High school students should be given the opportunity to do improvised duet acting, and criteria for evaluation of performances of improvised duet acting should be established. Although planning and prepared work should be discouraged as much as possible, because of the time limitations for the performance, it is good for the performers to know…

Presents 13 improvisation exercises offered by 5 teachers. (SR)

Suggestions for teaching creative dramatics. (CH)

Provides support, drawn from classroom experience and research, for the use of drama in the reading class. (ARH)

Improvisation and pantomime are used in a class "adventure" that sparks the imagination, promotes positive group interaction, generates fun, and can be a new approach to experimental teaching. (Author)

The article advances the argument that improvisational technique is an externalization of an otherwise internal and creative state of mind, the primary value of which is the discovery of vital principles. (Author)

Suggests using the ancient Commedia dell' Arte technique of establishing characters and a plot and then allowing the actors to create their own play. Indicates that this improves student performances even in more traditional plays. (TJ)

Reports on a program which began in Coventry, England and is unique in its use of the actor-teacher--a person who is trained or experienced in both theatre and education--to stimulate classroom interest in drama. (RB)

Lists a variety of pantomime activities for use in the classroom. (GB)

Describes a Florida childrens theater group led by Dr. Moses Goldberg that specializes in improvisational theater with dialogue that motivates children into taking an active and imaginative part in the play. (Author/GB)

Explores acting in the lives of teens and urges teachers to consider acting as a "way in" to young adult literature for students. Proposes many ways of using acting in the reading of literature. (SR)

Discussion of the use of creative dramatics with gifted students considers the value of creative dramatics; components of creative dramatics (structure, open-endedness, a safe environment, and feedback); the actor's elements (voice, body, character or imagination, and group work). Specific exercises to develop the actor's elements are described.…

Describes an acting exercise which can be used to introduce students to Shakespeare's plays. (RB)