Teaching Día de los Muertos Through Drama Integration
We teachers are always on the hunt for new materials to teach lesson about different cultures. Honestly, it isn’t always easy to do so. I can help with one important day in the Hispanic culture. Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, offers teachers a wonderful opportunity to bring culture, history, literature, art, […]
Backstage Laughs: Theater Jokes and True Stories
Backstage Laughs: Theater Jokes and True Stories Today I wanted to blog about Behind the Curtain: Theater Jokes and Stories You Can’t Make Up — the funny, unexpected, and sometimes unbelievable moments that happen when you spend your life in theater. Whether it’s an actor forgetting a line, a prop disappearing at exactly the […]
Bumbling Bea: A Middle Grade Novel
A Heartwarming Middle-Grade Novel About Friendship, Courage, and Finding Where You Belong ⭐ 4.9-Star Rating | 63 Reader Reviews | Ages 8–12 What if fitting in meant losing yourself? Watch the official Bumbling Bea trailer on YouTube. Meet Bumbling Bea, a relatable middle-school girl navigating friendships, awkward moments, and the challenges of growing up. Full […]
Why Puppets Still Matter in Today’s Drama Classroom
Why do puppets in the drama classroom still matter today? When many people hear the word puppet, they immediately picture preschool classrooms or children’s television. While puppets certainly have a place there, they have also become one of the most sophisticated forms of theatrical storytelling. From Broadway productions to television, film, and educational theater, puppets […]
Engaging Reluctant Students in Drama Class
Engaging Reluctant Students in Drama Class This blog post, Engaging Reluctant Students in Drama Class, began with considering every drama teacher eventually faces: students sitting in class who never intended to be there in the first place. When I taught a large middle school drama class which was a pre-elective, more than 500 sixth graders […]
Directing Youth Theater: 10 Dos and Don’ts
Directing Youth Theater: 10 Dos and Don’ts Directing youth theater is one of the most rewarding experiences you can have as an educator or theater arts person. It is also one of the most challenging. Over the years, I directed hundreds of productions and worked with students of all ages, personalities, and ability levels. Along […]