Set the Stage!: Teaching Italian through Theater
Set the Stage!: Teaching Italian through Theater
Nicoletta Marini-Maio, Colleen Ryan-Scheutz | Yale University Press (December 16, 2008) | ISBN-10: 0300109857 | 432 pages | PDF | 1.8 mb
Nicoletta Marini-Maio, Colleen Ryan-Scheutz | Yale University Press (December 16, 2008) | ISBN-10: 0300109857 | 432 pages | PDF | 1.8 mb
Set the Stage! is a collection of essays on teaching Italian language, literature, and culture through theater. From theoretical background to course models, this book provides all the resources that teachers and students need to incorporate the rich and abundant Italian theater tradition into the curriculum.
Features of the book include
• the “Director's Handbook,” a comprehensive guide with detailed instructions for every step of the process, from choosing a text to the final performance,
• an exclusive interview with Nobel laureate Dario Fo,
• a foreword by prize-winning author Dacia Maraini.
About the Author
Nicoletta Marini-Maio is assistant professor of Italian at Dickinson College. Colleen Ryan-Scheutz is associate professor of Italian and director of Italian language instruction at Indiana University.