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THEATRE RESOURCES
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Stagecraft Links

Artslynx International Arts Resources.
OnStage! has quite a collection of stagecraft humor.
Playbill Has a lot of general theatre stuff.

Other sites maintain good lists of links:

PCT Platteville Community Theatre
Theatre Crafts

Grinnell College Set Design Database

Magazines

American Theatre national monthly magazine for the American theatre professional
Entertainment Design Publication focusing on the art and technology of show business
HEADS! The Sapsis Rigging newsletter
Lighting Dimensions Lighting technology
Show Business Weekly The Original Casting Weekly for the Performing Arts
Stage Directions national magazine written by and for regional, academic, and community theater participants
TECHNICAL BRIEF Published by the Yale School of Drama

Organizations

ATME Association of Theatre Movement Educators
Community Arts Network
ESTA Entertainment Services & Technology Association
IATSE The international alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
PLASA Professional Lighting and Sound Association
Theatre Services Guide
United Scenic Artists Local 829 Designers and Artists for the Entertainment Industry
USITT The United States INSTITUTE FOR THEATRE TECHNOLOGY

Manufacturers

General:

Anvil Cases Cases for equipment
Electronic Library Online variety of electrical definitions and entities

Fabrics:

Gerriets Drapes etc.
Groen Dye vats
Kagan Trim Costume Trim
Rose BrandMaker of Theatrical Fabrics, Draperies & other Supplies

Lighting:

Altman Lighting
Colortran, a division of NSI Corp.
ETC - Electronic Theater Controls
John McKernon Software and Lighting Design (Lightwright)
Lee Filters
Rosco Laboratories Gel and other production supplies
Strand Lighting

Rigging:

Genie Industries Lifts and staging
James Thomas Engineering Trusses etc.
Sapsis Rigging
Tomcat Rigging & Staging

Tools:

Channellock Pliers etc.
Delta Machinery
DeWalt Power Tools
Estwing Hammers etc.
Grizzly Stationary Tools
Makita(UK) Power Tools
Porter-Cable Power Tools
Tools For Stagecraft Nifty speciality tools
Warner Manufacturing Company Hand and specialty tools

Sound:

Clear-Com
Crown international
Denon
TASCAM
Telex
WireWorks

Special Effects:

City Theatrical
Le Maitre Special Effects
Theatre Effects

Suppliers

American Fencers Supply Armour
Full Compass Sound/Video Supplier
Grainger Industrial Supplier
McMaster-Carr Supply Company Industrial Supplier
Norcostco Theatre Supplies
Pierre's Costumes Costumes
Production Advantage
Secoa Theatre Supplies
Victoriana Victorian-style clothing and accessories

Tips, Hints, Books & Communities

General:

Broadway Press
Glossary of Technical Theatre Terms
Unofficial site for members of IATSE

Stage Management:

The Prompt Corner
Stage Management Network
Stage Manager's Handbook

Lighting:

John McKernon's "Pearls of Wisdom"
Stagelight Toolbox

Properties:

Prop People

Playwrights:

E-scripts the internet's scriptwriting workshop
Play Cafe San Fancisco's theatre network
Playwrights on the web online

Safety:

Safety in the Arts

Costuming:

Costume Image Database
The Costume Page
Milieux: The Costume Site
The History of Costume by Braun and Schneider

Sound:

Mic Pool Sound Designer
Theatre Sound mailing list home page

Jobs

Americans for the Arts
American Association of Community Theatre
Backstage Jobs
eperformer
gigdirectory.net
Grinnell College Office of Career Development
Mad Stage - Theatre in Wisconsin
New York Foundation for the Arts
Playbill Jobs Search
Theatre Alliance