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Section 5: Preparation Resources
Theatre EC–12 (180)

The resources listed below may help you prepare for the TExES exam in this field. These preparation resources have been identified by content experts in the field to provide up-to-date information that relates to the field in general. You may wish to use current issues or editions to obtain information on specific topics for study and review.

Journals

  1. Dramatics, Educational Theatre Association.
  2. Teaching Theatre, Educational Theatre Association.
  3. Texas Theatre Journal, Texas Educational Theatre Association, Inc.
  4. Texas Theatre Notes, Texas Educational Theatre Association, Inc.
  5. Theatre Topics, Association for Theatre in Higher Education.

Other Resources

  1. Archer, S., Gendrich, C. M., and Hood, W. B. (2017). Theatre: Its Art and Craft, Seventh Edition. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
  2. Arnold, S. (2014). The Creative Spirit: An Introduction to Theatre, Sixth Edition. New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill.
  3. Balme, C. B. (2008). The Cambridge Introduction to Theatre Studies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  4. Brockett, O. G., and Hildy, F. J. (2008). History of the Theatre, Tenth Edition. Boston, Mass.: Pearson.
  5. Campbell, D. (2016). Technical Theater for Nontechnical People, Third Edition. New York, N.Y.: Allworth Press.
  6. Cohen, R. (2007). Acting One/Acting Two, Fifth Edition. New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill.
  7. Corson, R., Norcross, B. G., and Glavan J. (2009). Stage Makeup, Tenth Edition. Boston, Mass.: Allyn & Bacon/Pearson.
  8. Gainor, J. E., Garner, A. B., and Puchner, M. (2017). The Norton Anthology of Drama, Third Edition. New York, N.Y.: W. W. Norton & Co., Inc.
  9. Gillette, J. M. (2012). Theatrical Design and Production: An Introduction to Scene Design and Construction, Lighting, Seventh Edition. New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
  10. Greenwald, M. L., Schultz, R., and Pomo, R. D. (2004). The Longman Anthology of Drama and Theater: A Global Perspective, Revised Edition. New York, N.Y.: Longman.
  11. Greig, N. (2005). Playwriting: A Practical Guide. New York: N.Y.: Routledge.
  12. Grote, D. (1997). Play Directing in the School: A Drama Director’s Survival Guide. Colorado Springs, Colo.: Meriwether Publishing, Ltd.
  13. Hagen, U., and Frankel, H. (2008). Respect for Acting, Updated Edition. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  14. Hischak, T. S. (2016). Theatre as Human Action: An Introduction to Theatre Arts, Second Edition. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
  15. Hodge, F., and McLain, M. (2016). Play Directing: Analysis, Communication, and Style, Seventh Edition. New York: N.Y.: Routledge.
  16. Johnson, M. F. (2007). The Drama Teacher's Survival Guide: A Complete Handbook for Play Direction. Colorado Spring, Colo.: Meriwether Publishing Ltd.
  17. Johnstone, J. (2015). Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre. New York: N.Y.: Routledge.
  18. McKinney, J., and Butterworth, P. (2009). The Cambridge Introduction to Scenography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  19. Mitchell, K. (2009). The Director’s Craft: A Handbook for the Theatre. New York, N.Y.: Routledge.
  20. Monta, M. F., and Stanley, J. R. (2008). Directing for Stage and Screen. New York, N.Y.: Palgrave MacMillan.
  21. Patterson, J. (2017). Theatre in the Classroom, Grades 6–12: Methods and Strategies for the Beginning Teacher, Second Edition. Long Grove, Ill.: Waveland Press, Inc.
  22. Prince, N., and Jackson, J. (2009). Exploring Theatre. Columbus, Ohio: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill.
  23. Schanker, H. H., and Ommanney, K. A. (2004). The Stage and the School, Ninth Edition. Columbus, Ohio: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill.
  24. Smiley, S., and Bert, N. A. (2005). Playwriting: The Structure of Action, Revised Edition. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press.
  25. Spolin, V. (1999). Improvisation for the Theatre: A Handbook of Teaching and Directing Techniques, Third Edition. Evanston, Ill.: Northwestern University Press.
  26. Thomas, J. M. (2014). Script Analysis for Actors, Directors, and Designers, Fifth Edition. Burlington, Mass.: Focal Press.
  27. Wickham, G. (1992). A History of the Theatre, Second Edition. London: Phaidon Press, Ltd.
  28. Wilmeth, D., and Jacobs, L. (Eds.) (2007). The Cambridge Guide to American Theatre, Second Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  29. Wilson, E., and Goldfarb, A. (2017). Living Theatre: A History of Theatre, Seventh Edition. New York, N.Y.: W. W. Norton & Co., Inc.
  30. Wright, M. (2009). Playwriting in Process: Thinking and Working Theatrically, Second Edition. Newburyport, Mass: Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co.

Online Resources

  1. Theatre Library Association — www.tla-online.org/
  2. Center for Educator Development in Fine Arts (CEDFA) — www.cedfa.org/
  3. Texas Educational Theatre Association, Inc. (TETA) — www.tetatx.com/
  4. Educational Theatre Association — www.schooltheatre.org/
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