Applied Drama: A Facilitators Handbook for Working in Community (Who's Who in Research)

A companion to Intellect’s award-winning __Applied Theatre: International Case Studies and Challenges for Practice,__ __Applied Drama__ fulfills the need for an introductory handbook for facilitators and teaching artists working in community settings through dramatic process, drawing on the best practices to transfer into the diverse settings within which applied drama projects occur. Crafted for use in schools, classrooms, community groups, healthcare organizations, and all manner of social institutions, this book aids practitioners to develop and hone the skills needed to best serve the needs of these diverse communities. Applied drama is pedagogical practice and this book is written by authors with a great depth of experience in teaching and learning. Both authors write for teachers, such that the writing is accessible and can be translated immediately into action. Both authors have theatre backgrounds that allow them to move easily from theatre-based to community-based practice. "Applied Drama", a companion to Intellect's award-winning "Applied Theatre", fulfills the need for an introductory handbook for facilitators and teaching artists working with the dramatic process in diverse community settings. The authors distill the best practices to transfer into the settings within which these applied drama projects occur. Crafted for use in schools, classrooms, community groups, healthcare organizations, and all manner of social institutions, this book aids practitioners in developing and honing the skills needed to serve these communities Applied Drama is a companion volume to the award-winning Applied Theatre (Distinguished Book Award, American Alliance for Theatre and Education and offers practitioners and students an overview of the field of applied drama followed by a series of ten drama workshops. The authors adapt drama structures from their decades-long teaching practice in schools and universities to create scaffolded and developmental drama experiences for use in community settings. Workshops focus on movement, role play, storytelling, improvisation and many other drama-based skills that allow a facilitator to guide a participant group toward and through an investigation of a topic or theme of interest to that particular community. Applied Drama is a handbook of accessible and effective practice that supports those who wish to use drama as a means to engage with community. Book jacket A companion to Intellect’s award-winning Applied Theatre: International Case Studies and Challenges for Practice,Applied Drama fulfils the need for an introductory handbook for facilitators and teaching artists working in community settings through dramatic process, drawing on the best practices to transfer into the diverse settings within which applied drama projects occur. Crafted for use in schools, classrooms, community groups, healthcare organisations and all manner of social institutions, this book aids practitioners to develop and hone the skills needed to best serve the needs of these diverse communities. A companion to Intellect's award-winning Applied Theatre: International Case Studies and Challenges for Practice , Applied Drama fulfils the need for an introductory handbook for facilitators and teaching artists working in community settings through dramatic process, drawing on the best practices to transfer into the diverse settings within which applied drama projects occur. Crafted for use in schools, classrooms, community groups, healthcare organisations and all manner of social institutions, this book aids practitioners to develop and hone the skills needed to best serve the needs of these diverse communities. Applied drama is pedagogical practice. Suitable for facilitators and teaching artists working with the dramatic process in diverse community settings, this title is crafted for use in schools, classrooms, community groups, healthcare organizations, and all manner of social institutions.