Affirmative and negative positions on the resolution were presented in a debate at the 1982 Association for Communication Administration Seminar. Questions were discussed that are basic to an adequate evaluation of the work of directors in colleges and universities. (PD)

Discusses the sociological and geographical factors influencing the failure of London's Fortune Theater during the Renaissance. The local history and geography of the surrounding neighborhoods are analyzed using the original ownership records from the period. (AM)

Briefly discusses the potential of radio theater for high school drama. Sketches a modest equipment layout that will provide students with the fundamental combination of hardware and wires to produce audio drama. (PD)

A university dance program conducted at the University of Wisconsin--Madison, the 1978 residency of the Alwin Nikolais Company, is described. Collaboration between the company and university personnel is described in the areas of: (1) creating a working environment; (2) participating in residency events; and (3) fulfilling expectations. (CJ)

Decries the state of educational theatre in today's public schools. Calls for theatre teachers to make others aware of the potential of educational theatre in public schools. (PD)

Argues that good criticism of school dramatic productions requires an open mind and sensitive observation, not preconceived notions and extreme language. (HOD)

Presents criteria for selecting plays for secondary school theater programs to be presented to the public as well as to be studied or produced within the curriculum. Includes consideration of student needs and abilities, appropriateness, budget, and community standards. (JMF)

Describes a readers theatre approach to poetry in the classroom that involves all students. A readers theatre script of Earl Birney's poem "David" is appended. (HTH)

Describes the 1980 conference of 2400 high school theater students and teachers at Ball State University, sponsored by the International Thespian Society biennially. Five-day schedule included a dozen full-length shows, 60 one-acts, more than 150 workshops covering everything from dialect acting to exotic stage effects. (PD)

Presents the script of a Readers Theater production to complement a previous article on Bertholt Brecht in theory and practice (EJ 225 131). (JMF)

Reports on dissertations in progress in theater arts in the United States, classified by subject according to geographical divisions. Classifications include researcher's name, title of the project, institution, academic department, supervisor, and expected date of completion. (JMF)

Standards should be established for professional dance curricula in higher education. Courses in dance history, dance philosophy, dance notation, music for dance, kinesiology as applied to dance, and dance theater design and production should be taught by a core of experts. (CJ)

The article reviews approaches used in several states to identify students gifted in the performing arts. Specific instruments, such as C. Seashore's Measures of Musical Talents, as well as locally created instruments, peer nomination, and product evaluation are considered. (CL)

Describes an approach to teaching dramatic texts based on an attempt to help students contextualize, to educate their expectations. (DD)