Theatre for Change Education, Social Action and Therapy

by Landy, Robert; Montgomery, David T.

• ISBN13: 9780230243668
• ISBN10: 0230243665
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-05-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Providing an international overview of the latest work and thinking in Drama and Education, and featuring interviews with a worldwide variety of leading practitioners and theorists, this book explores how Educational Theatre, Applied Theatre and Drama Therapy facilitate change within schools, community centres, prisons, and theatres.

Author Biography

Robert J. Landy is Professor of Educational Theatre and Applied Psychology and Director of the Drama Therapy Program at New York University. His publications include The Couch and the Stage: Integrating Words and Action in Psychotherapy (2008), Essays in Drama Therapy: Unfinished Business (2001), Drama Therapy: Concepts, Theories and Practices (1994) and Personal And Performance (1993). He is also a playwright and composer. David T. Montgomery is a Clinical Assistant Professor for the Program in Educational Theatre at New York University. He is a specialist in drama education, theater for young audiences, student teaching and integrated arts.

Table of Contents

List of Photographs
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction: The Praxis of Educational Drama and Theatre
PART I: THE SCHOOL
Educational Drama in the Elementary School
Educational Drama in the Middle and Secondary School
PART II. THE COMMUNITY
Applied Theatre
Drama Therapy
PART III. THE THEATRE
Theatre for, by, and with Young People
PART IV: REFLECTIONS
Imaginary Dialogue
APPENDIX 1. Sampling of University Programs
APPENDIX 2. Sampling of Organizations
APPENDIX 3. Sampling of Journals
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index