Theatre for Lifelong Learning: An Instructors Handbook

A step-by-step guide for anyone interested in teaching theater courses and creating theater with older adults.

This book provides instructors with syllabi, discussion questions, classroom management strategies, resource lists, and activities to teach courses from beginning to end. Special topics include playwriting, play development, storytelling, theater appreciation, theater criticism, theater history, and theater theory.

A complete guide to navigating the theater classroom, this book helps readers become confident, informed instructors of older adult learners. It features a step-by-step guide for designing and teaching theater arts curricula, including strategies, resources, and templates. Helpful tips and examples throughout assist in creating and maintaining an accessible environment and personalizing courses. Theatre for Lifelong Learning is a vital tool for anyone who wants to build theatrical communities and support the emotional wellbeing of older adults through education, practice, and experimentation while also having fun.

Authors: Linda Lau, Rae Mansfield

Format: Hardcover

Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 9781789384925

Publication date: 20221102