Unmasking Drama: Engaging Small Classes
Unmasking Drama: Engaging Small Classes Today, let’s discuss Unmasking Drama: Engaging Small Classes. Picture this: You are ready to teach on your very first day of classes. Excited, you double-check the student roster. Hmmm. At last check, there weren’t too many students signed up for your class. However, you knew that in the last days of […]
Never Underestimate the Influence of Teaching with Videos
Never Underestimate the Influence of Teaching with Videos When I began teaching, we didn’t have videos to show students anything pertaining to theater. Friends, never underestimate the never underestimate the influence of teaching with videos! That was 1980 and the closest thing we had was an old projector which showed black and white films. Yuck. […]
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 […]
Has Covid Ended the Broadway Theater?
Has Covid Ended the Broadway Theater? Recently, my husband and I caught a wonderful performance on BroadwayHD of “Slava’s Snow Show.” It is quinessential circus theater and we nearly wept with joy while watching it.. Even though it was a filmed performance, it was the closest thing we’d gotten to live theater in nearly a […]
Five Reasons to Watch The Grinch Live! on NBC
Five Reasons to Watch The Grinch Live! on NBC Happy Holidays (okay, it’s a little early, but covid….) Pretty soon, all of the holidays special will begin and luckily, this year is no exception. On December 9, there is going to be a live version on NBC of the Broadway musical, “The Grinch”! How awesome […]