Directory of Theater and Drama Resources

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This category lists pages and sites that children or teenagers might use to learn more about the arts of drama and theater.

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• Ancient Greek Theatre

  http://www.greektheatre.gr/
  Excellent information on the history of ancient Greek theatre. Make your own mask, explore the theatre structure and meet the well-known playwrights of the time

• ArtsAlive English Theatre

  http://www.artsalive.ca/en/eth/
  Find out how design and production, actors, playwrights, directors, and others come together to produce a performance. Includes glossary of commonly used theatre terms.

• Changing Stages

  http://www.pbs.org/wnet/changingstages/
  Learn about this PBS series that explores the influences, inspirations, and conflicts that have shaped the course of theatre. Site includes biographies of significant people, timeline of important theatre events, and links to other theatre resources.

• Colorado School of Acting

  http://coloradoschoolofacting.com/
  Colorado School of Acting is a Denver acting school, focused primarily on the RECORDED performing arts. Some resources for actors available such as a template for a resume.

• Family Week at the Theatre

  http://www.familyweek.com/
  Across New Jersey, young people and their families will receive free and/or discounted tickets to over 100 performances/events including free classes, workshops and backstage tours.

• G.L. Horton's One-Act Plays

  http://www.stagepage.info/oneactplayscripts/_oneact.html
  Contains many One-Act Plays for small to large productions put on by teens.

• Handful Players

  http://www.handfulplayers.org/
  Join this group for free and let your creative spirit runs free. Learn more about teamwork and communication in the magical world of theatre.

• Kabuki for Everyone

  http://park.org/Japan/Kabuki/kabuki.html
  Introduces a traditional form of Japanese theater.

• Kathakali

  http://www.artindia.net/kathakali.html
  Read about this form of Indian drama.

• Kidsinco

  http://www.kidsinco.com/
  Search for free scripts to use for school plays and amateur performances.

• Masterpiece Theatre

  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/
  Official site for the series with broadcast schedule, complete history of the series, timelines, and learning resources.

• Oregon City Children's Theatre

  http://www.occtheatre.org/
  A non-profit organization committed to providing performing and stage craft opportunities to any child who expresses the desire to learn about performing.

• San Francisco Children's Musical Theater

  http://www.sfcmt.com/
  San Francisco Children’s Musical Theater (SFCMT) is dedicated to offering high quality performing arts experiences to young actors ages 5-21 in the San Francisco Bay Area.

• Studio8KIDS Drama/Dance Troupe

  http://www.studio8kids.webs.com/
  A troupe of kids ages 6-18 that showcase their talent in and around San Antonio, Texas with the support of the community. Auditions and events are posted.

• Theatre Next Door

  http://www.theatrenextdoor.webs.com/
  Learn to dance and act at one of these workshops. The workshops are suitable for grades K to 12.Some of the previous workshops included Annie,High School Musical and The Little Mermaid.

• Theatre on a Shoestring

  http://upstagereview.org/
  Dynamic theatre education with resources including photos, articles and synopses.

• Theatrehistory.com

  http://www.theatrehistory.com/
  Information on most of the major time periods in the history of theatre can be accessed here. It navigates very easily and would be a great site for research projects.

• theatremonkeys

  http://www.theatremonkeys.co.uk/
  Try a free trial class to see if you enjoy acting and dancing.

• Tudor drama company

  http://www.henrytudor.co.uk/
  Hnery tudor drama company can visit your school and entertain and teach your pupils the tudor life

• Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920

  http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/vshtml/vshome.html
  A multimedia collection from the Library of Congress.

• ZOOM Playhouse

  http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/playhouse/index.html
  Contains many short plays and skits for young people to put on.

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