Here is a brief list of some online theatre education resources:
Online resources:
EDTA Theatre Educator Pro: Educational Theatre Association’s Online Educator Professional Development
Drama Teacher Academy: TheatreFolk’s Teacher resource
BYU Theatre Education Database: BYU’s Database
Daily 8 Count: Brian Curl’s resource for Theatre Movement
Folger Library: Home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, Folger Shakespeare Library is a world-class center for scholarship, learning, culture, and the arts.
American Theatre Wing: Multiple resources with multimedia content
American Theatre Magazine: Many back issues
Stage Directions (magazine): Lots of content including a resource page
playbill.com: Rich multimedia website
Pinterest: Pages and pages of theater related boards
Youthplays: YouthPLAYS website has a lot of scenes and monologues that are free for classroom and audition use:
https://www.youthplays.com/monologues.php
https://www.youthplays.com/scenes.php
Playscripts: You can read samples of plays. Have the students read a play and predict the ending.
Momentum Stage: Some online play resources
Facebook Groups: (Facebook Groups with educator content)
High School Theatre Directors and Teachers: A Theatre Educator Group
Technical Theatre Educators: A robust community of educators focused on technical theatre
Teaching Theatre Online: Covid-19: A specific group for this time in our lives
Podcasts:
Broadway Podcast Network: a collection of theatre specific podcasts
Broadway Backstory: a podcast about the genesis of your favorite shows
UnabashED Theatre Podcast: A no-nonsene, brutally honest dialogue about theatre education in the US.
Youtube:
American Theatre Wing: A great resource! Many videos. Check out “Working in Theatre!”
National Theatre: The National Theatre of Great Britain. Check out “How We Made That”
Crash Course Theatre and Drama
PVIMPROV Paul Vaillancourt is a veteran improvisor who embodies group mind.
TED: Technology, Education, Design; Great talks from the greatest minds around the planet. Search for Theatre and see all the relevant talks.
Folger Library: Home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, Folger Shakespeare Library is a world-class center for scholarship, learning, culture, and the arts.
Lookingglass Theatre: Physical, aurally rich, visually metaphoric story-centric theatre in the Water Tower Water Works on Michigan Avenue in Chicago.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company: Go behind the scenes, listen to artists interviews, and see trailers for upcoming productions all on Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s YouTube Channel. Thanks for visiting.