| Drama Teacher's Survival Guide--Volume 1: A Complete Handbook for Play Production Contributor(s): Johnson, Margaret F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1566081416 ISBN-13: 9781566081412 Publisher: Meriwether Publishing OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2007 Annotation: Success assured -- for every show you direct or produce! Written from 37 years of drama teaching experience, this book provides detailed, step-by-step information, examples and suggestions about how to direct a school drama program without mistakes, trouble or delay. The nineteen chapters cover everything; play selection, tryouts, rehearsals, costuming, props, lighting, publicity and final performance. To further clarify each step, examples are provided with illustrations, photos and proven ideas. Reproducible handouts and forms are also included together with a list of many additional resources. Whether you are a seasoned drama director or a beginner, you will find this book to be an invaluable aid. It will banish your stress and guarantee your success! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - General |
| Dewey: 792.071 |
| LCCN: 2006034585 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 8.63" W x 10.94" (1.64 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Whether you are a seasoned drama director or a beginner, you will find this book to be an invaluable tool kit of aid and assistance Written specifically for the middle school or high school drama director, this book is about how one person can run a successful extracurricular drama program, from administrative detail and play selection to the actual performance before an audience. This is not intended as a manual or a comprehensive study of stagecraft but rather as a collection of suggestions and vignettes of personal experience. Nineteen chapters cover everything from rehearsal schedules to budgets to hair and makeup. It's just possible, though, you'll love the additional resources even more -- 20 pages of various reproducible forms to use and hand out, followed by an extensive glossary of theatrical terms and a bibliography of additional resources. |
Contributor Bio(s): Johnson, Margaret: - "During her thirty-seven years as a drama teacher, 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. Among them are Kathleen McNenny, a Broadway actress who was recently seen, with her husband Boyd Gaines, in Our Town; Scott Michael Campbell, a television and film actor featured in the motion picture Brokeback Mountain; Tom Valach, a freelance designer in the Palm Springs area; and John Shaffner, an Emmy Award-winning designer for many television productions and past president of the The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Margaret served as the Montana State Thespian Director from 1972-1992 and established the yearly state convention in partnership with the University of Montana. She has directed over 190 productions, from children's theatre to full-blown musicals. Though she is now retired, Margaret continues to teach acting at the Osher Life Long Learning Institute at the University of Montana, and when her time permits, she accepts acting roles at the Missoula Community Theatre where she works with former students. When she isn't acting or teaching, she enjoys living in her restored Victorian home in Missoula, MT with her husband of fifty years and their "children," Sissi, a Hungarian Puli, and Daphne, a 14 pound domestic shorthair cat." |