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| Breakdown Services, Ltd |
| A communications network and casting system that provides the most professional means to reach talent agents as well as the actors when casting a project. With clients throughout the region of the U.S. and Provinces of Canada our reach extends throughout North America. |
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| Backstage.Com |
| Online magazine for actors and people in the entertainment fields. Provides the latest information on stars, casting auditions and much more. |
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| Variety Magazine |
| Variety is the premier source of entertainment news. Since 1905, the most influential leaders in the industry have turned to Variety for timely, credible and straight forward news and analysis - information vital to their professions. |
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| The Hollywood Reporter |
| A significant amount of content and services. The site's organization reflects the horizontal nature of the Reporter's coverage, with separate home pages dedicated to major beats such as Film, Television, International and Music. News, data and features are integrated, making it easier for users to access the materials they want. |
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| The New York Theatre Wire |
| Read reviews of current shows. Find out what's playing right now in theatres. Get ideas about what shows you may want to see. Read feature articles to enhance your theatre going experience. Scan archives of reviews: Learn about the services nytheatre.com provides to theatre companies and producers. Learn about nytheatre.com's parent company, The New York Theatre Experience, Inc. |
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| The Theatre Lifestyle Magazine |
| The first magazine about live theatre…created for people who are passionate about the theatre experience. |
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| Playbill Magazine |
| Latest in performances and movie news. Also Theatre news in all the forms of entertainment. |
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| Show Magazine |
| Online entertainment magazine. With show information and critic reviews |
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| Theatre Communications Group |
| Our Mission: To strengthen, nurture and promote the not-for-profit professional American theatre. |
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| New York Times |
| The New York Times Newspaper out of New York City |
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| Chicago Tribune |
| Chicago Tribune Newspaper out of Chicago |
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| General Theatre Resources |
| SMNetwork |
| The original online resource for stage managers |
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| Grapevinez.com |
| From concept through production, Grapvine.Com is where arts and entertainment resources come together. |
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| Centerstage Chicago |
| The oldest independently-owned online city guide to Chicago |
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| Lyrics Universe |
| The world's wildest Lyrics Search Engine |
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| Act I Bookstore |
| Soon to be Soliloquy Bookstore, Chicago 's best bookstore for all things theatre |
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| American Association of Community Theatre |
| The American Association of Community Theatre (AACT) is the national voice of community theatre, representing the interests of its members and over 7,000 theatres across the U.S. and with the armed forces overseas. |
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| Internet Theatre Database |
| All aspects of theatre information free of charge |
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| Shakespearean Insult Generator |
| Thou tottering base-court coxcomb |
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| Actor Resource |
| The Actors Site (LA based) |
| For actors that live in the LA Market! Information on community and professional performances |
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| The Actor Source |
| Welcome to the most extensive acting related homepage on the internet. The ActorSource Homepage 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. |
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| Broadway.Com |
| All the information and news you could ever need about Broadway |
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| Castnet.Com |
| Information for Agents, Actors, Mangers, and casting Directors |
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| LA Actors Online |
| Acting and Casting information |
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| Showfax, Inc. |
| Conferences, Casting Want ads. |
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| Professional Organizations |
| Voice & Speech Trainer's Assoc. |
| VASTA a voice and speeking training group is a worldwide organizational network that offers news and resources on conferences, workshops, publications, and membership. You can also hire a voice trainer by visiting the site. |
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| National Assoc. for Teachers of Singing |
| NATS continues to encourage the highest standards of singing through excellence in teaching and the promotion of vocal education and research. Their goals include the professional advancement of the talented and the enrichment of the general public. |
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| AATE Online |
| This is a valuable site for theatre educators at all levels, educational theatre specialist, professional artists working with schools and community theatre specialists |
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| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
| Features the history the Oscars, including student academy awards. The media literacy section may be particular interesting to educators |
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| Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
| Non-Profit corporation devoted to the advancement of telecommunications arts and sciences and fostering creative leadership in the industry. Provides information on the Emmy Awards program, membership, and activities of the academy. |
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| Actors Equity |
| Actors' Equity is the labor union for American Actors and stage managers working in professional theatres. The site provides information on for union members, news, (casting notices) events, links to related sites and membership services. Students can obtain current information on jobs for actors and stage managers openings all over the country. |
