Saturday, December 3, 2022
What better way to welcome students into the drama department than allowing them to make a grand entrance through a decorated door? Many teachers enjoy door decorating for holiday contests, …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, November 26, 2022
Sometimes you just need a tiny prompt to serve your purpose, but other times you need a whole bunch of big, huge, and GIANT prompts! To get your students thinking big, we’ve got a giganti…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, November 19, 2022
“Bigger! Louder! More, more, more!” We always want our drama students to push themselves to be larger than life onstage and in class. How can we help our students raise the stakes and br…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, November 12, 2022
One of the (many!) wonderful things about theatre is that magic becomes real on the stage. Fantastical stories are brought to life in the most inventive and interesting ways to keep audience…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, November 5, 2022
The following exercise gives students the opportunity to practice active listening, teamwork, taking direction, and problem solving as a group. Acting as an ensemble with a student director,…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, October 29, 2022
Good things come in small packages, and with that, we’ve got a big collection of tiny prompts to get your students thinking big about small things. If you’d like even more prompts, you c…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, October 22, 2022
Students often come to drama class with big goals: Get the lead in the show! Become a performing star! And while some students might make great steps towards achieving those big goals, most …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, October 15, 2022
Do you want your students to show you MORE onstage during a heightened emotional scene? “Joshua, can you be more sad here?” “Sannah, I think your character needs to be more angry right…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, October 8, 2022
The following exercise gives students the opportunity to explore different ways of approaching and performing a two-person scene, using two different levels of volume: only whispering and sh…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, October 1, 2022
Can you tell a great story in six minutes? How about in six seconds? You definitely can. Prior to TikTok, there was Vine — a short-form video hosting app where users created and shared six…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, September 24, 2022
As a director, I cannot stress enough to my students how frustrating it is to have to give the same note over and over during rehearsals. It feels like I’m not being listened to, and it wa…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, September 17, 2022
We do TONS of group work in drama class, and it’s important for students to have the opportunity to work with a variety of their peers. Working with different classmates allows students to…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, September 10, 2022
I have yet to meet a student who didn’t cringe (inwardly or outwardly!) at the start of a new semester or the first rehearsal when they hear their teacher say, “Ok, let’s go around the…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, September 3, 2022
It’s a new school year and in the hustle and bustle of getting classrooms organized, learning students’ names, and completing all the start-of-term tasks, please take a moment to pause, …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, August 27, 2022
In improvisation, one of the first rules that drama students are commonly taught is to always say, “Yes, and…” to continue the story. Basically, agree with presented concepts to keep t…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMTuesday, August 16, 2022
The following warm-up exercise is simple, but can evoke some powerful feelings and reactions. It’s a great exercise to help students develop their self-awareness and practice consent and …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, August 13, 2022
Consent can be a touchy subject in the classroom. Many students immediately think that consent refers to intimacy, such as embraces or stage kisses. While that is an important part of consen…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, August 6, 2022
We’ve got another prompt collection here for you! These prompts are all animal-related — thinking about unusual animals, moving like animals, speaking like animals, encountering animals,…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, July 30, 2022
One of the biggest predictors of a student’s success in the drama classroom and their school productions is whether or not they’re putting in the work on their own outside of the in-scho…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, July 23, 2022
Picture this scenario: You’re in drama class with your students. They’ve been divided into small groups, each group has a scene to work on, and you’ve given them the instructions: “Y…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, July 16, 2022
Have you ever had a student come up to you after drama class or rehearsal and say, “I can’t do (xyz) that we’ve been working on. It’s too hard!” That can be difficult to hear, espe…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, July 9, 2022
This article was inspired by a situation that happened to me. Recently, I was directing a production of Disney’s Descendants: The Musical with a cast of 23 amazing students in grades 8, 9,…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, July 2, 2022
Teachers are special people. Yes, you are! You do so much for your students and wear so many different hats. But teachers are human as well. You may feel frustrated with your students’ app…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, June 25, 2022
The following is a choice board exercise about making tough decisions, within a theatrical context. Students will select one of the six activities below to complete. Some of the options are …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, June 18, 2022
A choice board is a visual tool that teachers can use in their classrooms to allow students to… make choices! Choice boards consist of two or more options of activities for students to com…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, June 11, 2022
Starting your class with bell work or a journal prompt is a great way to get students into the drama class mindset. Some teachers like to have students brainstorm a list of ideas or respond…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMTuesday, May 31, 2022
The phrase “educate yourself!” gets thrown around a lot, especially online. It’s tough when, as a teacher, you are trying to learn more about topics you’re unfamiliar with so you can…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, May 28, 2022
Time is one of the biggest challenges for a drama teacher trying to put on a production. There’s never enough rehearsal time. Some rehearsals drag on forever, while others speed by in the …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, May 21, 2022
Mindfulness is all about being fully present in the moment without judgement. Practicing mindfulness is helpful for drama students, because it can help them combat pre-show jitters. Instead …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, May 14, 2022
Being organized before a performance keeps everyone calm and prevents offstage drama. A great way to stay organized is to create a pre-show checklist — a list of all the tasks each theatri…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, May 7, 2022
Giving and receiving feedback are skills that take practice. Students may worry that they will offend their peers or hurt their feelings while giving feedback. It also takes practice for stu…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM 
