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Here’s a great set of photos from Agatha Rex by Lindsay Price. Thanks so much to Amy Sidwell at Woodburn Arts and Communications Academy.The post Agatha Rex Production Photos appeared …
Episode 72: The World Theatre Video Project Teacher Nick Cusumano shares The World Theatre Video Project on the podcast, a excellent example of project-based learning perfect for the drama c…
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 …
Here’s a great set of photos from Apostrophe’s by Bradley Hayward. Thanks so much to Don Gilbert at Riverdale High School. The post Apostrophe’s Production Photos app…
Episode 71: Krista Boehnert Krista Boehnert is the author of two distinct plays in our catalogue " Have You Heard? and Puzzle Pieces. Both plays are completely written in monologue form. Lis…
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 …
Wow – were we ever blown away by this set of production photos given to us by Gordon Hamilton. They’re from the Brookswood Secondary School production of Emotional Baggage. En…
Episode 70:Â Talking to a Playwright on Skype What’s it like to talk to a playwright? In this episode Lindsay shares three different Skype sessions with three different groups. What …
Happy Birthday To Me Today actually is my birthday and what am I doing? Offering up a Free downloadable playwriting exercise! Birthdays are wonderful character development material because e…
J. Mark Lesage from St. Paul Catholic Secondary School sent us these two great photos from their production of Anne-Arky. These are wonderful examples for us to share with you because we …
Episode 69:Â Christian Kiley Teacher Christian Kiley is also a published author and a cancer survivor. He talks about writing for youth, and how he used cancer as motivation to write a pla…
I am a huge fan of tongue twisters in the theatre classroom. They have so many uses. They get a group focused & relaxed, they help warm up the voice, they get the lips and tongue limber …
Last week we looked at Spencer Tracy’s remarkable performance in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. This week we’re looking at Katharine Hepburn in the same film. (Thanks to Law…
I’m sharing this exercise from The How To Write Shop. There are so many great prompts here all on the topic of fear. Fear is such a wonderful motivator for characters – with b…
We got a great set of pictures from the TOAD (Theatre of Arts Discipline) production of Shout – An A Cappella Musical. Thanks to Kristin Garrett & TOAD. Check out Shout – …
Episode 68:Â A Student Director Shares Emma is in the middle of directing my play Tuna Fish Eulogy. She shares her vision, her struggles and what she’s hoping for with her production…
I want to be an actor! How do define a vision for a life in the arts It's an easy thing to say. People say it all the time: I want to act, I'd love to be an actor, I'd die if I wasn't acting…
This week we’re looking at Spencer Tracy’s  remarkable performance in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. Joanna (Katharine Houghton) has brought her new fiancee (Sidney Po…
See below for a downloadable PDF of this exercise. This exercise works for  both playwrights and actors. It can be done by  playwright working on a new play, or by an actor in rehearsa…
Valerie O’Riordan from Archbishop Riordan High School sent in two inspiring sets of photos – from our sixty minute cutting of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and from our one hou…
Episode 67: Teachers Talk: Interview with High School Drama Teacher Jana Beck Shout! is Theatrefolk’s a cappella musical. It’s both a challenge and a reward. This week Lind…
NOTE: Go to the end of this post for a link to a printable PDF version. Introduction The first day of play rehearsal can be nerve-wracking, especially for beginning actors. But it doesn't ha…
Here’s a beautiful set of photos from the Abilene Christian Schools production of Shout! Thanks to Jana Beck.The post Shout Production Photos appeared first on The Theatrefolk We…
This week we’re looking at Philip Seymour Hoffman’s detailed character portrayal in Capote. Truman Capote (Hoffman) is writing about a murder that happened in a small Kansas town…
Download a PDF of this exercise at the end of the post! This is a self reflection exercise and a character development exercise all rolled into one. The best thing you do for yourself as a w…
