Author Description

PRivate Lives, Private Voices is a rich collection of scripts from stage, screen, and radio for senior high school students. Organized around the broad themes of identity, relationships, and power, the collection includes both original dramatic works and adaptations of familiar literature. Each play has an introduction with background information on the author and the script itself, and is followed by a variety of activities to stimulate personal and critical response. Also included are a helpful glossary of dramatic terms, suggestions for alternative thematic groupings, and ways to link the scripts to other kinds of literature and media.