Saturday, September 26, 2015
Sometimes it’s the simple games and the ones we’ve played over and over again that can offer the most learning. Take The Human Knot. It’s a game that’s been played in playgrounds, ca…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMTuesday, September 22, 2015
We have a great community of amazing playwrights here at Theatrefolk that contribute to our collection of middle and high school plays. We hope you’ll enjoy this peek behind the curtain…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMMonday, September 21, 2015
Many productions are based on a pyramid structure: Stars at the top, supporting cast in the middle, chorus at the bottom. Even though there are more actors involved at the bottom of the pyra…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, September 19, 2015
How do you get students to work together in a creation? The basic marshmallow challenge (detailed instructions here) is an ideal exercise to sharpen collaboration skills. It’s works becaus…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMTuesday, September 15, 2015
Episode 139: Talking About Issues Through Theatre What motivates you when it comes to your students? For Josh Adell, a teacher out of California, it was the time and time connection between …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMMonday, September 14, 2015
Some drama teachers have their whole production year figured out before the first day of school. If you’re doing a big musical, you need to get that paperwork started way in advance. Or ma…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, September 12, 2015
If you want your students to devise a theatre piece in class, it’s important to practice the act of collaboration as much as possible. Ideally, you should use the month beforehand getting …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMTuesday, September 8, 2015
We have a great community of amazing playwrights here at Theatrefolk that contribute to our collection of middle and high school plays. We hope you’ll enjoy this peek behind the curtain…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, September 5, 2015
Todd Espeland, instructor of the Drama Teacher Academy course Serious Play: Theatre Games and Warm Ups for Rehearsal and Ensemble Building, uses Big, Tiny, Twisted as the last warm up before…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMTuesday, September 1, 2015
Episode 138: Successes and Challenges: Potpourri We continue talking to teachers in our Successes and Challenges Series. In this episode we hear from a teacher using students as leaders, a s…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMMonday, August 31, 2015
What is devising? The hallmarks of a devised theatre piece is that it: does not start with a script, it start with a idea/concept/topic is a collaborative creation there are no traditionally…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, August 29, 2015
Devising: A project that starts with an idea/concept/source material rather than a completed script The culminating activity for collaboration in the drama classroom is to have your students…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMTuesday, August 25, 2015
We have a great community of amazing playwrights here at Theatrefolk that contribute to our collection of middle and high school plays. We hope you’ll enjoy this peek behind the curtain…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMTuesday, August 18, 2015
Episode 137: Successes and Challenges: Firsts Every teacher in this podcast experienced a “first” this past year. Their first year in the classroom. The first time their school has had a…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, August 15, 2015
I adore using questions and answers as part of the writing process. It’s an excellent way to get yourself out of writers block. It’s a great method for creating specific characte…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMTuesday, August 11, 2015
We have a great community of amazing playwrights here at Theatrefolk that contribute to our collection of middle and high school plays. We hope you’ll enjoy this peek behind the curtain…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMMonday, August 10, 2015
Jennine Profeta, instructor of the Drama Teacher Academy course Yes… And How to Teach Improv always uses the game Job Interview in her classes. In this game, one student has more knowledge…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, August 8, 2015
Here are some great improv games to work on collaboration skills. Click below for a PDF download of these exercises! Word at a Time Story Students sit in a circle. Give them a title for a st…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMFriday, August 7, 2015
You’re invited! We’ve got two online live Professional Learning Community events happening next Friday. What’s the topic? School Startup: How to start the engines and get your clas…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMTuesday, August 4, 2015
Episode 136: Top Ten Tips For Teaching Improv Improvisation! Every student loves it, but does every teacher? Improv is one of those things that looks so easy but the tide can turn easily. Wh…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, August 1, 2015
How does your class collaborate in a crisis? To collaborate is to work together as a group to produce something. In this case, each group has to work together to create a list. But it’s no…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMTuesday, July 28, 2015
We have a great community of amazing playwrights here at Theatrefolk that contribute to our collection of middle and high school plays. We hope you’ll enjoy this peek behind the curtain…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, July 25, 2015
Use this exercise for the first week of class, especially if you have a group of students who don’t know each other very well. The point of the game is to get students to not just talk to …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMTuesday, July 21, 2015
Episode 135: Starting from Scratch Ruth Mirabella was asked to start a middle school drama program three years ago. They had the smallest stage imaginable and no sound equipment. Since she…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, July 18, 2015
The mirror game is a great stand-by in the theatre class. Students are grouped in pairs and face each other. One acts as the leader, moving their arms, legs, head, face, in a slow steady pat…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMTuesday, July 14, 2015
We have a great community of amazing playwrights here at Theatrefolk that contribute to our collection of middle and high school plays. We hope you’ll enjoy this peek behind the curtain…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMMonday, July 13, 2015
Your first reaction to using Close Reading in the Drama Classroom might be – Ugh! There’s no way my students will sit still for that. This is the only time they get up and get moving…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMTuesday, July 7, 2015
Episode 134: Being a Student Director Amelia Trimble directed her first play this year. She was thrown into it by her teacher and the experience has been a rewarding one. What’s it like to…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMMonday, July 6, 2015
Collaboration has been highlighted as a 21st century skill and an important skill for students to learn. Certainly, students need to know how to work and create with others. The drama class …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, July 4, 2015
Todd Espeland, instructor of the Drama Teacher Academy course Serious Play: Theatre Games and Warm Ups for Rehearsal and Ensemble Building, includes the game One To Twenty as among his favou…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMTuesday, June 30, 2015
We have a great community of amazing playwrights here at Theatrefolk that contribute to our collection of middle and high school plays. We hope you’ll enjoy this peek behind the curtain…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM 
