793 stories by "Lindsay Price"
You need scripts. For your classes. For your after school program. For competition. But where do you start? How many catalogues are stacked on your desk right now? Sometimes it's a jungle ou…
For many drama teachers, a dwindling production budget is an ongoing struggle. How do you put up a full production with limited funds? Beth Goodwin portrays the double whammy she works in a …
You need scripts. For your classes. For your after school program. For competition. But where do you start? How many catalogues are stacked on your desk right now? Sometimes it's a jungle ou…
We recorded a podcast featuring 9 teachers from all over the country, in both middle school and high school programs, to find out what makes them able to do it all when directing a play. …
Directors need to have a vision for the play. That means ALL directors: professional, community, high school, and middle school. Why is it important to have a vision? A vision gives the play…
You need scripts. For your classes. For your after school program. For competition. But where do you start? How many catalogues are stacked on your desk right now? Sometimes it's a jungle ou…
You need scripts. For your classes. For your after school program. For competition. But where do you start? How many catalogues are stacked on your desk right now? Sometimes it's a jungle ou…
You need scripts. For your classes. For your after school program. For competition. But where do you start? How many catalogues are stacked on your desk right now? Sometimes it's a jungle ou…
Cross-Curricular Success Stories "Cross-curricular" is a huge buzz word. We've talked in previous posts about how you can explore other subjects through drama, but what about drama in other …
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The phrase "a picture tells a thousand words" is pretty well-worn, yet the concept has proven true time and time again. Look at any picture that captures a moment in action – the words…
You need scripts. For your classes. For your after school program. For competition. But where do you start? How many catalogues are stacked on your desk right now? Sometimes it's a jungle ou…
Q&A with Pilar Orti Lindsay Price talked with Pilar Orti, author of Your Handy Companion to Devising and Physical Theatre, about her experiences with devising in the drama classroom. Her…
You need scripts. For your classes. For your after school program. For competition. But where do you start? How many catalogues are stacked on your desk right now? Sometimes it's a jungle ou…
For some of you, school has already started. For others, that first day is looming right around the corner. Either way, it's easy to get tossed into the whirlwind that is the beginning of th…
As a teacher and director, one of my first priorities at the beginning of a new class or rehearsal process is to learn everyone's names as quickly as possible. It makes students feel importa…
There are many ways to give participation marks in the drama classroom. How do students engage in classroom discussion? How do they participate in warmups and exercises? How do students work…
“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” -Stephen R. Covey How many times have you been giving instruction in class and wh…
We were lucky enough to speak with two teachers at Northwest Middle School in Flowood, MS – Emily Wright and Genifer Freeman – about how the entire school (even the Principal) go…
We're always asking students to reflect. It's almost like a knee-jerk reaction. Reflect on that exercise! Reflect on group work! Reflect on the unit! Here's a rubric just for reflections! Bu…
One thing that often comes up in student writing is that characters only seem to exist from the first page to the last page. Students don't think of their characters as having lives outside …
If you study theatre history, it is a given that Shakespeare will make an appearance. But it's not a given that you will hit upon 17th Century France and the works of Molière. What was thea…
How do we connect students with theatre history eras that are difficult to relate to? Theatre is all about change. Not only do we want to look back and identify origins, but it's important t…
If you're going to study theatre history, Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Era are two of the most fascinating topics to study. But time and time again students (and teachers) resist against …
If you want students to learn the elements of a theatre history era, there's no better way than to study a scene from a play that exemplifies that era. For example, look at the principles of…
