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Dialects for the Theatre
IDEA - The International Dialects Of English Archive
American English Dialect Recordings
118 hours of recordings documenting North American English dialects in the Center for Applied Linguistics Collection (American Memory from the Library of Congress)
Speech Accent Archive
Introduction to Acting with a Dialect
Utah Education Network acting curriculum Powerpoint presentation, lesson plans, and Quicktime videos
Accents and dialects
British Library - Sounds
Ren Faire: Elizabethan Accents
Elizabethan English pronunciation practice (designed for Renaissance Faire participants)
Casting
Backstage
Acting auditions, casting calls, advice, casting directors
Actors & Reps Lounge
Casting Society of America: tools, news, and links for Performers and their Talent Representatives
Costume Design & Makeup
Motley Collection of Theatre & Costume Design
Special Collection at the University of Illinois
Henry Ford Costume Collection
Digital Dress Project offers a selection from collections at Wayne State University, The Henry Ford, Detroit Historical Museums and Meadowbrook Hall
The Costume Institute
The Costume Institute's collection
Fashion Plate Collection, 19th Century
Claremont College Consortium digital collection of 19th century French, English, American, and Spanish fashions
Fashion Plate Collection
University of Washington digital collection of French and English fashions from the 19th-early 20th centuries
Paris Music Hall Collection
Special collection in the Hargrett Library at the University of Georgia
Oriental Costumes their Designs and Colors
Digitized version of 1922 book by Max Tilke
The History of Costume by Braun & Scheider
Digitized 19th century prints
Elizabethan Costuming Page
The Costume Page
Costumer's Manifesto
Ad-supported Wiki site for theatrical costume; site design may require scrolling down to find useful content
The Costume Gallery
Medieval period to the 20th century
Makeup-FX.com
Special Makeup Effects by Lars Carlsson
Elizabethan Makeup 101
Traditional (toxic) cosmetics used on the Elizabethan stage and standards of beauty during Shakespeare's time
Technical Theatre
Theatrical Lighting Database
NYU database of theatrical lighting
Theatrecrafts.com - Entertainment Technology Resources - Home
Stage Lighting for Students
Set Design Justin's Theatre Links
WWW portal of theatre set design sites
Hemsley Lighting Programs
Internships and graduate portfolio review programs in theatrical lighting
Riggers Page
Practical advice for rigging
Stage Lighting Design
By Bill Williams
Development of Scenic Spectacle
Appalachian State University
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