 |  Theater: The Lively Art, 4/e Edwin Wilson,
City University of NY Alvin Goldfarb,
Illinois State University
Contemporary Trends
Theater on the WebUse these sites to broaden your awareness of theater now being produced around the country and the world. Using the resources below, make some predictions about future theater trends. Consider some or all of the following:
- Will theater as we know it still be viable?
- What will Broadway theater be like?
- What about community and regional theater?
- How will world theater be affected?
- How will the Internet influence theater?
- How will the economy affect the content and form of theater?
- Will theater affect social change?
Be sure to support your predictions with examples and citations from the Web.
American Theater Web
(http://www.americantheaterweb.com)
A vast array of information about American theater in all its forms, from community theater to Broadway. |
 |  |  | Internet Theatre Database
(http://www.theatredb.com)
ITDB is a searchable archive of theatrical shows past, present, and future. |
 |  |  | Theatre Topics
(http://calliope.jhu.edu/journals/theatre_ topics/index.html)
This academic journal from Johns Hopkins University Press covers contemporary performance studies, dramaturgy, and theater pedagogy. (Full text available only to subscribing educational institutions.) |
 |  |  | Arts on the Line
(http://www.artslynx.org/aotl)
Arts on the Line is a site advocating the role of the arts in our communities. |
 |  |  | Theatre-link.com
(http://www.theatre-link.com)
An index to every genre of theater. |
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