This resource presents scripts for 15 classical plays from ancient Greece and Rome. The scripts are adapted for classroom presentation by intermediate level students. Each play includes an introduction, instructions for staging and costumes, a vocabulary list, and a cast of characters. Enough roles are provided for participation by every child in…

This collection of papers is part of a growing scholarly literature dealing with puppetry and other forms of expressive culture which involve people looking at and reframing themselves and their social lives. The collection is intended to contribute to an understanding of the significance of puppetry as a form of popular culture and an…

Examines the subject matter, plot structures and theme variations of Simon's more popular plays and concludes that despite mass audience appeal, his works are technically and thematically unsatisfying. Players Magazine, N.I.U. Theatre, DeKalb, Illinois 60115. Subscription Rates: $5.00, one year; $8.50, two years; foreign, $1.00 additional. (MH)

A collection of sixteen one-act royalty-free plays for teenagers, including detailed directions for costuming and staging, is presented. The variety of the dramatic material makes the plays suitable for production by drama classes, amateur theatre groups and drama workshops. The plays appear in one of the two parts of the book: I. Comedies, and…

Surveyed Voltaire's 50 plays to examine traits and roles assigned to elderly, influence of genre and author's age on portrayals, and factors to which elder's traits were attributed. Found elderly portrayed more favorably in tragedy than in comedy; no effect of period of life on portrayals. Wisdom was only trait consistently and specifically…

Assesses the fiction of a prolific children's author, one who wears both comic and tragic masks equally well. (NKA)

Provides an overview of the liturature on Chaplin and the character he portrayed--Charlot, "the little fellow,"--throughout the world. (JMF)

Examines the ways in which television situation comedies exploit, yet contain, the feminist movement. (DD)

Presents a guide to the best humorous writing for children. Discusses the role of humorous books in coaxing reluctant readers to greater involvement in books. Analyzes types of humor and comedy while describing over 20 titles. (JB)

The impulse toward comedy in the poetry of Canadian author Margaret Atwood occurs as a by-product of an interaction between scripted text and performing reader. Reading, then, may be profitably viewed as a rehearsal for both. In the classroom, this stylistic approach to Atwood's poetry can be emphasized over thematic analysis. In her poetry,…