Discusses the quality and value to students of recent Broadway plays. Noting that dramatic output is limited in size and content, recommends the use of an international English-language repertory for the education of young students. Cites British, Australian, Canadian, Caribbean, African and South African authors. (JG)

Reviews the problems and challenges created by the demise of the American Theatre Association (ATA). Emphasizes that theater education is not adequately represented in the nation's schools. Defines theater education issues as theater education curriculum, assessment instruments, theater teacher training, and subject matter endorsement. (GG)

Education in Illinois will face a number of problems in the 1980s: decline in student enrollment, inflation, and decline in public support of education. It is impossible to estimate how these forces will affect speech communication and theatre programs, but three factors suggest that real opportunities exist for speech and theatre among the…

Identifies six major techniques used to evaluate the creative work of theatre faculty. Explores major problems associated with each technique. (PD)

Considers the model to validate the creative activities of theatre artists as limited, unworkable, and unacceptable. (PD)

Just as all perceptions are of figures differentiated from a larger background, a play takes place against the background of the audience's knowledge and feelings. While audience members generally bring to a performance a large body of background information--they evaluate the storyline, for example, using a lifetime of personal experience--at…

Presents strategies for implementing a viable career education component as an integral part of the secondary theater education program. Includes suggested readings and reference materials, and general goals aimed at offering a program with practical value for students. (JMF)

Transcripts of two segments of CBS-TV's "Sunrise Semester" discuss the experiences of several participants in a production of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" by elementary school students. (RL)

Discusses events that enhanced credibility of theater education including: the birth of the Alliance for Theater and Education; publication of "A Model Drama/Theater Curriculum"; inclusion of theater in the curriculum; change in emphasis in endowment programs; and publication of the National Endowment for the Arts "Toward…

Discusses the value of teaching and producing contemporary plays as well as classics in high school. Argues for the superior interest level of challenging, low-budget, relevant dramas recently appearing on the young adult scene, such as those by Jerome McDonough and Hindi Brooks. Includes an annotated bibliography of young adult drama. (JG)

Expresses concern that community and bonding be nurtured in children. Considers ways to bring the community into theatre and also teach children the concept of community. (PD)

Discusses, from a dean's perspective, the criteria for evaluating the creative activities of teacher-artists, particularly those in the theatre arts. (PD)

Discusses the application of competency-based instruction to the teaching of theater arts in secondary schools. Advocates a four-step process of goal identification; procedure, content, and method selection; student participation; and evaluation of goal achievement. (JMF)

Presents a sample of college and university screenwriting programs for writers and directors. Includes opinions of faculty and professionals in the field of writing on the specific objectives of screenwriting courses, as well as methods of teaching. (JMF)

Describes the Danish Film School's program in screenwriting. Three faculty members offer insights into their objectives in teaching and the emphasis they each place on various aspects of writing. (JMF)