Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Why Shakespeare Today – Postcards From Shakespeare Theatrefolk Playwright Allison Williams talks about her attraction to Shakespeare adaptations, why students should study the bard tod…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PM[SHARE]We are proud to announce that the Drama Teacher Academy is open and ready for you! Click the graphic below to become a charter member. Don't forget the bonus! If you join the Drama Teache…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 07:00AM[SHARE]Monday, August 4, 2014
The Drama Teacher Academy is just two days away! Did you watch the Sneak Peek Video? DTA is the premiere membership site with workshops on demand for drama teachers and drama educators. …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 07:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, August 2, 2014
Do you ever say to yourself, "I need to learn more. I wish I had more PD." but you never seem to get around to taking a course? Have you ever wondered why you don't make the time? You're the…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 06:31AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 30, 2014
YouTube Fireside Chat – Elaine Stritch Edition Join Lindsay Price and Craig Mason in a YouTube Fireside Chat about Elaine Stritch. They discuss little seen performance clips and how St…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 07:41AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Directing Youth with Kerry Hishon Youth Director Kerry Hishon talks about the process from auditions to rehearsal to performance and shares her hints, tips, and tricks. Â If you're auditio…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 08:11AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Episode 101: Movement and the Student Actor Replay La Tasha Do'zia-Earley used our play Emotional Baggage with her students as an introduction to the Laban movement  technique. How doe…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 07:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Writing plays for youths with Lindsay Price It's episode 100 of The Theatrefolk Podcast. Today we turn the tables and put Lindsay Price in the hot seat. What's it like writing exclusively fo…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 07:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 2, 2014
What do Drama Teachers Do In the Summer? Part Two. The biggest misconception is that all teachers head to the pool and relax for two months during the summer. We've got more teachers with mo…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 07:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 25, 2014
What do Drama Teachers Do In the Summer? Part One. The biggest misconception is that all teachers head to the pool and relax for two months during the summer. What to hear what really goes o…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 07:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 18, 2014
The International Teacher: when travel and teaching go hand in hand Rita Felder teaches in an International School in Korea. What's it like? How did she prepare to teach students who speak E…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 07:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 11, 2014
How to Succeed with a class production Have you tried to put together a class production and it just didn't work out? Teacher Rassika Risko shares the successes and challenges of getting 28 …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 07:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Audio Drama in the Classroom In this podcast we talk about how to use audio drama for project-based learning, as a play review activity, an interesting exercise for directors and more! Show …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 07:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Set Design: How to cut a big musical down to size Set Designer Sean Martin talks about how high schools can put on a big musical without breaking the bank with set design. Show Notes Contact…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 10:35AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Directing the Non-Traditional Play High school director Ray Palasz talks about directing Drum Taps, a theatrical adaptation of Walt Whitman's poetry. Why is struggle an important tool in his…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 07:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Directing: Visualizing the Big Idea Teacher Christine Thornton works in a tiny rural school but that doesn't stop her from having big ideas for her shows. How does she work with students to …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 07:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Episode 91: The 25 Hour Play Project Playwright and educator Corey-Jan Albert talks about working with student playwrights and how to get students from idea to finished product in 25 hours, …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 07:00AM[SHARE]Friday, May 2, 2014
Enjoy this lovely set of production photos from the Lampman High School (Lampman, SK) production of Hairball by Lindsay Price. Photos Courtesy Christine Thornton. Hairball, as its name impli…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 07:01PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 30, 2014
The Monologue Everything Program Lindsay talks about her love of monologues and the process of writing The Monologue Everything Program. Show Notes The Monologue Everything Program Episode T…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 07:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 29, 2014
The Amazing Individual Event. The Amazing Audition. The Amazing Monologue. This is your Guide to being amazing in two minutes or less. There are many monologue competitions out there, from t…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 07:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 24, 2014
I believe everything can be turned into a monologue and everyone can write a monologue. It’s one thing to say that, it’s another thing entirely when you say that in front of a ro…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 06:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 23, 2014
A few months ago I was asked to teach first-time student writers how to write a monologue. Easy, I thought. I’ve been writing monologues for twenty years. This should be a no-brainer. …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 08:44AM[SHARE]Episode 89: Make a Mission Statement for Your Drama Classroom Discover drama teacher Amy Patel's process for creating a mission statement with her students. Show Notes Free Live Training …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 08:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Episode 88: Tips and Tricks for Directing Youth with Steven Stack Playwright Steven Stack is a long time director. He shares his tips and tricks for directing youth. Bonus! Steven also share…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Enjoy this replay of our live Drama Teacher Hangout. We talked with Michael Wehrli about the challenges drama teachers face when guiding their students to choose and perform monologues. Topi…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Episode 87: Character Interpretation – The Student's Point of View Lindsay talks with two sets of students who prepared the same characters, in the same show, but in two different prod…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Episode 86:Character Interpretation – The Director's Point of View Two directors, high school teacher Carolyn Greer, and middle school teacher Jessica Stafford, share their experience …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 1, 2014
I recently adjudicated monologues at a Middle School Drama Festival and saw a lot of students trying their very best. They left it all on the table and amazed me. But I also saw students ove…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PM[SHARE]Saturday, March 29, 2014
I came across this collection of photos over on flickr.com in their Commons section. All the photos in the Commons are public domain, so it's a great place to find free images. These picture…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 07:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Episode 85: Middle School Drama Teacher Alana Gushuliak-Soldan What is it like to teach Middle School drama? Alana Gushuliak-Soldan became a middle school drama teacher because that was the …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PM[SHARE]Saturday, March 22, 2014
I'm not done with the graveyard just yet. (Did you check out our in-depth blog post from earlier this week? It's a Research and Write Unit based on a tombstone.) Here we have two pictures fr…
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