The
Canadian Theatre Record
Here you'll find contemporary Canadian theatre information and materials
from the 1960's and onwards.
This site has been produced and compiled by the Toronto Public Library. |
Canadian
Adaptations of Shakespeare
CASP is devoted to the exploration and documentation of the
ways in which Shakespeare has been adapted into a national,
multicultural theatrical practice. You will find a wealth of resources
related to how Shakespeare has been adapted into (and out of) Canadian
theatre. |
Playwright's
Guild of Canada
Playwrights Guild of Canada (formerly
Playwrights Union of Canada) is a national association of professional
and emerging playwrights. Established in 1972 as the Playwrights Co-op,
their main purpose was to publish and distribute scripts to encourage
more productions of Canadian plays. Provides programs and services that
support, promote, and advocate for over 500 members. |
The Theatre Listing
It contains comprehensive information on theatre companies, performance facilities and related arts organizations across Canada, and is an essential reference for producers, playwrights, actors, students and theatre professionals. (pdf document) |
Literature
Resource Centre
Provides access to biographies, bibliographies,
and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline.
Also includes Shakespearean Criticism - full text and searchable!
All you need is a SPL library card. |
Canadian
Actor Online
CAO provides informed, accurate and down-to-earth responses to questions
asked by those who are new to the business of acting, to provide
guidance on entertainment industry standards of ethical business
practices and to provide an online community for actors living and
working across Canada |
Playbill
Playbill offers complete Broadway, off-Broadway, regional, and London
theatre listings as well as daily updated theatre news. Serving theatre since 1884. |
Canadian
Actors Equity Association
Canadian Actors' Equity is the professional association of performers,
directors, choreographers, fight directors and stage managers in English
Canada who are engaged in live performance in theatre, opera and dance |
Canadian
Theatre Encyclopaedi
This is a database of information about Canadian actors, playwrights,
directors, producers, designers, theatre organizations and institutions,
composers and plays. |
Play Shakespeare.com
The ultimate free Shakespeare Resource. This website has many of Shakespeare's plays, as well as reviews, news and podcasts. |
General
Consumer Advice: Talent Agents
Google Meets Shakespeare |
Shakespeare
in Quartro
On this site you will find the British Library’s 93 copies of the
21 plays by Shakespeare printed in quarto before the theatres were
closed in 1642. |
Training Sources
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Theatre
Canada
Theatre Canada provides a comprehensive
directory of theatres all across the country, study resources and a
special listing for children's theatre and activities related to the
performing arts. |
REED
- Records of Early English Drama
This site is designed to include a wide range of data about professional
performers on tour in England and Wales before 1642 – their
patrons, the performance venues they used and the routes they took across
the kingdom. |
Entertainment
Design Magazin
A great source for entertainment
design issues. Includes a link to Lighting Dimensions. SPL has
print copies of this periodical in the Chalmers Room. |
Atlantic Canada Theatre Site
The Atlantic Canada Theatre Site is an academically-refereed
Internet site which publishes a wide range of primary research
materials of interest to Canadian theatre scholars, and to social,
cultural, and political historians of the Atlantic r |
Drama.ca
A large listing of theatres from across the country.
Searchable. |
Professional
Association of Canadian TheatresPACT is a member-driven organization that serves as the
collective voice of professional Canadian theatres. For the betterment
of Canadian theatre, PACT provides leadership, national representation
and a variety of programs and practical assistance to member
companies, enabling members to do their own creative work. |
Artslynx International Arts Resources: Theatre
A great subject directory of theatre resources. |
Shake Sphere
A guide to the complete works of William Shakespeare
including those plays of dual or doubtful authorship. The site has been recommended by WebEnglishTeacher, Home School Mom, The New York Times, the BBC, and the British Library, among others. Students, teachers, and librarians are free to copy and distribute material, with credit. |
Shakespeare Searched
Shakespeare Searched is a search engine designed to provide quick access to passages from Shakespeare's plays and sonnets. We cluster search results by topic, work, and character to make it easy to find exactly what you're looking for. From something as simple as identifying the speaker of a particular quote to discovering underlying thematic elements across works, Shakespeare Searched has you covered. |
Reviews by Robyn
If you are looking for reviews of this season's plays, visit this site.
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