This dialogue contributes reflections on the "theatre laboratory" to the scholarly debate surrounding methodologies of drama education and applied performance. The co-authors suggest that the experimental and ensemble-led approach of the Samuel Beckett Laboratory, founded at Trinity College Dublin in 2013 as a space for research into…

This is a step-by-step guide for having students create a basic idea for their own movie and then write and perform a "movie trailer" to promote their movie.

The challenges and joys of presenting high school and middle school musicals are myriad--and, due to the many variables involved, often unlike those of choral concerts, band concerts, or just about anything else that one may encounter as a teacher. With so many moving parts, it is easy to feel overwhelmed, especially if one is new to the game. In…

Techniques of professional directors can be used in rehearsals to insure a successful school production. (AP)

Summarizes 2 theater exercises for grades 8 and 11 respectively. States that the goal of the first exercise is to improve directing by organizing rehearsals for improvised and scripted scenes. Notes that the second exercise improves directing by interpreting dramatic texts and organizing and condensing rehearsals for informal or formal…

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…

Offers ways for high school drama teachers to simplify, streamline, and lessen the uneasiness of the process of play selection, auditions, and casting. (SR)

Describes an integrated approach to teaching broad-based theatre skills, including script analysis, research, design, directing, and acting. (PD)

A teacher provides a brief account of her experiences in using puppets in language instruction and comments on their applications for televised instruction. (LS)

Paper presented at Annual Convention of National Council of Teachers of English (Milwaukee, Wis., November 28-30, 1968).

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)

This monograph (in French) provides Alberta teachers with information relating to teaching about the world of the theater, and discusses the principal elements to be considered in mounting a theatrical production. It is intended for French language dramatic arts teachers (both in immersion courses and French-speaking schools). The monograph's four…

Describes a two-day class plan in which students learn about performance and production aspects of a Shakespearean play and become sensitive to the multiple readings that can exist in a text. (SR)

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)