All the classroom's a stage: applying theater principles to teaching techniques

Introduction: Us vs. Them: dawn of something better

Theatrical concepts applied to the classroom

The teacher as performance artist

Creating the story

All of your classroom is a stage

Your students as your acting partners

The educator as director

Your stage in action: using theater to teach writing

Conclusion: The curtain call

Appendices. Blind offers (via Keith Johnstone in Impro) ; Come join me (via Viola Spolin) ; Dinner party ; Explosion tag ; Freeze tag ; Kitty wants a corner ; Observe 6 ; One-word-at-a-time storytelling ; Simultaneous clap ; Three-headed alien ; Walk and rename objects (Keith Johnstone) ; What are you doing? ; Zing ; Physical exercise: home rehearsal for teachers ; Laban movement analysis ; Vocal warm up ; The Uta Hagen nine questions ; Exercises for ice breakers, getting acquainted ; Exercises to strengthen collaborative skills ; Exercises to develop imagination and empowerment ; Exercises to strengthen focus, awareness, and observation ; Exercises to strengthen listening and being present ; Exercises to physically energize.