Juxtaposes Erikson's theory of psychosocial development with Goldberg's concept of developmental drama. Suggests that research in this area could (1) strengthen the skills of directors, playwrights, and pedagogues and (2) offer educators and administrators a scientifically valid case for the value of children's theater in the schools. (PD)

Found that suspense was at a maximum when the hero's chances of success/survival were perceived to be about one in 100 and minimal when either success or failure seemed absolutely certain. Further, suspense increased in proportion to how strongly the audience liked the hero. Also noted the effectiveness of audio preambles. (PD)

A model performing arts program (The Arts from the Inside Out) for gifted and talented elementary students at the Robert Blair Pollock Elementary School in Philadelphia (PA), provides children with first-hand backstage experience with opera, music, dance, drama, filmmaking, and architecture. (CL)

The author explains how she changes folk tales into simple two-actor plays geared to the oral reading ability of her remedial reading students. Two of her plays are included in this article: "A Halloween Tale" and "The Three Wishes." (SJL)

Analyzes the image of the elderly, those age 60 and over, presented on television programs imported to Israel. Older characters are presented as more independent but less effective; less liberal and more conformist; more "family-functional" and less beautiful; less able; less future-oriented; less clean and orderly; and less sexually…

Discusses the effect on Spanish theatre of the abolition of censorship and repression following the death of Generalisimo Franco in 1975. Examines how the plays written and produced since that time reflect a sense of euphoria followed by disillusionment and doubt characteristic of the post-Franco society. (JMF)

Discusses the role of drama in education, which is to draw upon and enrich the imagination and experience of all human beings in any space designated as educational--classroom, home, community, etc. Supports the discussion with examples of creative drama exercises and experiences. (PD)

Describes the use of Bertolt Brecht's theories regarding literature and performance. Details the selected use of Reader's Theatre techniques in analyzing and staging literature in the secondary classroom environment. (JMF)

Describes poetry programs presented to children by a troupe of performers who incorporated music, humor, and audience response in their performances. Lists qualities of the shows that contributed to their success with children. (HOD)

Presents and analyzes the formation, characteristics, and growth of feminist theatre groups as tactical responses to certain rhetorical problems faced by women liberationists. (JMF)

This article gives many suggestions for using drama in the foreign language classroom. (CFM)

Describes 11 documents in the ERIC system which describe language activities in the context of music, drama, games, and visual stimuli. (DD)

A teacher of gifted elementary students discusses her class's annual Shakespeare project which involves studying his life, reviewing familiar passages, and finally presenting one of his plays. (CL)

Describes a new technique for presenting shadow plays with a projector and silhouette figures, manipulated individually. The procedure was developed at the Research and Development Center for Objective Teaching and Learning Procedures at Paderborn. (IFS/WGA)

Explores responses of 10 fifth graders to the dialog of a play. Creates 12 speech act interruption points and asks children to write predictions for the character's line. Examines these for conversational cooperativity. Finds children's oral explanations for their predictions revealed two major interpretive stances--an interactive focus and a…