Guide to Theatre Resources on the INTERNET
Kathy Chung
kchung at EPAS.UTORONTO.CA
Wed Feb 21 02:55:12 EST 1996
Hello All,
Please bare with me and the enclosed long message. As you might
have noticed, I've been forwarding theatre related messages which
I think might interest this list. I am going to "retire" from
doing this for a while but I want to pass on information about
how YOU can receive such postings directly.
Please find enclosed what I think is a very helpful GUIDE TO
THEATRE RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET compiled by two library and
information sciences people at U Michigan. I think most of it is
fairly self-explanatory. You can browse through the guide, save
it, print it out for reference, delete it, as you wish.
For those of you with access to GOPHER search and file transfer
capabilities, you will find this same guide (along with many
other interesting resource guides) at the U Michigan
"Clearinghouse of Subject-Oriented Internet Resources Guide."
Once you've located the Clearinghouse, go to "Guides on
Humanities," then "Theater; D.Torres ...". You can also find guides on
film and video, theatre and performance, literature.
My apologies to those who will be receiving this twice.
Cheers, Kathy.
______________________________________
Kathy Chung <kchung at epas.utoronto.ca>
Graduate Drama Centre
University of Toronto
=====================================================================
*__________________________________________*
Guide to Theater Resources
on the INTERNET
*__________________________________________*
Version: 2.1b
Date: April 5, 1994 << I think this is a typo, it is 1995 >>
URL: gopher://una.hh.lib.umich.edu:70/00/inetdirsstacks/theater:torresmjvk
Compiled by:
Deborah Torres | e-mail: dtorres at umich.edu
Martha Vander Kolk | email: mjvk at sils.umich.edu
School of Information and Library Studies
University of Michigan
Update Frequency: Every Six Months with Minor Revisions as
Needed
Descriptive keywords: drama, performance, theater, theatre
Intended Audience: Theater Professionals, Theater
Technicians, Theater Managers, Academic Researchers
This file is approximately 45K.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
1.1 Scope of this Guide
1.2 Organization
1.3 Best Way to Read This Guide
1.4 How to Find Out More About the Internet
1.5 Subscribing to Listservs
1.6 What's a URL?
2. Resources Organized by Tool- with descriptions
2.1 Listservs
2.2 Electronic Newsletters/Journals
2.3 Gophers
2.4 USENET Newsgroups
2.5 Archives
2.6 Databases (Searchable)
2.7 Fee-based Communications Service
3. Resources Organized By Tool - access information only
3.1 Listservs
3.2 Electronic Newsgroups/Journals
3.3 Gophers
3.4 USENET Newsgroups
3.5 Databases
3.6 Archives
3.7 Fee-based Communications Service
4. Definitions of Terms
5. Final Odds-n-Ends
5.1 Where/how to Contact Us
5.2 Origin of this Guide
5.3 Future of this Guide
6. Acknowledgements and Thanks
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1. Introduction
1.1 Scope of this Guide
This guide is intended to provide information on Internet resources
pertinent to or closely related to the stage. The intended audience is
theater professionals and academics. This guide does not include
information on resources pertaining to dance at this time. This guide is
not intended to be a comprehensive listing of resources.
Also, due to the dynamic, changing nature of the Internet we can provide
only a *snapshot* of what is offered. New resources may appear after our
updates and old ones may disappear.
1.2 Organization of this Guide
SECTION 1 contains some introductory information.
SECTION 2 is organized by tool with some descriptions of the resources.
We include a way or ways to get to the resources and something of what you
will find when you get there.
SECTION 3 of this guide lists of resources by tool with access
information only.
SECTION 4 contains definitions of terms that need clarification or may be
unfamiliar to you.
SECTION 5 contains some miscellaneous information about this guide.
SECTION 6 contains acknowledgements and thanks.
1.3 Best Way to Read this Guide
If at all possible, the best way to read this guide is to download it or
mail it to yourself - whatever the system you are using lets you do - and
to convert it a word processed document you can manipulate and/or print it
out for your personal use. It is okay to distribute this guide, but if
you do, please give us credit.
1.4. How to Learn More About the Internet
If you are uncomfortable just jumping in or are new to the Internet, we
suggest that you get a reference tool of some sort - we recommend:
Krol, Ed. _The Whole Internet : User's Guide and
Catalog_ . O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., 1992. $24.95.
but any friendly-looking book about the Internet will do. Krol's book is
somewhat out of date by now, so check out our local library and book
store.
1.5 Subscribing to Listservs
To subscribe to a Listserv send the following e-mail message to
LISTSERV at HOST (where HOST is the part of the address after the @
character):
sub <listname> <your name>
IMPORTANT: Leave the subject field blank.
Example: subscribe perform-l deborah torres
To unsubscribe to a Listserv send the following e- mail message to the
same address you used to subscribe:
signoff <listname>
IMPORTANT: Leave the subject field blank.
Example: signoff perform-l
1.6 What's a URL
This edition of our guide makes use of URLs for access information for
some resources available on gophers or on FTP sites.
A URL is a "uniform resources locator," and it provides a standard way
for describing the location of resources available on the internet.
An example of a URL follows:
gopher://una.hh.lib.umich.edu:70/11/gophers/veronica
The first part of the url before the colon tells the method of access.
The part after the two slashes indicates a host machine. (There also
may be some information regarding the port of the host machine)
The next parts, separated by slashes, tell you the path to the resource.
