Applied Drama: A Facilitator’s Handbook for Working in Community

A companion to Intellect’s award-winning Applied Theatre: International Case Studies and Challenges for Practice, Applied Drama fulfils the need for an introductory handbook for facilitators and teaching artists working in community settings through dramatic process, drawing on the best practices to transfer into the diverse settings within which applied drama projects occur. Crafted for use in schools, classrooms, community groups, healthcare organisations and all manner of social institutions, this book aids practitioners to develop and hone the skills needed to best serve the needs of these diverse communities.

Monica Prendergast is assistant professor of drama and theater education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Victoria. Juliana Saxton is professor emerita in the Department of Theatre at the University of Victoria and the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Alliance for Theatre and Education. Together, they are coauthors of Applied Theatre, also published by Intellect and selected as the American Alliance for Theatre and Education’s 2009 Book of the Year.