The State University of New York at Purchase was to be a conservatory of the arts; but its problems include a lack of understanding and support from the SUNY bureaucracy. (Author)

Based upon responses from 363 schools and centered on all types of dramatics activities. (CH)

A report on the use of audiovisual materials in the teaching of drama in universities. (CH)

Blind to marketplace criteria, college drama departments offer too much pedagogy and too little contact with professionals who work in the theater. As a result, students receive degrees certifying only amateurism. (Author/PG)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the interactive effects of cognitive complexity and directorial style on changes in actors' perceptions of self-worth and in their cognitive complexity and effects on their attitudes toward a particular theatrical task. Authoritarian and democratic directorial styles were examined. Subjects, 32 members…

A University of Calgary seminar in dramatic criticism, intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, connects dramatic criticism with actual performance. In the first of a flexible series of units, students explore the meaning of criticism and learn where criticism is found. The second unit focuses on dramatic criticism as a…

This paper traces the historical development of melodrama in the theatre and discusses its influence on twentieth century drama. Melodrama is a responsible literary mode based on romance and allegory, and its deliberate exaggeration of external actions represents figuratively the interior or psychological dimensions of imagination. Good melodrama…

This paper summarizes four years of experience in student evaluation of the cocurricular production program of the Department of Theatre Arts at the University of Kentucky. The data gathering had two goals: generating data that would be useful in the evaluation of theatre faculty during the annual merit-evaluation process and generating data that…

Lists books into general categories of those useful for advanced technicians, and those useful for the hobbiest or sculptor-painter. Available from: Theatre Design and Technology, Journal of the U.S. Institute for Theatre Technology, 1 Hillside Road, Newark, Delaware 19711. Subscriptions: subscription to Theatre Design and Technology is a…

This article has attempted to present the kind of program of teacher education that research indicates to have prospects of producing effective teachers. (Author)

To help reduce sexism in children's theatre productions, directors should make a conscious effort to eliminate negative patterns from scripts. They should give attention to the roles of the characters, since female characters are often relegated to the roles of waiting for a male, a supportive parent or sister, or a passive admirer of a male.…

This annotated bibliography cites works related to theatres, movie houses, opera houses, and dance facilities. It is divided into three parts: general references, theatre architecture, and cinema architecture. The part on general references includes bibliographies and periodicals. The second and main part of the guide, on theatre architecture,…