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Knoedelseder, Kurt H. – Teaching Theatre, 2000
Argues that teachers and directors should teach their students how to audition. Offers tips, explanations, and observations regarding selection of material, preparation, appearance, making contact, and other advice. (SR)
Descriptors: Acting, Class Activities, Higher Education, Secondary Education
Ankrom, Robert E. – Association for Communication Administration Bulletin, 1985
Stresses the importance of teaching acting students how to audition. Describes course content and activities, including a trip to New York City to make audition rounds. (PD)
Descriptors: Acting, Class Activities, Course Content, Course Descriptions
Converse, Terry John – 1995
This comprehensive guide for instructors and students is designed for both beginning and advanced courses in directing for the theater. The guide presents the basic concepts of directing progressively and is the only directing text that combines theory with "hands-on" participation units. The exercise-driven guide's approach is totally…
Descriptors: Acting, Class Activities, Drama Workshops, Experiential Learning
Ratliff, Gerald Lee – Secondary School Theatre Journal, 1980
Describes the use of Bertolt Brecht's theories regarding literature and performance. Details the selected use of Reader's Theatre techniques in analyzing and staging literature in the secondary classroom environment. (JMF)
Descriptors: Acting, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Creative Dramatics
Lopate, Phillip – Teachers and Writers Magazine, 1979
Recounts the difficulties and ultimate success of a production of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" by fifth-and sixth-grade students. (RL)
Descriptors: Acting, Class Activities, Drama, Dramatics
Peer reviewedDynak, Dave – Stage of the Art, 1998
Describes a three-week summer theater program for middle and high school students. Discusses the reconstructing of Shakespeare's play "Hamlet" by students in the class from prior viewings of movie versions of the play and from students' past experiences with the play. Includes the play script as rewritten by the students. (CR)
Descriptors: Acting, Class Activities, Learning Strategies, Middle Schools
Schafer, Liza, Comp. – 1994
Suggesting that reading plays aloud is an effective way to promote literacy and history in the grade 4-8 classroom, this book presents 22 short, readers' theater plays about extraordinary American men and women. The plays in the book are designed to enrich classroom learning by building oral literacy, fostering a knowledge of American heritage,…
Descriptors: Acting, Biographies, Class Activities, Creative Dramatics
Secondary School Theatre Association, Washington, DC. – 1975
This guide contains activities developed by experienced secondary school theatre teachers to fit the goals they set up for theatre education. The purpose of this volume is to demonstrate concepts in theatre that may be used for study in the art under varying circumstances. The material is designed to be a basis for action--starting points for…
Descriptors: Acting, Class Activities, Communication (Thought Transfer), Course Content
American Educational Theatre Association, Washington, DC. – 1968
Utilizing acting as the main teaching method to promote artistic understanding and skills with a focus on the individual, this course guide explores the "process" of theatre. Outlines for student and teacher are provided for each of the five course sections: Discovering an Approach to Theatre, Discovering the Process of Acting, Exploring a Drama…
Descriptors: Acting, Class Activities, Curriculum Guides, Drama
