Friday, June 7, 2013
“I think my greatest teachers, I never met them, were Rodgers and Hart, and Noel Coward, and Cole Porter, and Rodgers and Hammerstein and Harold Arlen. All these people, all these great wr…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 05:00PMWednesday, June 5, 2013
Episode Forty-Four: Is a Moment of Brilliance Worth It? This podcast starts a series of talks between Lindsay and Craig on the plays they saw during their trip to England. The first show was…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 05:00PMMonday, June 3, 2013
This is very much a “go with me” monologue choice. Its from the 1957 science fiction film The Incredible Shrinking Man. The 50′s SciFi genre isn’t isn’t particu…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 05:00PMSunday, June 2, 2013
One of the stories covered in Shuddersome: Tales of Poe is The Masque of the Red Death. In this story, guests at a masked ball are overcome by the dread “Red Death”, a disease th…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMFriday, May 31, 2013
Here’s a warm-up activity that I love using with a wide variety of groups. I’m sure it goes by many names but I like to call it Magic Putty. Here’s how it works. Everyone …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 05:00PMWednesday, May 29, 2013
Episode Forty-Three: What is a Playwright? What is a playwright? Lindsay talks about what that question means to her and what happens when she assumes everyone is aware of that meaning. Gues…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 05:00PMMonday, May 27, 2013
I’m cheating a bit on this week’s Movie Monologue Monday. This week we’re looking at Garry Marshall’s fabulous performance in the TV show Louie. That’s right, I…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 05:00PMSaturday, May 25, 2013
Did you know that the last Sunday of every month is designated as Free Play Sunday? We give away PDF preview copies of our scripts to our Facebook and Twitter followers. We’re fresh ba…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMWednesday, May 22, 2013
Episode Forty-Two: Miracles Happen in This Classroom Lindsay talks to drama teacher Tracy Garratt about the difference between drama and theatre in the classroom. Show Notes What should we d…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 05:00PMMonday, May 20, 2013
Today’s Movie Monologue Monday takes a look at Kirk Douglas’ speech in Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory. There is no shortage of movie monologues that take place in a court…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 05:00PMSunday, May 19, 2013
I’m thrilled to announce that we’re continuing to expand our free resources page. We’ve added seven new activity sheets, all about Romeo and Juliet. Five are under the Rome…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMFriday, May 17, 2013
I never enjoy looking for monologues. It’s sort of like a hunting expedition and I don’t like hunting. And don’t get me started on fishing… But – big BUT – I love whe…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 05:00PMWednesday, May 15, 2013
Episode Forty-One: Time to Gel Lindsay talks about why artistic ventures need to curb fly-aways. Not that kind of gel! Artistic ventures need time to become the best they can be. Show Notes …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 03:00PMMonday, May 13, 2013
This week’s Movie Monologue Monday is going to look at Ellen Burstyn’s heartbreaking performance in Requiem for a Dream. The movie follows the parallel and intertwining lives of…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 05:00PMSunday, May 12, 2013
This month we have an indepth look at the new plays in the Theatrefolk catalogue. From parody to personification to Poe we’ve got it all. Plus, an adaptation lesson plan to do with you…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMWednesday, May 8, 2013
Episode Forty: YouTube Fireside Chat – Musicals We Don’t Know Pull up a fake chair by our fake fire with a fake cup of hot cocoa and listen to Craig and Lindsay discuss…. …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 05:00PMTuesday, May 7, 2013
Today we’re pleased to welcome a guest post from Starshine Stanfield. Starshine writes about the amazing transformation of a school that shunned security guards in favour of more reso…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 05:00PMMonday, May 6, 2013
This week’s Movie Monologue Monday is going to look at Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada. In this scene Streep puts a new assistant, who clearly does not understand the fashion …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 05:00PMSunday, May 5, 2013
We’re just paying attention to what happened since the lights went up. Nothing else exists. Dave Pasquesi If you or your students are interested in learning more about improvisation, I…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMFriday, May 3, 2013
Spring has officially sprung here at Theatrefolk Global Headquarters. And that can mean only one thing… our Spring 2013 Catalogue is here and hot off the presses. You can download it f…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 05:00PMWednesday, May 1, 2013
Episode Thirty-Nine: I Don’t Know Whether it’s the answer to an adjudicator’s question, or it’s what an actor says about certain aspects of their character, the words…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 05:00PMMonday, April 29, 2013
This week’s Movie Monologue Monday is going to look at Herbert Marshall’s internal monologue in Alfred Hitchcock’s Murder! The “internal monologue” is what ru…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 05:00PMSaturday, April 27, 2013
Did you know that the last Sunday of every month is designated as Free Play Sunday? We give away PDF preview copies of our scripts to our Facebook and Twitter followers. This month we’…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMWednesday, April 24, 2013
Episode Thirty-Eight: The Rules What are the rules an artist needs to follow to get the job done? What are the rules that must be consistently and fiercely broken? Lindsay talks about some o…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 05:00PMMonday, April 22, 2013
This week’s Movie Monologue Monday is going to look at Madeline Kahn’s performance in Paper Moon. Kahn was nominated for an Oscar for this film but lost to ten-year-old costar Ta…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 05:00PMSunday, April 21, 2013
I want to draw your attention to this great video courtesy of the American Theatre Wing. It’s a chat with composer Alan Menken about his career and his creative process. He talks a b…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 05:00PMFriday, April 19, 2013
Here’s one of my favourite acting exercises. You start with a list of descriptive characters. Here are some examples: A firefighter looking for occupants. A jealous significant other. …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 05:00PMWednesday, April 17, 2013
Episode Thirty-Seven: Welcome the Bad Bits. The path to success, whatever that success may be, is not by looking for the soft and easy road. Success comes when you accept the bad bits of you…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 05:00PMMonday, April 15, 2013
This week’s Movie Monologue Monday is going to look at Robert De Niro’s “That’s Entertainment” monologue from the beginning of Raging Bull. It’s not fl…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 05:00PMSunday, April 14, 2013
Romeo and Juliet is probably Shakespeare’s best-known play, and often studied in schools. We’ve been heavily influenced by this play and there’s all sorts of great R&J…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMFriday, April 12, 2013
This month we conclude our extensive look at Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. It’s time to dive into the language of the play. How do we find character clues in the way a charact…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 05:00PM 
