Provides support, drawn from classroom experience and research, for the use of drama in the reading class. (ARH)

Demonstrates the process whereby creative drama is used to develop and enhance both self- and group observation skills, awareness, and insight, emphasizing the role of videotape recordings in aiding this development. (Author/BL)

Justifies the place of theatre and dramatic arts in the high school curriculum and the importance of educating teacher-directors who can provide students with theatre arts experience. (PD)

Reaffirms the position of directors (Peter Brook, Tyrone Guthrie, Peter Hall, and others) concerning the "balance of power" between director and playwright in transforming a playscript into a theatrical performance. (PD)

A multimedia eight-week summer drama course for emotionally disturbed adolescents is described. Activities (including projects, drama notebooks, and play presentations) are reviewed along with resources. (CL)

Concludes that whoever selects a season of plays or a play to be performed should be aware of the prospective audience response. (PD)

Reviews theories in educational drama. Postulates the skills needed by drama teachers and the six major variables underlying the teacher's role in drama activities. (PD)

The author explains the use of drama and mime in counseling in the elementary school. (HMV)

This 30-minute videotape was created as an advocacy tool for performing arts educators to use with lay people. It is aimed at community leaders; parents; school, college, and university principals; primary and secondary teachers in inservice and preservice workshops; education officers and committees; community funding agencies; ministers of…

This filmography lists information on 41 films or videotapes related to Shakespeare in cinema to help teachers integrate cinematic texts, or series of texts, into the teaching of Shakespeare's plays. It lists titles, length, and the name of the producer or distributor and includes brief descriptions of the content of the film or videotape. The…

A study-in-progress is examining the multiple and fluid identities in one person's "been-being-becoming-imagining" as a facilitator in transformative drama--for example, as researcher, facilitator, participant, observer, audience. The inquiry is a recursive and spiraling process. The goals and procedure arise through the research…

Considered the get together of the Fourth International Student Festival of the Open Theatre, which provided a good opportunity of seeing how student theatre has been developing and the relevance of these developments to the theatre in general. (Author/RK)

Discusses the importance of accuracy and verifiable authenticity of filmographies, specifically those on Shakespeare. (RB)

Compares four filmed versions of "Macbeth" directed by Orson Welles, Akira Kurosawa, George Schaefer, and Roman Polanski. (RB)