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I adore using questions and answers as part of the writing process. It’s an excellent way to get yourself out of writers block. It’s a great method for creating specific characte…
We have a great community of amazing playwrights here at Theatrefolk that contribute to our collection of middle and high school plays. We hope you'll enjoy this peek behind the cur…
Jennine Profeta, instructor of the Drama Teacher Academy course Yes… And How to Teach Improv always uses the game Job Interview in her classes. In this game, one student has more knowledge…
Here are some great improv games to work on collaboration skills. Click below for a PDF download of these exercises! Word at a Time Story Students sit in a circle. Give them a title for a st…
You’re invited! We've got two online live Professional Learning Community events happening next Friday. What's the topic? School Startup: How to start the engines and get your classroo…
Episode 136: Top Ten Tips For Teaching Improv Improvisation! Every student loves it, but does every teacher? Improv is one of those things that looks so easy but the tide can turn easily. Wh…
Craig Mason is the instructor of the Drama Teacher Academy course Strong Ensemble = Strong Play. Craig was an professional actor for 15 years and spent a lot of time working in ensemble situ…
How does your class collaborate in a crisis? To collaborate is to work together as a group to produce something. In this case, each group has to work together to create a list. But it's not …
We have a great community of amazing playwrights here at Theatrefolk that contribute to our collection of middle and high school plays. We hope you'll enjoy this peek behind the cur…
Use this exercise for the first week of class, especially if you have a group of students who don't know each other very well. The point of the game is to get students to not just talk to ea…
Episode 135: Starting from Scratch Ruth Mirabella was asked to start a middle school drama program three years ago. They had the smallest stage imaginable and no sound equipment. Â Since s…
We welcome teacher and Theatrefolk playwright Jeffrey Harr as a guest writer on our Blog! Check out Jeffrey's plays Stereotype High and Close Encounters of the Undead Kind. In an age of …
The mirror game is a great stand-by in the theatre class. Students are grouped in pairs and face each other. One acts as the leader, moving their arms, legs, head, face, in a slow steady pat…
We have a great community of amazing playwrights here at Theatrefolk that contribute to our collection of middle and high school plays. We hope you'll enjoy this peek behind the cur…
Your first reaction to using Close Reading in the Drama Classroom might be – Ugh! There's no way my students will sit still for that. This is the only time they get up and get moving. …
Episode 134: Being a Student Director Amelia Trimble directed her first play this year. She was thrown into it by her teacher and the experience has been a rewarding one. What's it like to d…
Collaboration has been highlighted as a 21st century skill and an important skill for students to learn. Certainly, students need to know how to work and create with others. The drama class …
Todd Espeland, instructor of the Drama Teacher Academy course Serious Play: Theatre Games and Warm Ups for Rehearsal and Ensemble Building, includes the game One To Twenty as among his favou…
We have a great community of amazing playwrights here at Theatrefolk that contribute to our collection of middle and high school plays. We hope you'll enjoy this peek behind the cur…
Use a picture as a jumping off point for writing. Sometimes all students need is a little push to get the writing ball rolling. Use pictures for that push. You can have students create sourc…
Go, counsellor: Thou and my bosom henceforth shall be twain. Juliet, Act III, scene v There are more relationships in Romeo and Juliet than just the one between Romeo and Juliet. We have rel…
Episode 133: The Right Environment When you're directing a show, it's important to specify environment. Where does the play take place? How do the characters react to that environment? It's …
Freud, who analyzed practically everything else, repeatedly denied that psychoanalysis could shed any light whatsoever on the mysteries of creativity. In 1991, John Cleese gave a lecture on …
Do your students have trouble coming up with titles for their work? A title is an important part of the writing process. The title acts as a doorway into the piece – be it a movie, a n…
We have a great community of amazing playwrights here at Theatrefolk that contribute to our collection of middle and high school plays. We hope you'll enjoy this peek behind the cur…
