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From Issue #15 - Spring -
2007
Editor's Notes
In this issue we begin
an experiment in video streaming. If it works, we'll make it a regular feature.
If it doesn't work, we'll keep experimenting until it does. Then we'll make
it a regular feature!
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Are you a Readers Theatre
Professional?
A Professional is ...
...According to American
Heritage Dictionary
1. A person following a profession, especially a learned profession.
2. One who earns a living in a given or implied occupation: hired a professional
to decorate the house.
3. A skilled practitioner; an expert.
... According to the
Houghton Mifflin Thesaurus
A person with a high degree of knowledge or skill in a particular field:
ace, adept, authority, dab hand, expert, master, past master, proficient,
wizard. Informal whiz. Slang crackerjack. Chiefly British dab2.
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We don't go overboard
here with glowing mentions of RT products for sale, but we can heartily
recommend that you borrow or buy a copy of "Institute Book of Readers
Theatre". You'll find over 300 pages of intelligent and practical how-to
information to get you started on the right track. Details of content and
how to acquire it are at ---- http://www.readerstheatreinstitute.com/book.html
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To my knowledge, no
one in the world is making a full time living in Readers Theatre. Why not,
and is it even theoretically possible? How might it happen ideally?
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In the interest of uniformity
and consistency, the Readers Theatre Digest has officially adopted the spelling
style of "Readers Theatre" as always capitalized and spelled with
a 'tre'. Not everyone will agree with this, but in the absence of a generally
acceptable standard it is a valid editorial option and we are exercising
it.
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A reminder. The possibilities
of a national or international Readers Theatre Conference caught our attention
early on and we've given some thought as to how the RTDigest might contribute
to such a project. We can offer a couple of helpful resources.
To encourage a dialogue
on the subject we've set up a semiprivate discussion list where interested
individuals can exchange ideas, express concerns, offer suggestions and
otherwise become involved in exploring the feasibility of such a project
and the ways and means of proceeding.
You can become a member
of the discussion list by sending a blank e-mail to
ar_tee-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. At some point you may be asked to share
a brief statement of your involvement in RT and your professional affiliations.
It is expected that the discussion will focus on the topic of a major RT
conference in 2007. The list will be moderated towards that end.
We'll also keep our
eyes and ears open on the subject and report on significant progress here
and in our every-so-often Readers Theatre Digest Newsletter.
Bob Demers
Editor-Publisher
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