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Time for a Tfolk Top Ten Plays For… Beginner Actors. Everybody has to start somewhere. Every drama student has to be in their first play. So here's 10 to choose from! Every one of thes…
Time for a Tfolk Top Ten Plays For… Advanced Actors. You have students who can go to the next level. They are ready to tackle scripts beyond the norm of character development and reali…
If you’re looking for a classical adaptation with great characters, lots of humour, and strong ensemble work, keep reading! In the lively, full-length adaptation, The Canterbury Tales …
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Today we've got horror. That's right horror theatre. We love this genre and love being able to offer it to you with Steven Stack's new play Horror Mov…
We asked drama teachers: What are your tips for bringing shy or hesitant students out of their shells? Do you let them have the time they need to get comfortable participating, or does it wo…
Whether you're an experienced drama teacher or brand-new to the field, every drama educator needs more – more resources, more exercises, more help, more time. We're so excited to intro…
Episode 187: How to build a drama program When Sylvia Davenport-Veith started teaching drama she did everything by herself. Over the years she was able to build a program that supported thre…
If you’re looking for a high school or middle school play with a little bit of everything, look no further! The Bottom of the Lake by Steven Stack is an amazing combination of ghost st…
From Kingston to California, drama teachers everywhere deal with similar concerns with their drama students and their theatrical productions. Here are five common rehearsal problems, rapid-f…
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Today we look at The Baloney, the Pickle, the Zombies, and Other Things I Hide From My Mother, a comedy for high schools and middle schools where Trev…
Can you envision a future where teenagers are forced into obedience? What happens when someone questions authority? Is it more important to take a stand or remain in compliance? These questi…
From Shakespearean tragedies to zombie thrillers, stage blood can be an exciting addition to a show"it adds a sinister realism to dramatic moments, and really makes the audience gasp with su…
Sometimes a picture really can speak a thousand words. In this production of Agatha Rex by Lindsay Price, the students at Northwestern High School in West Salem, Ohio showed how interesting …
Episode 186: Production Case Study: Look Me In the Eye Where do you start with a play? How do you come up with a vision that spans across character development, light, sound, set, costuming?…
How do Theatre and Autism fit together? Do you have students on the spectrum in your classrooms? Have you ever put on a sensory friendly performance? All of these questions and more were ans…
Ah, love. So many wonderful theatrical pieces are inspired by love. Yet pretending to be in love onstage, in front of friends, family members, and peers, can be one of the most challenging a…
When Jarrett Hannig and the drama students at the Canadian International School of Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi, UAE took on the classical adaptation, Mmmbeth, they got so much more than just a gr…
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Today we look at Storied, a dramedy for high schools and middle schools where three teenagers enter a magical dimension and are pulled into a conflict…
It's a situation that directors hope never to have to face, but unfortunately it happens: an actor, for whatever reason, has to drop out of the show at some point during the rehearsal proces…
Time for a Tfolk Top Ten Plays About… Competition Pieces. You want winning plays. You want plays that fit competition rules. You want something that's going to be easy to stage if you'…
Episode 185:Â A play from two perspectives: Student-director & Playwright At Theatrefolk we have a play by a playwright who for many years chose to be anonymous. When a student directo…
Many people deal with body issues but what happens when your body has issues with you? In the one-act comedy for high schools, Body Body by Lindsay Price body parts come to life to take c…
Recently we shared a post about theatrical time management for students. However, it's not just students who need to plan ahead and consider their schedules. Teachers and directors need to b…
Do you remember how you kept your balance on the first day of middle school? In the one-act comedy, School Daze by Lindsay Price, middle-schoolers navigate the tricky tightrope between being…
If you were to make a graph of emotions throughout a rehearsal process of a show, I think it would take on a U-shape. The process starts on a high note, with everyone excited about the show …
