THEATRE TOPICS 

Theatre Libraries and Research Resources

These Theatre Library and Research Resources are great for the theatre teacher, theatre student, and theater scholar.
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(see also Artslynx Theatre History Resources)
(See also Artslynx Links to Journals)
(See also Artslynx World Theatre Resources)
(See also Artslynx International Dance Resources) 
(See also Artslynx Dramaturgical Resources)
(See also Artslynx Listing of Master Sites)

Theatre Libraries and Museums

• American Vaudeville Museum - Based in Boston but lots of resources on the web
• British Theatre Museum 
• Burcardo Library and Theatre Collection, Rome Italy 
• Dance Library of Israel
• Dance Museum - Stockholm (Dansmuseet)
• Harvard Theatre Collection 
• International Museum of Marionette Art 
• Lithuanian theatre, Music, and Cinema Museum
• Manchester Theatre Collection
• Museum of the City of New York, Theatre Collection 
• New York Public Library: Billy Rose Theatre Collection, NY - Best such library in the world!
• Theatre Museum and Institute - Netherlands
• University of Adelaide, Australia, Theatre Collection
• University of Bristol Theatre Collection
• University of Kent at Canturbury: Templeman Library Theatre Collection, Britain
• University of Newcastle: Michael R. Booth Theatre Collection - Hundreds of posters, playbills, etc. from the British Stage.
• University of Pittsburgh, Curtis Theatre Collection - The collection includes half a million playbills!....(but not online)
• University of Texas, Austin: The Ransom Center, Theatre Collection - EXTENSIVE collection of resources (though not on the website)

Organizations and Associations

• International Association of Libraries and Museums of the Performing Arts
• International Federation for Theatre Research
• Japanese Society for Theatre Research (Site is in Japanese)
• League of Historic American Theatres 
• Northwest Region of LMDA (Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas) 
• Theatre Library Association 

Online Research Collections 

(see also the cross reference links at the top of this page)

• Bibliofind - Database for purchase of rare and out-of-print books
• Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia 
• Internet Theatre Database - Includes an index of credits for Broadway and London West-End shows.
• Kultur Video
• Performing Arts Data Service - Extensive online collections, especially relating to modern Shakespeare production
• Plays Online from The World Wide Web Virtual Library
• The Theatre Channel - First cable television network devoted to broadcasting theatre performances from national and international theatres.
• TheatreVirtual Library - HUNDREDS of playscripts, Articles, International Links!

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