Discusses the research and planning process involved in developing a college performing-arts center. Explores the questions to be answered in conducting a needs analysis, defines the four types of performance spaces to consider, and discusses the option of designating a facility as an arts center. (GR)

Offers advice for theater directors on how to take and give rehearsal notes that will enhance the casts' trust in the director and will help each rehearsal to build productively on the lessons of the previous one. (SR)

Defines a stage director's rehearsal note as a written reminder to tell an actor (or technical person) something seen during a rehearsal when there was no time to stop the action. Finds a note can contain a suggestion, a correction, or a compliment. Presents examples from play rehearsals of when a note was needed. (PA)

Contends that combining a direct mail campaign and telemarketing can help boost theater subscriptions. Describes the positive aspects of telemarketing employed by the theater at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. (MS)

The extensive use of improvisational techniques in rehearsals for chamber theatre productions develops for the performer a strong engagement with the text. The director can channel the movement and gestures that emerge from these techniques into the production itself, with results that more effectively convey the literature than traditional…

Causes of project failure and common programing and design problems are discussed, including vague expectations, lack of architectural program detail, unwillingness to understand compromises, misunderstanding economics of audience size, site impact on budget, making a smaller facility less versatile, lobby expenses, late value engineering,…

This paper details a step-by-step process for documenting university and college theatre history through the accession and preservation of materials. It offers advice for collecting materials; locating collections; handling materials; using R. Berner's "Manual for Accessing, Arrangement, and Description of Manuscripts and Archives";…

Describes the author's experiences finding an administrative home for theater departments, whether seceding from a communication arts department, or combining with other arts areas to form a new department. Offers recommendations and advice. (SR)

Relates how several controversial plays were handled and discusses censorship in academic theatre in terms of choice. (PD)

Suggests site-specific theatrical productions can create innovative productions in nontraditional spaces. Discusses the experiences of the author as he directed a site-specific production (Wendy MacLeod's "The Shallow End," set at an indoor pool) and addresses the lessons he learned from it. Includes advice on creating site-specific productions.…

Lists both general and specific objectives of the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST) Constitution. Describes the NAST accreditation processes. (MS)

Considers the similarities between teaching and directing and offers suggestions for evaluating play directors. (PD)

Discusses the difficulties inherent in evaluating the director's work since it combines teaching and artistic aspects. (PD)

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

Relates experiences as a recruiter for college theater programs in Florida. Provides tips for students in finding an appropriate monologue, developing the audition, and performing the audition. (PA)