Explains the interpretation and techniques the author used in directing "Prometheus Bound," emphasizing the use of the chorus to express emotion and tensions rather than to react to them; illustrated. (SW)

Discusses the role of language in drama in education. Examines the levels at which drama can enhance learning and understanding of language: social, symbolic, and reflective. (HTH)

Contends that there are sufficient reasons that not only justify, but also make essential, that the majority of American youth continue to have some exposure to Shakespearean drama. (AEA)

Discusses producing German language plays as a way to increase student facility in spoken German and at the same time promote campus-wide contact with German language and culture. (EKN)

Describes the use of drama students to role play subjects of case studies in simulations of standard interviews in a college-level abnormal psychology class. Graduate drama students role-played clients in interviews with instructors or student panels. After the interviews, class discussion covered alternative possible diagnoses and possible…

Results from 141 responding junior high schools indicate that only 28 percent had drama classes and only 31 percent had drama clubs. Also covers other aspects of drama activity: teacher qualifications and participation, financial support, etc. Discusses implications for high school drama. (PD)

Believes that children's theater can reach a new level of acceptance and importance despite reduced resources, but practitioners must emphasize quality, standards, artistry, and professionalism, not just quantity and enthusiasm. Considers ways to guarantee and reward artistry. (PD)

Recounts how linking "Hamlet" to modern horrors and adventures stimulated student interest in the play. (JL)

To enliven her class' study of the American West, the author had students write letters as if they were pioneers heading west. The results were developed into a school play, an excerpt of which forms the bulk of this article. (SJL)