Drama Worlds examines the complex improvised event called process drama and identifies it as an essential part of today's theatre. The sources of process drama and its connections with more familiar kinds of improvisation are explained. This book from The Dimensions of Drama Series provides examples of several process dramas and identifies dramatic strategies and characteristics including role play and script acting. This resource is theoretical in nature and it is specifically aimed at drama teachers. Appendices include references for each chapter and an extensive bibliography.

Arts Education 6, Arts Education 7, Arts Education 8, Arts Education 9 (2009).

Prologue -- Introduction -- Encounters : process drama and improvisation -- Designs for action : scripts and texts -- New worlds from old : defining the drama world -- Transformations : roles and roleplay -- Expectations : time in process drama and theatre -- Conspiracies : audience and participation -- Devices : structuring the dramatic experience -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.