The final part is the actual resource.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2. Resource Listings by Tool - with descriptions
2.1 Listservs:
2.1.1 ARTMGT-L - Arts Management Discussion Group
Subscription addresses:
Bitnet: <listserv at bingvmb>
Internet: <listserv at bingvmb.cc.binghamton.edu>
To post a message send to:
Bitnet: <artmgt-l at bingvmb>
Internet: <artmgt-l at bingvmb.cc.binghamton.edu
Description:
A discussion group for persons interested in arts
administration.
2.1.2 ASIANTHEA-L - Asian Peforming Arts
Subscription address:
Internet: <probert at uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu>
To post a message send to:
Internet: <asianthea-l at uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu>
Listowner: Robert Petersen
Description:
We received the following message on Nov. 1, 1993:
>I would like to invite all theatre scholars,
>anthropologists, and folklorists to participate in a
>new mail list, asianthea-l, specifically relating
>to the issues in Asian Performing Arts. Asianthea-l
>will be open to conference information, and
>announcements of performances in Asian Theatre.
2.1.3 ASTR-L - American Society for Theater Research
Subscription addresses:
Bitnet: <listserv at uiucvmd>
Internet: <listserv at vmd.cso.uiuc.edu>
To post a message send to:
Bitnet: <astr-l at uiucvmd>
Internet: <astr-l at vmd.cso.uiuc.edu>
Listowner:
Peter Davis <padavis at vmd.cso.uiuc.edu>
Description:
This is a forum used most often for the posting of
questions and answers. The responses to questions
asked are prompt and (as far as we can tell) accurate.
The questions are research oriented and the list is
fairly active. ASTR-L had its first anniversary Fall
1993.
2.1.4 CANDRAMA - Canadian Theater Research
Subscription addresses:
Bitnet: <listserv at unbvm1.bitnet>
Internet: <listserv at unb.ca)>
To post a message send to:
Internet: <candrama at unb.ca>
Listowner: Edward Mullaly <mullaly at UNB.Ca>
Description:
Very light activity on CANDRAMA.
2.1.5 COLLAB-L - Collaboration of theatre and musical
Subscription address:
Subscription is not automatic. For more information send an e-mail
message to <sas14 at psu.edu>
Listowner: Steve Schrum <sas14 at psu.edu>
Description:
COLLAB-L is a new discussion list bringing together playwrights,
directors, theatre technicians, composers and librettists
for the purpose of creating collaboratively new scripts for
performance.
2.1.6 COMEDIA - A discussion of Hispanic Classic Theater
Subscription addresses:
Bitnet: <listserv at arizvm1.bitnet>
Internet: <listserv at arizvm1.ccit.arizona.edu>
To post a message send to:
Bitnet:
<comedia at arizvm1>
Internet: <comedia at arizvm1.ccit.arizona.edu
Listower:
James Abraham <jabraham at ccit.arizona.edu
Description:
This discussion on Hispanic Classic Theater has light
activity with usually only a few postings a week.
2.1.7 H-COSTUME - Historical Costumes
Subscription address:
Internet: <h-costume-request at andrew.cmu.edu>
To post a message send to:
Internet: <h-costume at andrew.cmu.edu>
List owner:
Gretchen Miller <grm+ at andrew.cmu.edu>
Description:
This discussion is fairly active with about 5-10
messages per day.
The following contains information we received from
the welcome message:
>This list concentrates on recreating period elegance,
>from the Bronze age to the mid-20th Century. Its
>emphasis is on accurate historical reproduction of
>clothing, historical techniques for garment
>construction, and the application of those techniques
>in modern clothing design. Other topics appropriate
>for discussion include adapting historical clothing
>for the modern figure, clothing evolution, theatrical
>costumes, patterns, materials, books, and sources for
>supplies.
2.1.8 PERFORM - On Medieval Performance
Subscription addresses:
Bitnet: <listserv at iubvm>
Internet:
<listserv at iubvm.ucs.indiana.edu.>
To post a message send to:
Bitnet:
<perform at iubvm>
Internet: <perform at iubvm.ucs.indiana.edu>
List co-owners:
Larry Clopper <clopper at ucs.indiana.edu>
Jesse Hurlbut <frejdh at ukcc.uky.edu>
Description:
Most messages are from university persons conducting
research on various aspects of medieval performance.
Light activity; may go for a few days without any
messages being posted.
2.1.9 PERFORM-L - On Performance Studies
Subscription address:
Internet: <listserv at acfcluster.nyu.edu>
Listowner:
Sharon Mazer: <mazers at acfcluster.nyu.edu>
Description:
This consists primarily of students of acting, acting
professors and actors. It is run at New York
University, so many of the participants are students
there.The discussion focuses on performance related topics.
You need not be officially *in* Performance Studies to
take part in the list or use the file archive.
2.1.10 REED-L - Records of Early English Drama Discussion
Subscription address:
Bitnet: <listserv at utoronto.bitnet>
To post a message send to:
Bitnet: <reed-l at utoronto>
Internet: <reed-l at vm.utcc.utoronto.ca>
Listowner: Abigail Ann Young <reed at epas.utoronto.ca>
Description:
The following is a description of the group from a
welcome message sent after we subscribed:
>The purpose of this group is to foster discussion of
>early English drama, music, folk customs, and the
>myriad of other activities documented in REED
>volumes. This list, however, is not meant to be
>limiting: we hope that those with interests in
>early drama, art, and music elsewhere will also
>contribute from their perspectives.
