Welcome to the Early Modern British Theater: Access (EMBTA) at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

We collect multimedia resources related to British theater and dramatic literature from 1500-1800, so that students can encounter drama as the multisensorial and collaborative artform that it has always been.

Featured Item

Richard III Figurine

Porcelain figurine of limping Richard III

Featured Collection

Richard III

A multimedia exploration of educational tools relating to Shakespeare's "Richard III"

Featured Exhibit

Othello & Oroonoko

WSECS 2015