Theatre and Performing Arts

Great illustrations of costuming from the ancient era though the 19th century, with excellent coverage of various parts of the world (ex: Turkish dress of the middle ages, Arabic costume in the 18th century, etc.)

Fabulous collection of images and cast lists from theatre and other popular entertainment from the 1850s-1920s.

Nice information and illustrations on how staging and theatre machinery worked from the 16th through the 18th century.

If you are looking for examples of set design, many people post them on Flickr. Simply search the title of your play, and you will come across lots of images from productions across the country.

A comprehensive dictionary of technical terms for theatrical production.

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A free site where you can search the Web for sound effects.

Free resource of music for documentary filmmakers.

Music that can be used freely for classroom use only. Pricing applies for public performance.

A large collection of free music tracks available to stream and download. All the music is available under one of six Creative Commons licenses; erms of the particular license are indicated for each piece of music.

You may use the sound effects on this web site free of charge in your video, film, audio and multimedia productions (but do not re-sell them or post on a web site for download).

High-quality music and audio clips, all with flexible, easy-to-understand usage rights.