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by Thomas Crockett (Author)
Mr Crockett has written a comprehensive guide to teaching and performing drama. Rich in detail, description, and explanation of day-to-day exercises, improvisations, activities, and lessons, this book will enrich and encourage any novice or experienced teacher, professional, or student. While the basis of the book centers on drama techniques in the classroom, it achieves much more in terms of providing ideas and instruction for developing more engaging, expressive communication skills for any learner, at any age.
Author Biography
Thomas Crockett taught drama at El Camino High School in South San Francisco for 23 years, having directed 46 plays and musicals during his tenure there. While he plans to continue his passion for teaching acting and improvisation and directing plays, he desires, as well, to pursue related interests, such as writing plays and fiction. He has written a collection of short stories, Hope Beyond All Hope; a novel, The Right Bus to Heaven, and two full-length plays, The Burrow People and A Tyrant For All Seasons. Born and bred in New York, Mr. Crockett has lived in California for 30 years.
