Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Episode 73: Using Audio Drama in the Classroom Interview with Jack Ward. Audio Drama can be used for a project-based learning unit, as a play review activity if you can’t get your stud…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMSaturday, December 28, 2013
For the month of December we’re pulling our Saturday Playwriting Exercises from the past and adding something extra. We only started including a PDF download of these exercise…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 07:00AMSaturday, December 21, 2013
For the month of December we’re pulling our Saturday Playwriting Exercises from the past and adding something extra. We only started including a PDF download of these exercises in Au…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 07:00AMWednesday, December 18, 2013
Episode 72: The World Theatre Video Project Teacher Nick Cusumano shares The World Theatre Video Project on the podcast, a excellent example of project-based learning perfect for the drama c…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMSaturday, December 14, 2013
For the month of December we’re pulling our Saturday Playwriting Exercises from the past and adding something extra. We only started including a PDF download of these exercises in Au…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 07:00AMWednesday, December 11, 2013
Episode 71: Krista Boehnert Krista Boehnert is the author of two distinct plays in our catalogue – Have You Heard? and Puzzle Pieces. Both plays are completely written in monologue form. L…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMSaturday, December 7, 2013
For the month of December we’re pulling our Saturday Playwriting Exercises from the past and adding something extra. We only started including a PDF download of these exercises in Au…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 07:00AMWednesday, December 4, 2013
Episode 70: Talking to a Playwright on Skype What’s it like to talk to a playwright? In this episode Lindsay shares three different Skype sessions with three different groups. What do…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMSaturday, November 30, 2013
Happy Birthday To Me Today actually is my birthday and what am I doing? Offering up a Free downloadable playwriting exercise! Birthdays are wonderful character development material because e…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 07:00AMWednesday, November 27, 2013
Episode 69: Christian Kiley Teacher Christian Kiley is also a published author and a cancer survivor. He talks about writing for youth, and how he used cancer as motivation to write a play.…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMSaturday, November 23, 2013
I’m sharing this exercise from The How To Write Shop. There are so many great prompts here all on the topic of fear. Fear is such a wonderful motivator for characters – with bot…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 07:00AMWednesday, November 20, 2013
Episode 68: A Student Director Shares Emma is in the middle of directing my play Tuna Fish Eulogy. She shares her vision, her struggles and what she’s hoping for with her production. …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMTuesday, November 19, 2013
I want to be an actor! How do define a vision for a life in the arts It’s an easy thing to say. People say it all the time: I want to act, I’d love to be an actor, I’d die if I wasn’…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 07:00AMSaturday, November 16, 2013
See below for a downloadable PDF of this exercise. This exercise works for both playwrights and actors. It can be done by playwright working on a new play, or by an actor in rehearsal. I…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMWednesday, November 13, 2013
Episode 67: Teachers Talk: Interview with High School Drama Teacher Jana Beck Shout! is Theatrefolk’s a cappella musical. It’s both a challenge and a reward. This week Lindsay …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMSaturday, November 9, 2013
Download a PDF of this exercise at the end of the post! This is a self reflection exercise and a character development exercise all rolled into one. The best thing you do for yourself as a w…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMThursday, November 7, 2013
We’re trying something different for this month’s newsletter – instead, we’re doing a free online training session! Three weeks ago I was leading a workshop about tec…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 08:06AMWednesday, November 6, 2013
Episode 66: John Donald O’Shea, Playwright Don O’Shea has had quite the life leading up to his current role as playwright. Learn about his journey from law to playwriting. It is…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMTuesday, November 5, 2013
Student Directing Series: Directing Your Peers Download a PDF version of this article at the end of this post. The PDF comes with additional worksheets! Many senior drama classes have a st…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMSaturday, November 2, 2013
This series of pictures from dinner parties (and ads showing dinner parties) from the Sixties to now are a bit frighting. From the clothes, to the poses to the menus. I have never, ever be…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMWednesday, October 30, 2013
Episode 65: Theatrefolk Q & A: You ask, We answer Lindsay and Craig sit down to answer questions and address comments that came up from our recent customer survey. Topics include: Can s…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMSaturday, October 26, 2013
Get a downloadable PDF of this exercise at the end of this post! I think the best exercise for a playwright is observation. If you get into the habit of observation – the specific look…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMFriday, October 25, 2013
At a recent conference middle school teacher Adam Moreno from the University School of Milwaukee shared with me how he uses AGATHA REX in the classroom: students work on, self-direct, …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMWednesday, October 23, 2013
Episode 64: Drama is Transformative Lindsay chats with Janae Dahl, owner and creator of The Drama Notebook – the World’s Largest Collection of drama activities for kids. We talk abo…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMTuesday, October 22, 2013
It’s one thing to audition for a play, it’s a whole other ball game to be the ones holding the audition. Teachers, download the PDF at the end of this post and hand it to your s…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMSaturday, October 19, 2013
A Downloadable PDF of this exercise is available below! Action in plays centres on characters pursuing a want. The manner of pursuit will devise a comedy, a tragedy, or something absu…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMWednesday, October 16, 2013
Episode 63: Theatrical Copyright Cha Cha Cha: Copyright for Beginners Today Lindsay goes through the twists and turns of copyright that every beginning drama teacher and more importantly ev…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMSaturday, October 12, 2013
If you’ve ever watched Inside the Actors Studio, or flipped to the back page of Vanity Fair you’re familiar in some form with The Proust Questionnaire. Marcel Proust did not crea…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMWednesday, October 9, 2013
Episode 62: Teachers Talk: Interviews with high school drama teachers Lindsay talks to two drama teachers at the Educational Theatre Association Conference. What’s the most important …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMTuesday, October 8, 2013
Student Directing Series: Plays and Publishers Free download at the end of this post! Many senior drama classes have a student directing project. The best way to learn the process is to div…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMSaturday, October 5, 2013
If you want writing to become a tangible act, practice it with consistency. Consistency does not mean volume – there’s no need to start with a 400 page project. That will weake…
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