Black Past
Black Past: African Company/african Grove Theatre
The encyclopedia article explains the beginning of black theatre productions at the African Grove Theatre in New York City in the early 1800's.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Theatre and Entertainment
From Restoration comedy to The Beggar's Opera, She Stoops to Conquer and The School for Scandal: examine key plays alongside the history and conventions of Restoration and 18th-century theatre.
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia: Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People
LKTYP is the largest non-profit theatre company for young people. This contains a lot of relevant information, as well as a link to their website.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: A Readers' Theatre for Kapiti Plain
This readers' theatre of Verna Aardema's Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain crosses the curriculum to incorporate language arts, social studies, and science objectives. Students will become familiar with the text of the story and then...
Britain Express
Britain Express: Tudor: Elizabethan Theatre
This is a general information site on the history of Elizabethan theatre, and points out that Shakespeare and Marlowe were two of the playwrights of the time.
Northern Virginia Community College
Introduction to Theatre: Realism
This site is from a college course and it goes into detail with realism. It examines background, the emergence of realism, beginnings, the writers, and others. It is very in-depth and full of good information.
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia: Lorriane Kimsa Theatre for Young People
Lorraine Kimsa is a great resource for childrens theatre. Even if you can't get there for a show, there are lots of ways to integrate their work into your classroom. Each play they do comes with an education and lesson kit.
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia: Factory Theatre
As well as being a forerunner in alternative theatre, Factory Theatre's mandate dictates that they only use new Canadian work. This makes Factory a great educational opportunity for Canadian studies.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Pacific Theatre vs. European Theatre
Interview with Stephen Ambrose about the two WWII theatres and Gen. MacArthur's complaints about a lack of funding for the war in the Pacific.
Other
Shakespeare Resource Center: Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Here you will find information on the history of the Globe Theatre.
Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: Ancient Greek Theatre
Overview of the history of ancient Greek theatre written in a kid-friendly format teaches about the architecutre of the theatre buildings as well as the structure of the plays.
Other
Theatre Database: Beaumont and Fletcher
This site from Theatre Database presents a biography of Elizabethan dramatists and collaborators Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher. The information is somewhat in-depth and throughout links are provided for additional information. Also...
Other
Childdrama.com Children's Theatre and Creative Drama
This Playwright and teacher's site is full of his own material plus links, definitions, lesson plans, rules, references, and photos from productions!
Other
Theatre History: Origins of Theatre
Written by a university professor, this page briefly explains why and how theater emerged from religious or ritual practices.
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia: The Stratford Festival
This is a great history of the Stratford festival with lots of links within the rest of the site.
TheatreHistory.com
Theatre History: Restoration Drama
This site from TheatreHistory.com provides great information on restoration drama. Links are given throughout for additional information on related subjects. The article is medium sized in length and discusses everthing from women...
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia: Judith Thompson
This is a short, current biography of Judith Thompson, a well known Canadian playwright.
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia: Cbc Radio Drama
As well as being a major cultural force in Canada, CBC also has been instrumental at keeping Canadian actors in paid work. History with links here.
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia: George F Walker
This gives a biography of George F Walker, as well as his plays and ideas for further reading.
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia: Judith Thompson
As one of Canada's top playwrights, Judith Thompson creates works that are emotionally charged and usually involve characters on the fringe of society. Her work is tentatively appropriate for high school students - I've used it, but with...
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia: Timothy Findley
Here's a very brief article on the life and writing of Timothy Findley, an actor, playwright, and writer born in Toronto. Focuses mostly on his work in theatre.
Library of Congress
Loc: Musical Revue
A detailed explanation of the musical revue, a form of variety theatre popularized at the turn of the century and through the 1920s and 30s. Most famous of the genre were The Ziegfeld Follies.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Musical Theater
Introductory site focusing on American musical theatre and Broadway. Shows how these parts can be taught in the classroom. Useful for teachers and learners working with music theater.
Greek Gods
Greek Gods: Olympian Gods: Dionysus
This site focuses on Dionysus, the Greek God of Wine, Joy and Theatre and a Lover of Peace. It provides 'biographical' information, background, English and Greek pronunciations of his name, other titles, pictures, myths, and his places...