This Network includes individuals working with organizations that produce theatrical events. It is comprised of artistic, management, and educational staff members from a wide variety of theatres and organizations, as well as freelance artists and artist-educators.

This Network is dedicated to providing its members with discussions on current creative and scholarly trends in the drama and theatre education, access to support materials, and dialogue with colleagues in university and college settings around the globe.

This Network serves the needs of secondary school teachers and those professional theatres committed to providing for adolescent audiences. The Network provides resources for the secondary school teacher, including lesson plans, support for innovative classroom ideas, and communication among its members.

The International Network strives to create connections on an international level between the fields of drama and theatre for youth.

We seek to:

-Provide resources on international drama and theatre for youth
-Create a space for members to share their international experiences
-Encourage members to connect sharing their collective wisdom
-Represent the interests of International members of AATE and international organizations and practitioners of drama and theatre for youth

This Network recruits new members of AATE and supports the professional fields it represents. It also serves as a support Network for seasoned professionals without a permanent AATE Network home. Yearly conference events include the New Guard Reception and related conference sessions.

This Network supports playwrights and advocates of quality new plays for youth. Activities include publishing the Award Winning Plays list, as well as the Unpublished Play Project and the Playwrights in Our Schools Residency Project.

This Network represents the interests of AATE members who teach drama to preschool, primary, intermediate, and middle school (junior high) students. Constituents include drama specialists, elementary teachers, elementary or middle school theatre directors, or college professors training elementary drama teachers.

Many AATE members design and deliver professional development programming where learning in theatre, about theatre, or through theatre fosters personal growth and skill enhancement. PDN members include, but are not limited to, those who work with artists, educators, and administrators and want to engage in meaningful dialogue about the field and areas where they, as PD providers, need support.

This Network includes individuals working with organizations that produce theatrical events. It is comprised of artistic, management, and educational staff members from a wide variety of theatres and organizations, as well as freelance artists and artist-educators.

Youth Theatre is defined as quality theatrical experiences and/or performances by students (typically ages 8-18) for an audience. This Network is comprised of artistic, management, and educational staff from a diverse array of youth theatres and organizations, as well as freelance artists and artist-educators.