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Writing plays for youths with Lindsay Price It's episode 100 of The Theatrefolk Podcast. Today we turn the tables and put Lindsay Price in the hot seat. What's it like writing exclusively fo…
What do Drama Teachers Do In the Summer? Part Two. The biggest misconception is that all teachers head to the pool and relax for two months during the summer. We've got more teachers with mo…
What do Drama Teachers Do In the Summer? Part One. The biggest misconception is that all teachers head to the pool and relax for two months during the summer. What to hear what really goes o…
The International Teacher: when travel and teaching go hand in hand Rita Felder teaches in an International School in Korea. What's it like? How did she prepare to teach students who speak E…
How to Succeed with a class production Have you tried to put together a class production and it just didn't work out? Teacher Rassika Risko shares the successes and challenges of getting 28 …
Audio Drama in the Classroom In this podcast we talk about how to use audio drama for project-based learning, as a play review activity, an interesting exercise for directors and more! Show …
Set Design: How to cut a big musical down to size Set Designer Sean Martin talks about how high schools can put on a big musical without breaking the bank with set design. Show Notes Contact…
Directing the Non-Traditional Play High school director Ray Palasz talks about directing Drum Taps, a theatrical adaptation of Walt Whitman's poetry. Why is struggle an important tool in his…
We love getting photos from productions! Here is a set that came in from Daniel Graybeal, Theater Arts Teacher at Pickens High School who staged the show with the Young Actors Company …
Directing: Visualizing the Big Idea Teacher Christine Thornton works in a tiny rural school but that doesn't stop her from having big ideas for her shows. How does she work with students to …
Episode 91: The 25 Hour Play Project Playwright and educator Corey-Jan Albert talks about working with student playwrights and how to get students from idea to finished product in 25 hours, …
Enjoy this lovely set of production photos from the Lampman High School (Lampman, SK) production of Hairball by Lindsay Price. Photos Courtesy Christine Thornton. Hairball, as its name impli…
The Monologue Everything Program Lindsay talks about her love of monologues and the process of writing The Monologue Everything Program. Show Notes The Monologue Everything Program Episode T…
The Amazing Individual Event. The Amazing Audition. The Amazing Monologue. This is your Guide to being amazing in two minutes or less. There are many monologue competitions out there, from t…
I believe everything can be turned into a monologue and everyone can write a monologue. It’s one thing to say that, it’s another thing entirely when you say that in front of a ro…
A few months ago I was asked to teach first-time student writers how to write a monologue. Easy, I thought. I’ve been writing monologues for twenty years. This should be a no-brainer. …
Episode 89: Make a Mission Statement for Your Drama Classroom Discover drama teacher Amy Patel's process for creating a mission statement with her students. Show Notes Free Live Training …
Episode 88: Tips and Tricks for Directing Youth with Steven Stack Playwright Steven Stack is a long time director. He shares his tips and tricks for directing youth. Bonus! Steven also share…
Enjoy this replay of our live Drama Teacher Hangout. We talked with Michael Wehrli about the challenges drama teachers face when guiding their students to choose and perform monologues. Topi…
Episode 87: Character Interpretation – The Student's Point of View Lindsay talks with two sets of students who prepared the same characters, in the same show, but in two different prod…
Episode 86:Character Interpretation – The Director's Point of View Two directors, high school teacher Carolyn Greer, and middle school teacher Jessica Stafford, share their experience …
I recently adjudicated monologues at a Middle School Drama Festival and saw a lot of students trying their very best. They left it all on the table and amazed me. But I also saw students ove…
I came across this collection of photos over on flickr.com in their Commons section. All the photos in the Commons are public domain, so it's a great place to find free images. These picture…
Enjoy this replay of our live Drama Teacher Hangout. We talked with Christian Kiley about the challenges facing new drama teachers. Topics covered: Tips for avoiding burnout. How to deal wit…
Episode 85: Middle School Drama Teacher Alana Gushuliak-Soldan What is it like to teach Middle School drama? Alana Gushuliak-Soldan became a middle school drama teacher because that was the …
