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. […]
Facts You Never Knew about White Theatrical Privilege on the Stage
Facts You never Knew about White Theatrical Privilege on the Stage I’d never really thought about this until yesterday when in my Facebook feed this particular meme showed up with facts about white privilege on the stage. Facts You never Knew about White Theatrical Privilege on the Stage I’ve been involved with theater for over […]
A Playwriting Unit or How to Help Your Students Feel Seen
A Playwriting Lesson or How to Help Your Students Feel Seen Today, let’s talk about a playwriting unit to help your students feel seen. I’m old enough to remember the days in school when we wrote notes to our friends. Most of the time they were pretty innocent. Occasionally, they seemed very important–asking a friend […]
Drama Lessons for High School from an Award Winning Drama Teacher
Drama Lessons for High School from an Award Winning Drama Teacher Hello! I wanted to introduce you to drama lessons for high school from an award-winning drama teacher. 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 […]
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 […]
Play Reading and Analysis–An Important Skill for Our Students
Play Reading and Analysis–an Important Skill for Our Students I am a drama teacher. Consequently, I eat, sleep and breath theater even now that I’m newly retired. I listen to the Sirius Broadway station all day which keeps me abreast to upcoming productions and tours. Because of my love for theater, I spend a lot […]