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Fisher, Jacqueline E. – Secondary School Theatre Journal, 1984
Describes an integrated approach to teaching broad-based theatre skills, including script analysis, research, design, directing, and acting. (PD)
Descriptors: Acting, Course Content, Dramatics, Production Techniques
Wren, Robert M. – Educational Theatre Journal, 1970
Descriptors: Acting, Dramatics, Literary Criticism, Pantomime
Coldevin, G. O. – Journal of Educational Television and Other Media, 1980
Reviews 25 years of experimental research into production and presentation variables, such as technical variations, content and organization strategies, and performer variables. Suggestions are made for continuing research in specific areas, and a bibliography of 45 references is appended. (Author/BK)
Descriptors: Acting, Bibliographies, Futures (of Society), Models
Henshaw, Wandalie – Educ Theatre J, 1969
Descriptors: Acting, Direction Writing, Dramatics, Learning Activities
Lewis-Barr, Laura – Teaching Theatre, 2001
Suggests that a director who remembers what it was like to be a beginner is better equipped to help students separate craft from impulse than one who has not been on stage. Discusses starting on time, playing games, teaching focus, giving notes honestly, and using resistance. (RS)
Descriptors: Acting, Classroom Techniques, Higher Education, Production Techniques
Minard, Michael – Media and Methods, 1978
Describes the process involved when intermediate students produced an original film during the last three weeks of the school year. (MAI)
Descriptors: Acting, Audiovisual Communications, Class Activities, Creativity
Bernardi, Philip – 1992
Suggesting that improvisation is an invaluable technique that can be used in acting classes and in rehearsals for school, amateur, and professional productions, this book presents 900 improvisation ideas for teachers and directors to use. The first section presents ideas for improvisations on character conflicts, including teen/parent conflicts,…
Descriptors: Acting, Class Activities, Creative Activities, Dramatics
Johnson, Maureen Brady – Teaching Theatre, 2002
Describes how a theatre educator brought together her acting students and her playwriting students so that the playwrights could see their work performed and acting students see the relationships among performer, director, and playwright. Discusses matching plays to players, customizing scripts, "showtime," and adapting the project. (RS)
Descriptors: Acting, Drama, Higher Education, Playwriting
Scheufele, Kirk – Engl J, 1969
Descriptors: Acting, Citizen Participation, English Instruction, Film Production
Coger, Leslie Irene; White, Melvin R. – 1973
This handbook defines Readers Theatre, explores the selection and adaptation of material, and discusses casting, rehearsing, and performing of literature. It is divided into three major parts. Part One, "Origins, Concepts, and Precepts," emphasizes current trends in Readers Theatre and considers problems stemming from the introduction of…
Descriptors: Acting, Creative Dramatics, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
American Educational Theatre Association, Washington, DC. – 1968
Utilizing acting as the main teaching method to promote artistic understanding and skills with a focus on the individual, this course guide explores the "process" of theatre. Outlines for student and teacher are provided for each of the five course sections: Discovering an Approach to Theatre, Discovering the Process of Acting, Exploring a Drama…
Descriptors: Acting, Class Activities, Curriculum Guides, Drama
Montgomery County Board of Education, Rockville, MD. – 1983
Based on the experiences of classroom teachers of theatre, the elective dramatics course described in this guide is designed to enhance ninth grade students' aesthetic awareness, social development, intellectual growth, and technical knowledge. Following a brief course description and overview, the guide presents complete instructions for seven…
Descriptors: Acting, Aesthetic Education, Class Activities, Communication Skills
Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1980
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 15 titles deal with the following topics: (1) a taxonomy of educational objectives in acting; (2) contemporary musical theatre in Utah; (3) applying management concepts to educational theatre operations; (4) creative drama and…
Descriptors: Acting, Annotated Bibliographies, Creative Dramatics, Doctoral Dissertations
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1983
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 17 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the relative effects of two creative drama approaches on the dramatic behavior and mental imagery ability of elementary school students; (2) the history of the…
Descriptors: Acting, Annotated Bibliographies, Blacks, Dialects