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| Aesthetics On-line |
| The organization sponsors conferences, publish a journal and newsletter, and sponsors mailing lists and member web pages. Visitors to the site will find the links under "Ideas" of special interest. |
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| AIVF Association of Independent Video & Film |
| Provides support for individual producers and advocacy for the media arts field. Select resources to learning about publications, workshop and on line resources offered to members. Also an on line version of the magazine archives many articles. |
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| The American Society for Theatre Research |
| Provides an organization and public voice for theatre scholars and promotes the cause of theatre as a field for serious scholarly study and research. The site provides membership information, conference information, information on the organization's publications and grants and awards program, and links to other sites. |
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| Arts Education Partnership |
| Provides a comprehensive listing of advocacy tools in print, on video and online with links to websites for obtaining resources from Partnership organizations. The directory and partnering organizations include arts, education, business, philanthropic and government organizations that have national scope and impact. |
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| Association for Theatre in Higher Education |
| The site has information regarding publications, the national conference, focus groups and an additional resource section. It promotes excellence in theatre education and provides vision and leadership for professionals. |
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| The Association of Theatre Movement Educators |
| ATME members receive information on conferences, workshops, movement methods, and philosophies through the forum of the newsletter. The web site provides membership information and background information on the organization and their activities. |
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| Broadcast Education Association |
| Non-Profit organization that provides a critical link between colleges and the broadcast industry. Provides links to a variety of links to universities/instructional programs, course assignments and requirements, key research websites, academic job openings and a multimedia bibliography. Scholarships are available to students of member institutions |
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| California Arts Council |
| Makes available quality art reflecting all of California 's diverse cultures. Find current information about educational grants programs on this web site. Select 'Arts in Education' to access the information on research, advocacy and funding. |
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| California Education Theatre Association |
| Provides contact information for the board of directors, a calendar of events and hot spots to visit for a variety of theatre resources. |
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| Community Arts Network |
| Promotes information exchange, research and critical dialogue within the field of community-based arts. Click on the conversation board to access forums/discussion board where you ask questions, discuss issues, and reflect on what you read on the CAN web site. |
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| Directors Guild of America |
| Represents more than 12,000 member's work represented in theatrical, industrial, educational and documentary films and television, video and commercials. The site provides member information and background and historical information on the guild. |
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| DramaWest |
| Provides extensive research complied by Theatre Educators and links to other research sites. It provides valuable insight into a more global prospective of theatre education. |
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| Education Theatre Association |
| Offers a range of services and support to theatre educators and their students. It offers professional development programs, a magazine and quarterly journal, discussion groups, advocacy information and student theatre festivals. First time visitors to the site should click on the Visitor icon to learn more about the organization and the support they offer. |
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| ESTA |
| Members include dealers, manufacturers, reps, service and production companies, scenic houses, designers and consultants. The Association addresses areas of common concern such as technical standards, customer service, equipment quality, business practices, insurance, and credit reporting. |
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| The Institute of Outdoor Drama |
| The site provides information regard the organization's annual conference, publication information, and contact information for theatres, personnel, and research and resource libraries. |
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| League of Historic American Theatres |
| The LHAT is a network of people who appreciate the cultural and architectural heritage of historic theatres and who work locally and nationally to rehabilitate them to serve the communities throughout North America and abroad. The web site provides information on their annual conference and theatre tours, a job bank, LHAT programs and services and general membership information. |
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| The National Association for Drama Therapy |
| A non-profit association to uphold high standards of professional competence and ethics among drama therapists. The site includes information on conferences, publications, legislation effecting the profession, job announcements and information to assist those interested in a career in drama therapy. |
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| Puppeteers of America |
| A national non-profit organization, provides information encourages performances, and builds a community of people who love puppet theatre. The site offers a variety of materials including: books, scripts , videos, and patterns for making puppets. |
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| StoryNet |
| A membership organization dedicated to advancing the art of storytelling. The site provides links for locating a variety of information regarding the Art of Storytelling, also links to other Storytelling sites and materials for storytelling. |
