Presents a counseling playlet "The Search" designed to reflect the problems that occur when negative behavior is overemphasized and the positive is overlooked. Discussion questions are included. (Author)

Out of the need to raise the farmworkers' consciousness and to encourage them to unite, El Teatro Campesino was created to entertain and uplift the morale by the struggling strikers. Today, the group has also published books, poems, posters, and other printed matter; produced films and tapes; and recorded albums. (NQ)

The games described could help provide experiences in self-assertion and leadership in the classroom. (MM)

A monthly exchange of tips, projects, ideas and resources. (Editor)

Attempts to bridge the gap between theater professionals and classroom teachers by annotating some books about theater, including "Scenes: The Unseen People Who Make Theatre Work," which may be used with children of various ages. (MM)

Outlines the process of adapting/directing literature for performance on the stage. Also emphasizes the importance of establishing a perspective on the material and creating a visual context and explains the process involved in the formation of a production concept. (AEW)

Shows how language arts teachers can help the language building strategies of children by providing creative drama activities to allow them to use a range of strategies in appropriate ways. (EL)

This article addresses the less utilized, nontraditional techniques of experiential and exploratory theater as vehicles for promoting both cognitive and affective learning. It discusses puppets as provocateurs, evoking response through mime, improvisation, and exploratory theater and problem solving. (CT)

Reports a study which compared the play of nine four-year-old girls with baby dolls and with Barbie dolls. Nonfacilitative play behavior was observed much more frequently in the baby doll sessions than in the Barbie sessions. Suggests that Barbie dolls could be used as an alternative doll activity in preschool classrooms. (CB)

Presents guidelines and activities for radio theatre production. Covers playwriting, production techniques, skits, and improvisations. Includes an opening segment of a script adapted for radio of Chekhov's "A Marriage Proposal." (PD)

Familiarity with dance enhances perceptivity in the other arts by virtue of the kinesthetic sensitization it affords. (JH)

With five basic exercises presented in this paper as a guide, instructors and students can gain an immediate awareness of the performance and staging principles in Reader's Theatre which may be used creatively to visualize literature so that it becomes "alive" in the imagination of the readers as well as the listener. The paper begins…

Presents three a three step technique for drama reading in the classroom: read the play silently, read the play orally, and read the play orally, acting it out with the script in hand. (RB)

Presents a rationale for teaching creative dramatics, including objectives, techniques, and activities. (RB)