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Children's Theatre on the Dramatic Exchange - Discover indexes of all plays which are children's theatre on the Dramatic Exchange. This includes plays meant to be performed for children as well as plays meant to be performed by children. Plays are indexed by author.
Domenic and Josh's World of Shakespeare - Did Shakespeare really write all those plays? Or was it someone else--or maybe several someone elses! Learn about the controversy here as you explore this most interesting site. Did you know many of our everyday expressions come from Shakespeare's plays? Read about some of them here. The real fun is in the Games section, where you play Hamlet or experiment with online magnetic poetry. This site was created by students for the ThinkQuest competition.
English Server Drama Collection - This site contains a collection of original plays and screenplays, criticism and links to other sites concerned with theatre. It publishes both classic and contemporary works.
Reader's Theater Editions - Looking for a play you can perform with the rest of your class? This site has 23 complete plays for grades two through eight. A wide range of subjects is covered, from folktales to science fiction. Most are adapted from short stories by Aaron Shepard.
Shakespeare - Ah, the Bard himself comes to the Net! Visit this site for the complete works of Shakespeare. You can search the texts, find lists of his plays (chronologically and alphabetically), read Bartlett's familiar Shakespearean quotations, as well as find a picture of William himself. The list of Shakespeare's works is divided into comedy, history, tragedy, and poetry. After you choose a play, you will move to a Web page where you can read one scene per page. The text includes hyperlinks to the glossary, making it easy to understand what Shakespeare was writing. This is a don't-miss destination for all drama students.
Shakespeare Illustrated - This site is dedicated to providing background information on Shakespearean performance in original conditions. Centred around the construction of a replica of the Globe playhouse in London, it includes pages devoted to the original Globe and other playhouses in Early Modern London, reports and photographic documentaries on reconstruction and performances at the New Globe, and also some practical information.
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