2.1.11 RENAIS-L - Early Modern History/Renaissance
Subscription addresses:
Bitnet: <listserv at ulkyvm.bitnet>
Internet: <listserv at ulkyvm.louisville.edu>
To post a message send to:
Bitnet: <renais-l at ulkyvm.bitnet>
Internet: <renais-l at ulkyvm.louisville.edu>
Listowner:
Unknown.
Description:
Contains some discussion relating to theater in the
renaissance period but be prepared for many postings
not on this topic.
2.1.12 SHAKSPER - Shakespeare
Subscription addresses:
Bitnet: <shaksper at utoronto>
Internet: <shaksper at vm.utcc.utoronto.ca>
To post a message send to:
Bitnet: <shaksper at utoronto>
Internet: <shaksper at vm.utcc.utoronto.ca>
Listowner:
Hardy Cook <HMCook at boe00.minc.umd.edu>
Description:
A discussion of things Shakespearean, this has been
highly recommended by both academic Shakespeare
scholars and performers.
SHAKSPER is not open to automatic subscription, but no
one has been refused a subscription. You will receive
a message from the listowner containing more
information and instructions on how to be added
to the mailing list after you send your subscribe
message.
The following is part of a WELCOME
message we received when we sent a subscribe message:
>Thank you for your interest in SHAKSPER, the
>international electronic conference for
>Shakespearean researchers, instructors, students,
>and any others who share their academic
>interests and concerns. Like the annual Shakespeare
>Association of America meetings (and the
>International Shakespeare Association
>conferences) SHAKSPER offers announcements and
>bulletins, scholarly papers, and the formal exchange
>of ideas -- but SHAKSPER also offers the same
>opportunities for spontaneous informal discussion,
>eavesdropping, peer review, and a fresh sense of
>worldwide scholarly community.
2.1.13 STAGECRAFT
Subscription address:
Internet: <stagecraft-request at zinc.com>
To post a message send to:
Internet: <stagecraft at zinc.com>
Listowner:
Brad Davis <b-davis at zinc.com>
Description:
This is just what it says it is: a listserv for
technicians. The following contains some information
we received regarding STAGECRAFT when we
subscribed:
>Purpose: This list is for the discussion of all
>aspects of stage work, including (but not limited to)
>special effects, sound effects, sound reinforcement,
>stage management, set design and building, lighting
>design, company management, hall management, hall
>design, and show production. This is not a forum for
>the discussion of various stage productions (unless
>the discussion pertains to the stagecraft of a
>production), acting or directing methods (unless you
>know of ways to get actors to stand in the right
>spots), film or video production (unless the
>techniques can be used on the stage). The list will
>not be moderated unless problems crop up.
2.1.14 THEATRE
Subscription addresses:
Bitnet: <listserv at pucc.bitnet>
Internet: <listserv at pucc.princeton.edu>
To post a message send to:
Bitnet: <theatre at pucc.bitnet>
Internet: <theatre at pucc.princeton.edu>
Listowner: Rita Saltz
Description:
The most active listserv we encountered on theater,
THEATRE recently moved from GREARN in Greece to
Princeton in the United States. The purpose
is to involve those interested in theater to share
experiences and ideas. Discussion ranges from
research oriented questions to debates on the merits
of an MFA degree.
2.1.15 THEATRE-THEORY - Acting-Movement-Voice theory
To subscribe, send message to the list owner:
Internet: <quijote at mit.edu>
To post a message to THEATRE-THEORY, send it to:
Internet: <theatre-theory at mit.edu>
Listowner: Andrew Q. Kraft
Description:
Devoted to discussion of theories of acting, voice, movement,
directing and more. List manager is a theatre major specializing
in directing. Subscription is not automatic.
2.1.16
WTP-L - Women and Theatre Program Discussion List
To subscribe, send message to:
Internet: <listserv at uhccvm.uhcc.hawaii.edu>
To post a message to send to:
Internet: <wtp-l at uhccvm.uhcc.hawaii.edu>
Listowners: Lisa Anderson (Meriel at stein.u.washington.edu)
Juli Burk (Burk at uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu)
Description:
The following description was contained in the "Welcome" message we
received after subscribing:
>WTP-L is intended to provide a forum for scholars and artists interested
>in and across issues of feminism, sexualities, race, class, or gender as
>they relate to theatre and performance. The list gives people an
>opportunity to ask questions and exchange information about current
>research, production methodologies, teaching or rehearsal strategies,
>funding sources, useful texts, films and videos, the availablility of
>performers as guest artists, innovative courses, new plays or interesting
>productions. WTP-L also welcomes announcements about and reports on
>relevant conferences, calls for papers, job opportunities,
>publications and the like.
2.2 Electronic Newletters/Journals:
2.1.1 ATHE_NEWS ONLINE - Assocation for Theater in Higher
Education
Subscription address:
Internet: <athe_news at mailer.fsu.edu>
Listowner:
James Thomas <jthomas at mailer.fsu.edu>
Description:
The following was received as part of a welcome
message to the newsletter:
>Welcome to ATHE NEWS ONLINE, a service of the
>Association for Theatre in Higher Education in
>cooperation with the School of Theatre and the
>Academic Computing Network Service at Florida
>State University. Subscribers to ATHE NEWS ONLINE
>automatically receive news updates about current or
>upcoming ATHE activities.
