A step-by-step guide for anyone interested in teaching theater courses and creating theater with older adults.
This book provides instructors with syllabi, discussion questions, classroom management strategies, resource lists, and activities to teach courses from beginning to end. Special topics include playwriting, play development, storytelling, theater appreciation, theater criticism, theater history, and theater theory.
A complete guide to navigating the theater classroom, this book helps readers become confident, informed instructors of older adult learners. It features a step-by-step guide for designing and teaching theater arts curricula, including strategies, resources, and templates. Helpful tips and examples throughout assist in creating and maintaining an accessible environment and personalizing courses. Theatre for Lifelong Learning is a vital tool for anyone who wants to build theatrical communities and support the emotional wellbeing of older adults through education, practice, and experimentation while also having fun.
By:
Rae Mansfield,
Linda Lau
Imprint: Intellect Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Height: 244mm,
Width: 170mm,
ISBN: 9781789384925
ISBN 10: 1789384923
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 02 November 2022
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of Figures Preface: Why Older Adult Theatre? - Older Adults Pursuing the Now - The Three D’s in Popular Culture - Changing Perceptions of Older Adults through Theatre - Benefits of Older Adult Theatre Courses Introduction - How to Use This Book - The Lifelong Learning Theatre Instructor - Our Approach to Theatre for Lifelong Learning - Inclusivity and Play for Older Adult Theatre - Where Do I Begin? 1. Collaborating with Older Adults - What Are the Challenges? - Suggested Best Practices - Theatre for the Virtual Classroom - How to Help Your Students Learn Online - Course Evaluations - Things to Remember - Our Learning Philosophy 2. Theatre Appreciation - What Is Theatre Appreciation? - How Do I Put Together a Course? - How Do I Select and Organize Topics? - What Activities and Discussions Can I Do? - How Do I Run the Course? - What Do I Include on the Syllabus? - Sample Syllabi - Additional Resources 3. Theatre History, Theory, and Criticism - What Are Theatre History, Theory, and Criticism? - How Do I Put Together a Course? - How Do I Select and Organize Topics? - What Activities and Discussions Can I Do? - How Do I Run the Course? - What Do I Include on the Syllabus? - Sample Syllabi - Additional Resources 4. Playwriting, Play Development, and Storytelling - What Are Playwriting, Play Development, and Storytelling? - How Do I Put Together a Course? - How Do I Select and Organize Topics? - What Activities and Discussions Can I Do? Playwriting Exercises Storytelling Exercises - How Do I Run the Course? - What Do I Include on the Syllabus? - Sample Syllabi - Additional Resources 5. Performance - What Is Performance? - How Do I Put Together a Course? - How Do I Select and Organize Topics? - What Activities and Discussions Can I Do? Performance Exercises - How Do I Run the Course? - What Do I Include on the Syllabus? - Sample Syllabi - Additional Resources Conclusion: Theatre for All - Intergenerational Theatre - Autobiographical and Documentary Theatre - Theatre and Dementia - Musical Theatre - Theatre Repertories - What Other Opportunities Are Out There? - Why We Wrote This Book Notes Bibliography
Linda Lau and Rae Mansfield are theatre arts educators, drama Ph.D.’s, and co-founders of the Theatre for Lifelong Learning Project. Linda teaches theatre at the Older Adults Program at Santa Rosa Junior College. Rae is Honors Faculty-in-Residence at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. Their collaboration began through writing plays about underrepresented populations, social problems, and unconventional people struggling with normality. They are interested in inspiring people to participate in theatre regardless of background or experience, challenging audiences and artists to think critically about the world we live in, and helping people make connections to create communities.
