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Pacific Northwest Ballet

For Students 9th - 10th
Site details performance and program schedule of the Seattle based company. Includes photo gallery and biographies of the dancers and artistic staff.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Eugene O'neill

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a brief biography of Eugene O'Neill. The main purpose of this site is for the Eugene O'Neill Nation Historic Site.
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Website
Other

The National Ballet of Canada: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Official site which lists programs for the current season, biographies of the dancers and photographs-onstage and off.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: August Wilson

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learn more about the famous playwright August Wilson when you visit this educational site. This site features links to several resources ranging from biographical information to lesson plans.
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Website
Northern Virginia Community College

Introduction to Theatre: The Elizabethan Stage

For Students 9th - 10th
This site mainly discusses the Elizabethan Theatres. It gives statistics about the various theatres of that time period, and provides interesting information about them. Some information on William Shakespeare is also provided.
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Zoom Playhouse

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This PBS kids site features dozens of short plays that have been performed on the children's television series "Zoom." Includes short scripts for skits which students can perform together, and lists of props to include in the performance.
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Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia

Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia

For Students 9th - 10th
This search engine is great for beginning lessons, brushing up on basic info, or as a reference for student projects.
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Rudiments of Wisdom

Rudiments of Wisdom: Theatre

For Students 9th - 10th
A kid-friendly introduction to theater. All of the fun-fact information is drawn in a cartoon style.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Classicism

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides a brief overview of the classicist form of drama is provided in this encyclopedia article. The Three Unities of time, place, and action are also discussed along with a listing of classicist playwrights.
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Article
Musicals 101

Musicals101: History of the Stage Musical 1910 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
From Jerome Kern's Americanized shows to the Ziegfeld Follies, the stages saw a whole new type of musical from 1910-1920.
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Handout
Northern Virginia Community College

Introduction to Theatre Six Parts of a Play Character

For Students 9th - 10th
This site tells of Aristotle's six parts of a play. It goes into detail on the Character and the different terms that describe different character types.
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Other

Jack Wolcott: Elizabethan Theatre Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is essentially a link page on Elizatbethan Theatre Resources.
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Article
Other

Shakespeare Resource Center: Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you will find information on the history of the Globe Theatre.
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Other

Holyland Corporation: Holyland Model of Ancient Jerusalem

For Students 9th - 10th
A reconstruction of Jerusalem at the time of the second temple, with photographs of important sites.
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University at Buffalo

University of Buffalo: Nimes Amphitheater

For Students 9th - 10th
A click-through photographic gallery of the Nimes Amphitheatre, with additional images of other Nimes structures from Roman times. Use the forward arrow to advance through a series of pictures to view the amphitheatre's exterior and...
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Website
Emory University

Emory University: "As You Like It"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Clickable list of paintings inspired by scenes in Shakespeare's "As You Like It" with text.
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Website
Emory University

Emory University: Much Ado About Nothing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from the Emory University provides a link to an illustration from Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing."
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Synge, j.m. bartleby.com

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives short biography on J.M. Synge, and includes information on his most famous play, "The Playboy of the Western World."
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Website
Emory University

Emory University: History of Drama

For Students 9th - 10th
This Emory University resource provides information about the history of drama in the Neo-Classical time period.
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Handout
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: j.m. Barrie

For Students 9th - 10th
The Scottish journalist, playwright, and children's book writer J.M. Barrie became world famous with his play and book Peter Pan (1904).
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Handout
Careers New Zealand

Kiwicareer: Usher

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains detailed information about the usher career field. While this site is based out of New Zealand and contain information for that country, there is valuable data that is useful about this career.
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Interactive
New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: On Broadway

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An interactive & printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is On Broadway.
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Website
Other

Designer Job Openings: Set, Lighting, Costumes

For Students 9th - 10th
Updated often, or so it says, check here for available jobs in these areas, plus browse the listings to see what the requirements are of a job you think you might be interested in, if only for information. Remember these listings have...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site provides links to lesson plans, study guides, and other teaching resources for William Shakespeare's "Much Ado about Nothing."