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)

Discusses theatre's unique contribution to a liberal arts education. (PD)

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

Presents a policy statement on faculty workloads for theater in higher education, developed by the Joint Task Force of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education and the United States Institute for Theatre Technology. (SR)

Raises numerous questions concerning ethical dilemmas faced by theater educators from the point of view of higher education as big business. Presents four categories of questions: philosophy, pedagogy, production, and administration. (RS)

Summarizes some general observations on the issue of power. Distinguishes three approaches to the question of power: the origins of power; the methods by which power is exercised; and the consequences of power. Considers the process by which power is legitimated in the ecology of theater activity. (RS)

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)

Presents the perspective of a private church-related college on censorship in academic theatre. (PD)

Discusses the need for theater education at all levels, including a bachelor's degree in theater education. (MM)

Describes the multifaceted process for assessing students over the course of their undergraduate degree work in the Department of Theater and Dance at Appalachian State University in North Carolina. (SR)

Describes the adoption of the video camera as a regular assessment and learning tool in acting classes. Finds that the camera assists in making valid judgments about student achievement if used in conjunction with clear articulation of the desired learning; the learning outcomes are sound; and the teacher is consistent in communicating the…

Reports on the controversy that surrounded a college production of Peter Shaffer's play, "Equus." (PD)