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Teaching Theatre Journal

Spring 2011

Table of Contents

Hip to be square
Rasaboxes bring powerful emotions to the stage
By Elise Forier Edie

With rasaboxes, an ancient idea meets contemporary research

Exploring the past informs the present
Making theatre history matter in the classroom and on the stage
By Shawnda Moss, with Bradley Moss

Knowing your students' interests and personalities will help you shape your theatre history instruction style and engage them in the curriculum.

Playing against type
Helping student actors get out of their own way
By Tracey Moore

How to recognize and help the various types of actors-in-training.

Hello, Dolly
How to make pretty-as-a-picture lace hats
By Laurie L. Kurutz

It can seem a daunting task to create an entire chorus of hats for musicals like My Fair Lady. This technique makes it possible for you to make many hats in a single afternoon.

You can look it up
Creating a technical theatre handbook
By Dana Taylor

Preserve technical knowledge by creating  resources consisting of how-to guides, instructions, lessons, trouble-shooting cheat sheets, and other critical information.

News and Notes: Julie Woffington tapped to be next executive director of EdTA; code change election set for festival; Dramatic Difference website launched; Democracyworks essay winner chosen, and play publisher offering playscript awards.