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AATE holds memberships in the following organizations supporting the arts and education. Additional resources can be found on their websites.

  • AEP: Arts Education Partnership. AATE serves on the Steering Committee for the Arts Education Partnership.
  • AFTA: Americans for the Arts
  • ASSITEJ: Association International du Theatre pour l'Enfance et la Jeunesse (International Association of theatre for Children and Young People)
  • EdTA: The Educational Theatre Association
  • IDEA: International Drama/Theatre and Education Association
  • SETC: Southeastern Theatre Conference
     

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AATE's Organizational Member List also includes theatres, universities and other related organizations.

 

 Arts Organizations
Actor's Centre
American Association of Community Theatre
Americans for the Arts
Artslynx
ArtsPower
Artswork
Association of Performing Arts Presenters
Atlanta Coalition of Theatres
Batesville Area Arts Council (AR)
Center for Inspired Teaching
Evolve
Florida Association for Theatre Education (FATE)
Illinois Theatre Association**
Interactive Drama For Education And Awareness In The Schools (IDEAS)
Iowa Alliance for Arts Education
National Association for Drama Therapy (NADT)
National High School Institute (Northwestern)
National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts
Regional Arts Recognition and Talent Search (ARTS)
New England Theatre Conference**
New York State Theatre Education Association
The Southeast Center for Education in the Arts
Southeast Theatre Conference
Teaching Arts
Texas Coalition for Quality Art Education
The University/Resident Theatre Association
Zeta Phi Eta

 Book Sources
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 Funding
Americans for the Arts 
Arts and Economic Prosperity Calculator
The Dana Foundation
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 General Information
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 Journals
Teaching Artists' Journal
 Youth Theatre Journal
Theatre Journal 

 Plays and Playwriting
AATE's Playwright's Network
Accompany Publishing
America Writes for Kids
Anchorage Press
ArtReach Children's Theatre Plays
Classics on Stage! Children's Theatre Scripts and Plays
place holder Dramatic Publishing
Frumi Cohen
place I.E. Clark Publications
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KMR Scripts: Plays and Musicals for Family Audiences
Kids 4 Broadway
place holder Max Bush
Missouri Writes for Kids!
New Plays Online
Pioneer Drama Service, Inc.
Playbill.com
Playmakers
Playwrights Project
place holder Ric Averill
place holder Sandra Fenichel Asher
place holder Scenographics: Children's Plays and Set Designs
place holder TheatreAmergin Press
 WheelerPlays
USA Plays for Kids
YouthPlays.com

 Professional Theatre for Youth
All Children's Theatre
Cheryl Crane Children's Theatre
Children's Musical Theatre (San Jose)
ChildsPlay Theatre
City Center Children's Theatre
Cosmino Theatre
Creative Arts Team
Emerald City Theatre
Evolve
First Stage Milwaukee
First You Sit on the Floor: A Guide to Developing a Youth Theatre Troupe
Harwich Junior Theatre
Honolulu Theatre for Youth
The Horizon Theatre for Youth (BGSU)
Idaho Theatre for Youth
Masque Youth Theatre and School (Rochester MN)
Northwest Children's Theater & School
Oregon Children's Theatre
Peter Pan Theatre
Prime Stage
San Diego Junior Theatre
San Jose Children's Musical Theater
Stage One
Stages Theatre Co.
Storybook Musical Theater
Studio East

 Professional Training and Universities
Bethesda Academy of Performing Arts (MD)
Bowling Green State University Theatre Department (OH)
Bowling Green State University Theatre for Youth
placepolder Catholic University of America (DC)
Masque Youth Theatre and School (Rochester MN)
Montclair in London
Paul A. Kaplan Center for Educational Drama
Radford University Theatre
University of Kansas Department of Theatre
University of Wisconsin-Madison Theatre for Youth Program
The University/Resident Theatre Association

Standards
 National Standards for Theatre Education: K-4 Standards
 National Standards for Theatre Education: 5-8 Standards
 National Standards for Theatre Education: 9-12 Standards
Arts Education Partnership State Arts Education Policy Database

 Teacher Resources
ALIVE & ALOUD Audio Theatre for Learning in the Classroom
ArtsEdge (Kennedy Center)
Artswork: Arts Resources for Teachers and Students
Collaborative Playbuilding Workshops led by Will Weigler
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The Contours of Inclusion: Frameworks and Tools for Evaluating Arts in Education
Cre8tive Drama
Creative Drama
Creative Drama and Youth Theatre Webring
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Dramania! by Johanna Smith
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Games Kids Play
Learn NC
Matt Buchanan's Page
The Performer's Guide to the Collaborative Process
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 Exhibitor Information and Contacts

Last Name First Name Organization City State Email
Willis Ginger Barbizon Lighting Company Atlanta GA gawillis@barbizon.com
Carter Richard Community Shakespeare Company Lopez Island WA rjcarter@rockisland.com
Basom Jonas Drama Education Network Culver City CA jbasom@DramaEd.net
Sergel Gayle Dramatic Publishing Fairfield CT dramaticpb@aol.com
Chassin Pamela HMS Productions, Inc. Lakeville CT pamelachassin@gmail.com
Fowler Robert Interactive Eductional Video Chesterfield MO bob@interactiveeducationalvideo.com
Forrest Patricia New Plays Incorporated Charlottesville VA patwhitton@aol.com
Schweer Steven Norcostco, Inc Atlanta GA steven.schweer@norcostco.com
Weinstein Elizabeth Shakespeare with Children Tully NY e-betsy@earthlink.net
Mendez David Shure, Inc. Niles IL mendez_dave@shure.com
McQueen-Fuentes Glenys Soundtrack Performance Group St. Catharine's ON gfuentes@brocku.ca
Baun Elizabeth Southeastern Theatre Conference Greensboro NC setc@setc.org
Baker Karen Spirit Productions Cedar Hill TX spiritproductions@sbcglobal.net
Driscoll Sean The Story Ship Savannah GA sean@storymaker.com
Price Lindsay Theatrefolk Crystal Beach ON tfolk@theatrefolk.com
Hoare Jim Theatrical Rights Worldwide New York NY jimh@theatricalrights.com

 

 
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