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| Theatre Games for Young Performers: Improvisations and Exercises for Developing Acting Skills (Contemporary Drama) | 
 enlarge | Author: Maria C. Novelly
Publisher: Meriwether Pub
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 104038
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.4
ISBN: 0916260313
Dewey Decimal Number: 792.071273
EAN: 9780916260316
ASIN: 0916260313
Publication Date: June 1, 1985
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Product Description
Written especially for those who coach adolescent actors, this delightfully fresh workbook tells you the how, when, what and why of theatre games for young performers. Anyone working with young actors in schools or recreational centers will find this book exceptionally helpful. The basics of pantomime, improvisations, voice control, monologs and dialogs are all presented in game formats with exercises and worksheets for easy organization.
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 Theatre Games for Young Performers: Improvisations and Exercises for Developing Acting Skills January 4, 2009
This is an excellent book for anyone who teaches drama, new or experienced teacher. It includes meaningful activities for development of pantomime, improvisation,and vocal performance. Each activity is clearly explained and includes a suggested worksheet guide for students with a sample provided for the teacher to share. This book works well as either a teacher resource or as a student text. I used this for many years and found it to be one of the best resources I had. It is almost a complete curriculum for beginning drama and is suitable for middle school through secondary students.
Indispensible March 1, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Maria Novelly's book was one of the first I purchased as a new drama teacher, and I'm very grateful to have had such an excellent resource so early on. Most of the the theater game compendiums I've read before or since have been hit-or-miss; I'd get use out of some suggested activities, but the others lacked depth or educational merit. Not so with Novelly's book--I've used every activity outlined in her book, and I continue to use them with great results. Children love these exercises--especially "Walking Through," "Imaginative Journeys," and pretty much everything in the Improv chapter--and importantly, they learn a lot about what it means to be a performer through their engagement with them. Highly recommended!
Fabulous for middle school October 15, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I love this book. I use something from it at least once a week in my classroom. It's wonderful for teaching the basics. Pantomime, expression, scene building, creative thinking... As other reviews state, it doesn't get into playing objectives, but you can cover that in other lessons and activities. That's simply not the scope of this book and that's fine by me. The activities are especially good for sixth graders. Seventh and Eighth, you'll have to play it by ear depending on your group. Most of mine are "too cool" for some of the activities, but a lot of the games are pretty adaptable for that age group if you get creative.
 This book is Rubbish! October 2, 2005
6 out of 19 found this review helpful
This book is not based on sound acting principles. It directs teachers to ask students to play emotions rather than objectives, thus breaking one of the cardinal rules of acting. Once I saw this, I refused to read on and immediately returned the book. It literally made me physically ill to read this book.
Excellent Classroom Resource! April 13, 2005
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
After nearly fifteen years of being away from the classroom, I was a bit nervous about teaching drama again. In searching for a resource that would get me back in the swing of things, I debated between this book and the classic Viola Spolin books. I finally decided on this one, and I couldn't be happier! The lessons in this book are easy to follow, easy to prepare (there's not much to preparation at all!), and, best of all, fun for the kids in class! The lessons are also easily adaptable to different circumstances, such as short class periods, environmental concerns (like needing a quieter activity), or needing a quick activity to warm the kids up. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in integrating drama into a classroom, or as a stand-alone resource in a full-fledged drama curriculum.
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