In this article, three students share how performing in Shakespearean plays have helped them appreciate his work. Orubba Almansouri describes how acting out the play "Romeo and Juliet" allowed him to understand the whole story better. While rehearsing and performing "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Aram S. Balian became a true Shakespeare fan,…

Though classroom time is an adventure of its own, it is when working with the Carlisle High School Shakespeare Troupe, an extracurricular acting company, that the author most consistently and happily experiences this illusion of indefinite time. She has been working steadily with the troupe since the fall of 1984, and the troupe has produced a…

The story of an "actor" who captivated an English class and a community and who was later revealed to be a con man. (RL)

Description of the techniques used to create relaxed environment in a high school acting class. (SP)

Describes a writing exercise in which the fictional world of a literary piece is transformed into a real world containing people, events, and places. Suggests that students choose their own writing topics and act out the results. Notes that sources of worlds include epic poems, Shakespeare, and Greek mythology. (RS)

Discusses the challenges of sponsoring extracurricular drama activities from the planning of a theatre season to the supervision of acting. Suggests changes to make the job more manageable. Makes a case for why dramatic productions are especially effective vehicles of education. (TB)

Describes how an integrated eighth grade class became interested in drama and explains how they studied and produced two of Shakespeare's plays. (SW)

Describes a memorable year in the life of a high school drama coach and his 17-member acting troupe. (RBW)

A report from the Educational Resources Information Center at the National Council of Teachers of English; ERIC abstracts of pertinent documents are included. (RD)

Describes some of the Shakespeare software available to educators. Explains some of its applications in the secondary school language arts classroom. Shows how Shakespeare texts on disc allow students to cut sections of the play to enhance their own performances (for example, a 20-minute version of "Much Ado About Nothing") and how…

Examines how to increase student awareness of the range and depth of nonverbal communication and help them respond more intelligently to the nonverbal cues sent by others and understand the messages they transmit nonverbally. (CRH)