This annotated bibliography cites works related to theatres, movie houses, opera houses, and dance facilities. It is divided into three parts: general references, theatre architecture, and cinema architecture. The part on general references includes bibliographies and periodicals. The second and main part of the guide, on theatre architecture,…

As an effort to define and explore the horizons of Chicano literature, this annotated and critical bibliography provides bibliographical data and critical evaluations and judgments regarding the quality, importance, and impact of 131 literary works by Chicanos. The commentaries are intended to be taken as opinions with the objective for promoting…

Designed to serve as a selection aid for small public libraries and to list important sources available through the major resource centers of the Texas Library System, this bibliography lists 804 annotated reference sources with 126 additional works named within the annotations. The books are grouped into 18 major areas, each of which is broken…

This selected bibliography is designed and annotated for those persons interested in building a library of basic books in the designing and construction of theatrical costumes. It is intended for use in secondary schools, colleges and universities, and repertory and professional costume shops. Most of the books cited are in print and are easily…

This annotated bibliography of instructional media for arts education features listings of books, books in a series, reference books, kits, and videocassettes. Each item contains the following information: author, title, page numbers, publisher or producer, appropriate grade usage, and skills/subject area. A list of publishers and producers also…

Reference materials that deal with various aspects of theater movement are grouped in this partially annotated bibliography under the following headings: anatomy, kinesiology, and physiology; combat and martial arts; integrated approaches to movement; mime; miscellaneous acting and movement approaches; movement notations systems; movement…

This bibliography contains entries in the following areas: (1) bibliographic guides, bibliographies, and checklists; (2) encyclopedias, language dictionaries, glossaries, literary dictionaries, handbooks, histories, and manuals covering literature and performing arts; (3) sources of critical reviews; (4) checklist and indexes to journal articles;…

This play-choosing guide is designed to help amateur theatrical companies in matching the casting, staging, costuming, and financial resources at their disposal with the corresponding requirements of about a hundred full-length plays. The plays have been divided into three categories: farces and comedies, drama, and thrillers and mysteries, and…

Reviews eight documents from the ERIC system that deal with teaching and learning: styles, processes, classroom interaction, innovative techniques (particularly in theatre classes), and obtaining grants to finance innovative ideas. (PD)

Includes books, monographs, journal articles, and dissertations listed under the following headings: public address, theatre, and mass communication. (PD)

Performance theorist Herbert Blau's "The Audience" (Baltimore and London, Johns Hopkins Press, 1990) is an important yet neglected theoretical text on theatre audience. Deconstructive, dense and allusive in nature, Blau's text creates a real challenge for his reader. This paper presents a study of "The Audience" employing what I am calling…

This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 25 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) ensemble as a process of actor training; (2) perspectives on the verbal performance of jest, abuse, and contest; (3) a course design for teaching black drama;…

This annotated bibliography is an annual volume devoted to maintaining a record of graduate work in speech communication, providing abstracts of doctoral dissertations, and making subject area bibliographies available. The contents of this volume include "Studies in Mass Communication: A Selected Bibliography, 1973" by Roland C. Johnson…

The selections cited in this bibliography provide resources on black theater for the teacher and researcher, for those first entering the professions, and for students in search of research topics. Section one lists other relevant bibliographies, among them, an annotated guide to reference books on the black American experience, a selection of…

Presents a bibliography of seven items (research studies, discussions, and descriptions of programs) from the ERIC database which explore, from various angles, how television affects the ways children see and relate to drama. (SR)