Drama Text Books

#PLAYS FOR PHYSICAL THEATRE BOOK By Angie Farrow. Copyright Year: 2006 | ISBN-13: 9780170127509 | Published: 26/07/2005. Plays for Physical Theatre is made up of 3 plays: New Zealand Lamb, After Kafka and Speed of Light. The plays are suitable for young adult performers and audiences. They were written to appeal to a broad spectrum of age groups but will be particularly appropriate for Years 10, 11 and 12 students, as well as those studying theatre at tertiary level. Each play is accompanied by extensive production notes that provide study suggestions and ideas to stimulate the rehearsal process. The notes in Plays for Physical Theatre provide advice and information on the following topics: *How the plays were written *Understanding the plays' themes and metaphors *Approaches to characterisation *Ideas for staging *Use of theatre space *Keeping the rehearsal process alive *Building the audience-performer relationship. STUDENTS: Year Level: 09, 10, 11 and 12. PRODUCT: Subject: The Arts | Subject: Drama and Theatre Studies.

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#NELSON DRAMA FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS By David Roy | Copyright Year: 2009 | ISBN-13: 9780170178303 | Published: 24/02/2009. Nelson Drama for Secondary Students is a complete guide to acting for all Year 9 and 10 students of Drama in Australia. The vibrant and lively text will demonstrate to students how they can excel, while revealing how rewarding and fun Drama is to study. It takes students through important skill of building, performing and evaluation and looks at the process for developing playbuilding from stimulus and various forms of acting skills and styles. It introduces students to analysis techniques in approaching a script or improvised performance and covers the rehearsal process from various view points - that of an actor, a director, and an individual. It covers all key theatre production skills and offers practical examples, like how to combine these production skills to a finished, final performance. The text also analyses the need for evaluation of performance and the skills required to evaluate successfully. STUDENTS: Year Level: 07 and 08. PRODUCT: Series: Nelson Drama for Secondary Students | Subject: The Arts | Subject: Drama and Theatre Studies. FEATURES: A full-colour textbook with rich, visual stimulus for students | Many photographic examples of student work | Comprehensive and engaging, of value to all Drama courses | A wealth of practical examples and exercises | Outcomes grids for all state elective drama course | Full of practical activities | Curriculum requirements show how the text fulfils syllabus requirements | Written in a clear language to demystify English jargon | Written by an experienced, practising teacher. Please note item with descriptions prefixed # are special order products and generally available within a few days following receipt of your order.

#DRAMACTIVE BOOK 2 By Madonna Stinson, Debbie Wall | Copyright Year: 2005 | ISBN-13: 9780170198134 | Published: 21/03/2005. Following on from the success of Dramactive Book 1 by the same authors, this text is written to meet the requirements of the lower secondary Drama syllabus. From Asian theatre forms to theatre for young people, the text includes many examples of current practice from a range of contemporary theatre practitioners. With similar syllabus statements in many states of Australia, this text will be an invaluable resource for any student completing Drama studies in Years 9 or 10. STUDENTS: Year Level: 09 and 10. PRODUCT: Series: Dramactive | Subject: The Arts | Subject: Drama and Theatre Studies. FEATURES: Engaging text with a broad range of images to reflect and enhance subject matter | Practical activities, written portfolio activities and student worksheets included in every chapter | Focuses on students tracking their own progress via Learning Outcomes | Links to relevant information online to encourage students to further develop their interests. Please note item with descriptions prefixed # are special order products and generally available within a few days following receipt of your order.

#ACTING IN PERSON AND IN STYLE IN AUSTRALIA By Carol Wimmer, Jerry L Crawford, Catherine Hurst, Michael Lugering | Copyright Year: 2003 | ISBN-13: 9780170214919 | Published: 30/09/2002 | ISBN: 9780170214919. This is an exciting Australian adaptation of the highly successful Acting in Person and in Style student book from the USA. The text incorporates discussion of Australian playwrights, plays and productions and includes a new section on Australian theatre from 1789 to the present day. The innovative design and updated images make the text easy to follow and stimulating for student use. STUDENTS: Year Level: 11 and 12. PRODUCT: Subject: The Arts | Subject: Drama and Theatre Studies. FEATURES: An introduction to the history and development of Australian theatre, with suggestions for improvisation and playbuilding exercises based on relevant periods | Acting in style exercises extended to include improvisation and playbuilding exercises and selections from Australian plays | Acting in person exercises supplemented with extra improvisation activities | Extended coverage of melodrama | Glossary which includes syllabus terminology | Many new photographs - of Australian productions. Please note item with descriptions prefixed # are special order products and generally available within a few days following receipt of your order.

#DRAMACTIVE BOOK 1 By Madonna Stinson, Debbie Wall | Copyright Year: 2004 | ISBN-13: 9780170259620 | Published: 30/08/2003. This text has been written to meet the requirements for the Lower Secondary Drama syllabus. This is the first in a two-book series. There is a strong emphasis in this text on students learning through making drama of a particular form. With similar syllabus statements in many states in Australia, these texts will be invaluable for any student completing Drama studies in Years 7, 8 or 9. STUDENTS: Year Level: 07, 08 and 09. PRODUCT: Series: Dramactive | Subject: The Arts | Subject: Drama and Theatre Studies. FEATURES: Learning outcomes provided at the beginning of each chapter | Practical activities, written portfolio activities, and student worksheets included in every chapter | Interviews, photos, profiles, and other contributions from contemporary theatre practitioners reflect current industry practice | Links to relevant information online to encourage students to further develop their interests. Please note item with descriptions prefixed # are special order products and generally available within a few days following receipt of your order. Please note item with descriptions prefixed # are special order products and generally available within a few days following receipt of your order.

#CENTRE STAGE By Mathew Clausen | Copyright Year: 2017 | ISBN-13: 9780170385381 | Published: 28/10/2016. Centre Stage, third edition, is a comprehensively updated two-year drama course book suitable for middle secondary students across all states. Through creativity and the development of ideas, students will deepen their appreciation of drama and explore different ways they can perform and evaluate drama. *Complimentary access to NelsonNet is available to teachers who use the accompanying student book as a core resource in their classroom. Contact your education consultant for access codes and conditions. STUDENTS: Year Level: 07, 08, 09 and 10. PRODUCT: Subject: The Arts | Subject: Drama and Theatre Studies. FEATURES: Comprehensively updated two-year drama course book | New chapter dedicated to the Elements of Drama | New chapter topic: Political theatre | Revised and expanded chapter on Playbuilding | A variety of new performance tasks have been included at the end of each chapter | Updated selection of Australian play extracts and practitioner profiles. Please note item with descriptions prefixed # are special order products and generally available within a few days following receipt of your order.