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We got a great set of production pictures from Circus Olympus. They were shot in April 2010 at Cornerstone Academy in Houston, TX. Director Juli Pendergrass writes: “My kids really …
We’re trying something different for this month’s newsletter – instead, we’re doing a free online training session! Three weeks ago I was leading a workshop about tec…
Episode 66:Â John Donald O’Shea, Playwright Don O’Shea has had quite the life leading up to his current role as playwright. Learn about his journey from law to playwriting. It …
Student Directing Series: Directing Your Peers Download a PDF version of this article at the end of this post. The PDF comes with additional worksheets! Many senior drama classes have …
This week we’re looking at F. Murray Abraham’s performance in Amadeus. Abraham is Salieri, a musician of note, but whose music and fame is being overshadowed by Wolfgang Amadeus …
This series of pictures from dinner parties (and ads showing dinner parties) Â from the Sixties to now are a bit frighting. From the clothes, to the poses to the menus. I have never, ever …
JM Ethridge sent us a lovely set of photos from L’Anse Creuse High School’s production of The Canterbury Tales. I love the stripped-down simplicity of the costuming! Learn more a…
Episode 65:Â Theatrefolk Q & A: You ask, We answer Lindsay and Craig sit down to answer questions and address comments that came up from our recent customer survey. Topics include: Can…
Be sure to grab the free PDF version of this guide (link at the end of the post). It has worksheets and will print much prettier. This is part four of Script Analysis. You can get part one h…
This week we’re looking at Emma Thompson’s heartbreaking internal monologue in Love, Actually. An internal monologue is a monologue that is unspoken (and very likely unwritten). …
Get a downloadable PDF of this exercise at the end of this post! I think the best exercise for a playwright is observation. If you get into the habit of observation – the specific look…
At a recent conference middle school  teacher Adam Moreno from the University School of Milwaukee shared with me how he uses  AGATHA REX in the classroom:  students work on, self-di…
Episode 64:Â Drama is Transformative Lindsay chats with Janae Dahl, owner and creator of The Drama Notebook " the World’s Largest Collection of drama activities for kids. We talk abo…
It’s one thing to audition for a play, it’s a whole other ball game to be the ones holding the audition. Teachers, download the PDFÂ at the end of this post and hand it to your…
This week we’re looking at Marlon Brando’s measured and horrifying performance in Apocalypse Now. Colonel Kurtz (Brando) describes the horrors of war. Class Exercise Watch the vi…
A Downloadable PDF of this exercise is available below! Action in plays centres on characters pursuing a want. The manner of pursuit will devise a comedy, a tragedy, or something absu…
I wanted to share a fantastic set of photos that Theatrefolk customer Jennifer Hudson sent us. Highland Christian School from Arlington Washington performed a double-bill of Alice and Throug…
Episode 63:Â Theatrical Copyright Cha Cha Cha: Copyright for Beginners Today Lindsay goes through the twists and turns of copyright that every beginning drama teacher and more importantly …
Be sure to grab the free PDF version of this guide (link at the end of the post). It has a worksheet and will print much prettier. This is part three of Script Analysis. You can get part one…
This week we’re changing the name slightly to Movie Monologues Monday because this week we’re featuring two fantastic monologues that come one after another in Little Voice. Laur…
If you’ve ever watched Inside the Actors Studio, or flipped to the back page of Vanity Fair you’re familiar in some form with The Proust Questionnaire. Marcel Proust did not crea…
Episode 62:Â Teachers Talk: Interviews with high school drama teachers Lindsay talks to two drama teachers at the Educational Theatre Association Conference. What’s the most importan…
Student Directing Series:Â Plays and Publishers Free download at the end of this post! Many senior drama classes have a student directing project. The best way to learn the process is to d…
This week we’re going to look at Fred MacMurray’s murder confession in Double Indemnity. The interesting thing about this speech is that, despite the fact it feels like a movie e…
If you want writing to become a tangible act, Â practice it with consistency. Consistency does not mean volume – there’s no need to start with a 400 page project. That will wea…
