Describes an example of intergenerational theatre--the annual production at the Blue Ridge Dinner Theatre, Ferrum College, Virginia. Notes that in addition to four plays for adults, one play is for family audiences and includes area children. Suggests the program offers patrons quality entertainment, gives unique experience to area children, and…

Describes how a student at Stagecoach (a private arts school), by securing the lead role in the film "Billy Elliot," encouraged other British boys to enroll in ballet and dance classes as well as Stagecoach Theatre Arts Schools. Present locations and international links for Stagecoach schools. Describes how the Stagecoach schools are run…

Describes the involvement of two Grade 11 drama classes with the PAL (Peer-Assisted Learning) program, a coaching model in which senior students in Ontario secondary schools function as instructional aides for younger peers. Suggests that both coaches and students benefit when seniors act as learning partners for their younger peers. Includes…

Presents multiple perspectives on an innovative teacher education partnership. Considers meaningful roles professional theatres can play in theatre teacher education programs. Discerns that teachers in the formative stages of their careers are in an ideal position to accept and practice the innovative approach to teaching and learning presented.…

Describes the creation of a theater-based program for eighth-grade students in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg (Georgia) Schools. Chronicles the efforts of playwright Ed Shockley to write a play focusing on teen violence and aimed at eighth-grade students. Concludes that the program and the play succeeded in accomplishing their goals. Relates three…

Presents a case study of how a group of theatre artists and educators (the Lakeview Education and Arts Partnership) used the arts to motivate and engage students in four public schools in Chicago, Illinois. Describes how teachers and artists infused the arts into academics. (RS)