Theatre: Streaming Theatre Resources

National Theatre Collection brings the stage to life through access to high definition streaming video of world-class productions and unique archival material offering significant insight into theatre and performance studies.

It's Shakespeare via Zoom, with weekly readings. New productions are posted every Wednesday on YouTube, and previous readings can also be accessed there. Among the classics already performed are Othello, Hamlet, and Romeo and Juliet.

Second City has a weekly comedy show that can be viewed live via its website. Tickets for these shows cost $15 each.

Second City's free weekly sketch comedy series which is available to stream on demand for free on YouTube

The Billie Holiday Theatre in Brooklyn focuses on work related to people of African descent. It recently performed 12 Angry Men…and Women: The Weight of the Wait, which was adapted from the 2012 book, 12 Angry Men: True Stories of Being a Black Man in America Today.

The site is a collaboration between musical theater impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber and Universal. Each Friday evening, a new full-length performance is added to the site; each one stays up for 48 hours.

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