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Tableau Scenes from a Book Come to Life
Improv Game: The Next Chapter
Top 5 Rules for Building Relationships with Students
Theatrefolk Featured Play - She Wrote, Died, Then Wrote Some More
Playwriting Exercise: The Next Scene
Resource: Tons of Shiny, Shimmery, and Sparkly Prompts
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Acting

Acting in Everyday Life
Acting the Issue Play
Theatrefolk Featured Play – Jane Austen, Completely Zoomed by Treanor Baring
Theatrefolk Featured Play – Dead Men Don’t Do Radio Plays by Allison Williams
Theatrefolk Featured Play – Postcards from Shakespeare by Allison Williams
Theatrefolk Featured Play – Power Play by Lindsay Price
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Classroom Exercise

Tableau Scenes from a Book Come to Life
Playwriting Exercise: The Next Scene
Problem-Solving Exercise: Last Minute Fill-In
Round-Up: Theatre in the Real World Exercises
Theatre in the Real World: Professional Profile
Theatre in the Real World: Create Your Own Company
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Classroom Management

Developing Classroom Routines and Systems
“I’ll Just Do It Myself…” Encouraging Students to Work Together
Inclusion in the Drama Classroom: Assessing Your Space
Pros and Cons: Assigned Groups vs. Class-Chosen Groups
Scenes for Classroom Study: Help your students take their work to the next level
The Inclusive Classroom: Drama Class for Students with Special Needs
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Directing

What Type of Director Are You?
What Happens When The Director Gets Sick?
Round-up: Best casting advice for fellow directors
Round-up: Best costuming advice for a new director
Getting Ready to Direct Your First Virtual Play
Tips for First Time Student Stage Managers
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Distance Learning

Character Study: Self-Awareness
Making Connections: Students’ Strengths and Character Strengths
Theatrefolk Featured Play – Virtual Platform by Claire Broome
Improv Game: Combining Skills
Improv Game: Imposter
Exercise: Outdoor Virtual Monologues
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Diversity

Tips for Supporting Nonbinary Drama Students
Theatrefolk Featured Play – Characters Behaving Badly by Lindsay Price
Theatrefolk Featured Play – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Theatrefolk Featured Play – Moonbow Miraculous by Kirk Shimano
Theatrefolk Featured Play – The Pretty Princess Dollhouse for Pretty Princesses by Emma Fonseca-Halverson
Theatrefolk Featured Play – Finding Jo March by Laramie Dean
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Featured Plays

Theatrefolk Featured Play - The Battle of Image vs Girl
Theatrefolk Featured Play - She Wrote, Died, Then Wrote Some More
Theatrefolk Featured Play - A Lighter Shade of Noir
Theatrefolk Featured Play – Characters Behaving Badly by Lindsay Price
Theatrefolk Featured Play – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Theatrefolk Featured Play – Moonbow Miraculous by Kirk Shimano
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Games

Improv Game: The Next Chapter
Classic Improv Game: Commercials
Theatre Game: Origin Story
Two Prompts: An Easy Improv Game for When You Just Can’t Think
Pick a Card: a Getting to Know You Game
Improv Game: Yes, And… and No, But…
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General

Theatrefolk: Your Questions Answered
Holidays, Celebration and Remembrance Student Playwrights – Chosen Monologues
Theatre Educator Profile: Julie
Theatre Educator Profile: Jimmy
Theatre Educator Profile: Cynthia
Theatre Educator Profile: Michelle
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New Drama Teachers

Top 5 Rules for Building Relationships with Students
Top 5 Discipline Mistakes New Teachers Make (And how to fix them!)
Round-up: Best casting advice for fellow directors
Round-up: Best costuming advice for a new director
All articles for New Drama Teachers

Playwriting

Playwriting Exercise: The Next Scene
Resource: Tons of Shiny, Shimmery, and Sparkly Prompts
Resource: Tons of Outdoor Prompts!
Playwriting Exercise: Clothing Prompt
Playwriting Exercise: Advertisement Prompt
Playwriting Exercise: Prompts from a Book
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Podcast

Theatre as a Teaching Tool
Happy Birthday Frankenstein!
Drama Teachers: Take back the classics
Putting together a touring high school show
Facilitating a student led production
Page to Stage: What can you learn in 48 hours?
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Production

Tips for Running a Relaxed Performance of Your Show
Round-Up: All About Time Management & Scheduling
Creating a Pre-Show Checklist
Spanish Plays and Translations
Performance Options: Live Stage, Virtual or Livestream?
Terrific Tech: The Gorgon Sisters
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Teaching Drama

Stage Combat 101: How to Run a Fight Call
Tips for Supporting Nonbinary Drama Students
Top 5 Rules for Choosing a Play for Performance
Top 5 Rules for Building Relationships with Students
Resource: Tons of Shiny, Shimmery, and Sparkly Prompts
Round-Up: Theatre in the Real World Exercises
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Teaching Resources

The Rehearsal Companion
The Audition Toolkit
Impowerment Improv
The Drama Classroom Companion: Volume 2
Your High School Improv Show Playbook
Scene-Spurs: Writing Prompts for Dramatic Depth – Volume Two
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Technical Theatre

Full Class Project: Complete Show Design
Performing Outdoors Part 2: Safety Considerations
Performing Outdoors Part 1: Technical Considerations
Exercise: The Tech Effect
Distance Learning: Technical Theatre
Tech Exercises for the Non-Technical Teacher
All articles for Technical Theatre

Uncategorized

Embracing Failure in the Drama Classroom
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