New Directions in Teaching Theatre Arts

Introduction Gail S. Medford and Anne Fliotsos.-Part I Teaching with Digital Technology Approaches to "Audience-Centered" Performance: DesigningInteraction for the iGeneration William W. Lewis.-This Is the Dawning of the Age of the Online Course:Reimagining Introduction to Theatre Elizabeth A. Osborne and Shelby Lunderman"I Had Never Danced in a Bathroom Before": Using Audio Walks to Engage Theatre Students in the World Outside the Classroom James McKinnon.-Digital Storytelling Pedagogies, Processes and Performances:.-Two Case Studies Amy Petersen Jensen and Megan AlrutzPart II Teaching in Response to Educational Trends Theatre Assessment for Teaching and Learning Jane Duncan, Bradley W. Griffin, and Travis Malone.-Teaching Critical Writing in the World Theatre Course: WAC Pedagogy and the Scaffolded Research Paper Kelly Aliano and Dongshin Chang.-Theatre and the First-Year Experience: Activitiesfor Transdisciplinary Teaching Stacey Connelly.-Part III Teaching New Directions in Performance.-Training Actors with Disabilities Deric McNis.-The Intracultural Actor: Embracing Difference in Theatre Arts Teaching Chris Hay and Kristine Landon-Smith.-The Entrepreneurial Actor: A Study of Training Programs in Anglophone Countries Abroad Peter Zazzali.-Part IV Teaching Beyond the Traditional.-Pirated Pedagogy: Repurposing Brecht's Performance Techniques for Revolutions in Teaching Ann M. Shanahan.-Learning Theatre from Children Jeanne Klein.-Generating Ethics and Social Justice in Applied TheatreCurricula Sally Bailey and Paige Dickinson.-Part V Teaching Collaboratively or Across Disciplines .-Problem-Based Learning and Studio Instruction in Theatre Technology: A Case Study Rich Dionne.-Teaching the "Intangibles": Building Pedagogical BridgesBetween Business, Entrepreneurship, and Theatre  Emily Rollie.-Cities as Studios: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Anne Fliotsos is Professor of Theatre at Purdue University, USA. Her books include Teaching Theatre Today: Pedagogical Views of Theatre in Higher Education, American Women Stage Directors of the Twentieth Century, International Women Stage Directors, and Interpreting the Play Script: Contemplation and Analysis.
Gail S. Medford is Professor and Chair of the Department of Fine and Performing Arts at Bowie State University, USA. In addition to scholarly papers and publications, she is co-editor of Teaching Theatre Today: Pedagogical Views of Theatre in Higher Education.