How Theatre Shaped My Life Volume Two
How Theatre Shaped My Life Volume Two This is the second blog post in my series, “How Theatre Shaped My Life.” Here is the first: How Theatre Shaped My Life I find it quite intriguing that many people who take theatre classes inspire to be or become community servants. What is the connection for them? […]
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 […]
My Theatre Vocabulary List for the Classroom
My Theatre Vocabulary List for the Classroom Let’s talk about my theatre vocabulary list for the classroom. I apologize. It never occurred to me that teachers needed a list of vocabulary for their theatre classes. Theatre is such a major part of my life, I’d forgotten not everyone comes into teaching theatre classes as knowledgeable […]
Is In the Heights The Next Big Thing in Movie Musicals?
Is In the Heights The Next Big Thing in Movie Musicals The first time I saw In the Heights on the Tony awards I wasn’t sure I would relate to it and enjoy it. However, when it toured through Denver we had a chance to grab some last minute tickets to see the production and […]
Three Ways to Memorize Lines for a Play or Musical
Three Ways to Memorize Lines for a Play or Musical Before you jump into all the fun stuff of participating in a production, we must address the elephant in the room–memorizing lines. For some people this can make or break their experience. Let’s talk about three ways to memorize lines for a play or musical. […]
Happy Super Hero Day!
April 28 is Super Hero Day! Who established Super Hero Day? National Superhero Day was founded by Marvel Comics in 1995. Now, every year since its birth on April 28, 1995, people come together annually on this day to celebrate all their favorite heroes. No matter if your fav heroes are fictional or real, this […]