Reports on an on-site survey of six outstanding theatre programs in Las Vegas, Omaha, Minneapolis, Fort Wayne (IN), Flint (MI), and Midland (TX). Notes their successful features: high-energy leaders, total child concept, clear goals, outstanding facilities, play selection, etc. Covers actor training in depth. (PD)

Describes the Stockholm Municipal Youth and Children's theatre ("Var Teatre"), an institution of 14 theatres and attendant professional staff devoted exclusively to drama activities for children and teenagers. (PD)

Presents abstracts of ERIC instructional and background documents to help teachers and administrators of theatre and drama programs. (PD)

Summarizes results of a survey of youth theatres on (1) theatre goals; (2) staff training and courses offered; (3) organization and funds; and (4) teachers' knowledge of actor training, child and adolescent psychology, playwriting trends in children's theatre, and current theoretical writings. (PD)

Reports on 16 productions at the Sixth Annual National Showcase of Performing Arts for Young People, hosted by the Detroit Institute of Arts on March 15-17, 1984, with professional companies from the United States and Canada. (PD)

Reports on the theatre festival at the 1984 World's Fair that featured professional companies from eight nations performing before an audience of over 46,000 children and a symposium of 300 international theatre educators and leaders. (PD)

Traces standards and goals for children's theatre in America, since its founding in 1903. Outlines positive and negative aspects of children's theatre. (PD)

Examines the philosophy and methods of Chekhov (1891-1955), director, teacher, and actor, whose style was devoted to awakening and inspiring the creative imagination of the actor and ultimately the audience. (PD)

Reports on the first Young Playwrights Festival presented by the Dramatists Guild and the Circle Repertory Company. The seven plays--directed, acted, and staged by professionals--were written by young people between the ages of 8 and 18 and were selected for production from more than 700 submissions. (PD)

Describes the Empire State Institute for the Performing Arts, the first state-mandated educational theatre for children in America, established for the youth and educators of New York State. (PD)

Calls for a joint effort by members of the CTAA to develop a national climate in which theatre is an important part of the lives of young people. (PD)

Announces the World Festival of Theatre for Young Audiences at the World's Fair, New Orleans, June 1984. Professional children's theatre companies from several countries and a world theatre symposium will be featured. Theatre interns from universities and regional theatres will serve as hosts. (PD)

Welcomes the presence of young playwrights who write for both adults and young people. Surveys briefly the new generation of talent and their plays for young audiences. (PD)

Provides an analysis of the 1982 Yugoslav Festival, a little-known event in the U.S. despite its 22 years of existence and international character. Describes the festival's significance: (1) inclusion of all the arts, both performing and visual; (2) participation by children as well as presentations by professional companies; and (3)…

Discusses a project proposed and implemented by the Children's Museum of Boston whereby children participate through 'role playing' in a program focusing on the changing role of children in the American family during the last two hundred years. Available from: Children's Theatre Review, Children's Theatre Association of America, American Theatre…