1,392 stories from Theatrefolk
One of the keys to Classroom Management is getting students to work well together. Group work is tricky if students don't know each other. Why should I share something with this guy who does…
Here’s a great set of photos from Agatha Rex by Lindsay Price. Thanks so much to Eric Rohde and DeSales High School (Walla Walla, Washington).The post Agatha Rex Production Photo…
Join us for another Live Drama Teacher Hangout. This month's theme is Classroom Management. How do you organize your classroom? How do you keep a reign on the chaos that naturally happens…
Episode 77: Teen Tour Theatre with Aviva Wolman-Wener Lindsay talks with Aviva Wolman-Wener of Teen Tour Theatre. Aviva has been using Theatrefolk plays for close to ten years. If you tou…
Last week on the blog Lindsay put together a fantastic look at the data in support of Arts Education. Check it out here. This week we're going to look at Arts Education in words – what…
Verbatim Theatre If you're looking for a great cross-curricular activity for your drama classroom, delve into Verbatim Theatre. verbatim: in exactly the same words, word for word Verb…
Episode 76:Â Drama Teacher Guru Gai Jones Gai Jones decided in the 5th grade that she wanted to be a theatre educator and she has been impacting teachers and students for over 40 years. Sh…
The importance of Arts Education is hard to quantify. The Arts excel at improving intangible skills (e.g. communication, self-expression, creative and critical thinking) which don't graph as…
We’re changing Movie Monologue Monday a bit this year. We’re going to add a character or two and call it Movie Scene Monday. Not as alliterative as the original title, but itR…
Don't miss the downloadable Lesson Plan version of this exercise at the end of this post! The deadline is coming up to submit for the next section of the World Theatre Video Project. The …
This is a Guest Post from Alina Deveraux, famed author (or so she tells us). See the bottom of the post for a free printable PDF melodrama activity including two monologues and a scene fr…
Episode 75:Â Create a Theatrical Vision: Teacher Annie Loffredo Teacher Annie Loffredo equates being a drama teacher with being an artist. She loves being able to put on shows year after y…
TEDÂ is an organization that arranges conferences around the notion of “Ideas Worth Spreading.” Many of the talks centre around science and technology, but they also have a hea…
We’re changing Movie Monologue Monday a bit this year. We’re going to add a character or two and call it Movie Scene Monday. Not as alliterative as the original title, but itR…
Today's students are visual learners. They look at screens all day long, it makes sense that they are going to be grabbed by a picture instead of something they hear or read. So why not brin…
Enjoy this replay of our January 2014 LIVE Drama Teacher Hangout. The topic was “Directing First Time Actors” with Forrest Musselman, a theatre teacher who shared some very valua…
Episode 74:Â Teacher/Playwright Robert Wing Robert Wing is not a drama teacher (although he played one for a bit when the drama teacher broke his back) nor does he have any drama training,…
We’re changing Movie Monologue Monday a bit this year. We’re going to add a character or two and call it Movie Scene Monday. Not as alliterative as the original title, but itR…
It's the first day of semester. You have a Grade Nine / Drama One class or a group of students you haven't worked with before. They stare at you, you stare at them. How can you determine wha…
Who am I? It's a question not a lot of people ask. Who am I? What defines me? Effective artistic expression begins with you. If you're going to write a well detailed character, you should kn…
Here’s a great set of photos from Through the Looking-Glass by Lindsay Price. Thanks so much to Trudianne Thom and Waterford Union High School.The post Through the Looking-Glass …
Episode 73: Using Audio Drama in the Classroom Interview with Jack Ward. Audio Drama can be used for a project-based learning unit, as a play review activity if you can’t get your stud…
For the month of December we’re pulling our Saturday Playwriting Exercises from the past and adding something extra. Â We only started including a PDF download of these exerci…
Here’s a great set of photos from Floating on a Don’t Care Cloud by Lindsay Price. Thanks so much to Gord Billard and John Arnalukjuak High School.The post Floating on a…
For the month of December we’re pulling our Saturday Playwriting Exercises from the past and adding something extra. Â We only started including a PDF download of these exercises in …
