ABWAG to Learn Acting - Numerous pages of acting subjects from the late drama coach, Don Richardson. The site is a little overwhelming, but it really has some great resources.
Acting on the Web - "Want to take your shot in movies and TV? Want to perform local theater in your own town and be good at it? Want to improve your communication skills for business? We can teach you how right over the Internet. Our working professionals offer lessons and monologues that you can study and perform right now FREE of charge!"
Acting Workshop Online - "This is the place for beginning actors and actresses to learn about acting and the acting business."
ActorsCraft.Com - At this Web site "You will discover books, magazine articles, teachers and classes, words of inspiration, interviews, DVD movie reviews, notes from the field, a myriad of resources, all about the Sanford Meisner Approach to Acting, and the world's leading proponent of that approach, Larry Silverberg.
A Dramatic Education - A site for Theatre Arts Education..includes lesson plans and other resources.
All the World's a Stage - Online lesson
America Variety Stage - Resources from the Library of Congress.
Characterization Unit - Ten lesson plans. New
Clear Creek Theater - Theater history resources. New
Creative Drama and Theatre Education Resource Site - "If you teach theater, this site has a lot to offer. The author explains creative drama, offers classroom ideas and theater games, and gives helpful information on dozens of plays suitable for young acting groups. She also includes a lengthy book list and a discussion area."
Creative Drama and Theater for Youth - "This website is packed with resources for Drama Teachers in Elementary and Secondary Schools, and for producers of Theatre for Young Audiences."
Creative Drama and Theater for Youth
Curricular Resources in Drama and Theatre - Hotlist
Death and Drama of The Pigman - Lesson plan.
Drama Activities and Fillers - When you need to fill that 10 minutes.
Drama FAQs - "On this page we will keep a little notebook where Drama teachers may post questions they may have about the teaching of drama or the "production" of extra-curricular drama."
Drama in Education - Resources for teachers.
Drama Lesson Plans - For K-12 teachers...From Beginning Acting to Scene Development.
Drama Skills - Elements and structures...Includes Prescribed Learning Outcomes, Suggested Instructional Strategies, Suggested Assessment Strategies, and Recommended Learning Resources.
Drama Teacher's Resource Room - A terrific site with ideas and lesson plans that you can use in your classroom or production.
DramaWest - Association of Drama Educators (Western Australia). "We're all about the teaching and learning of drama and theatre."
Educational Theater Association
Getting Started in Acting - TheatrGROUP has developed these pages for aspiring actors.
Guide to Playwriting - Links to resources for future playwrights... "For a man to write well, there are required three necessaries: Read the best authors, observe the best speakers, and much exercise of his own style." - Ben Jonson
High School Theater - "This is the largest collection of high school theatre sites on the web."
History and Science of Acting - Includes information on tradition and technique, theory, style, history, and some theatrical personalities.
Improvisational Situations - Scroll down the the 9-12 section.
Introduction to Acting - Unit plan.
Method Acting Procedures - "Exercises you can use right off the net including: relaxation, the magic IF, sense memory, concentration."
Performing Arts Resources - Hotlist on everything "having to do with the 'Arts' and more!
Radio Days - WebQuest
Retelling the Classic Tales - WebQuest
Rewriting Romeo and Juliet - WebQuest
Resources in Theater and Performance Studies - Guide
Standards for Theatre Education - Click on a standard for lesson plans, ideas, and other resources.
Stem~Net's Drama Links - There's much to explore here!
Teaching
Acting Techniques and Building a Character Through
Cinema
- "This
curriculum unit is directed toward second and third year
acting students at The Cooperative Arts and Humanities High
School."
Teaching Shakespeare - " This article describes a college Shakespeare course employing participatory methods. Students carried out a series of exercises designed to put them in touch with the basic emotions and to approach the plays in terms of those emotions....."
The Actors Source Home Page - The ActorSource Homepage is a page that can be used by anyone from the beginning actor to the seasoned veteran. This page contains information on how to get started from step one, all the way to the top."
The Art and Science of Theater - ThinkQuest developed by high school students.
Theater - Hotlist from Awesome Library...Resources and lesson plans for drama teachers.
Theater Games - Several games to use in drama classes.
Theatrelink - Online collaborative project for high school students.
Theatre...Yesterday and Always - Online lesson
The Costume Page - Costuming resources online.
The School of Midsummer Dreams - ThinkQuest
The Study of Costumes - Ancient costumes to the twentieth century.
Upstage Review Drama Club - Theater on a shoestring...."This website is a comprehensive resource for anyone in the drama classroom, in production for a play or musical, or simply in love with theatre."
Virtual Drama Studio - "The the aim of this site is to provide a set of resources that will be useful to Drama and English teachers working in schools, both experienced teachers who are on the lookout for new schemes of work and ideas, and those who are just starting in Drama teaching and would appreciate some support."
Warm-Up Activities - Free activities from Kids 4 Broadway.
WWW Virtual Library for Theater and Drama - "Here you will find pointers to resources in more than 50 countries around the world, for professionals, amateurs, academics and students of all ages."
Updated August 15, 2005
Jerrie S. Cheek
Educational Technology Center - KSU
Kennesaw, GA 30144