2.2.2 DIDASKALIA: ANCIENT THEATRE TODAY
To subscribe send message to: <didaskalia-editor at classics.utas.edu.au>
Description:
A monthly electronic publication to provide listings, previews, reviews,
features, and resources pertaining to ancient theatre and its modern incarnat
ions.
It is distributed from the University of Tasmania, Australia.
The ancient Athenians called their records of the performing arts (music,
dance, and theater) *didaskaliai.*
2.2.3 POSTMODERN CULTURE
To receive the Table of Contents for each issue:
send the message:
sub pmc-list <your name> to <listserv at listserv.ncsu.edu>
Description:
We received the following information about this
journal:
>_Postmodern Culture_ is an electronic journal of
>interdisciplinary studies in contemporary literature,
>theory, and culture. We publish writing which ranges
>from analytical essays and reviews to video scripts
>and other new literary forms. _Postmodern Culture_
>hopes to open the discussion of postmodernism to a
>wide audience and to encourage reconsideration of
>the forms and practices of academic writing.
This journal contains some discussion of theater. It
has more than 2,500 subscribers.
2.2.4 RD: Graduate Research in the Arts
(electronic edition)
Subscription address:
<rd at writer.yorku.ca.bitnet>
TO SUBSCRIBE: send your name, academic status, and
e-mail address
Description:
RD: GRADUATE RESEARCH IN THE ARTS is a refereed
journal dedicated to publishing the work of graduate
scholars in the Arts. Papers are accepted from
graduate students in the Arts, Fine Arts, and
Humanities in any of the following areas: language,
literature and other artifacts/artefacts constructions
of the self, gender, class and race the academy itself
and its institutional imperatives. Although based at
York University, Canada, RD's editors, editorial board,
and readers are made up of graduate students across
North America. RD is published twice a year.
2.2.5 TDR Journal of Performance Studies
For information on how to subscribe:
URL: telnet://techinfo.mit.edu/Around MIT/MIT Press/journals/arts
To browse the latest issue:
URL: gopher://gopher.internet.com:2100/11/alpha/sz/dr
Description:
Although TDR is not yet an electronic journal, you can browse through
sample articles online, or subscribe through the Electronic Newsstand
and via e-mail from MIT. TDR is edited by Richard Schechner of the
Department of Performance Studies, New York University,
and published quarterly by MIT Press. Check out the table of contents.
2.2.6 TPI Theatre Perspectives International
To subscribe send this message: <subscribe tpi [your name]
to: <listserv at lists.Colorado.EDU>
Description:
A new electronic journal dedicated to exploring the changing
nature of theatre around the world as it happens. The first issue
was published at the end of March 1994.
2.3 Gophers:
2.3.1 Federal Arts Information
URL: telnet://gopher.internet.com/Counterpoint Publishing/Federal Register
login: gopher
Description:
Federal Register information is indexed and searchable
on this gopher. You can look for information about
the National Endowment for the Arts and the National
Foundation on the Arts and Humanities (NFAH) by conducting
a agency or keyword search in recent Federal Register issues.
There is some information regarding grants in the
National Endowments for the Arts, but the
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities (NFAH)
file is much more comprehensive and wide-reaching.
Items include meeting minutes, postings regarding
grant availability and news releases.
2.3.2 ENGLISH SERVER at Carnegie-Mellon University
URL: gopher://english-server.hss.cmu.edu:70/11ftp:English Server
Description:
Choose Drama from the menu listing to find a
listing of the full texts of plays available,
as well as access to the archives of the REED-L
listserv. Other menu options may also be of
interest, since this is a completely humanities
oriented server, run by graduate students in
Carnegie Mellon's English Department, and includes
sections on poetry, art and architecture, queer
resources and fiction, to name a few. There is
also a public forum area, where several people can
participate in a conversation at once (see _About
the English Server_ in their gopher menu for particulars).
Throughout the few months we have used the
English Server, we have grown to like and appreciate it.
Of particular interest to us is the _New Things_
section. Much of the content of the English Server
is not strictly theater related, but might be
useful in an interdisciplinary way.
2.4 USENET Newsgroups:
NOTE: The group rec.arts.theatre recently divided into four newsgroups
in order to have more focused discussions. The new discussions are as
follows.
2.4.1 rec.arts.theatre.misc
Description:
Discussion of miscellaneous topics about theatre that do not
pertain to discussion of plays, the discussion of musicals,
or the discussion of stagecraft.
2.4.2 rec.arts.theatre.plays
Description:
A discussion for fans of all kinds of plays and dramaturgical
questions and comments.
2.4.3 rec.arts.theatre.musicals
Description:
A discussion for people to share experience, ideas, thoughts, and comments
about musicals. It is a place to talk about musicals being performed on
Broadway, musicals being performed in community theaters, musicals performed
in college theaters, and musicals being performed in community theaters. The
most active of the theatre newsgroups, with many fans of Sondheim and Lloyd-We
bber.
2.4.4 rec.arts.theater.stagecraft
Description:
A discussion of all the technical aspects of the theatre.
