So You Are Directing a Musical…Now What?
So You Are Directing a Musical…Now What? Recently, I was interviewed by Jessica Peresta of the Elementry Musician podcast. Primarily, we spoke about drama integration. However we did speak about the process of directing a play or musical. Today, I’m going to discuss So You Are Directing a Musical…Now What? Again, I forget not everyone knows […]
Ten Important Elements to Consider When Directing a Youth Theater Production
Ten Important Elements to Consider When Directing a Youth Theater Production When becoming a drama teacher, I had high hopes of ending up in a large high school. But life didn’t work that way.Instead, I developed and administrated several youth theater companies for community theaters. Once our daughters were in elementary school and I no […]
Doing Broadway Musicals the Right Way
Doing Musicals the Right Way Let’s talk about doing musicals the right way. I watched the Tony awards last night. Although it was shortened version on CBS, it was a lovely tribute to Broadway and theater. So exciting to know Broadway is back in business again. But I have to say…as always they did musicals […]
The Essential Drama Integration Guide for Come From Away the Broadway Musical
The Essential Drama Integration Guide to Come From Away the Broadway Musical Have you used drama integration to reach your students? This would be a good place to begin. Use my drama integration Come From Away the Broadway Musical. What is Drama Integration? Through participation in theatre, students develop speaking and listening skills. Students collaborate […]
How to Be the Cool Theater Teacher When Broadway Re-opens
How to Be the Cool Theater Teacher When Broadway Re-opens Every teacher wants to be popular. Personally, I think it’s an unfulfilled desire from our high school days when maybe we weren’t the coolest and our pick of friends, though loyal, wasn’t exactly a large number. Today, I’m going to talk about how to be […]
How Theatre Shaped My Life
How Theatre Shaped My Life People have asked me how theatre shaped my life. I hadn’t given it much thought until I considered my students growth through it. Theatre gets a bum rep. Don’t you think? People who haven’t studied it have a difficult time understanding its power. I remember seeing a football player interview […]