Shakespeare's Life, Works, Theater, and Pizza:
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet (an important collection of links under the headings Works, Life & Times, Theatre, Criticism, Renaissance, Sources, Educational, Best Sites, and "Other" Sites. Covers much more than merely Shakespeare.)
Shakespeare Globe USA Website (hosted by UIUC)
Shakespeare Homepage (MIT) (texts of Shakespeare's plays and poems)
Shakespeare Search Engine (search for words and phrases in his works)
Virtual Reality Views of the Globe
The Shakespeare in Performance Database (images and records of theaters and performance then and now)
Sites on Shakespeare and the Renaissance
"The Elizabethan Theatre" (illustrated lecture by Prof. Hilda Spear, University of Dundee)
"Staging at the Globe: Enter and Entrances" (lecture by Prof. Alan Dessen)
"Staging at the New Globe: A 1995 View" (commentary by Prof. Andrew Gurr)
Open University (UK) Shakespeare Multimedia Web Project
Elizabethan Insults (works by randomly combining words)
Shakespeare in Love (the movie; some good images)
Shakespeare's Stratford (with links to other Stratford sites)
Shakespeare's Stratford on the Web (another Stratford site, with music)
Shakespeare's (a restaurant)
Shakespeare's Pizza
(Columbia, MO, with a newsletter)
Libraries and Research Centers:
The Folger Shakespeare Library
Furness Shakespeare Library (University of Pennsylvania; images of early editions)
(also see the libraries and research centers listed in the
Medieval and Renaissance Internet Resources list
Links Primarily for Teachers:
Shakespeare in Education (the education section of Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet, listed above. Includes teaching materials for specific plays as well as more general teaching information.)
The Novice's Guide to Shakespeare on the Web for Teachers
Shakespeare Magazine ("A magazine for teachers and enthusiasts")
Teaching
Shakespeare (Cleveland State University)
Shakespeare Movie Sites:
Hamlet (Kenneth Branagh, 1996) (one of several unofficial sites. The official site is apparently no longer available.)
Love's Labour's Lost (Kenneth Branagh, 2000)
Richard III (Richard Locraine, 1996) (another site by The Richard III Society)
Romeo and Juliet (Baz Luhrmann, 1996)
Titus (Julie Taymor, 2000)
Titus Andronicus (Christopher Dunne, 1998) ("The entire bloody tale! A new cult/horror classic!")
Twelfth Night (Trevor
Nunn, 1996)
Shakespeare Festivals and Theater Companies:
African-American Shakespeare (San Francisco/Oakland, CA)
Alabama Shakespeare Festival (Montgomery, AL)
American Players Theatre (Spring Green, WI)
Bard on the Beach (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
California Shakespeare Festival (Orinda, CA)
Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier (formerly Shakespeare Repertory Theater)
Georgia Shakespeare Festival (home of "Shrew: The Holiday Musical"! Atlanta, GA)
Illinois Shakespeare Festival (Bloomington-Normal, IL. Site includes an online museum)
Michigan Shakespeare Festival (Jackson, MI)
Old Globe Theatre (San Diego, CA)
Oregon Shakespeare Festival (Ashland, OR)
Orlando/UCF Shakespeare Festival (Orlando, FL)
Royal Shakespeare Company (Stratford-upon-Avon, England, UK)
Seattle Shakespeare Festival (Seattle, WA)
Shakespeare Festival (San Francisco/Oakland, CA)
Shakespeare Festival of Dallas (Dallas, TX)
The Shakespeare Project of Chicago
Shenandoah Shakespeare (Staunton, VA; travels as Shenandoah Shakespeare Express)
Stratford Festival (Ontario) (Stratford, Ontario, Canada)
Wisconsin Shakespeare
Festival (Platteville, WI)