Roman Theatre

http://www.angelfire.com/ut/latiniii/history.html

This site gives a brief history of Roman theatre. It primarily focuses on the influences on Roman theatre and the architecture of the Roman theaters. The site talks about how strongly Roman theatre was influenced by Greek theatre. The site would only be useful for finding information on the influences and architecture, not necessarily the history of Roman theatre itself.

Medieval Theatre

http://novaonline.nvcc.edu/eli/spd130et/medieval.htm

This site talks about the history of Medieval theatre after the fall of Rome. It goes into detail about the power of the Church with Liturgical Drama, as well as drama outside of the church. The site talks about the staging, and also gives examples of plays written during the Medieval times. The site is full of useful information, but could perhaps be expanded on. Nonetheless, one could still find a lot of useful information about the history of Medieval theatre.

Italian Drama

http://www.theatredatabase.com/18th_century/italian_drama_001.html

This site gives a basic overview of Italian Drama during the eighteenth century. The site primarily focuses on the history of Italian theatre and how it changed over the years. It talks about commedia dell' arte, improvised comedy, and discusses Italian playwrights such as Carlo Goldini. This website has a lot of useful information about the history of Italian theatre during the eighteenth century and would be a good source for information.

Italian Scenic Perspective

http://www3.northern.edu/wild/ScDes/serlio.gif

This image shows a sketch of a scenery for a play. Using Italian scenic principles, a designer could acheived this perspective by combining a series of flats and a slanted stage to create a perspective as shown in the image. This image shows an example of Italian scenic perspective and could be useful for someone wanting to learn more about the Italian scenic principles.

English Renaissance Theatre

http://www.lacanadaplayhouse.org/lecture%20ELIZABETHAN.pdf

This article provides a very detailed description of English theatre's origins and history. It goes into detail about all the aspects of British theatre, such as costumes, playwrights and stage characteristics. The article would act as a very good study guide, as it has a list of key terms and gives a timeline as well as a list of important playwrights and works.

William Shakespeare

http://www.william-shakespeare.info/

This website includes information on the works and biography of William Shakespeare, a man very important to English Theatre. The biography is very detailed and describes how Shakespeare helped to shape English theatre. This site is very useful by offering not only information about Shakespeare, but also providing information about the Globe Theatre and his plays, among other useful information.

Spanish Golden Age Theatre

http://westerntheatrehistory.com/SpanishMovements.aspx

This website provides a lot of useful information about Spanish theatre during the Golden Age. It gives accurate information about corrales, the area used to perform, acting companies, and aspects such as scenery and costumes. The site gives detailed information and would prove very useful in giving information about Spanish theatre during the Golden Age.