“Working in the theater has a lot in common
with unemployment.”
- Arthur Gingold
National/International Listings:
ActingBiz - Articles and Resources mostly, plus a subscription service
Artsearch - Print Subscription Info
EntertainmentCareers.net - Mostly listings in film/media
ESTA Job Board - Covers technical theatre
HigherEdJobs - Great Searchable database
Playwriting Opportunities Great website. Lists competitions, jobs, and more!
PropPeople Jobs listing - Website is rather new so there may not be many listings yet
Texas Theatre Jobs - Great listing service - free!
THE SERVICE - Pay Subscription Service
Theatreservicesonline - Has a jobs board
Regional Listings
Theatre Journals, Magazines, and Publications
About Performance - From The University of Sydney, Australia
Acting News - Covers the Italian film industry (in Italian)
American Theatre Magazine - A wonderful and now classic journal from The theatre Communications Group. Nice onsite content but of course maximum value comes with a print subscription
Arts Journal’s Theatre News Page - Daily updates!
atPlay Newsletter - From the Dramatists Play Service, these journals, in PDF format offer many great interbiews.
Cassandra - French journal on culture
Insight for Playwrights - Newsletter for playwrights
Journal of Theatre and Drama - Based in Israel
Mykenae Verlag - German
Painters’ Journal - representing scenic artists
Performing Arts Insider - subscription only
Play by Play - The Theatre Development Fund’s “student theatre newsletter. Written by and for high schoolstudents. It is published quarterly during the school year and each May an additional insert gives students information about opportunities to see theatre and/or become involved in the process throughout the summer.”
Professional Lighting and Production - Magazine based in Canada
Rangvarta, Based in India, a monthly magazine for theatre, specializing in theatre for young audiences.
The Scenographer Magazine - Founded in Italy in 2001, “The Scenographer Magazine [is] the first international magazine dedicated to production designers, costume designers and set decorators working in cinema, theatre and television.”
Show Music Magazine (no longer in publication, but the website is still active with reprints available)
Sightlines - From the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, USITT
The Sondheim Review - Great Journal and online resource
Stage Directions Magazine - Few articles online but the site contains a nice index to past articles.
THEATERKANAL, der digital-theatre-tv from the zdf (Germany)
Thèâtrales - Based in France
Thèâtre - Based in France
Theatre Journals - Hundreds of Publications of all types!
Theatre Insight Magazine - University of Texas
Theatreworld Internet Magazine - Covers British Theatre
Journal of Theatre and Drama - Based in Israel
Theatre Libraries and Research Resources
Theatre Libraries and Museums
American Vaudeville Museum - Based in Boston but lots of resources on the web
Dance Museum - Stockholm (Dansmuseet)
Hamon Arts Library Southern Methodist University
New York Public Library: Billy Rose Theatre Collection, NY - Best such library in the world!
University of Newcastle: Michael R. Booth Theatre Collection - Hundreds of posters, playbills, etc. from the British Stage.
University of Pittsburgh, Curtis Theatre Collection - The collection includes half a million playbills!....(but not online)
University of Texas, Austin: The Ransom Center, Theatre Collection - EXTENSIVE collection of resources (though not on the website)
Organizations and Associations
Japanese Society for Theatre Research (Site is in Japanese)
Online Research Collections
Bibliofind - Database for purchase of rare and out-of-print books
Internet Theatre Database - Includes an index of credits for Broadway and London West-End shows.
Performing Arts Data Service - Extensive online collections, especially relating to modern Shakespeare production
The Theatre Channel - First cable television network devoted to broadcasting theatre performances from national and international theatres.
TheatreVirtual Library - HUNDREDS of playscripts, Articles, International Links!