Saturday, 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 …
Linked From 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 …
Linked From 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…
Linked From 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 …
Linked From 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…
Linked From 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 …
Linked From 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 …
Linked From 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 …
Linked From 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…
Linked From 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…
Linked From 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…
Linked From 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…
Linked From 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…
Linked From 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 …
Linked From 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…
Linked From 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…
Linked From 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 …
Linked From 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…
Linked From 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…
Linked From 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…
Linked From 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…
Linked From 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…
Linked From Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, May 11, 2019
In our last blog post, we talked about what digital citizenship in the drama classroom is. Teachers, let’s now take a look at your own digital citizenship skills and knowledge with this qu…
Linked From Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, May 4, 2019
Digital citizenship is all about the confident, positive, and safe use of digital technology both within and outside of the classroom for communication, collaboration, education, and enterta…
Linked From Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, April 27, 2019
It’s easy for students to get hyper-focused on their lines when they’re working on a scene or on a show – counting how many lines they have, memorizing the lines, knowing what order th…
Linked From Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, April 20, 2019
Student-led warm-up games are a great way for students to demonstrate what they’ve learned in drama class and apply it in a practical setting, as well as to develop their leadership skills…
Linked From Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, April 13, 2019
After every run-through of a show, directors will have a notebook or word document packed to the brim with notes – praise, corrections, problems, solutions, changes and adjustments that ne…
Linked From Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, April 6, 2019
So you’ve selected the show you are producing this year and you have come up with an incredible vision for the show. This is going to be awesome! Obviously, you want your students to share…
Linked From Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, March 30, 2019
Encouraging students to work together is often a challenge. Some students worry that they’ll be saddled with peers who won’t pull their weight. Some students are super-shy and the idea o…
Linked From Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, March 23, 2019
In education, inclusion refers to students with disabilities or special needs (whether their needs are medical, mental, physical, or psychological) spending most or all of their class time w…
Linked From Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, March 16, 2019
Being aware of your surroundings is a vital part of being an actor. Students must know what’s going on around them at all times. This is important from a theatrical standpoint – unless o…
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