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Theatre for Youth: Twelve Plays with Mature Themes
Contributor(s): Jennings, Coleman a. (Editor)

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 ISBN: 0292780850     ISBN-13: 9780292780859
Publisher: University of Texas Press
OUR PRICE: $49.88  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 1986
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BISAC Categories:
- Drama | American - General
- Drama | Anthologies (multiple Authors)
Dewey: 812.54
LCCN: 85026515
Age Level: 13-NA
Grade Level: 8-NA
Physical Information: 1.13" H x 5.91" W x 8.93" L (1.64 lbs) 524 pages
Features: Annotated, Bibliography
 
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Since the beginning of the theatre-for-youth movement in the United States at the turn of the century, the majority of plays written for children have been fairy tales. By the 1960s, however, encouraged by changes in social attitudes toward children, playwrights began to respond to a growing tendency on the parts of both parents and teachers to have children face, rather than avoid, the more difficult truths of existence. Thus children's dramatic literature was opened to new subjects, themes and characters previously considered unsuitable for the young audience. Theatre for Youth seeks to identify and illustrate this trend by examining twelve plays that deal with mature themes: aging, death and dying, conformity, sexuality, divorce, moral culpability. The plays have been chosen not only for their mature content, but also for their professional integrity, the delicacy with which they handle their subject matter, and their respect for their intended audience. A foreword by Jed H. Davis, an introduction and summary paragraphs for each play by Jennings and Berghammer, and a lengthy annotated list of suggested plays for further reading or viewing make this volume extremely useful both for directors of children's theatre and for teachers.

Contributor Bio(s): Jennings, Coleman A.: - Coleman A. Jennings is Jesse H. Jones Regents Professor in Fine Arts at the University of Texas at AustinBerghammer, Gretta: - Gretta Berghammer is Professor of Theatre at the University of Northern Iowa at Cedar Falls.
 
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