Raising the Curtain: Activities for the Theatre Arts Classroom

A creative and energetic theatre resource book
Written for the theatre arts instructor, Raising the Curtain features hundreds of hands-on, on-your-feet activities for the novice to advanced theatre student. 402 pages.

The eleven chapters include

• Setting the Stage
• Ensemble Experiences
• Mime and Movement
• Improvisation Ideas
• Vocal Variations
• Playfulness, Pointers, and P.R.
• Playwriting Practice
• Creating Charismatic Characters
• Theatre Tools: Tech and Technique
• Sources and Suggestions for Scripts and Scenes
• Stage Fright, Stage Right, and the Stage Fight