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Brown, Kent R. – Journal of American Indian Education, 1973
The ceremonial rituals American Indians have practiced for centuries are uncontestable testimony to how strongly they respond to theatre. These rituals, a pure and functional form of dramatic art, are practiced today by a Native American theater group. (FF)
Descriptors: Acting, American Indian Culture, Cultural Background, Mythology
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Murphy, Patrick – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1971
The article advances the argument that improvisational technique is an externalization of an otherwise internal and creative state of mind, the primary value of which is the discovery of vital principles. (Author)
Descriptors: Acting, Activities, Creative Dramatics, Creativity
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Trad, Lyovonne M. – English Journal, 1972
Description of the techniques used to create relaxed environment in a high school acting class. (SP)
Descriptors: Acting, Creativity, Dramatics, Games
Pronko, Leonard C. – Educational Theatre Journal, 1971
For the first time in the history of Japanese theatre, a training program has been developed to prepare young men outside the kabuki families for careers in this very rigorous and demanding form of theatre. (Author)
Descriptors: Acting, Dance, Educational Programs, Music
Styan, J. L. – Educ Theatre J, 1969
Paper presented at 1969 convention of American Educational Theatre Association (Detroit). (RD)
Descriptors: Acting, Audience Participation, Characterization, Drama
Miller, Bruce – Teaching Theatre, 1995
Relates experiences as a recruiter for college theater programs in Florida. Provides tips for students in finding an appropriate monologue, developing the audition, and performing the audition. (PA)
Descriptors: Acting, Characterization, College Programs, College Students
Ratliff, Gerald – Drama/Theatre Teacher, 1988
Outlines a basic approach to "Readers Theatre," the communication of literature in a theatrical context. Contains the exercises "Sardines Today!" which promotes awareness of poetic setting, and "Dress Up Day!" which presents an opportunity to explore the role of suggestive costuming. (PRA)
Descriptors: Acting, Dramatics, Lesson Plans, Readers Theater
Miller, Bruce – Teaching Theatre, 2000
Presents a sequence of exercises that address the importance of using words effectively, and considers the insensitivity so many young actors today have regarding the words they have been given by playwrights to say. Intends to help students better connect and deepen the meaning of the words they use as actors with the objectives they choose to…
Descriptors: Acting, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Innovation, Scripts
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 19 dissertations deal with a variety of topics, including the following: the impact of Konstantin Stanislavski's ideas on motion picture acting in the United States and their significance for oral interpretation; the empathic…
Descriptors: Acting, Annotated Bibliographies, Creative Dramatics, Doctoral Dissertations
Cheifetz, Dan – Learning, 1975
Descriptors: Acting, Children, Education, Educational Innovation
Centre for Studies on Integration in Education, London (England). – 1989
This factsheet describes a theater workshop in London, England, called Chicken Shed, in which children with and without disabilities or learning difficulties work together to produce performances for public audiences. The factsheet describes the members of the theater workshop, the group's philosophy, the opportunities it offers, the impact of…
Descriptors: Acting, Disabilities, Drama Workshops, Dramatics
Campbell, C. Jean Bailey – 1976
In an effort to help directors and actors select and describe effective stage movement, this study developed an approach to human movement, based on selected facts and principles from several related disciplines, including anatomy, physiology, and mechanical physics. The theories of expressive movement discussed and the method recommended for the…
Descriptors: Acting, Anatomy, Human Body, Motion
American Library Association, Chicago, IL. – 1971
This annotated list of plays was prepared to help the potential college student acquire a reading background in the field of drama. The various plays are organized chronologically to aid in understanding how the drama developed. A total of 40 is included. (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Acting, Annotated Bibliographies, College Bound Students, Drama
Somers, Bill – Players Magazine, 1976
Players Magazine, National Collegiate Players, N.I.U. Theatre, DeKalb, IL 60115. Subscription Rates: $5.00, one year; $8.50, two years; foreign, $1.00 per year extra.
Descriptors: Acting, Dramatics, Interaction, Role Perception
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Pazereskis, John – Communication Education, 1977
Descriptors: Acting, Characterization, Drama, Interpretive Reading
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