A high school junior reports his experience with Tent Troupe, a chautauqua-like traveling theatre featuring teenage performers. (Author/RH)

Dramatic works that incorporate handicapped characters, from the time of the ancient Greeks to modern Broadway productions (approximately 2,500 years), are reviewed. Included is a brief discussion of trends, the effect that the presentation of handicapped characters might have on theater audiences, and the future of handicapped characters on…

Defines "tableaux vivant" as the three-dimensional enactment of still pictures. Describes its use in the theater and as a tool in theater study. Presents a series of warm-up and tableaux exercises for use in the classroom. (JMF)

Presents an annotated bibliography of book-length projects currently in progress in the field of theater arts and drama. (JMF)

Traces the Stanislavski system for realism in acting from its origin within Moscow Art Theater, through its modification by Lee Strasberg and Elia Kazan in the Actor's Studio, to its use in modern American films. (JMF)

Relates the author's experiences, from being a high school thespian at Tigard High in Oregon, to studying at a great drama school, to being an actor and now a writer in California. Tells about his drama coach, Larry Daw, and how he influenced the author. Recounts a visit to a backstage production at the high school. (PA)

Examines teacher perceptions of both the value and status of drama in education. Surveys 184 teachers in 13 elementary schools in the Niagara region of Ontario. Finds that 99% of respondents reported a positive attitude toward the value of drama in education, but 80% reported a negative perception of its status in the educational system. (PA)

Lists nine assertions pertaining to the field of theatre for children and youth. Spurs questions and discussion that provides useful contextualization for all of the papers presented for a symposium--papers which ranged widely over diverging ideological subjects. (SG)

Presents the author's remarks based on her advanced reading of papers on the symposium "What is Cinderella Hiding?" and on observations of the conversations that unfolded in the course of the symposium. (SG)

Explores production ideas for plays other than works by Shakespeare, including medieval plays such as the "Wakefield Noah" by the Wakefield Master. Lists some questions to consider when deciding to perform a medieval play. (PA)

Discusses the historical foundations of children's theatre and drama/theatre education. Raises questions and suggests challenges for the future of the field. (MS)

Recounts the author's personal experiences in the field since winning the Winifred Ward Scholarship. (MS)

Discusses the need for drama in preschool education and for students with learning disabilities. Suggests that theatre professionals with disabilities be hired as actors, in production, and elsewhere. (MS)

Reports on the changes occurring in youth theater in the Soviet Union. Describes several plays presented at the International Professional Youth Theatre Directors Seminar in Moscow. (MM)

States that Constance D'Arcy Mackay was instrumental in defining the genre of children's theater in the early 20th century. Discusses her career highlights. Concludes that Mackay played a pivotal role in the "making" of the history of children's theater in the United States, and that while little of her personal history is known, her…