2.5 Archives:
2.5.1 OXFORD TEXT ARCHIVE
URL: ftp: //black.ox.ac.uk/ota
Login: <anonymous>
Password: <your e-mail address>
Description:
The following information is from an FAQ about the
Oxford Text Archive:
>The Archive offers scholars long term storage and
>maintenance of their electronic texts free of charge.
>It manages non-commercial distribution of
>electronic texts and information about them on
>behalf of its depositors.
>The Archive contains electronic versions of literary
>works by many major authors in Greek, Latin, English
>and a dozen or more other languages. It contains
>collections and corpora of unpublished materials
>prepared by field workers in linguistics. It contains
>electronic versions of some standard reference
>works. It has copies of texts and corpora prepared
>by individual scholars and major research projects
>worldwide. The total size of the Archive exceeds a
>gigabyte and there are about a thousand titles in its
>catalogue.
2.5.2 PERFORM-L Archives
URL: ftp://acfcluster.nyu.edu
Login: <anonymous>
Password: <Your real identity, e.g. jane smith>
Contact Person:
Jeff Chrisope: (Int)
<chrisopj at acfcluster.nyu.edu>
(Ph) 212-251-0947
Description:
>This archive contains bibliographies, syllabi, works-
>in-progress, and anything else of interest to the
>large and fuzzy area of Performance Studies.
>Though affiliated with the PERFORM-L mailing list,
>the files in this archive are available to anyone and
>everyone.
>These files can be accessed either by anonymous ftp,
>or by mailing special commands to the listserver
>here at New York University.
Exact Instructions on how to access the PERFORM-L
archive are made available when you subscribe to
PERFORM-L electronic discussion group.
2.5.3 PROJECT GUTENBERG (archives of Public Domain
electronic texts)
FOR INFORMATION, send mail to:
Bitnet:
<gutnberg at uiucvmd>
Internet: <gutnberg at vmd.cso.uiuc.edu>
Access:
Anonymous FTP:
URL: ftp://mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu/etext
[not available between 10 am
and 5 pm]
Login: <anonymous>
Password: <your e-mail address>
URL: ftp://quake.think.com/pub/etext
Login: <anonymous>
Password: <your e-mail address>
Description:
This is a database of 300+ texts in electronic form.
The database includes such titles as _Sophocles'
Oedipus Trilogy_, _The Book of Mormon_, _Paradise
Lost_, _Peter Pan_, and _1990 CIA World Factbook_.
The form of some texts are copyrighted, so it is
advisable to read any READ.ME files you may
encounter to find out about use limits and restrictions.
2.5.4 REC.ARTS.THEATRE FAQ
URLs: ftp://ftp.std.com/archives/RAT-archive
ftp://quartz.rutgers.edu/pub/theater/rec-arts-theatre-faq-1.gz
ftp://quartz.rutgers.edu/pub/theater/rec-arts-theatre-faq-2.gz
ftp://quartz.rutgers.edu/pub/theater/rec-arts-theatre-faq-3.gz
gopher://quartz.rutgers.edu:70/11/theater
Description:
The rec.arts.theatre frequently asked questions (FAQ)
information is so long they have divided it into three
parts. It contains such tidbits as the history of the
spelling of theater/theatre, how to buy tickets to
Broadway and off-broadway productions, drama-
related bookstores. An invaluable resource for any
theater lover.
2.5.5 RUTGERS QUARTZ TEXT ARCHIVE, Rutgers University
URL: ftp://quartz.rutgers.edu/pub/theater
Login: <anonymous>
Password: <your e-mail address>
Description:
The theater section has many entries, most of
which focus on popular theater, particularly
in New York City. The rec.arts.theater FAQ
is found here. There is also an electronic text
section, providing access to Project Gutenberg,
Oxford Text Archive and The On-line Book Initiative.
Much of what is in this archive is a lot of fun,
so we suggest exploring it - you never know what
you'll find, or when it could be useful.
2.5.6 SHAKESPEARE PLAYS, Department of Computing,
Imperial College, London
URL: ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/pub/literary/authors/shakespeare/comedies
ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/pub/literary/authors/shakespeare/histories
ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.ukpub/literary/authors/shakespeare/tragedies
Login: <anonymous>
Password: <your e-mail address>
Description:
Includes complete texts of Shakespeare Plays you can
download to your own machine. These files are
compressed so make sure you leave off the file
extension .z when you get the file you want. These
files will be long after they are uncompressed. For
instance, _Hamlet_ was 179k when we downloaded it.
Consult _The Whole Internet_ by Krol Chapter 6 to
learn more about anonymous ftp.
2.6 Databases (Searchable)
2.6.1 Shakespeare Plays File at Dartmouth
URL: gopher://baker.dartmouth.edu:23/8
At command prompt, type: <select file shakespeare plays>
Description:
This database at Dartmouth College is the best
database of Shakespearean texts (that we found)
for searching on and retrieving portions of texts.
It contains 33 of the 37 plays (missing are: _King
Henry VI Pt. 1_, _Coriolanus_, _King Henry VIII_,
and _All's Well That End's Well_). It is fairly
user-friendly and comprehensive, allowing for
searching on words, phrases, characters and
scenes, among other options. Commands for searching
appear at the bottom of the screen. A word of
warning: the print function does not work for
non-Dartmouth users.
2.7 Fee-based Communications service:
CALLBOARD
NOTE: CallBoard is a fee-based communications
service for persons interested in the technical
aspects of the performing arts. Inclusion in
this guide is by no means an endorsement of this service, but
does reflect the fact that there are fee-based type
services are now being offered to gain access to the
Internet.
