Provides access to dance companies, orchestras, opera companies, choral groups, theater companies, series, festivals and performing arts facilities across the nation, as well as at the regional, state and local levels. Profiles include links to websites, contact information, mission statements, affiliations, facility type and capacity, annual attendance, and more.
Provides records of productions from the beginnings of New York theater until today. Details include pertinent people involved, production statistics, and interesting facts. Search by shows, people, theatres, characters, awards, songs, and grosses.
Professional Associations
There are so many theater associations for every aspect of the work. Here are a few to get you started. Join and explore there resources to see what current issues are being discussed in your field today.
Actors' Equity Association, founded in 1913, represents more than 51,000 professional Actors and Stage Managers nationwide. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actors' Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions.
American Theatre Wing invests in brave work, supports creative growth, and celebrates excellence to bring inclusive stories to our national culture through theatre. Founded in 1917 on the eve of America’s entry into World War I by seven suffragists, American Theatre Wing has spent a century using theatre to advance human experience, empathy and cultural growth like never before.
This association provides a way to stay connected to others in theatre academia, and includes access to a "job bank" to help with developing professional opportunities.
The Society of American Fight Directors is an internationally recognized non-profit organization dedicated to promoting safety and fostering excellence in the art of stage combat.
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