Research Guides: The Art of Acting: THTR 0825: Websites for Theater

Professional Associations and Societies

Actors' Equity Association
Actors' Equity Association (“Equity"), founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers.
The Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
SAG-AFTRA is a labor union representing approximately 160,000 actors, announcers, broadcast journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other media professionals.
The International Association of Libraries, Museums, Archives and Documentation Centres of the Performing Arts
SIBMAS is an international network of cultural heritage in the performing arts, promoting research in the performing arts, facilitating networking among our members, and sharing resources about their specific collections and the performing arts in general.
Theatre Communications Group
Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, offers networking and knowledge-building opportunities through research, communications, and events.
National Association of Schools of Theatre
The National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST) is an organization of schools, conservatories, colleges, and universities that establishes national standards for undergraduate and graduate degrees and other credentials for theatre and theatre-related disciplines.
League of Resident Theatres
LORT is the largest professional theatre association of its kind in the United States, with 81 member Theatres located in every major market in the U.S., including 30 states and the District of Columbia.