Description:
The following contains information sent to us about
CallBoard from the operations manager:
>CallBoard is an electronic communications project of
>the CITT Alberta Section. It began as a small local
>experiment in Calgary in 1985, and has grown to
>almost 300 subscribers from across North America.
>Subscribers include the USITT and CITT boards of
>directors, technical and production managers from
>major regional theatres, designers and educators,
>IATSE members and freelance technicians.
>We believe that our major attraction lies in the fact
>that we are a highly targeted service, concentrating
>soley on the technical production aspects of the
>performing arts.
>CallBoard offers the basic BBS services of
>electronic mail, conferencing and file transfers.
>There are currently over 20 conference areas on
>CallBoard, with topics ranging from cadd, to
>technical and production management, through props
>and wardrobe.
>For information on how to subscribe and subscription
>fees contact:
>Tim Clinton <clinton at acs.ucalgary.ca>
>Operations CITT Alberta CallBoard
>(403) 220-4905 Fax: (403) 282-7751
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
3. Resource listings by Tool - access information only
3.1 Listservs:
3.1.1 ARTMGT-L - Arts Management Discussion Group
Subscription addresses:
Bitnet: <listserv at bingvmb>
Internet: <listserv at bingvmb.cc.binghamton.edu>
To post a message send to:
Bitnet: <artmgt-l at bingvmb>
Internet: <artmgt-l at bingvmb.cc.binghamton.edu
3.1.2 ASIANTHEA-L - Asian Theatre
Subscription address:
Internet: <probert at uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu>
To post a message send to:
Internet: <asianthea-l at uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu>
3.1.3 ASTR-L - American Society for Theater Research
Subscription addresses:
Bitnet: <listserv at uiucvmd>
Internet: <listserv at vmd.cso.uiuc.edu>
To post a message send to:
Bitnet: <astr-l at uiucvmd>
Internet: <astr-l at vmd.cso.uiuc.edu>
3.1.4 CANDRAMA - Canadian Theatre Research
Subscription address:
Internet: <listserv at unb.ca>
To post a message send to:
Internet: <candrama at unb.ca>
3.1.5 COLLAB-L - Collaboration of theatre and musical
Subscription address:
Subscription is not automatic. For more information send an e-mail
message to <sas14 at psu.edu>
Listowner: Steve Schrum <sas14 at psu.edu>
3.1.6 COMEDIA - Hispanic Classis Theatre
Subscription addresses:
Bitnet: <listserv at arizvm1>
Internet: <listserv at arizvm1.ccit.arizona.edu>
To post a message send to:
Bitnet: <comedia at arizvm1>
Internet: <comedia at arizvm1.ccit.arizona.edu>
3.1.7 H-COSTUMES - Historical Costumes
Subscription address:
Internet: <h-costume-request at andrew.cmu.edu>
To post a message send to:
Internet: <h-costume at andrew.cmu.edu>
3.1.8 PERFORM - On Medieval Performance
Subscription addresses:
Bitnet: <listserv at iubvm>
Internet: <listserv at iubvm.ucs.indiana.edu>
To post a message send to:
Bitnet: <perform at iubvm>
Internet: <perform at iubvm.ucs.indiana.edu>
3.1.9 PERFORM-L - On Performance Studies
Subscription address:
Internet: <listserv at acfcluster.nyu.edu>
To post a message send to:
Internet: <perform-l at acfcluster.nyu.edu>
3.1.10 REED-L - Records of Early English Drama
Subscription addresses:
Bitnet: <listserv at utoronto>
Internet: <listserv at vm.utcc.utoronto.ca>
To post a message send to:
Bitnet: <reed-l at utoronto>
Internet: <reed-l at vm.utcc.utoronto.ca>
3.1.11 RENAIS-L - Early Modern History/Renaissance
Subscription addresses:
Bitnet: <listserv at ulkyvm.bitnet>
Internet: <listserv at ulkyvm.louisville.edu>
To post a message send to:
Bitnet: <renais-l at ulkyvm.bitnet>
Internet: <renais-l at ulkyvm.louisville.edu>
3.1.12 SHAKSPER - Shakespeare
To join SHAKSPER, send mail to:
<HMCook at boe00.minc.umd.edu>
To post a message send to:
Bitnet: <shaksper at utoronto>
Internet: <shaksper at vm.utcc.utoronto.ca>
3.1.13 STAGECRAFT
Subscription address:
Internet: <stagecraft-request at zinc.com>
To post a message send to:
Internet: <stagecraft at zinc.com>
3.1.14 THEATRE
Subscription addresses:
Bitnet: <listserv at pucc>
Internet: <listserv at pucc.princeton.edu>
To post a message send to:
Bitnet: <theatre at pucc>
Internet: <theatre at pucc.princeton.edu>
3.1.15 THEATRE-THEORY - Acting-Movement-Voice theory
To subscribe, send message to the list owner:
Internet: <quijote at mit.edu>
To post a message to THEATRE-THEORY, send it to:
Internet: <theatre-theory at mit.edu>
Listowner: Andrew Q. Kraft
2.1.17
WTP-L - Women and Theatre Program Discussion List
To subscribe, send message to:
Internet: <listserv at uhccvm.uhcc.hawaii.edu>
To post a message to send to:
Internet: <wtp-l at uhccvm.uhcc.hawaii.edu>
Listowners: Lisa Anderson (Meriel at stein.u.washington.edu)
Juli Burk (Burk at uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu)
3.2 Electronic Newletters/Journals:
3.1.1 ATHE_NEWS ONLINE - Assocation for Theater in Higher
Education
Subscription address:
Internet: <athe_news at mailer.fsu.edu>
Listowner:
James Thomas <jthomas at mailer.fsu.edu>
3.2.2 DIDASKALIA: ANCIENT THEATRE TODAY
To subscribe send message to: <didaskalia-editor at classics.utas.edu.au>
3.2.3 POSTMODERN CULTURE
To receive the Table of Contents for each issue:
send the message
sub pmc-list <your name> to <listserv at listserv.ncsu.edu>
3.2.4 RD: Graduate Research in the Arts
(electronic edition)
Subscription address:
<rd at writer.yorku.ca.bitnet>
TO SUBSCRIBE: send your name, academic status, and
e-mail address.
