Award Date
1-1-2002
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Theatre Arts
First Committee Member
Ellis M. Pryce-Jones
Number of Pages
163
Abstract
This thesis is a discussion of theatre literature and its place in the high school curriculum. Until now, no one has published what specific theatre texts should be taught to students in high school before they graduate. However, with national standards paving the way for the future of education, and the idea that no child will be left behind, every curriculum, not just the core ones, needs to have a list of required reading before a student graduates from high school. This is the only way to insure a well-rounded high school education in theatre. Thirteen diverse texts ranging from technical theatre to performance to playscripts make up this list. I conclude that these thirteen are the most accessible and, along with regular theatre classes, will give the student the well-rounded education that he or she needs to graduate from high school with a solid understanding of the collaborative art form.
Keywords
Education; Every; Have; High; Must; Read; Rounded; School; Students; Texts; Theatre; Thirteen; Well
Controlled Subject
Theater; Education, Secondary; Language arts
File Format
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4915.2 KB
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Language
English
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Repository Citation
Sessa, Gary Bernard, "Thirteen texts every student must read to have a well-rounded high school theatre education" (2002). UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations. 1468.
http://dx.doi.org/10.25669/10h7-knqa
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