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| The California Arts Project |
| A state subject matter project in Visual and Performing Arts. The TCAP teaches knowledge strategies for the four disciplines to California 's students. This site hosts interesting features such as arts education research and a standards data base. |
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| USITT Creative Teaching on the Web |
| Provides resources of theatre technology and design for teachers. Lessons can be found under the "Creative Teaching on the Web" link. |
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| Writers Guild of America |
| This provides information for members as well as a wealth of information for aspiring members. |
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| Actor Unions |
| Actors' Equity |
| Actors' Equity Association is the labor union representing over 45,000 American actors and stage managers working in the professional theatre. |
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| American Federation of Television and Radio Artists |
| AFTRA - Your voice in Music, Entertainment, and News & Information-Theatre and Entertainment Union |
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| British AEA |
| Equity is the only Trade Union to represent artists from across the entire spectrum of arts and entertainment. |
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| Screen Actors Guild |
| Screen Actors Guild is the nation's premier labor union representing actors. Established in 1933, With 20 branches nationwide, SAG represents nearly 120,000 actors in film, television, industrials, commercials and music videos. The Guild exists to enhance actors' working conditions, compensation and benefits and to be a powerful, unified voice on behalf of artists' rights. SAG is a proud affiliate of the AFL-CIO. |
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| Canadian Actors' Equity Association |
| Canadian Actors' Equity is the professional association of performers, directors, choreographers, fight directors and stage managers in English Canada who are engaged in live performance in theatre, opera and dance. |
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| Regional Sites |
| Actors Web Source |
| Actors Websource is your online information source for professional actors including: talent agencies, casting directors, extras casting, an up-to-date callboard for audition notices, discussion forums, and much much more. Casting directors and filmmakers can also search our online database of talent for their next casting needs. |
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| Actorsphere Community |
| Audition and casting information |
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| PerformInk |
| Audition Notices |
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| Scripts and Royalty Houses |
| Bakers Plays |
| We want to help you create theatre. You can start by searching our extensive online catalogue. We have full-length plays from many publishers available. Our one-act plays are geared towards high school competition as well as semi-professional production. Our musicals are easy to produce and targeted towards your audience. Our theatre books contain the latest information to help you with your next production or audition. |
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| Broadway Plays Publishers |
| BPPI specializes in full-length, contemporary, American plays, also publishes some dramatic adaptations of classic plays and literature. BPPI acts as the authors' agent in the licensing of professional and amateur production rights to these plays in the United States and Canada. |
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| Dramatic Publishing, Inc. |
| Dramatic Publishing Company continues the tradition of publishing exciting new plays. |
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| Dramatists Play Search |
| Play Publications and Licensing Rights |
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| Drama Script |
| A place where authors, publishers or their representatives can list their works for directors to search. |
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| Pioneer Drama Service |
| America 's Premier Publisher of Quality Plays, Musicals, Melodramas, Children's Plays, One Act Plays and Theatrical Resources |
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| Samuel French |
| Founded in 1830 Samuel French pioneered the concept of providing published scripts to theatrical producing groups throughout the world. Samuel French seeks out the world's best plays and makes them available to the widest range of producing groups. Sources of Samuel French's plays range from Broadway and England 's West End to publication of unsolicited scripts submitted by unpublished authors. |
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| Music Theatre International |
| Wrapping all our sites together is MTI's FREE club for groups and individuals - find great savings, offers and information about theatre all over the world |
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| Tams-Witemark Music Library, Inc. |
| Library of Musical Shows |
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| Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, R&H Theatricals |
| Providing great musicals to you, our customer. Working together, we bring timeless classics and cutting edge new works to life. Each of our musicals is profiled on its own web page and can be accessed through our title, author and advanced search features. |
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| Theatre Companies |
| Chicago Southland Arts Alliance |
| An alliance of not-for-profit arts organizations and artists in the Chicago Southland |
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| Performing Arts Links |
| Links to entertainment sites |
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| AWOL's Hundreds of great Acting Links |
| Links for actors and agents |
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| Theatre Banner Exchange |
| List of theatre companies |
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| Drama Source |
| Plays, Musicals, and so much more. Post your play or play company. |
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| SimplyTaty |
| Post your audition notices as well as your play performance dates |
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| OpenHere |
| Arts and Entertainment, Performing Arts, Theatre, Theatre Businesses |
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| Chicago Theatre Homepage |
| Your resource for Chicago theatre information |
