Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Shakespeare's Bachelorette by Lea Marshall is the Shakespeare / Dating show mash-up you've been waiting for " complete with video/social distancing…
It's not unusual to feel slightly disconnected from students while teaching virtually (and we don't mean when the internet stops working!). Drama classes are all about human connection and t…
When teaching virtually to students with their cameras on, teachers get to witness all sorts of interesting student antics " students tuning in from strange locations (their closet, their fa…
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Chicken. Road. by Lindsay Price is an issue-based play for high school performers that is not an answer to the issue, but an amazing forum to st…
Let's not mince words " distance learning is challenging. Teachers and students alike are missing out on that "real life" connection that in-person drama class provides, it's hard to bond wh…
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Ten / Two by Lindsay Price is a collection of short ten minute plays for two people that is excellent for classwork or competition. This collection…
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. There's no place like home. And there's no adaptation of L. Frank Baum's classic novel like Laramie Dean's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz! Dorothy and Tot…
Our world has become increasingly dependent on digital means to work, play, and learn, and school is no exception. More and more students are participating in distance learning for their cla…
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Jane Austen, Completely Zoomed by Treanor Baring s a fast-paced, witty modern take on Austen's six classic masterpieces. Suitable for online presen…
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Arctic Adventure Theatre: The Case of the Crazed Crashers by Matthew Webster is an opportunity for BIG VOCAL CHARACTERS. Written in the style of a …
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Virtual Family by Christian Kiley examines our relationship with and dependence on technology. Who needs to go outside when you've got a screen to sho…
We're in the holiday spirit here at Theatrefolk and we want to share our joy and make your holiday theatre dreams come true! Fill your Theatrefolk wishlist with all of the PDF perusal script…
When students are acting on camera " like when they are participating in a virtual drama class, or doing an online performance " their playing space is the rectangular area visible in their …
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Let Me In by Sholeh Wolpé is a must-read drama for high school and middle school students. Such important messaging and an incredible springboard …
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Home of the Brave by Lee Cataluna is an excellent character-driven piece filled with incredible monologues and universal themes. The military ha…
The following exercise, Lipdub, brings together observation, critical thinking, scene writing, and vocal performance. As well, it's a lot of fun! Lipdubs are commonly seen on YouTube as musi…
Theatrefolk is accepting monologues from BIPOC student writers. We are looking for monologues that share the students' perspective. Chosen monologues will be published together in a resource…
Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Water. Gun. Argument. by Alan Haehnel is a thought provoking and powerful piece in a docu-theatre style. An argument is a lie you choose to believe…
Here's a playwriting prompt exercise that takes advantage of something that's frequently around us: advertisements! Ads are everywhere, and their main purpose is to sell us stuff. But we're …
Are your students feeling overwhelmed with possibilities for writing a new monologue? Do they need help focusing on one idea? Or are you simply looking for a way to get your students writing…
During this tumultuous time, when your theatre classroom may be virtual, socially distanced or a hybrid of both, putting on a play might not be in the cards. Who has the time when you are ju…
Jim Hoare is the author of Your High School Improv Show Playbook and has added a Virtual Performance Pandendum (Pandemic Addendum) to the resource for adapting improv to a virtual environmen…
The core tenet of improvisation is "Yes, and…" To keep the scene going, each participant must agree with any suggestion that is brought forward, and add something on. It's a balance of giv…
Keeping students focused and engaged is challenging enough in the drama classroom. It can be just as challenging trying to deal with disruptions in the virtual classroom, because you're not …
It can be difficult to get students to really feel committed to distance learning. It's so easy for students to check out when they're not physically present in a classroom. They may struggl…