Northern Virginia Community College
Introduction to Theatre Plot
This site contains, in outline form, Aristotle's "six parts of a tragedy." The Plot is discussed in length on this site. The author goes into the exposition, conflict, climax, and resolution of the plot.
TheatreHistory.com
Theatre History: The Medieval Drama
This informative article contains a wealth of information on the development of drama, and its Greek and Latin origins.
Other
A La lettre.com: Racine (1639 1699)
A detailed Racine resource, in French. Includes biographical information, a list of his major plays, and a special section on Racine's Jansenist ties.
Yale University
Yale: Mexicans: Mythology, Movement & Masterpiece
This drama curriculum unit features a bibliography, information about storytelling, mythology, oral readings, and the like--suitable for grade school students in the 5th grade and adaptable for other grades.
Other
Repeat After Us
This site is a collection of copyright-free literature ranging from nursery rhymes to philosophy to literature from many time periods and cultures. There are more than 6,000 texts, and over 1,100 of them are accompanied by audio...
Other
Cummings Study Guides: Much Ado About Nothing, a Study Guide
This is a study guide for William Shakespeare's Comedy Much Ado about Nothing.
Other
The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Theater and Drama
Very large and comprehensive site that contains online texts of numerous works of drama and theater. Also includes an author index by last name, with links to electronic versions of their dramas. Great site!
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Becoming History Detectives Using Shakespeare's Secret
Is the case closed on the authorship of Shakespeare's plays? Student history detectives explore the evidence for and against one of the possible alternatives, Edward deVere, using the novel Shakespeare's Secret plus a variety of online...
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Ben Jonson. Vol. 6. The Drama to 1642,
Research Ben Jonson through his character and friends, his early life, his plays and other works, prosperity, and maturity.
PBS
Pbs: Masterpiece Theatre: American Collection: The Song of the Lark
This site features teaching resources to accompany Willa Cather's work entitled "The Song of the Lark," which was dramatized as part of the PBS series, Masterpiece Theatre. [Requires QuickTime Movie.]
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
This is the full text of the comedic play Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Othello by William Shakespeare
This is the full text of the five-act tragedy Othello by William Shakespeare.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Pericles, Prince of Tyre by William Shakespeare
This is the full text of the five-act play Pericles, Prince of Tyre by William Shakespeare. Pericles, the Prince of Tyre asks the king for the hand his daughter in marriage. The king gives him a riddle to solve before he will agree. The...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
This is the full text of the five-act play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. It includes a preface by a professor of phonetics and a sequel "What Happens Next."
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
This is the full text of the five-act play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare including a list of characters and the scene by scene text of this tragic play.
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Classic Reader: The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
This is the full text of the five-act play The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare; it includes a list of characters and the setting for scene one.
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Classic Reader: The Tempest by William Shakespeare
This is the full text of the five-act play The Tempest by William Shakespeare including a list of characters and an epilogue.
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Classic Reader: Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare
This is the full text of the five-act tragic play Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare, including a list of characters and a prologue.
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Classic Reader: Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
This is the full text of the five-act comedic play Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare including a list of characters.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Oh! The Places You'll Go! By Dr. Seuss [Pdf]
A reader's theater adaptation of Dr. Seuss' children's book, Oh! The Places You'll Go!, is provided on this script. Twenty-one student character roles are needed in this performance.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare
This is the full text of the five-act comedic play The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare including a list of characters.
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Classic Reader: All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare
This is the full text of the five-act comedic play All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare including a list of characters and an epilogue.
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Classic Reader: As You Like It by William Shakespeare
This is the full text of the five-act comedic play As You Like It by William Shakespeare including a list of characters and an epilogue.
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Classic Reader: Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare
This is the full text of the five-act comedic play Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare including a list of characters.