793 stories by "Lindsay Price"
Heather McGuigan is a musical theatre performer by trade and is just about to start her fifth production of Mary Poppins. She's toured the show across North America and talks about how this …
October is Observation Month here at Theatrefolk! That means we've got a month of Observation prompts for your Saturday exercise. Observation is my number one tool for finding play ideas. Wh…
Episode 114: The Working Actor: Back to School Actor Steve Ross has spent 11 years at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival and has performed for many years across Canada. He talks about the fi…
Warm-Up Round Table: Warm-Ups for Different types of plays Warm-up games are never a throw away activity. They can transition students from the outside world to rehearsal world. They can be …
Observation: The conversation you can only hear October is Observation Month here at Theatrefolk! That means we've got a month of Observation prompts for your Saturday exercise. Observation …
The Working Actor: Commercial Acting What happens in the process of auditioning for and shooting a commercial? Actor Marty Moreau outlines the steps from the first call from your agen…
Observation: The conversation you can only see October is Observation Month here at Theatrefolk! That means we've got a month of Observation prompts for your Saturday exercise. Observation i…
Taking Students to Competition How do you handle competition with your students? How do you circumvent the win, win, win mentality, especially if you don't win? Teacher Gary Rodgers competes…
The Neglect Quartet: How to request a cut or change The play runs too long. We'll get disqualified. My administration won't let us say the word "cigarette." I have more girls auditioned than…
You can't be emotional about a thing. That's a common refrain. You can't feel anything about an object or a building because they're just things. They have no feelings. They can't return or …
Episode 111: Directing the Large Cast Middle School Play It's one thing to want to put every middle schooler who auditions on stage. It's another thing to pull off a successful production. H…
Have fun with the five senses! Students write a different header on five different pieces paper: Sight (objects) Sound Smell Touch (Textures) Taste Go through the headers with the class and …
Episode 110: Devising and Physical Theatre Pilar Orti talks about how you can devise (create theatre from an idea) using physical theatre. How do you find stimulus for a piece, explore that …
You've heard the saying. "A Picture is worth a Thousand Words." Here is an exercise that puts that expression into vivid detail. Click here to see an Imgur gallery. It shows eight paintings …
Sound is a powerful sense. Many objects and actions are clearly identified by the sounds they make. Sound also triggers powerful memories. When I hear a screen door slam, I am instantly brou…
Episode 109: Dealing with Student Strife The drama class is one of the only places where students truly examine themselves and their world through reflection and contemplation. Because of th…
Last week we shared The Ultimate Audition Guide: Teachers. Now we've got one for students. Students go through the same set of emotions, issues and concerns when auditioning: Will I get the …
What: Tag Team Scene Who: Divide class into pairs Materials: Pens/Pencils, Character/Location/Line Pages, Timer Why: Use this exercise to practice writing natural-sounding dialogue. With …
Episode 108: Directing the Middle School Musical Brian Borowka teaches a grade 8 musical theatre class which culminates in a production. He passes on his tips for directing a middle school m…
Auditions happen everywhere at every level, from middle school plays, to high school musicals, to college admissions. Audition styles range from prepared monologues, to cold readings, …
Cross-Curricular in the Drama Classroom Teacher Jeff Pinsky will embark on a new cross-curricular journey with his drama curriculum this year. He'll be incorporating the holocaust into drama…
Episode 106: Day One of the drama classroom For many teachers, the first day of class is the most important day of the whole year. What do you do on "day one?" Listen to five drama teachers …
Episode 105: The Drama Teacher Academy Announcing the Drama Teacher Academy! We are so excited to introduce our new membership site which offers workshops on demand. Lindsay talks about the …
It has been a whirlwind week with the launch of The Drama Teacher Academy! This is a brand new project and a brand new adventure so there have been a lot of questions. We want to make sure y…
The Drama Teacher Academy is a professional development membership site with workshops on demand especially for drama teachers and educators. The doors are open and are ready for you! Click …
