The Best Advice You Could Ever Get About Selecting Plays For Youth Theater
The Best Advice You Could Ever Get About Selecting Plays For Youth Theater I’m a member of several Facebook groups for theater teachers. Other than enjoying reading their posts (which are hysterical sometimes), I am touched by their many questions and how they help each other. During this time of year teachers are looking for […]
The Easiest Way to Boost Student Engagement
Let’s talk about the easiest way to boost student engagement. When I was a little girl, I spent a lot of time playing outside under a forsythia bushes. Usually, I pretended I was an orphan. (I have no idea why.) I’d scrape a place in the dirt for my “kitchen” and another place for my […]
Play Production for Newbie Theater Teachers: Expectations Versus Reality
Play Production for Newbie Theater Teachers: Expectations Versus Reality Congratulations! You’ve been hired to teach theater and direct several productions a year. You probably have the class curriculum nailed down or you are in the midst of it. However, you realize that although you have some experience on stage as a performer, you may need […]
A Baker’s Dozen of Teaching Ideas for the Frazzled Drama Teacher
A Baker’s Dozen of Teaching Ideas for the Frazzled Drama Teacher Here are a baker’s dozen of teaching ideas for the frazzled drama teacher which I hope will help you. I know you. I’ve been there, too. There is nothing worse than feeling overwhelmed and exhausted with no brain space to plan or organize yet […]
The Reasons I Love The Giver Play
The Reasons I Love The Giver Play If you are considering plays for the next school year, I’d like to recommend you take a look at this marvelous play. Here are the reasons I love The Giver play. Published by Dramatic Publishing, The Giver is adapted by Eric Coble from Lois Lowry’s book of the […]
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 […]