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| Audition Callboards |
| ActorNEWS.com |
| Free audition notices in all fields of entertainment |
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| Auditions Callboard |
| Post your audition, new audition opportunities posted and chat with others in your same field. |
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| Actors Audition |
| Audition notices and post your portfolio |
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| Backstage.com |
| Online magazine for actors and people in the entertainment fields. Provides the latest information on stars, casting auditions and much more. |
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| Actors.Castnet |
| Castnet.com enables members of the entertainment industry to come together in an electronic community which allows virtually instant response to communication and searches for information. Since October 1, 1996, Castnet.com has been helping actors, casting directors and talent agents communicate more efficiently with each other. |
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| Eperformer.com |
| Enter information about the audition you'd like to post on Eperformer.com. |
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| Centerstage Chicago Theatre |
| Since its founding in 1995 as Chicago 's original online city guide, Centerstage Media has kept its focus trained on all aspects of the thousands of bios of Chicago's musicians, actors and writers; countless patron reviews; and the neighborhood-centric. |
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| OpeningCasting.com |
| Casting Notices |
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| PerformInk Online |
| Submit audition notices and portfolios |
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| Thespian.net presents Auditions |
| View and add audition notices |
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| Twin Cities Theatre and Film Alliance |
| A non-for-profit organization called the Twin Cities Theatre and Film Alliance with a mission of strengthening, promoting and unifying the theatre and film communities of the Twin Cities. |
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| Google Search "Audition Notices" |
| List of audition notices found on Google |
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| Callboards Network |
| The Callboard Network is a network of web sites that all share the same cast and crew notices. When you post your notice on The Callboard Network, it is automatically posted to our ever growing number of participating web sites. |
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| Bookstores |
| Baker's Plays |
| We want to help you create theatre. You can start by searching our extensive online catalogue. We have full-length plays from many publishers available. Our one-act plays are geared towards high school competition as well as semi-professional production. Our musicals are easy to produce and targeted towards your audience. Our theatre books contain the latest information to help you with your next production or audition. |
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| Models Mart |
| Models Mart is the world's leading supplier of portfolio books for agencies and individual models, how-to-books and videos for the modeling and talent industries. We are the only corporation in the world specifically geared to meeting the diverse needs of the modeling profession. |
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| How To Be A Working Actor |
| Site for the book "How to be a Working Actor" by Mari Lyn Henry and Lynne Rogers |
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| Enotes.com Author Shakespeare |
| Our Shakespeare section contains thousands of pages of content on the life and work of the world's greatest author, including eNotes to more than 20 titles. |
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| The Drama Book Shop |
| The Drama Book Shop, your source for materials on all aspects of the performing arts. |
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| Broadway Play Publishing Inc. |
| BPPI specializes in full-length, contemporary, American plays, also publishes some dramatic adaptations of classic plays and literature. BPPI acts as the authors' agent in the licensing of professional and amateur production rights to these plays in the United States and Canada . |
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| Samuel French, Inc. |
| Founded in 1830 Samuel French pioneered the concept of providing published scripts to theatrical producing groups throughout the world. Samuel French seeks out the world's best plays and makes them available to the widest range of producing groups. Sources of Samuel French's plays range from Broadway and England 's West End to publication of unsolicited scripts submitted by unpublished authors. |
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| Screen Writers Online |
| Registering with Screenwriters Online lets us send you Flash Updates and HOT TIPS on what trends we think are happening in the Screenwriter's marketplace. |
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| The Internet Movie Database |
| The Internet Movie Database is the biggest, best, most award-winning movie site on the planet. The site provides information on the latest movies and actors. |
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| Technical Theatre-Lighting & Sound |
| Altman Stage Lighting Company, Inc. |
| Theatre Lighting |
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| Altman Parts Manual PDF Index |
| Download Complete Service and Parts Manual |
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| Lee Filters |
| Color Filters, Gobos |
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| Strand Lighting |
| Lighting, dimming and control systems |
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| Strong Spotlights |
| Followspots |
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| Rosco International |
| Paint, Color Filters, Gobos |
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| Clay-Paky |
| Automated lighting fixtures |
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| Field Templates |
| Drafting templates for lighting designers |
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| Colortran Lighting |
| Lighting, dimming and control systems |
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| Q-Manager |
| Audio playback and Show control software |
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| Technical Theatre - Makeup |
| Ben NYE Makeup |
| Theater Makeup |
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| Kryolan Professional Makeup |
