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Templates

Also check the Template sandbox.

Tags

What it is	What it looks like	What to type
Stub for all Play Articles		{{play-stub}}
Stub for all Theatre Articles		{{Theat-stub}}
Stub for all Theatre (structure) articles		{{Theater-struct-stub}}
Stub for all actor articles		{{Actor-stub}}
Stub for theatre director articles		{{Theat-director-stub}}

Infoboxes

What it is	What it looks like	What to type
Infobox for all articles about plays.	See {{Infobox play}}	{{Infobox play | name = | image = | alt = | caption = | writer = | based_on = | director = | music = | lyrics = | choreography = | chorus = | characters = | mute = | setting = | premiere = | place = | orig_lang = | series = | subject = | genre = | web = }}
Infobox for all articles about Noh plays	See {{Infobox Noh}}	{{Infobox Noh | name = | name_ja = | name_en = | author = | reviser = | category = | mood = | style = | chars = | place = | time = | sources = | schools = }}
Infobox for theater buildings	See {{Infobox venue}}	{{Infobox venue | name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | nickname = | logo_image = | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | image = | image_size = | image_upright = | image_alt = | caption = | image_map = | map_size = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_relief = | fullname = | former names = | address = | city = | country = | location = | coordinates = | elevation = | publictransit = | parking = | owner = | operator = | designation = | type = | genre = | seating_type = | suites = | capacity = | record_attendance = | dimensions = | field_shape = | acreage = | surface = | scoreboard = | screens = | currentuse = | production = | broke_ground = | built = | opened = | renovated = | expanded = | closed = | demolished = | rebuilt = | yearsactive = | cost = | architect = | builder = | project_manager = | structural engineer = | services engineer = | general_contractor = | main_contractors = | tenants = | website = | embedded = }}
Infobox for Actors	See {{Infobox person}}	{{Infobox person | name = | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | other_names = | occupation = <!-- actor, director, etc. --> | known_for = <!-- general notability --> | notable_works = <!-- specific named works --> | years_active = | spouse = | partner = <!-- (unmarried long-term partner) --> | children = | parents = | influences = | influenced = | website = | awards = }}
Infobox for theatre groups	See {{Infobox theatre group}}	{{Infobox theatre group | name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | logo = | logo_size = | logo_caption = | image = | image_size = | caption = | formed = | disbanded = | genre = | location = | members = | artistic_director = | notable = | homepage = }}

Project Specific

What it is	What it looks like	What to type
Template to be placed on talk pages of pages included in WP:THEATRE		{{WikiProject Theatre}}
A welcome tag for new members of WPT	Hello, and welcome to WikiProject Theatre! Thank you for adding your name to our project membership list! Our goal is to make Wikipedia the finest, most comprehensive resource of theatre topics available online. As a project member, you might like to introduce yourself on our talk page and maybe add the project membership userbox to your user page. If you haven't done so already, please add our main project page to your watchlist and browse our page of useful templates. When you have a moment, please take some time to review our article structure guidelines for theatre articles, which give a handy guide to sections you should try to include in articles about theatre. If you would like suggestions about where to start, we've gathered a few suggestions in the Project to do list. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask on the project talk page or on my talk page. Again, welcome and happy editing! ~~~~	{{WPTWelcome}}
Template with to-do items of WP:THEATRE	Add {{Portal|Theatre}} to the See also section of Theatre-related articles. Tag the talk pages of Theatre-related articles, categories and templates with {{WikiProject Theatre}} (needed to generate article alerts). Join WikiProject Theatre and list yourself as a Participant. Attention: A list of articles needing immediate attention is available. Rate the Unassessed Theatre articles in WikiProject Theatre. Notability: Articles with notability concerns, listed at WikiProject Notability. References: Add references to Unreferenced biographies of living people. Requested articles: Requested articles for Stage and theatre. Stubs: Help expand United States theatre stubs, European theatre stubs, Play stubs, Theatre (structure) stubs, Theatrical people stubs, and more... A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. See also the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects.	{{Theatre-tasks}}

