| Dramatics is the Educational Theatre Association’s magazine for theatre students and teachers. Published monthly nine times a year (September through May), the magazine contains practical articles on acting, directing, design, and other facets of theatre; profiles of working professionals that offer insights into theatre careers; new plays; book reviews; news about new productions in New York and other major theatre centers; and a monthly calendar of EdTA events. Two special issues each year offer directories of college theatre programs (December) and summer theatre work and study opportunities (February). In the fall, Dramatics publishes the results of the annual play survey.
Here’s what’s in our current issue.
The reel thing: Working in film, by Nancy Bishop. Career guidance for the aspiring film actor. (Click here for a PDF of this article.) The scenic artist: Painting a sense of place, by Mike Lawler. Twenty questions with two veterans about what goes on in the paint shop. (Click here for a PDF of this article.) Loading the arbor. Rigging guru Bill Sapsis on safe methods of adding counterweight to a system that doesn’t have a loading bridge. (Click here for a PDF of this article.) Laundry Service. A ten-minute play by Beth Novick. Acting in musical theatre: Verbs to do by. One in a series of excerpts from a new book by Rocco Dal Vera and Joe Deer. Rising Sun. Alexis Greene profiles writer-actor Nilaja Sun. New York. Columnist Jeffrey Sweet on Young Frankenstein and other film-to-theatre adaptations.
And here’s a look at the contents of our last issue.
Get what you want. Acting teacher Bruce Miller on playing objectives. (Click here for a PDF of this article.) Six. A play by Timothy Mason. Heavy hangs over thy head. An introduction to counterweight rigging safety, by Bill Sapsis. (Click here for a PDF of this article.) Acting in musical theatre: Love me as I want to be loved. From a new book by Rocco Dal Vera and Joe Deer. A dynamic duet. Susan Johnston profiles the composer-lyricist team of Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk. New York. Columnist Jeffrey Sweet takes in two very different new plays by David Ives. Index of plays published in Dramatics, 1978–present
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