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Early Modern England Encyclopedia
EXHIBITOR: Kate McPherson, Utah Valley University
The Early Modern England Encyclopedia (EMEE) offers a full revision and broadening of content, navigation, and sources inspired by Shakespeare’s Life and Times, one of the original sites of the Internet Shakespeare Editions. Now hosted by Linked Early Modern Drama Online, EMEE’s Culture section is now active and the site will feature sections on Theater and History by late 2026. With more than 500 articles designed for undergraduates, EMEE offers a free resource curated by expert scholars for students, faculty, and the public. Each updated article offers a high-quality image and vetted print and online sources.
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Open-Access AI & Textbook: Screening Shakespeare
EXHIBITOR: Alexa Alice Joubin, George Washington University
Screening Shakespeare is a Gold Open Access, Quality Matters certified, media-rich textbook with a resident multilingual AI that draws answers only from the textbook and offers responses that are adapted to the users’ levels. It covers key concepts such as mise-en-scène, cinematography, sound and music, and film theory within the context of Shakespeare studies. No login required. Watch the demo video to learn more.
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Points Like A Man: The Shakespearean Breeches Performance Catalogue, 1660-1900
EXHIBITOR: Alexandra E. LaGrand, Texas A&M University
Points Like A Man curates records of genderfluid Shakespearean breeches performances by actresses from 1660 to 1900 to demonstrate the immense frequency wherein these performances took place and to consider how they helped shape Shakespeare’s theatrical afterlives. Database features include performance records, an interactive theatre map, and a searchable Actress Index.
Shakespeare’s Theaterscape
Shakespeare’s Theaterscape (NEH-Purdue University funded, 3 years, $250,000) introduces an innovative new scholarly website featuring spatially accurate and topographically detailed ArcGIS models of four London playhouse districts, as well as searchable, relational databases of places, people, and events, freshly edited theatre-related archival records, and new interpretive commentary.
We’ll Hear a Play: Early Modern Performances Online
EXHIBITOR: Miranda Hannasch, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
We live in a golden age for digital theatre, but the high price of subscription services can render many options impractical for student use. We’ll Hear a Play seeks to broaden the accessibility of digital theatre by providing a searchable database of free online performances of early modern plays. Users can search by title, author, or original performance date.