Find out how design and production, actors, playwrights, directors, and others come together to produce a performance. Includes glossary of commonly used theatre terms.

Learn about this PBS series that explores the influences, inspirations, and conflicts that have shaped the course of theatre. Learn about Shakespeare, the birth of national theatre in Ireland, and the new language of theatre.

Introduces children to theater history, games, terms, and other resources. Includes a virtual tour of a Nebraska children's theater and an original skit with costume and makeup ideas.

A short history of children's theatre in the United States.

Across New Jersey, young people and their families will receive free and/or discounted tickets to over 100 performances/events including free classes, workshops and backstage tours.

Introduces a traditional form of Japanese theater.

Read about this form of Indian drama.

Official site for the series with broadcast schedule, complete history of the series, timelines, and learning resources.

Provides background information on Shakespearean performance in original conditions. Centred around the construction of a replica of the Globe playhouse in London, it includes pages devoted to the original Globe and other playhouses in Early Modern London, reports and photographic documentaries on reconstruction and performances at the New Globe, and also some practical information. Provides contact details.

Find children's theaters across the USA on this state-by-state listing.

A multimedia collection from the Library of Congress.