Social dramatics is a therapeutic and educational program that can act as a mirror to reflect images of the self in action with others. It is the modality for experiential learning to correct social dysfunction by providing models for imitation, opportunities to practice and develop individual forms from that model, and risk free environments for…

This report evaluates the High School Preparation Program which was designed to identify, orient and prepare third year intermediate and junior high school students for successful admission to the special high schools in New York City. 200 students participated in the program. Priority was given to those students who were one year or more below…

English teachers should prepare students for the act of writing, through prewriting experiences that provide for motivation, collection of data, and ordering of data. Group brainstorming relating to a given topic is helpful in generating ideas for writing; individual brainstorming may be used by students in recalling and listing images. Class and…

Ford Foundation support for resident and regional theater has followed two main lines: strengthening key theaters as institutions and furnishing opportunities to individual artists for professional advancement. This report describes some of the activities that have been aided by the foundation and notes the types of aid provided. The activities…

Examines literature that combines lyric and dramatic modes. Both group and individual interpretive perspectives are discussed with emphasis on certain aspects especially suited to the solo performer. (MH)

The second of a two-part radio program on children in mental institutions presents transcripts of interviews with psychiatrists and emotionally disturbed adolescents. Subjects addressed include use of drugs, behavior modification, music, and theatre therapy in institutions. The transcript concludes with a narrated tour of Sheppard-Pratt, an…

The first of four related manuals describing the goals and methods of an established developmental theatre project at the University of Colorado, this manual presents a hierarchical framework and practical guidelines for training the management personnel of a touring theatre group. Stressing the value of cooperation among the participants, the…

The last of four related manuals describing the goals and methods of an established developmental theatre project at the University of Colorado, this manual discusses the processes involved in selecting and adapting scripts for specific audiences. The manual suggests ways to cut longer plays for school audiences, methods for organizing parts of…

Creative dramatics activities may offer opportunities for active application of skills necessary to the development of higher level thinking processes. Drama affords the participants the opportunity to concentrate attention upon individual elements in the real and imagined world. Within this framework, the student, while attentive to detail and…

A TWO-PHASE DEVELOPMENTAL CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN MINNEAPOLIS ON THE GENERAL SUBJECT OF FOSTERING MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL RELATIONS BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC THEATERS IN AMERICA, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION DEVOTED TO WAYS FOR IMPROVING THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF ACTORS. IN THE FIRST PHASE OF THE CONFERENCE, A GROUP OF 24 REPRESENTATIVE…