Jo Beth Gonzalez, MFA, Ph.D. teaches theatre and public speaking and directs the drama program at Bowling Green High School in Bowling Green, Ohio, USA. Gonzalez is the recipient of the Bowling Green State University 2015-2016 Educator of the Year Award, Educational Theatre Associations 2015 Ohio Theatre Educator of the Year, and the 2002 Wilson National Mentors Award to a High School Drama Teacher from the Childrens Theatre Foundation of America. In 2018, she participated in the U.S. State Departments Teachers for Global Classrooms program. A Thespian Troupe Director, her students are actively involved in regional, state, and international Thespian events.
Introduction to the Book
Section One: Ways spirituality manifests in a high school theatre program
Introduction to Section One
Chapter 1. Intersections Between Faith-Based and Secular Theatre Education
Chapter 2. Connecting Spirituality to the Rehearsal and Performance Experience
Chapter 3. Processing Grief and Trauma
Chapter 4. Reconciling with Challenges of the COVID-19 Global Pandemic
Chapter 5. How Failure in High School Theatre Fortifies the Spirit
Chapter 6. Rooted Deeply in Spirituality, the Artform of Mime Intrigues and Challenges Teens
Section Two: Ways critical consciousness manifests in a high school theatre program
Introduction to Section Two
Chapter 7. Insights for Understanding and Suggestions for Including the LGBTQ+ Community in High School Theatre Programs
Chapter 8. Theatre Teachers of Color Discuss Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
Chapter 9. The Complexity of The Crucibles Tituba: Casting Conundrums for Actors l“¬
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