Infotrek's links to performing arts, cinema, music, and dance

American Theatre Wing has been an integral and influential part of the theatrical community for the better part of seven decades. Adapting its activities for each successive theatrical generation, ATW focuses today on programs and activities which help students, audiences and members of the theatrical community itself to learn more about what makes theatre tick from the people who make it so vital

- -bibliographies, playbills, play-scripts, sound recordings and more...

News, features, performance listings for Broadway, Off-Broadway, London and Regional theatre.

-- includes a textile reference manual, vintage photographs, history of hairstyles, patterns, online classes, and more.

--another good site, with emphasis on research, instructions and techniques, with links to suppliers. Sporadically updated, but still useful for a while yet.

-- contains a collection of original plays and screenplays, criticism and links to other sites concerned with theatre.

A central hub for information on all aspects of Tudor and Elizabethan fashion: latest research, free costume patterns, online books, original images of costume and reproductions, and much more.

A step by step tutorial on review writing

-- search for people, performance, theatre, or character name.

--from Portland State University, this wonderful service indexes plays in anthologies and collections. Searchable by author or title or both.

-- a comprehensive catalog of new Irish plays produced since the formation of the National Theatre. It will be presented in three stages: 1975-present (now available); 1950-1974 and 1904-1949 (launch dates to be confirmed). Searchable and browsable.

--definition and resources (best for looking in your own library)

--web resources by broad topic (acting, stagecraft, plays, etc.), as well as a guide to finding primary sources. Links are annotated.

by Colin  -  good brief scenes transcribed from movies. Neat!

--history, 'how to', reviews, photos, and reference concerning this art form.

A touring theater group composed of deaf and hearing actors who entertain audiences worldwide through music, sign language, and the spoken word.

- Broadway and off-Broadway schedules, Tony winners, lyrics from musicals, links to other theater sites.

This playwriting tutorial was written by playwright and screenwriter Jonathan Dorf, whose plays have been produced in more than 45 states and on five continents.

searchable index of collected works

--uniformly presents a large set of speech samples from a variety of language backgrounds. Native and non-native speakers of English read the same paragraph and are carefully transcribed. The archive is used by people who wish to compare and analyze the accents of different English speakers.