Theater: A Guide to Research and Resources

A U.S.-based professional organization fostering scholarship on worldwide theater and performance, both historical and contemporary.

Organization "dedicated to the study of theatre and drama in and of the Americas, its varied histories, traditions, literatures, and performances within its cultural contexts."

Established to aid dramatists in protecting both the artistic and economic integrity of their work.

TCG Bookstore is "the largest leading source for dramatic literature."

Supports librarians and archivists affiliated with theater, dance, performance studies, popular entertainment, motion picture, and broadcasting collections. TLA fosters creative and ethical use of performing arts materials to enhance research, live performance, and scholarly communication. Founded in 1937,

Learn more about the diversity and inclusion initiatives of the AEA, as well as general information about the labor union representing American actor and stage managers in the theatre

Comprised of artists, educators, scholars, students, and theater lovers dedicated to the exploration and preservation of the theatrical visions of the African Diaspora. Formed as an independent organization in 1986,

Aims to be the premier producer of transformative theater that enhances African American cultural identity by telling authentic, autonomous, and multifaceted stories of the Black experience.

A resource guide for researching indigenous theater and performance in North Central America

Listings for Black Theatre producing companies, presenters, individual artists and festivals from here and abroad.

Bookshop links to edition scripts of productions (click on scripts).

A leading hub for innovative contemporary theater founded in New York in 1975.

Organization founded in New York in 1989, dedicated to developing and producing new and innovative plays by Asian American writers.

One of the country’s leading playwright centers and a nationally recognized new play laboratory founded in New York in 1949.

Dedicates each season to the work of one playwright. The company's three residency programs allow for as many as 11 Playwrights-in-Residence to produce work at the same time.

Theater group with a mission to produce ambitious plays to inspire empathy and provoke conversation that will lead to positive social change.