Provides the history of the Sundance Institute, which has grown to help many artists in hopes of contributing unique and original voices to the culture of the country. Describes the present structure of the institute and details the work of the 2002 lab. Notes that as the Sundance Theatre Lab continues to bring theatre artists of all disciplines…

Offers impressions and reflections engendered by a trip to Reykjavic on similarities and differences in youth drama and theater in Iceland and the United States. Describes classes in creative drama, plays for young audiences, teachers, actors, directors, and the ASSITEJ/Iceland. (PRA)

This factsheet describes a theater workshop in London, England, called Chicken Shed, in which children with and without disabilities or learning difficulties work together to produce performances for public audiences. The factsheet describes the members of the theater workshop, the group's philosophy, the opportunities it offers, the impact of…

Senior theater programs can act as catalysts for involvement of senior citizens, promoting self-confidence and fostering creativity. Myths about older people (concerning senility, incompetence, decline in intelligence, learning, rigidity, and retirement) should be recognized as inaccurate stereotypes and as barriers to active and productive lives.…

Suggests that a special quality of reinforced learning can take place by use of the preshow workshop, which plants the seeds of thought and actions. Illustrates the method by discussing two practical but utterly different models for preshow workshops. (RS)

Describes the following features of the Cutler Playwrights Festival: (1) the contest, which involves publicity and choosing a play; (2) the workshop, in which the play's content, expert, release time, size, and follow-up are decided; and (3) the production, which determines the cast and crew and the final performance. (JD)

Explains the creation of the New Visions/New Voices festival which focuses attention on developing new scripts for young audiences. Notes that unlike other playwriting programs, New Visions does not require a complete script for application. Outlines the selection, casting, rehearsal process, dramaturg involvement, and post-reading discussions of…

Describes an academic discussion on assessment in which 35 teachers and administrators from New Jersey took part. States that three panelists brought to life the educational concept of teaching the "whole person" through the arts. Describes the exercises in which the participants joined, including dance, and an improvisational scene.…

Describes the Orange Summer Shakespeare Festival, which offers teenagers from New Jersey (most of them African American) the opportunity to perform Shakespeare for their community and to cocreate an exemplary piece of theater that serves as a forum for the cast to transmute their stories and express their dreams, fears, rage, and joy. (SR)

Claudia Klein Felske, a high school English teacher, has created a vital dramatic experience in the classroom with the help of a guest workshop leader. The three activities, such as how to read William Shakespeare, Metaphor Theater and character cacophony, which helped students to experience the intensity of language and discover ramifications of…

Describes a drama workshop designed to teach English as a Second Language. Offers specific exercises which were used to help students learn to introduce themselves, use body language and inflection, use formal and informal language, and speak with conviction. (PRA)

Describes an arts and drama program in New Jersey which celebrates and explores cultural diversity. Outlines the seven-week workshop series (beginning with a dramatization of the Tower of Babel myth) that introduces art, music, and traditional stories of various cultures. Concludes with a festival where children dramatize stories they have…

Claims drama in the classroom offers teachers an opportunity to "bring to life" the challenges and triumphs of African Americans. Describes a drama workshop based on the story of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. (NH)

This paper discusses the impact that teaching and research on African theatre in the Workshop Theatre of the University of Leeds' School of English may have had in Africa and elsewhere. After surveying the productivity and influence of the Workshop Theatre to the present, the authors ask if they have contributed meaningfully to the development,…

Describes a workshop held in Zambia in August 1979, to disseminate among performing artists and rural development workers skills for using the performing arts to communicate information on problems related to agriculture, health, and community development. Over 70 participants from the U.S., Canada, Botswana, Lesotho, Tanzania, Kenya, and Zambia…