Eight Plays for Youth: Varied Theatrical Experiences for Stage and Study (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780820415543)

The Editors: Christian H. Moe is Chair of the Theater Department at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale where he heads the Playwriting Program. A member of the Dramatist Guild, Professor Moe is the co-author of four published plays for youth and (with George McCalmon) of Creating Historical Drama, and co-editor (with Darwin Payne) of Six New Plays for Children. His dramatic writing has won several awards including two sponsored by Samuel French. He holds degrees from Cornell University (Ph.D.), the University of North Carolina (M.A.), and the College of William and Mary (A.B.). His experience encompasses directing and teaching theater for youth.
R. Eugene Jackson is Chairperson and Professor of Dramatic arts at the University of South Alabama in Mobile. He has been a director of children's plays and a teacher of Theatre for Youth and Creative Drama for over fifteen years. Approximately forty of Dr. Jackson's plays for young people have been published. He has served as playwright-in-residence for Children's Musical Theatre, Inc., a group of touring professional actors based in Mobile. His degrees include a Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, an M.A. from Kent State University, and a B.S. from Memphis State University.