Children's Museum
Adventure in Theatre: Fun Things to Know About Theatre
This site is broken into fifteen separate topics covering all aspects of the theatre, including basic information on what a play is and what the theatre is to more in depth information on props, stage makeup, and scene design.
Northern Virginia Community College
Northern Virginia Community College: Elizabethan Acting Style
This resource provides information about acting styles in the Elizabethan Age.
University of Victoria (Canada)
University of Victoria: The Companies
This article examines the acting companies involved in the original and early productions of Shakespeare's plays.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Magic Rocks [Pdf]
In this lesson, students work in groups with each acting as a predator, prey, or family member in a particular habitat. They present their habitat performance to the class and students identify the habitat and animal relationships. Then,...
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: Hero vs. Claudio
What do you know about marriage customs during the English Renaissance? Students will have an opportunity to learn about weddings and marriages in Renaissance English using "Much Ado About Nothing" as source material.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Zoom Playhouse
This PBS kids site features dozens of short plays that have been performed on the children's television series "Zoom." Includes short scripts for skits which students can perform together, and lists of props to include in the performance.
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: Enter Ophelia
A lesson to help students learn more about Ophelia's mad scenes in Act IV of "Hamlet."
Emory University
Emory University: "As You Like It"
Clickable list of paintings inspired by scenes in Shakespeare's "As You Like It" with text.