This curriculum guide provides an introductory course in the theatre for first-year high school students. The course uses an interdisciplinary approach and includes a discussion of types and styles of drama, a brief history of drama, fundamentals of acting, and techniques of play production focusing on music, costume design, make-up, scenery, poster display, and theatre management. The course concentrates on the relationship of the theatre to the individual, to society, and to the arts. One of the objectives of the course is for the student to synthesize his knowledge of the theatre by preparing and presenting a one-act play. A list of student and teacher resources is provided which includes textbooks and supplementary materials dealing with acting, play production, and theatre history. Also included are lists of full-lenght one-act-plays and musicals suitable for high school production, a list of play publishers' addresses, and records, films, and filmstrips related to the theatre. (DI)