Teach Playwriting with Norman Rockwell Paintings
Teach Playwriting with Norman Rockwell Paintings When I taught playwriting, one of the biggest challenges was helping students move past the blank page. That’s why I began to teach playwriting with Norman Rockwell paintings, using images filled with character, emotion, and story to spark student ideas. Instead of asking students to invent everything from scratch, […]
9 Compelling Reasons Why You Need Lessons Using Super Heroes
9 Compelling Reasons Why You Need Lessons Using Super Heroes Have you ever experienced a “Eureka” moment while teaching? You know those moments where everything just clicks and everyone is surprised, especially you? In this case it was super heroes. Let’s talk about 9 compelling reasons why you need lessons using super heroes. I’ve shared […]
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 […]
Middle School Drama Lessons from a Veteran Drama Teacher
Middle School Drama Lessons from a Veteran Drama Teacher Hello! You may not know me or be familiar with my work. I’m Deborah Baldwin (but my friends call me Deb.) I am a recently retired award winning drama teacher of thirty-eight years. In that time, I directed over 300 plays and musicals with students and […]
Announcing: Bumbling Bea The Play –Act one, Scene one
I’m one of those people who do what they say they are gonna do.
Gulp!
I am adapting Bumbling Bea into a play! (I feel we need trumpets blaring and hi-steppers stepping….)