3.2.5 TDR Journal of Performance Studies
For information on how to subscribe to print edition:
URL: telnet://techinfo.mit.edu/Around MIT/MIT Press/journals/arts
To browse the latest issue:
URL: gopher://gopher.internet.com:2100/11/alpha/sz/dr
3.2.6 TPI Theatre Perspectives International
To subscribe send this message: <subscribe tpi [your name]
to: <listserv at lists.Colorado.EDU>
3.3 Gophers:
3.3.1 Federal Arts Information -- NEA & NFAH
URL: telnet://gopher.internet.com/Counterpoint Publishing/Federal Register
login: gopher
3.3.2 ENGLISH SERVER at Carnegie-Mellon University
URL: gopher://english-server.hss.cmu.edu:70/11ftp:English Server
Choose Drama from the menu listing.
3.4 USENET Newsgroups:
3.4.1 rec.arts.theatre.misc
3.4.2 rec.arts.theatre.plays
3.4.3 rec.arts.theatre.musicals
3.4.4 rec.arts.theatre.stagecraft
3.5 Archives:
3.5.1 OXFORD TEXT ARCHIVE
URL: ftp://black.ox.ac.uk/ota
Login: <anonymous>
Password: <your e-mail address>
3.5.2 PERFORM-L Archives
URL: ftp://acfcluster.nyu.edu
Login: <anonymous>
Password: <Your real identity, e.g. jane smith>
3.5.3 PROJECT GUTENBERG (archives of Public Domain
electronic texts)
FOR INFORMATION, send mail to:
Bitnet: <gutnberg at uiucvmd>
Internet: <gutnberg at vmd.cso.uiuc.edu>
URL: ftp://mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu/etext
[not available between 10 am
and 5 pm]
Login: <anonymous>
Password: <your e-mail address>
URL: ftp://quake.think.com/pub/etext
Login: <anonymous>
Password: <your e-mail address>
3.5.4 REC.ARTS.THEATRE FAQ
URLs: ftp://ftp.std.com/archives/RAT-archive
ftp://quartz.rutgers.edu/pub/theater/rec-arts-theatre-faq-1.gz
ftp://quartz.rutgers.edu/pub/theater/rec-arts-theatre-faq-2.gz
ftp://quartz.rutgers.edu/pub/theater/rec-arts-theatre-faq-3.gz
gopher://quartz.rutgers.edu:70/11/theater
3.5.5 RUTGERS QUARTZ TEXT ARCHIVE, Rutgers University
URL: ftp://quartz.rutgers.edu/pub/theater
Login: <anonymous>
Password: <your e-mail address>
3.5.6 SHAKESPEARE PLAYS, Department of Computing,
Imperial College, London
URL: ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/pub/literary/authors/shakespeare/comedies
ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/pub/literary/authors/shakespeare/histories
ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.ukpub/literary/authors/shakespeare/tragedies
Login: <anonymous>
Password: <your e-mail address>
3.6 Databases (Searchable)
3.6.1 Shakespeare Plays File at Dartmouth
URL: gopher://baker.dartmouth.edu:23/8
At command prompt, type: <select file shakespeare plays>
3.7 Fee-Based Service:
CallBoard
For information on how to subscribe and subscription
fees contact:
Tim Clinton <clinton at acs.ucalgary.ca>
Operations CITT Alberta CallBoard
(403) 220-4905 Fax: (403) 282-7751
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
4. Definitions of Terms
4.1. BITNET: (Because It's Time NETwork): A
cooperative, international, academic network
connecting nearly 2300 hosts in 32 countries. Its
primary services include mail, mailing lists, and
file transfer. Many listservs reside on BITNET.
4.2 Downloading: The act of transferring
electronic data from a larger system to a smaller system; e.g.,
from a mainframe computer to a personal computer.
4.3 Electronic Journal/Newsletter: a journal or
newsletter in electronic form. It may be only in
electronic form, or may be in e-form in addition to
the print version.
4.4 E-Mail: Electronic mail allows an individual to
post a message to the mailbox of another user.
Internet users, or, rather, their mailboxes, have
unique addresses which can generally be
mailed to by anyone else on the Internet.
4.5 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions): Part of a
Usenet News group file, FAQs are answers to questions
or points which have been discussed often. It is
advisable to read these files prior to posting a
question to the group, since it is likely that the
issue has already been addressed. You can also learn
a lot about the nature of the newsgroup by reading
its FAQ file.
