{"product_id":"theatre-for-youth-coleman-a-jennings-9780292780859","title":"Theatre for Youth: Twelve Plays with Mature Themes","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince the beginning of the theatre-for-youth movement in the United States, the majority of plays written for children have been fairy tales. By the 1960s, however, encouraged by changes in social attitudes toward children, playwrights began to respond to a growing tendency on the parts of both parents and teachers to have children face, rather than avoid, the more difficult truths of existence. Thus children's dramatic literature was opened to new subjects, themes and characters previously considered unsuitable for the young audience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheatre for Youth\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to identify and illustrate this trend by examining twelve plays that deal with mature themes: aging, death and dying, conformity, sexuality, divorce, moral culpability. The plays have been chosen not only for their mature content, but also for their professional integrity, the delicacy with which they handle their subject matter, and their respect for their intended audience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA foreword by Jed H. Davis, an introduction and summary paragraphs for each play by Jennings and Berghammer, and a lengthy annotated list of suggested plays for further reading or viewing make this volume extremely useful both for directors of children's theatre and for teachers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Coleman a. Jennings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292780850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292780859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 524\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.93h x 5.91w x 1.13d","brand":"Coleman a. Jennings","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372292755711,"sku":"9780292780859","price":47.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d5dc5c44-89ae-478f-ac2e-3e9de21825a6.jpg?v=1732725545","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/theatre-for-youth-coleman-a-jennings-9780292780859","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}