Today's students grow up in a technological milieu of hand-held computers with high storage capacities, internet access, and the ability to shoot high definition photographs and video. As such, they are empowered to construct representations of the past virtually "on the run." In this article, the authors investigated the historical "and"…

When the author came to Villa Park High School in Orange County, California back in 1998, having just finished fourteen years in an East Los Angeles school, she expected to find communication technology already operative. It was just beginning at Bell High School where she had been, in Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), with a Video…

Presents a step-by-step description of a safe and sure process that students can follow to produce durable, storable, and re-usable (or cheap-enough-to-throw-away) scenery. Includes figures to illustrate the process. (PRA)

Answers questions drama teachers ask on funding drama programs, motivating apathetic students, rehearsal schedules, publicizing school plays, and set construction/design techniques with limited facilities and finances. (PD)

The use of animated film production in the teaching of art is described. (BD)

Describes the process of putting together a historical play leading to a final product. Describes the inspirations, resources, and options available to theater educators when producing classic drama, as illustrated by the production of a futuristic "Antigone" by the Interlochen Arts Academy. (SR)

Describes a high school media production course which used team teaching, media, and peer training. (BD)

Outlines steps in casting a play: the group should choose a piece with the group in mind; people should be shown off to their best advantage; and ageism, sexism, or racism should not enter the casting process. Performance reality should be kept in mind. (PA)

Duties of a video design team include writing, storyboard designing, directing, lighting, shooting, taping, and editing. As few as two students can handle these tasks; for larger productions, students can work in various capacities by serving as crew for each other. (JOW)

Describes how many technical and casting problems in young adult theater may be solved by using a Greek chorus. Defines a Greek chorus and its role. Discusses applications of Greek choruses to conventional scripts, including representation of abstract images and characterization. Concludes that incorporating a Greek chorus into a traditional…

Notes that in drama education programs, students are routinely given responsibility in the real world of theatre. Relates the author's experience as an intern at a theatre in New York City, serving as the assistant stage manager, and failing at his job. Concludes that the playwright deserved a crew who showed initiative and solved problems--a crew…

Describes some of the delays school yearbook staffs face and suggests how to deal with them. (RB)

Describes how a school newspaper that allowed anyone to join the staff won a second place award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. (RB)

Discusses money saving hints to help journalism staffs beat inflation and rising costs in producing student publications. (RB)

Tells how one school saves money by having the publications staff prepare and paste-up camera-ready copy. (RB)