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There is no material that cannot be arranged into an effective script if proper RT approaches and techniques are applied.

Readers Theatre allows many options for presentational staging from simple formalized reading to full theatrical productions.

Readers Theatre is a powerful tool for teaching any subject on all educational levels.

Readers Theatre is a highly effective teaching and motivational tool even for beginning readers.

Welcome to the Institute for Readers Theatre web site. Founded in 1974 by Dr. William J. Adams, a Stanford University graduate, the Institute is dedicated to the advancement and development of Readers Theatre methodology for teachers, businesses, and professional performers. We sponsor ongoing research in the field, an annual summer Workshop to teach and perfect Readers Theatre techniques, a script service, a text-book, and a center for disseminating ideas in the field.

Administratively, the Institute is headed by Walter R. Stump, Ph.D., Director; Lucille Rioux, M.ED., Associate Director and Manager of Classroom Methodology; and Arlene McCoy, M.ED., Associate Director and Workshop/General Manager. To reach any of us, please go to the Contact Page.

Summer Workshops are held in various international locations including England, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Switzerland and Greece. Our Workshop may be taken independently or for optional college credit. We are affiliated with the University of Southern Maine, fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, where both graduate and undergraduate credits are available. The Workshop's summer faculty consists of highly regarded Readers Theatre practitioners. For details about the program and faculty, please go to the International Workshop Page.

Our Readers Theatre Script Service contains over 60 titles appropriate for Early Elementary, Advanced Elementary and Middle School, and High School and Adults. While still maintaining the current catalog, we are updating and adding new titles for our next edition. For descriptions of current titles and ordering information, please go to our Script Service Page.

The Institute Book of Readers Theatre is the result of over thirty years of research and hands-on usage of the many techniques that can be used to bring the written word alive. It contains over 300 pages of information, pictures and examples. A full table of contents and additional information about the book may be found on the Book of Readers Theatre Page.

We hope you find a browse through our site rewarding and beneficial to your particular need regarding Readers Theatre. The Institute for Readers Theatre is unique in providing the key to a methodology rapidly becoming a highly effective tool in teaching and an exciting structure for the legitimate stage.

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