The article reviews Guam's Gifted and Talented Education Program which serves talented students in the visual and performing arts as well as academically gifted students (K-12). GATE features cooperation with visual and performing artists and local nonprofit corporations. (CL)

A consultant for hearing impaired students describes the initiation of a successful drama program for hearing impaired students (K-12). The program enhances students' communication, imagination, and self-esteem. (CL)

The Young Playwrights' Festival is a project of the Dramatists Guild, New York City, for young writers aged 8-18. This article discusses the Festival of 10 plays written by children and presented professionally at New York City's Circle Rep Theatre and the playwriting workshops for children taught by project director Gerald Chapman. (PD)

Describes how a "virtual reality" production by the University of Kansas Theatre for Young People provided the opportunity to garner the perceptions and responses of child audiences as a descriptive study. Discusses students' perceptions of results. Provides little evidence of a "videocy" dimension of perceived reality, for it…

Explores the story of "Peter Pan." Considers its creation, its role on the stage, and its impact on society. Considers how "Peter Pan" is about the inability to have make-believe and the true stick together: it dramatizes an artistic failure, the failure to make the vision of the play successful. (SG)

Suggests that theater has the power to teach and transform students, noting that traditional theatrical models often do not reflect student diversity. Research shows that students who have more exposure to theater show a higher degree of empathy and tolerance. The paper explains that theater's collaborative nature fosters understanding, and it…

Examines a distinctive genre represented by the ethnodrama, "Finding My Place," relating this work to the practice of arts-based research in educational ethnography. The drama highlighted the relationship between a prominent educational ethnographer and the young man who was his research subject. Discusses the kinds of textual practice…

Analyzes selected issues and trends forged by the 1989 International Drama Education Research Symposium, including: literacy in the 1990s; the professional role of the drama/theater education specialist; research methodologies; and future research challenges. (MM)

Reviews the problems and challenges created by the demise of the American Theatre Association (ATA). Emphasizes that theater education is not adequately represented in the nation's schools. Defines theater education issues as theater education curriculum, assessment instruments, theater teacher training, and subject matter endorsement. (GG)

Lists 29 research projects in progress within the field of theater, drama, and education. Provides the researcher's name, research title, school/organization affiliation, type of research, and estimated date of completion. (MM)

Defines "guided imagery" as an experience/exercise led by a teacher/facilitator that allows participants to more fully use their imaginations. Discusses some important dimensions of guided imagery, including safety issues, building skills, respecting individual response, dissent, debriefing, emotion and imagination, scripting, pacing,…

Discusses changes that have taken place in children's theater in the United States during the past 25 years. Describes a few persistent problems that, despite striking and positive shifts, have attached themselves to the achievements and have refused to go away. (SR)

Relates an interview with the actor Tony Randall, 1995's Honorary Chairman for Theater in Our Schools Month. Chronicles his decision to act at 12 years of age, his acting studies, and his professional life to the present. Presents his opinions--for example, that the arts in schools are important, in accordance with the Goals 2000 Act. (PA)

Defines "mental hygiene" as approaches to preventive psychiatry through the development of habits of self-care. States that role-playing is an important tool in the development of mental hygiene. Concludes that role-playing is helpful in the development of metacognitive skills, and enhances mental hygiene in the process. (PA)

Recalls how theater in the United States celebrated the Bicentennial by offering "Yankee Doodle" by Aurand Harris. Explains that although the characters were considered to be quite progressive, the absence of a larger female and minority contingent means that the target audience remains the white male. Concludes that it is important to…