Describes the inception and development of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts Mime Troupe. Points out that the unique position of New Orleans as a nontheatre city supporting a professional training program within the high schools is related to both indigenous theatre roots within the community and the need for more personal performance…

Highlights four items from the ERIC database in which teacher/directors describe high school theater and classroom productions of Masters'"Spoon River Anthology," Shakespeare, three Black theater dramatizations, and mime. Each offers creative suggestions for imitation. (JMF)

Provides six classroom exercises to stimulate student awareness of the principles of Readers Theater. Emphasizes the use of scripts and space, flexibility of voice and body, staging, pantomime, and characterization. (PD)