Saturday, December 14, 2019
Social media often portrays students as fragile, sensitive snowflakes who can’t handle receiving feedback, especially if it’s negative. However, students need to learn to accept feedback…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, December 7, 2019
It’s not always easy to get students to answer questions in drama class. Some students who are great performers avoid sharing their thoughts in an open discussion. Even when a participatio…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, November 30, 2019
This is the fifth part of a five-part class production series. Check out Part 1: What to Produce?, Part 2: Who Does What?, Part 3: Casting and Part 4: Problem-Solving. Putting on a class pro…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, November 23, 2019
This is the fourth part of a five-part class production series. Check out Part 1: What to Produce?, Part 2: Who Does What?, and Part 3: Casting. By this point your students are in the thick …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, November 16, 2019
This is the third part of a five part class production series. Check out Part 1: What to Produce? here and Part 2: Who Does What? here. Things are moving along well with your class productio…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, November 9, 2019
This is the second part of a five-part class production series. Check out Part 1: What to Produce? here . So you’ve decided to put on a class production and you’ve chosen your play. Now …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, November 2, 2019
This is Part 1 of a 5-Part Class Production Series. Putting on a class production is a great opportunity for your students to use the skills they have learned in drama class in a practical w…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, October 26, 2019
Mention “smartphones” or “cell phones” in front of drama teachers and most will immediately grimace or roll their eyes. Phones can be the bane of any teacher’s existence – it see…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, October 19, 2019
This simple classroom scene exercise challenges students to not only prepare a scene for a staged reading performance, but to also include a variety of theatrical “extras” using items fo…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, October 12, 2019
Here’s a warm-up game you can try at your next rehearsal: Switching Roles. Students will use an improv game to take on a different part in the play you’re currently working on. It’s …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, October 5, 2019
It’s a common occurrence when rehearsing a production that the cast and crew will eventually practice running the whole show from the beginning to the end. This way, students will see how …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, September 28, 2019
Here at Theatrefolk, we’re big on cross-curricular opportunities for students. We’ve got lots of cross-curricular plays (include link: ), as well as exercises for students to try, such a…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, September 21, 2019
Accountability is an important skill for students to practice, not only as drama students and production participants, but as citizens in their schools and communities. Accountability means …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, September 14, 2019
Looking for a new idea for some scene starters? Why not try using statistics? Using statistics offers a whole host of cross-curricular connections with drama class. Statistics are used in ma…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, September 7, 2019
Global citizenship focuses on the idea that all people have rights and responsibilities that exceed their identity as a citizen of a particular country or place; rather, the focus is on the …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, August 31, 2019
Whenever you receive a new list of students for your upcoming drama class (or classes), you aren’t just about to teach X number of students – you’re also going to be dealing with many …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, August 24, 2019
In this round-up, we’ve gathered a whole host of useful warm-up games that you can use in your drama classroom that focus on different aspects of communication. Communication isn’t just …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, August 17, 2019
Have you ever stopped to consider your expectations of drama class compared to your expectations during show rehearsals? It’s interesting and useful to compare the two. Do you notice yours…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, August 10, 2019
A learning style refers to the way students best acquire and retain information. The VAK learning style refers to three different ways of learning: Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic. For exa…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, August 3, 2019
There are lots of reasons why students choose to take drama class. But unfortunately not all of them are positive reasons. On the other hand, students also come up with lots of reasons to av…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, July 27, 2019
Between the actors, stage management, technical crew, design teams, publicity team, and front-of-house staff, you’re going to need a veritable army of people to make your upcoming school s…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, July 20, 2019
What does it mean to focus on “ensemble thinking”? Ensemble thinking focuses on a whole-show mentality. Rather than an “us versus them” mentality for leading actors versus ensemble/c…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, July 13, 2019
Dramatic events are absolutely fantastic for reaching out into the community, fundraising, raising awareness for various causes, and having a great time while you’re at it. If your school …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, July 6, 2019
Theatre and drama class are hugely collaborative. Students are always engaged in group work and scene work with others, which helps students gain skills in teamwork, problem-solving, and col…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, June 29, 2019
Countless hours are spent in rehearsal: learning, reviewing, and practicing material. Let’s focus on the first aspect: learning. At the beginning of the rehearsal process, everything is ne…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, June 22, 2019
Everyone is familiar with the term “practice makes perfect,” right? But in the theatre, there’s really no such thing as a perfect performance, and there is especially no such thing as …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, June 15, 2019
Acting is supposed to be real, right? We talk with our students about bringing honesty and realness to the stage when they are performing. With that in mind, however, how often have you hear…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, June 8, 2019
Theatre is a funny thing, isn’t it? Teachers and students spend hours upon hours rehearsing, exploring, practicing, and reviewing. And that’s not even counting the hours spent working on…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, June 1, 2019
This is a simple and fun improvised game that is great to use in your show rehearsals. I’ve found it’s especially useful for younger, newer, or shyer students, who might be afraid of loo…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, May 25, 2019
An assumption is when someone accepts something as true about a person, place, thing, or idea without proof. People do this all the time, often without thinking. We assume all sorts of thing…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, May 18, 2019
A “digital footprint” is the information about a particular person or company that exists on the Internet as a result of their online activity. This goes hand-in-hand with the concept of…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM 
