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Dramatic Arts Internet Resources
The Dramatic Art and Division of Dance department offers undergraduate and
graduate degrees including a Bachelor of Fine Arts, a Master of Arts, and a
Doctor of Philosophy in the study of dramatic literature and history as well
as studio courses and participation in the production program.
Theatre UCSB
In a typical year, the department produces five main
stage drama productions and two modern dance concerts. The productions
represent the various periods and styles taught in the academic programs,
ranging from the classics to contemporary dramas and comedies to an occasional
musical. Additionally, the department offers graduate and undergraduate
directed one-act plays, an original scripts workshop and dance studio
presentations. Click here to view the
latest drama and dance season schedule.
Videotape Library at UCSB
Click here to search titles and request
videos from UCSB's Instructional Resources Center, located at Kerr Hall. Only
faculty can order and request titles.
Resources at UCSB Libraries
Refer to the Dramatic Art Research Guide or the Dramatic Art Help By Subject page.
GENERAL SITES
- DIGITAL
LIBRARIAN: PERFORMING ARTS
- Includes links to national and international performing arts resources.
- JUSTIN'S DRAMA & THEATRE LINKS
- Comprehensive and annotated Website created by Austalian high school drama teacher, Justin Cash. Includes list of sites related to the business, art, and education of theater. Theatre updates, bulletins, and show schedules are also included.
- INTER-PLAY
- An online index to printed plays in collections, anthologies and
periodicals.
- INTERNET BROADWAY DATABASE
- States to be the "official database for Broadway theatre information." Site includes production materials dating back to the beginning of New York theatre to present. Materials include cast and crew listings, statistics, and facts.
- McCOY'S
GUIDE TO THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES
- An online guide that has been available since 1993 and is reguarly
updated. A brief description to each link is included in this concise and
organized list of useful Web sites.
- MUSICALS101.COM
- A Web site dedicated to the making and history of musicals-- includes
reviews, essays, biographical information, and photos.
- NEW
YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY: THEATRE RESOURCES ON THE NET
- A list of internet resources involving different aspects of the
performing arts field.
- THEATREUSA.COM
- Designed to provide resources for creative writing, stage production, and theatre listings. Includes list of Pulitzer Prize Winners and weekly Web site picks. TheatreUSA also produces a free electronic newsletter.
- THEATRICOPIA
- A large site with an abundance of links to musical theatre web pages for
shows, performers, composers, discographies, etc.
- VOICE OF THE SHUTTLE: DRAMA AND THEATRE
STUDIES
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- BONE YARD
EFFECTS
- Great site for visual images of creative makeup designs; company is
located in Los Angeles.
- COSTUME IMAGEBASE
- An index to selected images used in the study of fashion and costume.
- THE COSTUME
PAGE
- Features costuming sites for live theater and film, Also includes
an index of costume and costuming related links for those who study or
design costumes.
- HISTORY OF
COSTUME INDEX
- This site is based on the German publication, "Zur Geschichte der
Kostume" printed in Munich from 1861 to 1880. This is a good source for
researching fashion during the Victorian era and includes both formal and
folk dress.
- INTERNATIONAL THEATRE DESIGN ARCHIVE
- Online archive that includes notes, images, and Website of scene, costume, and lighting designs from particular productions and artists. "Venture of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology whose mission is to actively promote the advancement of knowledge and skills in all aspects of design and production in the performing arts." A good resource for its visual content, although links are not regularly updated.
- STAGE CRAFT ONLINE
- This is an excellent example of a web site for a commercial company that
specializes in set design. Stage Craft is a fabrication and production
company for touring sets and stages with service shops in Carson City,
Nevada and Nashville.
- THEATRON
- A company that specializes in the "field of virtual reality and multimedia for cultural heritage clients." Presentations are interactive and include the expertise of educators, scientists, and artists. Subject matters consist of 3D computer resconstructions of ancient and historic theatre structures such as, Theatre of Dionysus and Theatre of Pompeii.
