{"product_id":"at-play-elizabeth-swados-9780571211203","title":"At Play","description":"\u003cp\u003eYoung people and improvisational theater should be a natural combination--so why do we so rarely find this combo in today's classrooms? According to Elizabeth Swados--playwright, director, composer, poet, author of children's books and of an acclaimed family memoir--improvisational theater is the perfect creative outlet for junior-high and high-school students . . . if only they can be given the tools and the guidance to make the most of this natural yet rigorous art form. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on her own experience teaching inner-city children in the groundbreaking musical \u003ci\u003eRunaways \u003c\/i\u003eand in teaching the techniques of improv theater in schools around the country, as well as on her own background in experimental theater, Swados provides a step-by-step guide to bringing out the natural creativity and enthusiasm key to young people creating--and enjoying--improvisational theater. Covering the basics--from freeing the imagination to learning about how to work with an ensemble, from how to master different forms of movement and sound to how to create different kinds of characters--this is \u003ci\u003ethe \u003c\/i\u003ebook for teachers and students eager to learn how to express fully the creative talent that all children are born with.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Swados\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0571211208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780571211203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Strauss \u0026amp; Giroux-3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2006 pg. 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2006 pg. 290","brand":"Elizabeth Swados","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946784424191,"sku":"9780571211203","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_bd2e9d3f-4d24-49ec-9cd2-18c691c8a854.jpg?v=1681515128","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/at-play-elizabeth-swados-9780571211203","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}