Middle School Drama Lessons from a Veteran Drama Teacher
Middle School Drama Lessons from a Veteran Drama Teacher Hello! You may not know me or be familiar with my work. I’m Deborah Baldwin (but my friends call me Deb.) I am a recently retired award winning drama teacher of thirty-eight years. In that time, I directed over 300 plays and musicals with students and […]
Growth Mindset in the Study of Famous Theater Artists
Today, let’s talk about the importance of growth mindset in the study of famous theater artists, Growth mindset is a popular buzz word phrase used for a few years. At first, I wasn’t certain I knew what it was. Now that I’ve studied it, it’s a terrific philosophy. Growth mindset is the belief that we […]
A Story of Kindness and Generosity Perfect for Your Students
A Story of Kindness and Generosity Our teachers are faced with teaching character traits. Can you imagine? The days of students knowing how to behave seem to be gone and our over-taxed teachers must address this subject, too. It isn’t fair, but what can you do? In researching this post, I checked with one of […]
What Can We Learn from Greek Mythology and Hadestown
What Can We Learn from Greek Mythology and Hadestown? When the 2019 Tony award nominations were announced, Hadestown was included–not surprisingly. Today I want to talk about what can we learn from Greek mythology? Are you familiar with the musical? It’s awesome, but don’t take my word for it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfNHgSsammc Here is the plot in […]
Circus Themed Lesson Plans–a New Twist for Drama Classes
Circus Themed Lessons–a New Twist for Drama Classes Let’s talk about circus themed lesson–a new twist for drama class, shall we? “Welcome to the circus!”–You know, I don’t think I’ve heard a circus master of ceremonies actually say this, have you? It must be from the movie, Dumbo which was one of my favorites when […]
Who On Earth Created the First Fringe Festival?
Who on earth created the first fringe festival? It’s an interesting question. Last year my husband and I took the trip of a lifetime to Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England. One of our last stops was Edinburg, Scotland. Here is a photo of the Edinburg castle. (While we toured the castle, I had an […]