Randall talks about some of his favorite books and resources for Theatre Educators and Artists.

Check them out here:

Books:

Voice and Diction

Speak with Distinction, Edith Skinner

Freeing the Natural Voice, Kristin Linklater

Directing

Fundamentals of Play Directing, Alexander Dean, Lawrence Carra

A Director Prepares, Ann Bogart

On Directing, Harold Clurman

Notes on Directing, Frank Hauser, Russel Reich

Tips, Ideas for Directors, Jon Jory

Websites

David Alan Stern www.learnaccent.com

IDEA Kansas Dialects Archive www.ideaedu.org

Theatrefolk: www.thearefolk.com

EDTA Theatre educator Pro Learning Center www.schooltheatre.com

BYU Theatre curriculum Database ted.byu.edu

Signupgenius 

Bandapp 

Google Suite 

Wordpress

Online resources:

 

EDTA Theatre Educator Pro: Educational Theatre Association’s Online Educator Professional Development

 

Drama Teacher Academy: TheatreFolk’s Teacher resource

 

BYU Theatre Education Database: BYU’s Database

 

Daily 8 Count: Brian Curl’s resource for Theatre Movement

 

Folger Library: Home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection, Folger Shakespeare Library is a world-class center for scholarship, learning, culture, and the arts. 

 

American Theatre Wing: Multiple resources with multimedia content

 

American Theatre Magazine: Many back issues

 

Stage Directions (magazine): Lots of content including a resource page

 

playbill.com: Rich multimedia website

 

Pinterest: Pages and pages of theater related boards

 

 

Facebook Groups: (Facebook Groups with educator content)

 

High School Theatre Directors and Teachers: A Theatre Educator Group

 

Technical Theatre Educators: A robust community of educators focused on technical theatre

 

Teaching Theatre Online: Covid-19: A specific group for this time in our lives

 

Podcasts:

 

Broadway Podcast Network: a collection of theatre specific podcasts

 

Broadway Backstory: a podcast about the genesis of your favorite shows

 

UnabashED Theatre Podcast:  A no-nonsene, brutally honest dialogue about theatre education in the US.

 

Youtube:

 

American Theatre Wing: A great resource! Many videos. Check out “Working in Theatre!”

 

National Theatre: The National Theatre of Great Britain. Check out “How We Made That”

 

Crash Course Theatre and Drama

 

PVIMPROV Paul Vaillancourt is a veteran improvisor who embodies group mind.

 

TED: Technology, Education, Design; Great talks from the greatest minds around the planet. Search for Theatre and see all the relevant talks.

 

Folger Library: Home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection, Folger Shakespeare Library is a world-class center for scholarship, learning, culture, and the arts. 

 

Lookingglass Theatre: Physical, aurally rich, visually metaphoric story-centric theatre in the Water Tower Water Works on Michigan Avenue in Chicago.

 

Steppenwolf Theatre Company: Go behind the scenes, listen to artists interviews, and see trailers for upcoming productions all on Steppenwolf Theatre Company's YouTube Channel. Thanks for visiting.