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Nederlander Organization

Broadway Direct: 20 Benchmark Musicals in Broadway History

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of Broadway musical theater is demonstrated through brief examinations of twenty groundbreaking musicals, from The Black Crook in 1866 to Hamilton in 2015. Nine videos accompany the descriptions of some of the musicals.
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The Stoa Consortium: The Lysikrates Monument & Street of the Tripods

For Students 9th - 10th
The Lysikrates Monument is the best preserved example of a choregic monument. Wealthy Athenian citizens financed the training and outfitting of choruses for competitive dramatical and musical performances. The producer (called the...
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Frog or Toad? [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A reader's theater adaptation of Patricia Lynch's early childhood book, Frog or Toad?, is provided on this script. Three character roles, along with a chorus of all other students, are needed in this performance.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Bill the Bloodhound" by p.g. Wodehouse

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story "Bill the Bloodhound" by P.G. Wodehouse. Henry Pifield Rice, who works for a detective bureau, falls in love with Alice Weston, a chorus girl. He proposes to her but is refused on the ground that she...
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Musicals 101

Musicals101: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Musicals 101 provides a very comprehensive site dealing with all aspects of musicals. Includes great material for schools wanting to put on a musical. Over 330 biographies plus lots of history.
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New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Oratorio

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive explanation and history of the term oratorio. Please note that The Catholic Encyclopedia is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated around 1910.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: Medea

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the play Medea, the characters and themes in this fascinating site. Although Euripides lived between 480 and 406 B.C. his plays still hold relevance today. This site explores in detail the characters and their motivations.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: Antigone

For Students 9th - 10th
Sophocles famous play, Antigone, is profiled in this interesting site. Read about the characters and their motivations.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: Electra

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Sophocles play, Electra, in this site that looks at characters, plot and themes.

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