Margaret Johnson

Broschiertes Buch

Drama Teacher's Survival Guide #2

Activities, Exercises, and Techniques for the Theatre Classroom

Beschreibung

Drama teachers everywhere have enjoyed Ms. Johnson's first survival kit so much that she wrote another one! While the first book focuses on everything about a complete stage production, this one covers every aspect of classroom theatre arts. Students will learn group activities, improvisation, technical theatre, choral reading, mime, stage fighting, and more. The book includes a step-by-step 10-day assignment using monologues for character development and a unit that teaches students how to write their own show. Examples, illustrations, and photos help the reader understand how to use these proven ideas. Reproducible forms, tests, handouts, and a list of additional resources add value to this survival kit. Both beginning and seasoned drama directors will find this book to be an invaluable aid. As with the original book, it will banish your stress and guarantee your success!

Autor

"I was one the luckiest people - I fell in love with theatre when I was a freshman in high school and was able to follow my dream teaching drama at Sentinel High School Missoula, MT for 37 years." During that time, Margaret F. Johnson produced much more than great shows - she inspired many of her students to become theatre professionals. A few of her "kids" are now nationally-known Broadway actors, film stars, and backstage technicians. Two were seen in Tony Award-winning productions... Once and The Father. Kathleen McNenny, a Broadway actress who also teaches at Julliard; Scott Michael Campbell, a writer, producer, and director featured in the motion picture Brokeback Mountain, Push and Flight of the Phoenix and is currently in Showtime's Shameless; Tom Valach, an award-winning freelance designer in the Palm Springs area; and John Shaffner, an Emmy Award-winning designer for many television productions including Friends, The Big Bang Theory and Mom as well as past president of The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.Margaret served as the Montana State Thespian Director from 1972-1992. She established the yearly state convention in partnership with the University of Montana, College of Visual and Performing Arts, which continues today. She directed over 190 productions, from children's theatre and modern classics to Shakespeare and full-blown musicals.During her retirement, Margaret supervised student teachers, taught numerous classes, including improv at the Osher Life Long Learning Institute at the University of Montana, and accepted acting roles at the Missoula Community Theatre, receiving two Missoula's Best Actor Awards, where she had the privilege of working with former students. She enjoys living in her restored Victorian home, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with her husband of fifty-three years and their "children," Annabelle, a feisty Hungarian Puli, and Daphne, a large, lazy domestic shorthair cat.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Meriwether Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 235g
• ISBN-13: 9781566081825
• ISBN-10: 1566081823
• Artikelnr.: 34111275