Other Templates

Navigation boxes

What it is	What it looks like	What to type
Plays by Samuel Beckett - created by Yossarian		{{Beckett}}
The Plays of David Mamet - created by Yossarian		{{Mamet}}
The Plays of Harold Pinter - created by Yossarian		{{Pinter}}
The Plays of Tom Stoppard - created by Yossarian		{{Stoppard}}
Plays by Oscar Wilde - created by Yossarian		{{Plays by Oscar Wilde}}
Plays by Tennessee Williams - created by Yossarian		{{tennesseew}}
The Restoration comedy of manners - created by DP		{{Restoration comedy}}
Theories and Techniques of Constantin Stanislavski - created by DP		{{Stanislavski system}}
Theories and Techniques of Bertolt Brecht - created by DP		{{Brecht theory}}
The Plays of Bertolt Brecht - created by DP		{{Brecht plays}}
The Plays of Federico García Lorca - created by DP		{{Lorca plays}}
The Plays of Heiner Müller - created by DP		{{Müller plays}}
The Plays of George Bernard Shaw - created by DP		{{George Bernard Shaw}}
William Shakespeare's Hamlet - created by DP		{{Hamlet}}
A series on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet - created by DP		{{Romeo and Juliet}}
Plays by Aeschylus - created by Ravenous		{{Aeschylus Plays}}
Plays by Sophocles - created by Ravenous		{{Sophocles Plays}}
Plays by Euripides - created by Ravenous		{{Euripides Plays}}
Surviving plays by Aristophanes - created by Ravenous		{{Aristophanes Plays}}
Tyler Perry - created by Duke100		{{Tyler Perry}}
Plays by Alan Ayckbourn - created by Chris Neville-Smith		{{Ayckbourn}}
Plays by Jean Racine - created by Lee Napier		{{Racine}}

Stub templates

Add the following templates to an article in order to indicate that it is a stub:

• {{theat-stub}} for theatre as a general field,
• {{theat-struct-stub}} for theatre buildings,
• {{theat-bio-stub}} for theatrical people:
  • {{playwright-stub}} for playwrights and dramatists,
  • {{theat-director-stub}} for theatre directors,
  • {{stage-actor-stub}} for stage actors.

If available, please use the corresponding stub template subtypes, such as: {{Germany-theat-stub}} or {{UK-stage-actor-stub}}.

If needed, search for the existing stub templates in the Category:Theatre stub templates.

IBDB Templates

{{IBDB name}}

Instructions

1. Go to IBDB.com and search for the person you want
2. Click on the correct link to go to the person's page. Be sure you're getting the right person
3. The page URL should look like www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=#####, where "#####" indicates a number.
4. Add to the external links section the text:

{{IBDB name|id=#####|name=Name}}

where "#####" is the number you've copied, and "Name" is the person's name

Example

1. Searching for "Ian McKellen", you'll reach this page: http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=6425
2. Copy "6425" and then write:

{{IBDB name|id=6425|name=Ian McKellen}}

The result is: Ian McKellen at the Internet Broadway Database

{{IBDB title}}

Instructions

1. Go to IBDB.com and search for the show you want.
2. Click on the correct link to go to the show's page. Be sure you're getting the right show.
3. The page URL should look like http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=#####, where "#####" indicates a number.
4. Copy ONLY that number (be sure to remove "ID=")
5. Add to the external links section the text:
   

{{IBDB title|id=#####|title=Title}}

where "#####" is the number you have copied, and "Title" is the show's title.

Example

1. Searching for "Macbeth", you'll get to this page: http://www.ibdb.com/show.asp?ID=5681
2. Copy "5681" and then write:

{{IBDB title|id=5681|title=Macbeth}}

The result is: ​Macbeth​ at the Internet Broadway Database

{{IBDB venue}}

Instructions

1. Go to IBDB.com and search for the theatre venue you want.
2. Click on the correct link to go to the venue page. Be sure you're getting the right venue.
3. The page URL should look like http://www.ibdb.com/venue.php?id=#####, where "#####" indicates a number.
4. Copy ONLY that number (be sure to remove "ID=")
5. Add to the external links section the text:
   

{{IBDB venue|id=#####|name=Venue}}

where "#####" is the number you have copied, and "Venue" is the name of the venue.

Example

1. Searching for "Liberty Theatre", you'll get to this page: http://www.ibdb.com/venue.php?id=1235
2. Copy "1235" and then write:

{{IBDB venue|id=1235|name=Liberty Theatre}}

The result is: Liberty Theatre at the Internet Broadway Database

• Note that, since these items will almost certainly go on the external link section, you should add a * before the template text to include it as a list item.

Userbox

Adding the following code in your userspace will create the indicated userbox:

• {{User WPTheatre}}

This user is a participant in WikiProject Theatre.

Barnstar

An award placed at another users talk page for improving Theatre-related articles.

• {{The Theatre Barnstar|put your message here ~~~~}}

		The Theatre Barnstar
		{{{1}}}

Sidebar

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