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- BAY
AREA PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
- Two-week reading of works from new American playwrights. The festival is
sponsored by the Playwrights Foundation and "searches out new talent,
cultivates relationships with emerging and established playwrights, and
matches selected playwrights with directors, dramaturges, and visual
artists"
- CALIFORNIA
SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
- A schedule of productions for the current season and how to order
tickets or subscriptions for the California Shakespeare Festival in the Bay
Area are provided at this site.
- FIRA de TEATRE
- Founded by the theatre group Comediants in 1981, the Fira de
Teatre is "a great spectacle of the scenic arts." The festival is held
on the second week of September in the city of Tàrrega, Spain some 100
kilometers from Barcelona.
- FRINGE
FESTIVALS
- Regional fringe festivals are found throughout the world, celebrating a
50-year tradition where live and innovative theatre is presented in an
informal, accessible and inexpensive environment.
- HUMANA FESTIVAL
CALENDAR OF PERFORMANCES
- Starting in 1976, the Humana Festival showcases new American works that
often reach national and international acclaim.
- KENNEDY CENTER
AMERICAN COLLEGE THEATER FESTIVAL (KCACTF)
- A nationwide theater program involving 18,000 college and university
students that offers student artists individual recognition through awards
and scholarships in playwriting, acting, criticism, directing, and design.
- LONDON
THEATRE ONLINE
- This site provides links to West End Venues, Royal National Theatre
listings and includes reviews and recommendations.
- NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL
(U.K.)
- Held during Easter Week in Bristol, the festival was first started in
1956. Since the, it "has mirrored the evolution of British Theatre and its
willingness to test the boundaries of theatrical expression."
- PLAYBILL ONLINE
- Provides a listing of shows by theater for Broadway, Off-Broadway,
regional theater, summer stock and international locations with information
about show times and buying tickets.
- SHAKESPEARE
FESTIVALS
- List of national and some international Shakespeare Festivals provided
by the Yahoo! Directory
- STRATFORD FESITVAL
- The web site for one of the major Shakespeare festivals in North
America, based in the City of Stratford, Ontario.
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- ALEX: A
Catalog of Electronic Texts on the Internet
- Although this site is no longer being maintained, it is still a useful
index to plays in electronic form available on the web. Works are usually
those in the public domain (not covered by copyright) and include authors
such as Shakespeare, Ibsen, Jonson and Euripides.
- COMEDIA TEXTLIST
- Electonic library of searchable and downloadable texts of more than two
hundred comedias, autos sacramentales, and entremeses
written in Spanish. Comedias are available in English translation
- COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM
SHAKESPEARE
- Site has offered full-text access to Shakerspeare's plays and poetry
since 1993
- ELECTRONIC TEXT
CENTER, University of Virginia
- Includes full text of works of literature publicly available, dating
from AD 1500 to the present.
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- AISLE SAY, the Internet Magazine of
Stage Reviews and Opinion
- AisleSay contains reviews of plays appearing in New York, Los Angeles
Boston, San Francisco and many other U.S. cities.
- CURTAIN UP
- Online magazine with featured articles, reviews, and annotated listings.
- PERFORMING ARTS
JOURNAL
- Beginning with vol 19 (1997) Performing Arts Journal is available
electronically.
- PLAYBILL ONLINE
- Playbill Online is more than an online magazine with articles about the
New York theater scene. It also publishes job postings, listings of theater
productions around the world, and allows you to order tickets online. Like
most online magazines, only the latest issue is provided in full with an
index of older issues.
- SOUND
JOURNAL
- An academic journal that seeks to "provide a wide variety of essays,
review articles and interviews, and creative works regarding the production
of sound
- STAGE DIRECTIONS
- Online magazine published since 1988 that serves the practical and
technical information needs of small theaters.
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Author: Sylvia Curtis.
Last updated: April 22, 2005
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