The Folger Shakespeare Company can help readers brush up on their Taming of the Shrew and much, much more. This lovely blog is designed to help teachers utilize Shakespeare in the classroom via posts on suggested activities and conversations about scenes from Romeo and Juliet, the Merchant of Venice, and many other works by the Immortal Bard. The posts are written by teachers from all around the...

Between 1857 and 1867, the rapidly growing metropolis of Nottingham, England had a thriving theatre culture. This digital project, led by Dr. Richard Tyler-Jones at the University of Nottingham, allows visitors to explore how the urban growth of Nottingham facilitated the expansion of the theatre scene. Drawing on newspaper reports of theatrical performances, playbills, census records, and other...

Located in the quaint town of North Adams, Massachusetts, Mass MoCA is one of the United States' premier venues for viewing large scale contemporary artworks. The center opened in 1999 on the site of several former industrial buildings, and it has grown to include various performance spaces, a theater, and a space dedicated to arts education for the young. On their homepage, visitors can view...

This digital library project from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee makes 1,800 images of Milwaukee Repertory Theater performances available online in digital form. The black and white photographs in the collection date from 1977 - 1994, and they document 195 performances from 17 seasons of the Milwaukee Rep. The collection can be browsed by play title, playwright name, or season. Extensive...

A project of the McKnight Foundation and Walker Art Center, the mission of mnartists.org is to "improve the lives of Minnesota artists and provide access to and engagement with Minnesota’s arts culture." Right now mnartists.org provides an online database of the work of Minnesota artists and organizations from all disciplines, and hopes to evolve into a market place and communication forum for...

Mordecai "Max" Gorelik was a well known set designer, and during the 1920s and 1930s he worked with colleagues such as Norman Bel Geddes and Cleon Throckmorton. His work included pieces for the Provincetown Players and the Group Theatre, and he rendered his work in a range of media and styles. Later in life, he went to teach at Southern Illinois University of Carbondale, and he donated much of his...

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has published their fine quarterly magazine since 2004. This site provides access to the NEA Arts Magazine, a great resource for anyone with an interest in the cultural milieu of the United States. Visitors can read the entire magazine as a pdf, or they can just peruse select articles. Recent articles in the magazine have covered the creative rebirth of...

If you can't remember a particular aria from Gounod's "Faust" or a certain detail from the song contest at Wartburg, this site dedicated to opera may be just the ticket. Created and maintained by Rick Bogart, a research scientist at Stanford, the site provides access to libretti, source texts, performance histories, synopses, discographies, and so on. The site also contains an opera information...

Let us not see it all http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,1941161,00.html The Mercury Theatre on the Air [Real Player] http://www.mercurytheatre.info/ The Magnificent Ambersons [Windows Media Player] http://ambersons.com/ Interview with Orson Welles by Peter Bogdanovich [pdf] http://www.oup.com/pdf/019515892X_01.pdf Making Magic with Orson Welles: A Conversation with Mike...

Faculty and staff from New York University's French Department and Bobst Library, with support from an anonymous donor, have created this site to present video clips of performances of medieval narratives. The intent of the site is to use performance to improve teaching medieval literature, since most medieval narratives were originally intended for performance. Video offerings include a performer...