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.