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Audition Advice

Having directed many high school productions (straight plays, musicals, one acts, and short films), I’ve answered countless questions from nervous actors anxious about getting a good part.  From those questions, …

Playwriting Assignment

Students truly love the playwriting assignment, and it gives them a newfound respect for playwrights and the process that they endure to make a great play.  The assignment works well for English teachers transitioning into a theatre classroom, although having an English degree certainly isn’t necessary.  As an added benefit, the playwriting assignment can provide some quite time which is nice for when you’ve just closed production.

Hosting a Theatre Day Camp

Hosting a Theatre Day Camp: a fun venture with three major benefits: great fundraising, helps promote your program, and a fun activity for your students to practice their leadership skills

Individual Theatre Assignments

Alternatives to book work to help keep students engaged while helping you, the theatre teacher, keep your sanity as the year winds down (or for that matter, any time that you need a quieter assignment for students to work on).

Improv Games for Small Groups

IIMPROV GAMES are great for warm ups, ice breakers, honing acting skills, and ensemble building; plus great entertainment for performers and audiences alike! Here are ten improv games for small groups to get you started!

Improv Games for Medium to Large Groups

IIMPROV GAMES are great for warm ups, ice breakers, honing acting skills, and ensemble building; plus great entertainment for performers and audiences alike! Here are ten improv games for medium to large groups to get you started!