The Pros and Cons of Producing Disney’s Alice in Wonderland, Jr.

The Pros and Cons of Producing Disney’s Alice in Wonderland, Jr. Life has a way of making its mark on you.  Don’t you agree? When I was entering college,  I really had no idea what career I wanted to pursue.  Loving the arts as I did was a challenge, because I came from a family […]

How Boom Cards Can Make Learning Fun in Music Class

How Boom Cards can Make Learning Fun in Music Class This blost post is by my husband, Tim.  Tim is a retired an award-winning instrumental music teacher having taught for forty years in all grade levels.  I asked him if he’d like to discuss this cool learning tool he is creating and he said, “sure!” […]

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 […]

Ten Facts About Radio Theater That Will Blow Your Mind

TEN FACTS ABOUT RADIO THEATER

Ten Facts About Radio Theater That Will Blow Your Mind Radio Theater is near and dear to my heart. Having been involved in it for most of my life, I understand it well.  I’ve performed in radio theater, directed many productions and even adapted and written several of my own. I have ten facts about […]

The Essential Drama Integration Guide for Come From Away the Broadway Musical

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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

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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 […]