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You've gotten the go-ahead from your school's principal to produce a show this year! You have an awesome show in mind that would be absolutely perfect for your students, and you can't wait t…
Do you hear the tap, tap, tapping? The thumping of a heartbeat? The creek of a door? The sound of beating wings getting closer and closer… In Lindsay Price’s vivid and theatrical…
It's never a question of "if" something will go wrong during a theatrical production…it's completely a case of "when" something will go wrong! But when things do inevitably go wrong, will …
Time for a Tfolk Top Ten Plays To…. Stretch your tech. We pride ourselves at Theatrefolk that you can produce most of our plays with two cubes. And you could take away one of the cubes …
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Get ready for an Elizabethan England like you’ve never seen before. With hilarious characters and fun costumes, it’s time to Huzzah and…
We asked drama teachers: What tips do you have for keeping your rehearsals focused? Let's hear from the front lines! John H. subscribes to short and sweet: My rehearsal schedule is short. 25…
Episode 207: A Fabulous Theatre Fundraiser Don't you want to learn more about a fabulous theatre fundraiser idea? Of course you do. Listen to drama teacher Alyssa Pitner talk about creating …
Show programs (also known as playbills) are the easiest way to share important production information with the audience. Programs are a method of acknowledging all the hard work done by the …
The role of the producer is often a mysterious one and hard to define. No two producers are alike, and each producer sees his or her job differently. In the simplest terms, a producer's job …
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Monsters, strong roles for women, and fun death scenes – what more do you need? Ready to bring an easy-to-stage classical adaptation of Mary …
Cheers to the classics! In the brilliant full-length adaptation, The Canterbury Tales by Lindsay Price, Chaucer’s classic collection of tales come to life. A group of travelers set out…
Episode 206: Monologue Competitions: How to compete confidently How can you encourage your students to compete with confidence? Learn from the source! Student Kelsey Gilmore was chosen as cr…
When students are looking to get involved in theatre, do they have the needed skills? We aren't just talking about "hard skills." Hard skills are the specific abilities or knowledge needed t…
Creating a theatrical production is a group effort. For every student who appears onstage, there are even more students, staff members, and volunteers who help breathe life into the producti…
Episode 205: Talking Tech Theatre Programs We're talking tech theatre in the classroom. What's the first thing you should buy to build your tech theatre program? How do you design a set when…
Time for a Tfolk Top Ten Plays About…. Empathy. Based on the idea that empathy is the act understanding and sharing another person’s experience, these plays open the door to looking …
This is the box my parents want for me. This is who my parents want me to be. A shining star… I don't want to disappoint my parents, but this is not my box. How do we handle the box…
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. If you’re ready to explore the power of the rumour, you’ll want to check out Have You Heard? by Krista Boehert. This monologue-based on…
Real talk: Teachers, it is likely you won't have every item on your props, costume, and set wishlists for the show. It is also unlikely that you are staging your show with an unlimited budge…
Producing a musical is a big job " the cast sizes are generally bigger, the costs to produce the show are usually higher, and of course the artistic staff team is bigger. In addition to the …
Double the Shakespeare, double the fun! The talented student group at Franklin Township Middle School West in Indianapolis kicked off their inaugural theatre program with a night of “S…
Episode 204: When a Play Goes Wrong Have you been there? The cast is fighting, no one knows their lines, maybe the flu has swept through the entire school. There are times when opening night…
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. We are excited to feature We Are Masks by Lindsay Price – a one-act dramedy that challenges performers and audiences alike to examine the mas…
In our recent post 3 Tips for Keeping Your Voice Healthy, we discussed three ways for students to focus on vocal health and vocal hygiene, working from the inside out (focusing on good healt…
The thumping of a heartbeat. The creek of a door. The howl of a bitter wind. The gong of a clock tower. The clang of alarm bells. The sound of beating wings getting closer and closer… Shud…
