Presents an interview about musical theater and script analysis with Charlie Willard, a Broadway producer, touring company manager, and theater professor, who died in a boating accident in August 1991. (PRA)

Discusses the value of teaching playwriting. (PRA)

Describes how to start an improvisation troupe. Discusses appropriate books, casting, training the performers, rehearsing, developing the group's identity, creating challenges, performances, and the role of the leader. (PRA)

Describes the uses, advantages and disadvantages of styrofoam sheeting and foam rubber in theatrical productions. (PRA)

Presents publicity and public relations ideas for high school theater programs. Lists publicity ideas using posters, flyers, and other print media, as well as publicity events, gimmicks, and special displays. Lists public relations ideas involving other departments in the school and other theater departments, as well as special events, image…

Explains the benefits of encouraging teenagers to read plays and provides an annotated bibliography of plays with young adult main characters. Reasons for their appeal to teenagers include themes involving strong central conflict, the consequences of making choices, and the universal conflict of generational value systems. (EAM)

Describes six process guidelines for new play development to assist freshman dramaturges exploring new play development. Notes that the six guidelines form a paradigm for new dramaturges collaborating with a playwright. Suggests the paradigm, coupled with enthusiasm for the unknown and a taste for adventure, will build dramaturges informed to help…

While many educators find that critical pedagogy appeals ideologically, some have found the transition from ideology to praxis difficult. One route for making the transition from theory to practice combines critical pedagogy with interactive performance practice. This combination creates a learning community that empowers participants, which…

The chasm between science the the arts has been hotly debated during the last century. History reveals that science and theatre arts (drama and dance) have shared a successful symbiosis that has benefited society for at least two millennia. This natural partnership continues to have positive effects on our culture by providing aesthetic…

Maternal depression significantly influences parent-child interactions. While the existence of this impact is well established during playtime, little research has been conducted on the way that maternal depression relates to shared book reading. This is a particularly important activity because it relates to children's language and literacy…

In this article, the authors attempt to answer the following questions: How do we understand role-play? How are role-play and identity linked? What are the purposes, benefits and challenges of role-play as a teaching tool? What are the roles of students and teachers in role-play? What does role-play add to telephone tutorials and online…

Through the use of theater games, the literary and theatrical aspects of drama can be brought closer together in the classroom. (JH)

Methods for evaluating the creative endeavors of performing artist-educators in the academic setting are suggested in this paper. The following topics are discussed: the problems involved in evaluating artist-educators with an academic yardstick; factors that cause problems in evaluating performing artist-educators' work; the need to educate…

This selective bibliography, a guide to scholarship in the American drama and related subjects, provides coverage of the major works and topics, with emphasis on work published in the 20th century. Unpublished dissertations, most literary histories, and short notes and explications are omitted. Entries are listed under the general topics of…

Tells how a Readers Theatre company adapted their methods for use in classroom workshops, teacher workshops, and performances at a school for hearing impaired children. Available from: Readers Theatre News, Speech Communication Department, San Diego State University, San Diego, California 92182. (GW)