The American Film Theatre Teacher's Guide

Prepared for the initial series of The American Film Theatre, the first operative "National Theatre-on-Film", anywhere in the world, this forty-three page teacher's guide - written by Michael Spring, editor of Scholastic Magazine's LITERARY CALVACADE - provides a synopsis, thematic structure, and ten discussion questions (also appropriate for essay topics) for eight notable plays. The plays include John Osborne's LUTHER, Eugene O'Neill's THE ICEMAN COMETH, Edward Albee's A DELICATE BALANCE, Harold Pinter's THE HOMECOMING, Simon Gray's BUTLEY, Anton Chekhov's THREE SISTERS, Eugene Ionesco's RHINOCEROS, and Kurt Weill & Maxwell Anderson's LOST in the STARS. Appropriate for high school or college and beyond, the study guide makes these plays - performed by consummate artists under the guidance of major directors - accessible and enriches the audience/readers' appreciation of great dramatic works. This teaching aid stands on its own as an effective method of analysis for the eight plays listed; however, the complete series has been recorded on DVD and is available on amazon.com.