Many of the following activities will be useful in most classrooms. Dramatic Events Make small blocks of time for discussions about drama and dramatic artists. Ask the students what drama is, what a theatre is, what an audience is. Ask them to describe any experiences they have had as audience. Invite them to brainstorm a list of places in which dramatic events take place.
Home Encourage the students to talk about dramatic events in their own homes.
School Encourage the students to talk about dramatic events which occur in their school. As the students become more familiar with this process their appreciation of their experiences as playgoers will increase. Community Encourage your students to attend plays and other dramatic events which occur in their own and surrounding communities. Take your students to visit a theatre if there is one close by. Arrange to tour the green room, the costume room, the box office, the workshop, the lighting booth, etc.