Creative Drama in the Classroom and Beyond

I. CREATIVE DRAMA IN THE CLASSROOM.

 1. Creative Drama: An Art, a Socializing Activity, and a Way of Learning.
 2. Imagination Is the Beginning.
 3. Play.
 4. Movement and Rhythms.
 5. Pantomime: The Next Step.
 6. Improvisation: Characters Move and Speak.
 7. Puppetry and Mask Making.
 8. Dramatic Structure: The Play Takes Shape.
 9. Building Plays from Stories.
10. Creating Plays from Other Sources.
11. The Possibilities in Poetry.
12. Speech and Speech-Related Activities.
13. Storytelling.
14. Drama as a Teaching Tool.
15. Creative Drama for the Special Child.
II. PROGRAMS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM.

16. Sharing Work with an Audience.
17. Theatre-in-Education.
18. Playgoing for Appreciation and Learning.
19. Creative Drama in Alternative Spaces.
20. The After-School Drama Program.
21. A Final Word.
Appendix A: National Standards for Theatre Education.
Appendix B: Student Evaluation.
Appendix C: Four Sample Drama Workshops.
Glossary of Some Common Dramatic Terms.
Selected Bibliography.
Credits.
Index.