| Theatre Makeup |
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| Joe Blasco Cosmetics |
| Theatre Makeup |
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| Mehron Makeup |
| Theatre Makeup |
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| Arjan's Show-Biz Centre |
| Supplier of theatrical make-up by Kryolan and leichnew, magic tricks, special effects |
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| Juicy Cosmetics |
| Hundreds of colors, textures and shades for lips, eyes and face, plus all the tools you need |
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| Stage Makeup Online |
| Nye and Mehron, online ordering |
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| Technical Theatre - Costumes |
| AlterYears |
| Historic, ethnic, dance and specialty patterns, hard to find costumes books, renaissance patterns. |
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| Butterick Patterns |
| A few good costume type patterns can be found here |
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| Farthingales |
| Online catalog of costumes and corset supplies, patterns |
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| Finale Gloves |
| Thousands of styles of gloves, bridal, vintage or modern, to choose from |
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| Folkwear Sewing Patterns |
| Vintage and ethnic patterns that include all types of historic clothing styles from all around the world |
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| The Glove Website |
| Patterns for hand made gloves, history and terminology |
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| LOTR Costume |
| A website featuring a research project on the Lord of the Rings costumes |
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| McCall Pattern Company |
| Simple to make Renaissance costume patterns can be found here |
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| Patterns of Time |
| Specializing in Historical, Ethnic, Fantasy Costuming |
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| PatternStudio.com |
| Specializing in patterns for distinctive hats, gloves and handbags. |
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| SewingPatterns.com |
| The largest selection of sewing patterns on the Internet featuring Buttrick, Simplicity, McCalls, Stretch and Sew. |
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| Simplicity Sewing Patterns |
| Check out their costume section for Renaissance costumes and Civil War collection, which includes articles by Martha McCain, Fashion Historian |
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| Smoke & Fire Company |
| Providing goods for Living History Re-enactors |
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| Broadway Costumers Inc |
| Rental, purchase costumes |
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| Chicago Costume Company |
| Rental, purchase costumes |
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| Chuck's House of Magic |
| Rental, purchase, magic tricks and really nice people |
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| Fantasy Headquarters |
| Rental, purchase costumes |
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| Josie O'Kain Costume Shop |
| Rental, purchase costumes |
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| Razzle-Dazzle Costume |
| Rental, purchase costumes |
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| Technical Theatre - Misc. |
| Chicago Scenic Studios, Inc. |
| Designers and builders of theatrical scenery in Chicago |
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| Technical Theatre.com |
| Technical Theatre.Com is a good site for theatre Tech. Students to visit and get information from. |
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| Clear-Com |
| Intercom systems |
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| Macintosh Software for the Theatre |
| Product info and links to purchase |
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| Ticket Craft |
| Theatre tickets printed |
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| TicketMeister |
| The raffle ticket solution |
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| Center Stage Software |
| Produces software for box offices |
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| Tools for Stagecraft |
| Techies go shopping here |
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| TechieLinks |
| A great collection of theatrical lighting and sound links |
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| Dragon Cases |
| Flight cases from Dragon Cases. Custom flight case design and manufacture |
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| Amptown Flight Cases |
| Custom built flight cases and trunks. ATA cases for sound, lighting, ect… |
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| Bucknell University's Techland |
| Glossaries for lighting and sound terms |
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| TheatreCrafts.com |
| The Biggest Theatre Glossary on the Web |
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| TheaterCrafts.com |
| Resource for practical information and advice about technical theatre techniques for theatre folk at any level |
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| Various and Sundry |
| Classic On Stage! |
| Children's theatre scripts and plays- the only children's theatre scripts produced at the Kindig Performing Arts Center |
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| Shakespeare Resource Center |
| Shakespeare's Globe |
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| The Oscar Wilde Collection |
| List of all of Oscar Wilde's Collection and information about the author |
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| Northwest Indiana Excellence in Theatre Foundation |
| Audition information and performance times of local theatres |
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| Darnell Greene's Theatre Links |
| A terrific collection of theatre links |
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| Theatre X |
| At Malcolm X College. A drama club for people who love performing arts. New members welcome |
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| Stage Two Theatre Company/Bohemian Theatre Ensemble |
| A company that encourages and strives for the integrating of as many different art forms into a piece of live theatre |
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| Theatre Talks and Walking Tours |
| An introductory resource center for those interested in theatre history |
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| BSP Gallery Bookstop |
| Old and rare theatre books |
