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In our last blog post, we talked about what digital citizenship in the drama classroom is. Teachers, let's now take a look at your own digital citizenship skills and knowledge with this quiz…
Somewhere, Nowhere by Lindsay Price is both a heartwarming and heartbreaking story that follows its characters as they grow, change, and stumble through four seasons. Somewhere, Nowhere i…
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Chaucer's classic collection of tales comes to life in the brilliant full-length adaptation, The Canterbury Tales by Lindsay Price. A group of travele…
Digital citizenship is all about the confident, positive, and safe use of digital technology both within and outside of the classroom for communication, collaboration, education, and enterta…
Ready for some fun with Greek mythology that also gives your students a chance to stretch themselves through physical action? Circus Olympus by Lindsay Price is all of that plus three plays …
It's easy for students to get hyper-focused on their lines when they're working on a scene or on a show " counting how many lines they have, memorizing the lines, knowing what order the line…
Student-led warm-up games are a great way for students to demonstrate what they've learned in drama class and apply it in a practical setting, as well as to develop their leadership skills. …
Need a vignette play with flexible casting for your middle school performers? Box by Lindsay Price can be expanded or reduced to suit a variety of cast sizes, plus it offers excellent opport…
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Same Room, Different Story by Claire Broome is truly the ideal high school play. Available in full-length and one-act versions, it's perfect for a …
After every run-through of a show, directors will have a notebook or word document packed to the brim with notes " praise, corrections, problems, solutions, changes and adjustments that need…
So you've selected the show you are producing this year and you have come up with an incredible vision for the show. This is going to be awesome! Obviously, you want your students to share i…
Looking for a great competition piece or cross-curricular play? Shuddersome: Tales of Poe by Lindsay Price is a vivid and theatrical adaptation of some of Poe's best known works, complete wi…
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Being sixteen isn't easy. Choosing a play collection that illustrates the ups and downs of being sixteen is. Sixteen in 10 Minutes or Less by Bradl…
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. High school is full of stereotypes " or is it? Told in a series of interlaced vignettes, Stereotype High by Jeffrey Harr examines these "stereotypi…
Encouraging students to work together is often a challenge. Some students worry that they'll be saddled with peers who won't pull their weight. Some students are super-shy and the idea of ap…
In education, inclusion refers to students with disabilities or special needs (whether their needs are medical, mental, physical, or psychological) spending most or all of their class time w…
As drama educators, we have the opportunity to instill a love and appreciation of theatre for all students. Teen Plays for Inclusive Classrooms by Dara Murphy is a fantastic resource for cla…
Being aware of your surroundings is a vital part of being an actor. Students must know what's going on around them at all times. This is important from a theatrical standpoint " unless other…
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. If you like Shakespeare, Monty Python, a little love, a little death, a lot of laughs and lunch at the pub, you must read Lose Not Thy Head by Gary Ro…
Who doesn't want to be a superhero? The Super Non-Heroes by Taryn Temple is a fabulous middle school play that looks at friendship, acceptance and discovering yourself. Have you ever felt…
Here is a brainstorming exercise that you can use with your students when they have selected a broad topic and are trying to narrow it down or flesh out their ideas. For example, they may ha…
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. If you're a fan of the classics but have wondered it would be like to tell the story through the lens of the absurd, you'll love To Kill A Mocking …
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Large cast staging options, ghoulish make-up opportunities and a modern adaptation of Victorian ghost stories. Intrigued? Learn more about the high…
Group work is an enormous part of drama class. Students are always working in groups, whether for warm-ups, improvisation, scene work, playwriting, working backstage, and more. Even if your …
If you're looking for a vivid and theatrical adaptation of some of Edgar Allen Poe's greatest works, look no further than Shuddersome: Tales of Poe by Lindsay Price. With three play lengths …
