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Welcome to Toot Toot Tuesday, where we feature Theatrefolk’s productions by schools and student performers from all over the world. Today we are tooting the horn for Sheila Gatensby…
Alice by Lindsay Price is brought to life by director Juliet Cottrell and the Drama Workshop in New Zealand. It was no ordinary production. The theatre had been destroyed by fire 4 weeks pri…
Different venues can have a huge effect on a production. They can create beautiful and intriguing staging options for directors and designers, and really surprise and enchant audiences. They…
Welcome to Toot Toot Tuesday, where we feature Theatrefolk’s productions by schools and student performers from all over the world. Today we are tooting the horn for Julie Patrick a…
You need scripts. For your classes. For your after school program. For competition. But where do you start? How many catalogues are stacked on your desk right now? Sometimes it's a jungle ou…
As a busy teacher and director, having a great artistic team is essential to a successful school production. Having a great team in place means that you have a supportive, enthusiastic group…
Welcome to Toot Toot Tuesday, where we feature Theatrefolk’s productions by schools and student performers from all over the world. Today we are tooting the horn for Andrea Watson a…
Episode 175: The Drama Classroom: There is a seat for everyone at the table Scott Giessler is a teacher and a playwright. He went into theatre teaching without any training and not only is h…
Welcome to our New Play Feature. Today we look at the three races of discovery of three girls named Summer in the play Breathless by Wendy-Marie Martin. Summer Adams is looking for love in a…
Theatre is such a collaborative art form. As the saying goes, "many hands make light work." Theatrical production assistants come in many forms. Pretty much any crew member or artistic…
Welcome to Toot Toot Tuesday, where we feature Theatrefolk’s productions by schools and student performers from all over the world. Today we are tooting the horn for Deborah Horn…
Welcome to Toot Toot Tuesday, where we feature Theatrefolk’s productions by schools and student performers from all over the world. Today we are tooting the horn for Kate Olena a…
Episode 174: Teaching, Performing, Directing, Shakespeare Chris Veneris hated Shakespeare in high school. He had a teacher who made it absolutely boring. Now he's approaching Shakespeare fro…
If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to get organized, then this post is for you! Teachers are busy people and have a million things to remember. Remembering every student who has …
The following exercise gives students the opportunity to pitch their dream show to the rest of the class. This is a great exercise to do with students after you've polled your class. Now …
Welcome to Toot Toot Tuesday, where we feature Theatrefolk’s productions by schools and student performers from all over the world. Today we are tooting the horn for Keigan Page at …
We love these pictures of James River High School's production of Cobweb Dreams. Director Allison Oyler said about their experience that "We thoroughly enjoyed putting up Cobweb Dreams last …
"I've got so much to say / if only you would listen!" That's one of my favourite lyrics from School of Rock: The Musical. Students truly wish to be heard, and as teachers, it's our responsib…
Welcome to Toot Toot Tuesday, where we feature Theatrefolk’s productions by schools and student performers from all over the world. Today we are tooting the horn for Jane Purdy a…
Episode 173: Drama Teachers: How do you give student writers feedback? Nick Pappas wears many hats. He is a playwright, a director, he teaches and he's a dramaturg. This conversation took pl…
You need scripts. For your classes. For your after school program. For competition. But where do you start? How many catalogues are stacked on your desk right now? Sometimes it's a jungle ou…
It's a new year and a fresh start! If you've been teaching the same classes for a long time, your curriculum might be feeling a bit stale. Yes, it's always going to be different when you tea…
Welcome to our very first Toot Toot Tuesday, where we feature Theatrefolk’s productions by schools and student performers from all over the world. Today we are tooting the horn for …
Welcome to our New Play Feature. Today we take a journey Ancient Greek choral storytelling with a modern twist! Pandora's Fire brings the greek myth of Pandora's box to life. Pandora was giv…
Success in the drama classroom can be a challenging thing to measure. Not all students who take drama want to go on to become professional performers or technicians. Many students take drama…
