793 stories by "Lindsay Price"
Theatre History is a necessary unit in any drama curriculum. To understand where we are, we have to explore where we've been. For example, to understand the role of the actor, it's important…
Have you heard of Tech Challenge (sometimes it's called Tech Olympics)? Teams compete in common tasks that every technician should know and/or participate in during the run of a show. Some e…
Six Tips to Keep Your Students in Stitches Many modern teen plays can be easily costumed from the closets of the cast or (even more simply than that) jeans and show t-shirts. But if you're m…
Episode 154: Come With Us To Kabuki If you're going to teach a Theatre History Unit, one of the areas you may include is Japanese Theatre: Kabuki, Noh or Bunraku. Theatrefolk co-owners Linds…
Episode 153: Â Directing Mary Poppins Artistic Director of the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre Todd Espeland directed the musical Mary Poppins last fall. Â How did put his own stamp on the music…
Uta Hagen held a lot of influence in 20th century American Theatre. She made her Broadway debut in 1938 in Anton Chekov's The Seagull. She also acted against Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Nam…
One approach to character development is to identify the difference between what characters want and what they need. Sometimes students get the two mixed up. Which is more important? Do play…
Characters come to life in the small details, the little things like personal preference, food, or music choices. These two exercises can help student actors discover those details and reall…
Episode 152: Â Reflecting Forward On Theatre School Grae Greer is in the middle of her last semester of her theatre program at Marshall University. Why did she choose Marshall? Â What we…
Featuring you – the theatre educators that work so hard for your students. We’re proud to present the Drama Teacher Spotlight! Want to join? Just click here and tell us about you…
Episode 151: Â Reflecting Back on Theatre School Jesse Wilson was born in LA, started acting at an early age and was accepted into Juilliard. He was on track to becoming a traditional prof…
Student actors tend to keep their limbs close to the body. When we think about creating physical pictures on stage, one of the easiest ways to present depth is through extension. How can we …
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 cur…
Whether adjudicating for a full length or a monologue competition, one of the most frequent comments I make is that students need to work more at developing the physical side of their charac…
How do we communicate without words? We communicate without words every day. A frown and crossed arms communicates a clear message, as does a nod, wink, or a "come here" gesture. There's the…
Episode 150: Â Using Drama In Other Classes Today we have two playwrights who also happen to be two teachers: Amanda Murray Cutalo is an English teacher(Nice Girl, Typecast) and Taryn Temp…
Are you playing Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream? One of the seven deadly sins? A banana in an improv scene? A god in a Greek myth? The Lint Roller in The Absolutely Insidious and Utterly T…
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 cur…
Episode 149: Â Do-it-All Directors Are you a do it all director? Today we talk to a number of teachers who have to do it all. We have high school and middle school teachers and teachers wh…
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 cur…
When you're rehearsing a musical close to performance week, the last thing you want to hear is that one of your students can't sing. Promoting vocal health in young singers is crucial. Here'…
Episode 148: Â Writing Across Genres Today we talk to Treanor Baring who written poetry, plays, novels, and scripts for television. What's her favourite form of writing? What are the impor…
If you want your characters to be three dimensional, you have to consider their voice. What words do they choose? What's the structure of their language? How do they communicate? A character…
Want to get your students working together as an ensemble? Are you looking for a great vocal warm up that will improve their listening skills? Use rounds! A round is a short musical piece in…
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 cur…
