Teaching Theatre Today

Through thirteen essays, Teaching Theatre Today addresses the changing nature of educational theory, curricula, and teaching methods in theatre programs of colleges and universities of the United States and Great Britain.

Teaching Theatre Today addresses the changing nature of educational theory, curricula, and teaching methods in theatre programs of colleges and universities of the United States and, to a lesser extent, Great Britain. This updated and revised book is arranged to lead the reader from an overview of changing theories of theatre education, through the teaching of specific types of courses, to issues of changing pedagogical goals in the United Kingdom, to the state of training for future teachers of theatre. A new section on teaching tips and best practices makes this book a must-have teaching companion. Topics Include:* Teaching devising * Theories of theater education * Current state of training for teachers of theatreTeaching Theatre Today offers both historical and theoretical insights that drove theatre pedagogy in colleges and universities during the twentieth century and will continue to shape it in the twenty-first.