Theater Arts and Drama
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Web Resources
Digital Librarian: Performing Arts
A librarian's choice of the best of the Web. A good overview of performance related web sites.
Improv Encyclopedia Includes tons of stuff related to improvisation theatre including improv games, handles, concentration exercises, drama techniques, character exercises, warm-ups, long form Improv formats, improvised show formats, tips for improv workshops and much more.
Internet Public Library Theatre Resources Dramatic literature performance, from a popular entertainment view, i.e. going to the theater, performers, shows, etc.
Literary Resources for Theatre
Part of the Literary Resources collection maintained by Jack Lynch. Includes other megasites such as UK and French theatre sites.
The Monologue Archive Provides online access to monologues from a variety of periods. For each monologue, related links are added about the playwright and the play. This site contains annoying ads and pop-ups, but if you can live with that, it is a very useful tool.
The Theatre Database a megasite that provides links to online resources on the theater. Divided by time period.
TheatreUSA.com A mega-site providing links to a variety of online resources on various aspects of the theater.
Theatre Arts Education Resources
AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS / ARTS EDUCATION STANDARDS
"Standards" in American education define what students should know and be able to do in any given academic discipline. National standards in the arts (dance, music, theater, visual arts) have been developed to provide a guide and resource to states and school districts that want to develop their own standards.
ARIZONA Dept. of EDUCATION ARTS STANDARDS
This site contains the revised 2006 standards for arts education (including theater arts) in Arizona.
"ARTSEDGE — the National Arts and Education Network — supports the placement of the arts at the center of the curriculum and advocates creative use of technology to enhance the K-12 educational experience. ARTSEDGE empowers educators to teach in, through, and about the arts by providing the tools to develop interdisciplinary curricula that fully integrate the arts with other academic subjects.
ARTSEDGE offers free, standards-based teaching materials for use in and out of the classroom, as well as professional development resources, student materials, and guidelines for arts-based instruction and assessment.
A program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, ARTSEDGE is also a partner of MarcoPolo, a consortium of national education organizations, state education agencies and the MarcoPolo Education Foundation. MarcoPolo Content Partners develop standards-based, discipline-specific educational Web sites for K-12 teachers and students."
"Since its founding in 1995 by the National Endowment for the Art and the U.S. Department of Education, the Arts Education Partnership (AEP) has become the primary forum and meeting ground for organizations to explore how the arts can transform American education.. Partnership organizations have led the national movement to establish education standards that include the arts. They have conducted and published groundbreaking research on the impact of learning in the arts on student achievement. And they have identified the policies and practical steps that will enable schools and school districts to achieve educational excellence by incorporating the arts into teaching and learning.
Partnership organizations affirm the central role of imagination, creativity and the arts in culture and society; the power of the arts to enliven and transform education and schools; and collective action through partnerships as the means to place the arts at the center of learning. Partnership teams are at work in every state. The teams consist of representatives from state departments of education, state arts agencies and state alliances for arts education as well as the state and local affiliates of national Partnership organizations. The Partnership maintains an electronic network of state and local teams and partnerships and provides support and resources to strengthen their impact. The Partnership issues reports and documentation of all of its meetings and activities on our web site.
The Arts Education Partnership publishes research and advocacy materials supporting the role of arts education in schools. The Partnership maintains a listserv through which organizations share and receive timely information on issues relevant to arts education at the national and state level. If you have further questions, please contact us by e-mail at aep@ccsso.org."
Arts Education Resources. This source, published by the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism Arts Division, lists a number of professional organizations for teachers of the arts. It also includes a list of articles (in pdf format) on arts education.
Artswork: Theater Education Sites. This is a "mega-site" that provides links to a number of sources for teachers of theatre. Includes a list of professional associations.
Children's Theatre/Creative Drama Website. Contains plays, lesson plans, a bibliography, glossary of terminology, monologues for young actors, and llinks to other sites.
Creative Drama and Theatre Education Resource Site. Includes plays for performance, creative drama activities, classroom ideas, and a resource list for drama/theatre educators.
National Standards for Theatre Education (BYU). This page is a database of all of the national standards for theatre education. To use this source, one must register, but it's free.
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