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Student Directing Series: Plays and Publishers

Many senior drama classes have a student directing project. The best way to learn the process is to dive in, but where do you start? • How do you find a play? • Is there a budget for royalties? •...

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The School Play Shopping List

You’re shopping for your next play. The stack of catalogues is to your left. There are seven open tabs on your computer from various publishing companies. Your eyes are bleary and if you have to...

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Preparing for Competition: Important Pre-Performance Considerations

This post is the third of three posts about preparing for the typical high school competition. Part One looked at the most important question when choosing your competition piece. Part Two looked...

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Preparing for Competition: Solving Performance Problems in Rehearsal

This post is the second of three posts about preparing for the typical high school competition. Part One looked at the most important question when choosing your competition piece, and in Part Two...

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Theatre in the Round – Staging

The show I’ve been doing this summer is staged in the round. Well, the audience is arranged in a more square-like pattern, but “in the round” will suffice for our purposes. There aren’t many...

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On Line Notes

“When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not. ~ Mark Twain Line notes are like reminders to floss your teeth – nobody likes hearing them but they keep your mouth...

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Is it OK to Copy Choreography?

Donalda McCarthy posted this intriguing question on our Facebook page: “Should Choreographers copyright their work? Discuss.” i.e. If a high school does a musical and pays the playwright royalties...

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Cha-cha-cha- changes

Ten Things to think about when you’re preparing to ask Theatrefolk for changes to a play: 1. The best time to ask about a change is before you decide to do the play. That’s going to be easiest for...

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How Do You Cast School Plays?

In our travels to various conferences we’ve heard of a lot of different ways to cast school plays. Here are a few of the casting techniques we have encountered: “Traditional” auditionsSet up...

Acting

Video Tip – How Do I Control Pauses?

Here’s a New Video Tip. Today’s topic is “How do I Control Pauses?” View it here.

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Video Tip – How Do I Solve Wanderitis?

Here’s a New Video Tip. Today’s topic is “Wanderitis” View it here.

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Video Tip – Low Energy

Here’s a New Video Tip. Today’s topic is “Low Energy” View it here.

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Video Tip: How do I Control Uncontrolled Energy?

Here’s a New Video Tip. Today’s topic is “How do I Control Uncontrolled Energy?” View it here.

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Video Tip: How Do I Solve Projection Issues?

Here’s a New Video Tip. Today’s topic is “How Do I Solve: Projection Issues” View it here.

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A Pause for Pauses

““Music is the space between the notes” Claude Debussy” Translated for theatre: “ Acting is what you do when you’re not speaking. ” One of the most common issues I see (and easiest things to...

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Video Tip – Performing Abstract Plays

Today we offer a video tip from Lindsay. How do you get the most mileage out of abstract plays?

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Shake Up Rehearsal Routine: Five Exercises to Take Your Production to the Next Level

Oftentimes, we’re flying by the seat of our pants in the theatre. On opening night, the show… isn’t… quite… ready… yet… We need just one more week! Just one! Please! But what if you’re...