Considered the get together of the Fourth International Student Festival of the Open Theatre, which provided a good opportunity of seeing how student theatre has been developing and the relevance of these developments to the theatre in general. (Author/RK)

An actor from an Australian theatre group, touring American high schools, comments on the group's background, Australian government subsidies for "theatre-in-education," and the role of theatre arts in education. Briefly compares American and Australian students' awareness and attitudes towards theatre. (JMF)

A director recounts his thoughts about choosing a difficult play and describes how well the students finally cooperated. (CRH)

In order to compile an inventory of secondary school cocurricular dramatics programs in the Jefferson County, Kentucky, public schools, eleven principals, eighteen teachers, and eighty students were randomly selected from thirteen high schools, five junior high schools, and five middle schools. Respondents completed questionnaires concerning the…