4.6 FTP (File Transfer Protocol):
The Internet standard, high level protocol for transferring files
from one machine to another. ANONYMOUS FTP lets
you access files on a machine without being a
registered user.
4.7 Gopher: Public domain software that was
initially created at the University of Minnesota.
Gopher software uses a hierarchical menu
system to allow you to navigate to distributed Internet
resources. Because of this menu system you may hear
people refer to burrowing or tunneling through the
Internet.
4.8 INTERNET: The world-wide network of networks
that uses the TCP/IP protocol suite. These networks
consist of foreign, state, local, topical, private,
government, and agency networks. The Internet
reaches many universities, government research labs,
and military installations.
4.9 Listserv: short for Listing Service. A topical
mailing list to which anyone on the Internet may
subscribe. Any message posted to a listserv is then
forwarded to all other subscribers. Hundreds, if not
thousands, of listservs exist.
4.10 Mosaic:
A software interface for the World Wide
Web that has been developed for UNIX and
Macintosh computers.
4.11 Newsgroups: (also called USENET newsgroup)
similar to a Bulletin Board Service or discussion
group, these are groups which cover many different
topics. They are accessible in many different ways,
mostly through a news reader program.
4.12 TCP/IP: Stands for Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Procotol. TCP/IP is a suite of
protocols that people on the Internet agree to use so
that their computers can talk with each other.
4.13 TELNET (TELetype NETwork): A software
application that provides terminal emulation, and thus
remote logon capability from a microcomputer to
some remote host. In other words, telnet allows you
to connect to and log in another computer system.
4.14 URL: Uniform Resoure Locator. A standard for
describing where resources are located on the Internet.
4.15 USENET: A distributed bulletin board and
discussion system. Also known as NEWS or NETNEWS.
Generally requires access to a computer running the
UNIX operating system.
A WORD ABOUT HOW TO ACCESS USENET NEWS GROUPS:
Some USENET news groups are available through
gopher systems, but generally you will need a to use a
news reading software program. Some UNIX-based
USENET news readers are called rn (news reader) , trn
(treaded news reader) and xrn (X-Windows news
reader). A Macintosh-based program is called
Nuntius. If you are not sure how to access USENET news, ask
your computer system administrator if it is available
on your system. Also, consult Chapter 8 in
_The Whole Internet_. by Ed Krol.
Because of the informal, discussion-oriented nature
of Usenet, we felt it was appropriate to mention that it
addresses a wide range of subject areas -
particularly the alt. hierarchy, where many
off-beat discussion groups exist and may prove a helpful
source of information when doing research for a
particular production.
4.16 WAIS: Public domain information retrieval
software initially created by Thinking Machines, Inc.,
which allows users to concurrently search distributed
Internet textbases and databases.
4.17 WORLD WIDE WEB (WWW): A hyper-text-based
system for finding and accessing resources on the
Internet. The interface allows you to *browse*
resources.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
5. Final Notes, Odd/Ends
5.1 Where/How to contact Us:
Guide organizers:
Martha Vander Kolk: mjvk at umich.edu
Deborah Torres: dtorres at umich.edu
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to
contact any one of the above mentioned persons.
5.2 Origin of This Guide
This guide originated as a team project for a master's
level class offered at the School of Information and
Library Studies, University of Michigan during the Fall
1993 Term. The class was ILS 606, Internet:
Resource Discovery and Organization. We believe it to be the
first class with this particular emphasis regarding
the Internet.
5.3 Future of This Guide
As long as one or the other of us has Internet access, we
plan to maintain this guide. We both have graduated from
the Master's program at SILS. Deborah remains in Ann Arbor and
will enter a doctoral program in the fall. Martha has
relocated and is pursuing job opportunities.
As the Internet evolves and includes more
resources involving the Humanities, so we expect our guide to
grow and evolve with these changes.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
6. Thanks and Acknowledgements
6.1 Acknowledgements
Our deepest gratitude to Ken McCoy of Bowling Green
State University, Ohio, who shared his own guide to
Theater and Performance Studies with us and sent us
on our way to resource discovery.
You can find the latest version of Ken's guide in the
Clearinghouse for Subject-Oriented Internet Guides:
URL: gopher://una.hh.lib.umich.edu:70/00/inetdirsstacks/theater:mccoy
We also wish to acknowledge our two clients for the original
version of this guide, whose input along the way was invaluable.
They are:
Mr. Stephen M. Paulsen
Assistant to the Managing Director
Alabama Shakespeare Festival
Montgomery, AL
Mr. David Rowell
Production Stage Manager
Browning Performing Arts Center
Weber University
Orem, UT
6.2 Thanks
Martha Thanks:
Mom and Dad and Henry the Manx
Our instructors, Prof. Joe Janes and Lou Rosenfeld
SNAFU and the Schmoos
My pardner, Deb
Everyone in cyberspace who helped us when we requested it
Grandpa VK for believing
Deb Thanks:
My partner, Martha
Ed Krol and his book _The Whole Internet_
Prof. Joseph Janes and Louis Rosenfeld
Kim Tsang and Sherry Piontek
Kent Hanon, my former drama instructor
PeeWee, the cat
======================END OF FILE=======================
More information about the Candrama
mailing list