Backstage Laughs: Theater Jokes and True Stories
Backstage Laughs: Theater Jokes and True Stories Today I wanted to blog about Behind the Curtain: Theater Jokes and Stories You Can’t Make Up — the funny, unexpected, and sometimes unbelievable moments that happen when you spend your life in theater. Whether it’s an actor forgetting a line, a prop disappearing at exactly the […]
Directing Youth Theater: 10 Dos and Don’ts
Directing Youth Theater: 10 Dos and Don’ts Directing youth theater is one of the most rewarding experiences you can have as an educator or theater arts person. It is also one of the most challenging. Over the years, I directed hundreds of productions and worked with students of all ages, personalities, and ability levels. Along […]
The Art of Teaching: Why Following a Script Matters
Today, I want to blog about the art of teaching: why following a script matters. Do you struggle with what to say to your students as you teach them? This isn’t an uncommon issue for most us, especially with our very first class. When I began teaching, I was petrified. I was employed in a […]
Improvisation in Theater: Myths vs. Reality
This is a great topic, don’t you think? Improvisation in Theater: Myths vs. Reality Let’s unpack this today. Improvisation. Fun stuff, huh? I was a child of the late 1960s and early 70s. I didn’t study theater until I attended high school and even then, I barely got started. My teacher never taught or used […]
How to Be the Cool Theater Teacher When Broadway Re-opens
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 […]