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Peer reviewedDernbach, Amber – Stage of the Art, 2001
Describes six process guidelines for new play development to assist freshman dramaturges exploring new play development. Notes that the six guidelines form a paradigm for new dramaturges collaborating with a playwright. Suggests the paradigm, coupled with enthusiasm for the unknown and a taste for adventure, will build dramaturges informed to help…
Descriptors: Drama, Higher Education, Playwriting, Program Development
Peer reviewedKoste, V. Glasgow – Stage of the Art, 1995
Defines "adaptation" as the transformational process of taking a narrative work and dramatizing it. Stresses the importance of knowing what to leave out and knowing what to leave in. Suggests thinking of "adopting" rather than "adapting." States that artistic freedom is the playwright's right. Emphasizes the…
Descriptors: Drama, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Playwriting
Peer reviewedRegan, F. Scott – Stage of the Art, 2003
Explains the work of six children's theatres. Includes information from interviews of youths from around the country who were involved in theatre programs and projects. Lists quotes from children interviewed. (PM)
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Drama, Elementary Education, Interviews
Peer reviewedPrendergast, Monica – Stage of the Art, 2002
Describes Belfry 101, an arts partnership-in-education between the Belfry Theatre and both private and public senior secondary schools in and around Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Notes the partnership seeks to address questions of cultural literacy and its relationship to audience education in the professional arts. Addresses six…
Descriptors: Cultural Literacy, Drama, Dramatics, High Schools
Peer reviewedGonzalez, Jo Beth – Stage of the Art, 1999
Argues that canonical plays must be critically engaged rather than "handed down," with students discovering much about themselves and each other through their own engagement. Describes how a high-school acting class examined the dramatic work of Latino/a playwrights for their in-class scene work, and used student experiences to create their own…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classics (Literature), Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedMcCammon, Laura A. – Stage of the Art, 2003
Contends that process drama techniques can be beneficial for novice actors rehearsing a play set in a world vastly different from their own. Notes that the techniques can be designed as part of the rehearsal process. Provides examples of using process drama in this way, and notes that these activities are very structured, much as a play is…
Descriptors: Drama, Educational Objectives, Role Playing, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedSaldana, Johnny – Stage of the Art, 1995
Compares Susan Smith's murder of her two children to a myth figure familiar to southwestern Mexican Americans, La llorna. Summarizes the La llorna story, in which the main character has all that is important taken from her, and kills her two children, later committing suicide to join them. Presents six different ways to dramatize the story. (PA)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Comparative Analysis, Drama, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedKrzys, Katherine, Comp. – Stage of the Art, 1999
Presents an index to all articles published in the journal "Drama/Theatre Teacher." Uses Library of Congress Subject Headings and added local subject headings. Notes the index is downloaded from a database being developed in Special Collections at Arizona State University. Provides ordering information for individual articles. (RS)
Descriptors: Drama, Elementary Secondary Education, Scholarly Journals, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedAnderson, Jared; Barrera, Gregory; Benedict, Julie; Cavanaugh, Michael; Christensen, Jessica; Clark, Susannah; Dallimore, Natalie; Drown, Danielle; Fink, Susan; Hansen, Josh; Haubner, Ashley; Hinsdale, Robin; Johnson, Tyler; King, JuLee; Maufort, Brenda; Neubauer, Laura; Popple, Jennifer; Praggastis, Cate; Price, Matt; Raber, Lloyd; Rowland, Tiffany; Strite-Hatch, Amy; Torson, Christine; Tuckness, Tara – Stage of the Art, 2003
Explains that each year, theatre education majors at the University of Utah select a production that will be mounted by a professional theatre company on the campus. Explains that the theatre education majors complete extensive dramaturgical research for the production, and create a process drama pre-show piece that is presented to over 1500 K-12…
Descriptors: Creativity, Drama, Elementary Secondary Education, Role Playing
Peer reviewedEbert, Michelle – Stage of the Art, 2002
Explains the "Standing Tall" project, which was a multi-faceted project focused on embracing the future through creative drama, movement, storytelling, and improvisation activities. Notes that students' original stories of their experiences on September 11 were developed into a one-act play. Describes how students worked under the…
Descriptors: Drama, Elementary Education, Emotional Response, Improvisation
Peer reviewedStewig, John Warren – Stage of the Art, 2000
Suggests one way to extend the impact of drama and theatre on primary, intermediate, and middle school students is to be aware of the books for children on the topic. Provides annotations of 13 well-written and skillfully illustrated books dealing with drama. (NH)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Drama, Educational Resources
Peer reviewedCabral, Beatriz Angela Vieira – Stage of the Art, 2000
Argues that linking ethics to rituals in drama lessons can promote reflection on individual responses to moral dilemmas. Describes how a group of drama teachers and theater students worked with 24 children (9 and 10 years old) from a public primary school in a process-drama in which the children worked in-role to solve a dilemma. (SR)
Descriptors: Creative Dramatics, Drama, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction
Peer reviewedVan de Water, Manon – Stage of the Art, 2001
Examines ideological implications of the term "outreach" and explores the author's personal reflections and dilemmas regarding the ideological underpinnings of educational outreach around productions of theater. (SR)
Descriptors: Drama, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Ideology
Peer reviewedKoste, V. Glasgow – Stage of the Art, 1996
Contains excerpts from unpublished research which illuminate aspects of the play/drama/theatre continuum--research representing over 20 years of study of college students reflecting on their own childhood performance experiences. Focuses on young performers--how children practice the adult art form of theatre through dramatic play. (PA)
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Childhood Interests, Drama, Higher Education
Peer reviewedRijnbout, Frans – Stage of the Art, 2003
Notes that though process drama is a touchstone of educational theatre, those who profess and practice it fail to engage in a critical examination of its efficacy. Contends that one of the reasons process drama does not accomplish what it sets out to do is because its role-play elements can be characterized as simplistic, restricted, stereotypical…
Descriptors: Drama, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
