For Theatre Companies
- Why Theatre Archives Matter (PDF)
Interested in theatre archives but don’t know where to start? Download this brochure! - Preserving Theatrical Legacy: An Archiving Manual for Theatre Companies (PDF)
Developed by ATAP archivists and documentarians, this guide is full of suggestions for theatre companies interested in archiving their records.
For Archivists and Documentarians
- Annotated Bibliography: Archiving Theater Materials, by Jessica Green (PDF)
Looking for print resources on how to archive theater materials? This annotated bibliography is intended for theater practitioners, researchers, and archivists that are interested in how theater materials are organized, preserved, and made accessible. Subtopics include information on organizing, managing, and preserving theater collections, performing arts research, theater history and examples of theater ephemera and collections. - Webography: Archiving Theater Materials, by Jessica Green (PDF)
Looking for authoritative sources on the web to help with your theater archive project? Check out this webography for examples of theater collections, theater history resources, relevant organizations, and grant seeking information.
Case Studies and Examples
Theatre Education Organizations
- American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE)
- Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE)
- Educational Theatre Association (EdTA)
Organizations of Theatres and Theatre Professionals
- Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology (CITT)
- International Organization of Scenographers, Theatre Architects and Technicians (OISTAT)
- International Theatre Institute (ITI)
- Perspectiv- Association of Historic Theatres in Europe
- Professional Lighting and Sound Association (PLASA)
- United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT)
Organizations of Libraries, Archives, Museums and Information Professionals
- Association of College and Research Libraries – Arts Section (ACRL – Arts)
- American Library Association (ALA)
- Dance Heritage Coalition (DHC)
- International Association of Libraries and Museums of the Performing Arts (SIBMAS)
- International Council of Museums (ICOM)
- International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
- Music Library Association (MLA)
- Special Libraries Association (SLA)
- Theatre Library Association (TLA)
Theatre Research Organizations
- American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR)
- American Theatre and Drama Society (ATDS)
- Canadian Association for Theatre Research (CATR)
- Congress on Research in Dance (CORD)
- Costume Society of America (CSA)
- International Federation for Theatre Research (FIRT/IFTR)
- Irish Society for Theatre Research (ISTR)
- Performance Studies international (PSi)
- Society for Theatre Research (STR)