"Applied Theatre" is the first study to assist practitioners and students to develop critical frameworks for planning and implementing their own theatrical projects. This reader-friendly text considers an international range of case studies through discussion questions, practical activities and detailed analysis of theatre projects globally. Saxton and Prendergast provide a historical and theoretical overview of practical theatre and conclude each case study with useful suggestions for hands-on activities and additional readings. Case studies cover a wide range of disciplines from theatre studies to education, medicine and law. The book encourages students and practitioners to acquire a deeper, more concrete understanding of applied theatre.
Dr Monica Prendergast is professor of drama/theatre education at the University of Victoria. Her research interests are varied and include drama-based curriculum and pedagogy, drama/theatre in community contexts, applied theatre, performance studies and arts-based qualitative research methods. Some of Prendergast’s books, to date, are Staging the Not-Yet: How Dramatic Ensemble Creates Utopian Space (Drama Australia, 2016), Web of Performance: An Ensemble Workbook (University of Victoria, 2018), Teachers and Teaching on Stage and on Screen: Dramatic Depictions (Intellect, 2019), Applied Theatre: Ethics (Bloomsbury, 2022) and Applied Theatre (Intellect, 2009, 2016, 2023) and Applied Drama (Intellect, 2013), the latter two with Juliana Saxton. Her publishing record includes over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles, 30 chapters, and many reviews and professional contributions.
Juliana Saxton is professor emerita in the Department of Theatre at the University of Victoria and the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Alliance for Theatre and Education. She is also one of the authors of Into the Story 2.