Explains that the Alexander Technique is a process that allows performers to improve physical-mental coordination while performing. Outlines the fundamentals of the Alexander Technique and how it can be applied for actors and drama teachers. Proposes that drama teachers can incorporate some of the Alexander Technique's fundamentals into their…

Three ideas are discussed for use in the second language classroom. These include drama warm ups, a lesson based on a playscript, and the explorative-creative approach. (VWL)

Outlines the inception and evolution of "The Bonderman," a workshop devoted to the development of new theatre works for young audiences. Explains that the Bonderman is committed to: the development of the playwright; the development of the individual play; and the ongoing dialogue about the creation of new work for young audiences. Describes the…

Presents a list of 49 ideas for teaching Shakespeare. Gives these ideas mostly in the form of writing assignments for the students. (SG)

Asserts that often school theater can be controversial since plays often portray sexism, sexual content, crude language, smoking, and drinking. Suggests that teachers should create a balance among administrative concerns, school policy, parent feedback, the dictates of conscience, and the best interest of students. (PM)

Provides an excerpt from the author's book by the same title in which he shares an account of how a playwright guides the children from start to finish in writing and performing their own plays. (MG)

Asserts that there is a need for more empirical research in the area of theatre for young audiences. Discusses myths about empirical research. (MS)

Explains the development of Florida's certification examination for prospective drama teachers. Describes its process design and the participation of drama educators from around the state as keys to the test's successful development. (SR)

The fourth in a series of articles on the relationships of European languages to their cultures looks at the role of the theater in Italian culture and the theatricality of the Italian language. (MSE)

The article describes the use of English ritual dances and drama such as sword dancing and mumming with fourth-grade gifted and normally achieving students at the American International School near London. (DB)

A study of linguistic stylistics examines the play's coherence by focusing on the relationship of speech exchanges to frames and the relationship of frames to one another. Frame analysis is seen to provide a clearer understanding of textual coherence in dramatic texts. (15 references) (Author/LB)

Argues that one way of helping students understand "Oedipus Rex" is by presenting Oedipus as a multiple, contradictory person. Discusses methodology and assignments. (SR)

Argues that drama should be taught more often in high school English and literature classes. Describes how drama can generate a lively intellectual life at a school by stimulating interdisciplinary cooperation. (PRA)

Discusses the direction of theater education, its curriculum, and goals. Lists qualities of educational theater described by the National Endowment for the Arts. States the 11 basic philosophical and operational concepts/principles of the Philadelphia Resolution, which was drafted by elementary and secondary theater educators. (PRA)

Argues in favor of using minimalist theater when teaching literature. Describes how minimalist theater was used to teach works by William Shakespeare and Samuel Beckett to undergraduate students. (PRA)