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Administration > Library > Web Sites by Discipline > Theater
THEATER
General Web Sites
American variety stage
This site presents a multimedia collection of vaudeville and popular entertainment materials from the years 1870-1920 from the collections of the Library of Congress.
Artslynx Theatre Design Resources
Provides articles about various theatre aspects as well as links to online resources.
Indiana University Libraries Theater
An excellent collection of web sites about all things relating to theater.
Internet Broadway Database
The official database of Broadway theater productions. Find cast and crew information for Broadway shows. You can search by show, person, or season.
New York Times Theater Review Archive
Select theater reviews from the New York Times from 1900-present.
Open Directory Project Theatre Designers
Links to online portfolios from current theatre set designers. Also move upwards in the directory to find other great links to theatre Web sites.
Theatre Central
At the Playbill site. Many professional and educational links relating to theater.
Acting
American Federation of Television & Radio Artists (AFTRA)
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) is a national labor union representing nearly 80,000 performers, journalists and other artists working in the entertainment and news media. AFTRA's scope of representation covers broadcast, public and cable television; radio; sound recordings; "non-broadcast" and industrial material; as well as Internet and digital programming.
Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute
Lee Strasberg originated a style of acting, and system for teaching actors, which became known as "The Method". Browse links to the New York or Hollywood schools to find out about classes, application information, and appearances by guest speakers.
Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) is a labor union founded in 1933 to protect performers. Primarily concerned with wages and working conditions, SAG negotiates and enforces collective bargaining agreements that establish equitable levels of compensation, benefits and working conditions for performers.
Costumes
Costume History
The Costume Site
Hundreds of costume links. There are links to pictures of everything from Baroque to Native American to Japanese costume.
The History of Costume
Plates from a book by publishing firm Braun & Schneider, printed around 1880. 500 pictures of costumes from antiquity – 1800s are included. Use the text index for easy navigating.
Set Design
The International Theater Design Archive
Sketches and pictures of set and costume designs.
Skenotheke: Images of the Ancient Stage
Links to resources and images of Ancient Greek and Roman dramas. Great for understanding props and what ancient theatres were really like.
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