1,392 stories from Theatrefolk
Cold reading (or sight reading) is where actors read aloud from a script, scene, or text with little to no advanced preparation. It's frequently used in auditions either instead of or in …
Drama teachers: you are not alone! Our quality teaching resources and materials are specifically designed to make your life easier and help your classroom thrive. The Drama Classroom Compani…
Looking for a melodrama with all the traditional fixings? Young heroine, dashing hero, moustache-twirling villain…. With it’s broad appeal and easy staging, Little Nell and the M…
In our last post, we talked about creating a monologue notebook to help students collect and reflect on various monologues that could be useful for any upcoming auditions. In this post, we'l…
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Camel Dung and Cloves by Dara Murphy is not your average tea party. With rich, eccentric parts for girls, the twists and turns in this high school …
Cobweb Dreams by Lindsay Price is a fun-filled fantasy that runs parallel to the events of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Available in full length or one-act versions, this m…
Finding the perfect monologue for an upcoming audition is often challenging. Students want to have the best piece possible, but may not know how to go about finding a good monologue, or what…
If you’re looking for a great adaptation of some of Edgar Allen Poe’s best-known works, then look no further than Shuddersome: Tales of Poe by Lindsay Price. Specters, ghosts and…
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Sadness. Hopelessness. Irritability. Anger. Hostility. Angst. Doubt. With teenage depression and anxiety rates on the rise, plays like darklight by Li…
When you've reached the end of the semester or completed your school show, it's likely your students will be dealing with some post-show blues or wondering " what is the next step? Hopefully…
Hamlette! Mark me! Why art thou wearing so much eyeliner? Imagine if you will that “Hamlet” was not “Hamlet” at all, but “Hamlette” – a woman…
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…
"Special needs" is a broad term that describes individuals who require assistance for disabilities that may be medical, mental, or psychological. Every student with special needs is differen…
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…
As drama educators, we obviously believe that the arts should be a crucial part of a student's academic experience. Do a quick web search of "why study the arts?" and hundreds of articles in…
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!…
In a scene from the Broadway production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, the lead character Christopher explains how he solved a difficult math problem for his A-level e…
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…
