We examined subjective experiences in activities and perceptions of growth in a sample of first-year female university students (N = 196; age range = 17 to 19 years old, M = 18.48, SD = 0.53; the most common ethnic affiliations were British Isles, 51% of respondents, Canadian, 34%, French, 14%, and German, 8%). Students described 4 activities,…

This paper discusses how the researcher examined learning and teaching over the course of a year, in the course titled: TH 460 Storytelling and Ethnographic Theatre. Discussion revolves around how the course was conceptualized, the procedures and protocols created, engagement and collaborations developed, learnings and outcomes experienced by…

The literature indicates that the demand for program evaluations is likely to increase and that those evaluations will be conducted across diverse disciplines. Preparation of discipline-specific evaluators may present challenges. This study reviews the experiences of a group of arts educators who participated in a discipline-specific evaluation…

As part of the second phase of a two-phase study of the condition and needs of the live professional theatre in America since the mid-1960's, this volume contains statements of the problems and solutions identified by the following theatre organizations: (1) Actors' Equity Association, (2) Off-Off Broadway Alliance, (3) Alliance for American…

This journal provides a focal point for the collection and distribution of systematically processed information about theory and practice in theatre. Part of an irregularly published series, this issue contains investigations of the effect of quantity of stage lighting on audience comprehension, three methods of line memorization, reliability of…

The second phase of a two-phase study of the condition and needs of the live professional theatre in America since the mid-1960's called for recommendations by an advisory group appointed by the National Endowment for the Arts. These recommendations, based on the data collected during the first phase of the study and on personal experience, as…

A study explored a developmental theory of perceptual skills in theater, assessing developmental perception, reflection, and evaluation of theatrical reality, conventions, and themes. Subjects, 33 second graders, 33 fourth graders, 23 sixth graders, and 23 adults, viewed a 48-minute, nonrepresentational, metatheatrical play entitled "This Is…

This survey report relates and analyzes the results of an exhaustive survey study of the status of theater in U.S. high schools. The report is divided into six sections. Part 1 is a general description or "snapshot" of the status of educational theater. Part 2 takes a look at the people who teach theater. Part 3 is an examination of…

Assesses the status of the movie theater business during the past seven years, which has seen major changes in production, distribution, types of theaters, seating capacity, and the general media landscape. (NKA)

Results of this survey provide a wide range of information about theatre faculty, including educational background, teaching and production responsibilities, level of satisfaction, etc. Separate data are presented for faculty from universities and four- and two-year colleges. (PD)

Examines teacher perceptions of both the value and status of drama in education. Surveys 184 teachers in 13 elementary schools in the Niagara region of Ontario. Finds that 99% of respondents reported a positive attitude toward the value of drama in education, but 80% reported a negative perception of its status in the educational system. (PA)

Describes a study which found that, although teachers are required to have studied theater in college to get certification in 32 states, there are no such requirements in the rest of the country. (PRA)

Several specific objectives have had wide recognition in the arts community, namely: to broaden the audience for the performing arts, to determine the applicability of sophisticated tools of marketing to the problem of generating demand for the arts, to find the best predictors of arts attendance, and to develop strategies that will appeal to…

This study of the professional touring performing arts during the 1976-77 season sought to determine how the performing arts are programmed and funded by college and community organizations. The questionnaire, which is appended, was mailed to all institutional members of the Association of College, University, and Community Arts Administrators.…

Presents information concerning budgets of college theater departments with a concentration on two major areas: annual operating budgets and supplemental sources of income. Suggests that budgetary increases are needed most in four-year colleges. (MS)