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ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1980
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 15 titles deal with the following topics: (1) a taxonomy of educational objectives in acting; (2) contemporary musical theatre in Utah; (3) applying management concepts to educational theatre operations; (4) creative drama and…
Descriptors: Acting, Annotated Bibliographies, Creative Dramatics, Doctoral Dissertations
Johnson, Albert E. – Educational Theatre Journal, 1973
The basic arrangement of this review is by country, with entries for Great Britain and the United States sub-divided into periods. (RN)
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Doctoral Programs, Dramatics, Graduate Study
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1983
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 26 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) military theatre; (2) drama as pedagogy; (3) visualization and actor training; (4) the discomfort-relief quotient as an indicator of theatrical genre; (5)…
Descriptors: Acting, Annotated Bibliographies, Authors, Communication Research
Van Dyke, Leon Jay – 1975
The first three chapters of this study on stage movement trace the emerging influence upon men of the theatre of "commedia," the Orient, and various psychologically-based therapies. The focus then shifts to what is currently being employed to train actors in this country. Using primary sources, eight schools (the Julliard School, the…
Descriptors: Acting, Doctoral Dissertations, Dramatics, Higher Education
Nelson, Robert Aaron – 1976
This study is the last in a series of explorations, conducted during the period from 1969 through 1972, into the applicability of group training to theatre at the University of Utah. The experimental group, which consisted of the 1971 and 1972 University of Utah Shakespeare Players, were compared to two control groups. Two personality measures…
Descriptors: Acting, Doctoral Dissertations, Dramatics, Group Dynamics
Johnson, Albert E. – Educational Theatre Journal, 1971
Cites 217 projects representing 39 institutions in the United States. (Author/RB)
Descriptors: Acting, Bibliographies, Doctoral Dissertations, Drama
Johnson, Albert E. – Educational Theatre Journal, 1970
Cites 157 projects representing 29 institutions in the United States. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Acting, Bibliographies, Doctoral Dissertations, Drama
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1981
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 25 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) ensemble as a process of actor training; (2) perspectives on the verbal performance of jest, abuse, and contest; (3) a course design for teaching black drama;…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Communication Research, Doctoral Dissertations, Drama
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1980
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 31 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) American drama between the world wars; (2) an emotion theory of stage fright; (3) the female androgyne in tragic drama; (4) creating and directing a musical…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Black Culture, Comedy, Communication Research
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1985
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 18 titles are as follows: (1) Physical and Oral Behaviors of the Solo Interpretive Performer; (2) Music in English Children's Drama; (3) Playwriting in the Maritime Provinces: 1845-1903; (4) Dance in Denver's Pioneer Theatres:…
Descriptors: Acting, American Indians, Communication Research, Doctoral Dissertations
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1981
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 15 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) creative dramatics and theatre arts among socially and emotionally handicapped inner-city adolescents; (2) The Toone Marionette Theater of Brussels; (3)…
Descriptors: Acting, Annotated Bibliographies, Blacks, Characterization
Kohlhoff, Ralph Edward – 1968
This study was undertaken to determine whether or not the theater arts play an important role in a large metropolitan area outside of New York. The Milwaukee (Wisconsin) urbanized area was chosen for the study. Another purpose of the study was to determine whether or not there were important facets of theater, besides professional theater, that…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Age Differences, Children
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1979
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 13 titles deal with the following topics: the North American Indian in theatre and drama, the lyrical novel, factors affecting the appreciation of suspenseful dramatic presentations, syntactic analysis and the performance of…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Acting, American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1983
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 17 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the relative effects of two creative drama approaches on the dramatic behavior and mental imagery ability of elementary school students; (2) the history of the…
Descriptors: Acting, Annotated Bibliographies, Blacks, Dialects