The Reasons I Offer Customized Theatre Lesson Bundles
The Reasons I Offer Customized Theatre Lesson Bundles Recently, I’ve helped several theatre teachers organize their curriculum. Some states have standards which they press upon their school systems and boy, can you feel it. Not so for two wonderful teachers I worked with last week. So, let’s talk about the reasons I offer customized theatre lessons […]
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 […]
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? […]
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. […]
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 […]
Drama Lessons for Home-Bound Students or During the Corona Virus Quarantine
Drama Lessons for Home-Bound Students or During the Corona Virus Quarantine In light of the Corona virus illness, and many people quarantined at home, I thought I’d offer you some suggestions of drama lessons a teacher could assign or a student could take home with them. I am part of several Facebook groups for […]