Facilitating a student led production
Episode 210: A Facilitating a student led production Have you ever sat back and let your students take control of a play? How do you let students learn from the struggles throughout the proc…
Episode 210: A Facilitating a student led production Have you ever sat back and let your students take control of a play? How do you let students learn from the struggles throughout the proc…
This classroom exercise is a mash-up of two of my most favourite theatre games: Scenes from a Bag and Act It Out. This game works as a warm-up activity. It's great for getting students to ex…
Are you ready for an intimate, human take on a massive, epic event? Upon a Sea of Dreams: A Journey on the Titanic by Kathleen Donnelly is an amazing character-based drama with a unique look…
Time for a Tfolk Top Ten Plays For…. Cross-curricular. Cross-curricular is a magic word for many admins and quite frankly there's a good reason for that. Here in the 21st century we no …
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. It’s time to bring Greek mythology to life! Ariadne’s Thread, the Adventures of Theseus and the Minotaur by Judith White is a fantastic…
Middle schoolers face a tornado of questions every day. What do I wear? What if I wear the wrong thing? What is she wearing? What do I look like? Stop looking at me! Hoodie by Lindsay Pri…
Episode 209: Page to Stage: What can you learn in 48 hours? What can you learn when you put up a show from page to stage in 48 hours. Teacher and playwright Scott Giessler shares his experie…
Time for a Tfolk Top Ten Plays About…. Friendship. Bonds are important. Community is important. Having someone to rely on is important, so is being that person for someone else. What do…
A symphony of sound. A symphony of character. Vivid themes. Vivid characters. Stressed by Alan Haehnel is a true theatrical experience for any drama students looking for a bit of a challe…
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. It’s time to get your students ready to sync up their Shakespeare and turn up their technique! Shakespeare on a Shoestring – Cymbeline!…
Episode 208: Production Case Study: You're a Good Man Charlie Brown Bekah Schneider is a teacher in South Korea and there was a lot to overcome with this production: students not knowing the…
Do you hear the tap, tap, tapping? The thumping of a heartbeat? The creek of a door? The sound of beating wings getting closer and closer… In Lindsay Price’s vivid and theatrical…
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Get ready for an Elizabethan England like you’ve never seen before. With hilarious characters and fun costumes, it’s time to Huzzah and…
Time for a Tfolk Top Ten Plays To…. Stretch your tech. We pride ourselves at Theatrefolk that you can produce most of our plays with two cubes. And you could take away one of the cubes …
We asked drama teachers: What tips do you have for keeping your rehearsals focused? Let's hear from the front lines! John H. subscribes to short and sweet: My rehearsal schedule is short. 25…
Episode 207: A Fabulous Theatre Fundraiser Don't you want to learn more about a fabulous theatre fundraiser idea? Of course you do. Listen to drama teacher Alyssa Pitner talk about creating …
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Monsters, strong roles for women, and fun death scenes – what more do you need? Ready to bring an easy-to-stage classical adaptation of Mary …
Cheers to the classics! In the brilliant full-length adaptation, The Canterbury Tales by Lindsay Price, Chaucer’s classic collection of tales come to life. A group of travelers set out…
Episode 206: Monologue Competitions: How to compete confidently How can you encourage your students to compete with confidence? Learn from the source! Student Kelsey Gilmore was chosen as cr…
Episode 205: Talking Tech Theatre Programs We're talking tech theatre in the classroom. What's the first thing you should buy to build your tech theatre program? How do you design a set when…
Time for a Tfolk Top Ten Plays About…. Empathy. Based on the idea that empathy is the act understanding and sharing another person’s experience, these plays open the door to looking …
This is the box my parents want for me. This is who my parents want me to be. A shining star… I don't want to disappoint my parents, but this is not my box. How do we handle the box…
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. If you’re ready to explore the power of the rumour, you’ll want to check out Have You Heard? by Krista Boehert. This monologue-based on…
Double the Shakespeare, double the fun! The talented student group at Franklin Township Middle School West in Indianapolis kicked off their inaugural theatre program with a night of “S…
Episode 204: When a Play Goes Wrong Have you been there? The cast is fighting, no one knows their lines, maybe the flu has swept through the entire school. There are times when opening night…