Readers Theatre Handbook: A Dramatic Approach to Literature.

From Preface: "...Readers Theatre is a fusion of acting, interpretation, and rhetoric - and one of the most flexible approaches to the illumination and appreciation of a wide variety of literary materials. We have recognized the expanding use of narrative fiction in Readers Theatre/Chamber Theatre and discuss the problems inherent to all approaches to group interpretation of literature, from stools-and-stands presentations to almost-theatre productions. Our key premise remains the same: there is no one way to present literature in Readers Theatre...."