Sept. 30,
2000 Historical/cultural context 6, 7,
8, 9,
10, 11, 12,
adult Tulane
University, Academics, Online classroom resource Date:
Thursday, July 26, 2001 Submitted by: Gwendolyn J
Korvick Comment:
This is a series of images meant to accompany coursework in
a theatre course at Tulane University. The images are
labled by era & style. They include buildings,
rooms and decorative arts accompanied by brief
descriptions.
Historical /cultural context 10,
11, 12,
adult Metamora
& John Augustus Stone July
26, 2001. Submitted by: William D Colvin
Evolution of the Indian Melodrama with a focus on John
Brougham and John Augustus Stone's Metamora.
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Contributed by Ken Bolinsky. Sept. 30, 2000.
All kinds of good stuff--a gem.
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Contributed by Ken Bolinsky
technical references too. Sept. 30, 2000.
performance, this site is intended primarily for educators
of 4-9 year olds. Features include resource suggestions,
sample lesson plans, classroom ideas, and appropriate plays
(with appropriate copyright laws). A solid resource for pre-
and elementary-school Theatre educators. Sept. 30,
2000.
keyed to standards, as well as info on state standards
across the country and teacher certification requirements in
the arts by state.
Contributed by Cory Wilkerson
Comment: Claims to be the "most extensive acting-related
homepage on the internet." Contains chatrooms; various
professional services; practical help concerning auditions,
headshots, and the like; also a fair amount
of personal, but highly practical advice on getting into the
business.
Contributed by Mike Sell Sept. 30, 2000.
information, sources and links. Sept. 30, 2000
Contributed by Mike Sell Sept. 30, 2000.
Contributed by Cory Wilkerson Sept. 30, 2000
on mime for classroom use. Also has traveling stage
show.