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Find thoughtful resources, teaching ideas, and diverse perspectives to help you build a more inclusive classroom, choose representative stories, and support every student with care.

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Diversity & Inclusion

Theatre Educator Profile: Cynthia

At Theatrefolk, we celebrate the theatre teachers who share their stories and continue to make theatre and the classroom a warm and wonderful place for all students. A veteran teacher of 26+ years,...
Diversity & Inclusion

Theatre Educator Profile: Michelle

At Theatrefolk, we celebrate the theatre educators who share their stories and continue to make their classrooms and stages a warm and wonderful place for all students. Michelle (she/her) has been...
Diversity & Inclusion LGBTQIA+ Student Support

Plays & Musicals for Pride Month

If you’re looking for plays and musicals to include in your drama classroom library, look no further — here are 42 plays and musicals featuring LGBTQ+ characters, stories, and themes. Introduce...
Diversity & Inclusion LGBTQIA+ Student Support

Creating a Safe Space for Your LGBTQ+ Students

In 2021, you would think we’d be at a point where inclusivity and acceptance are the norm. However, LGBTQ+ students are still frequently the victims of bullying, harassment, and discrimination, and...
Diversity & Inclusion Inclusive Drama Classrooms

Body Image in Drama Class

Students are hyper-aware of their looks and how they perceive their bodies. On top of this, they are also concerned about how others perceive their looks and bodies. With many classes occurring...
Diversity & Inclusion Race, Culture & Representation

BIPOC Classroom Resources

Are you looking for Black playwrights, plays to produce, plays to study, or inspiring quotes to use in your classroom? Look within our BIPOC resources.
Diversity & Inclusion Gender Diversity, Pronouns & Inclusive Language

Pronouns in the Drama Classroom

Respect and inclusivity are vital in the drama classroom. One way to demonstrate respect and inclusivity is to use students’ personal pronouns correctly. How does a person wish to be referred to in...
Diversity & Inclusion Inclusive Drama Classrooms

Inclusion in the Drama Classroom: Assessing Your Space

In education, inclusion refers to students with disabilities or special needs (whether their needs are medical, mental, physical, or psychological) spending most or all of their class time with...
Diversity & Inclusion Inclusive Drama Classrooms

The Drama Classroom: Divergent Learning

There is no more class that is more divergent than the drama classroom. You have the vast number of different students who end up in your classroom, some who want to be there and some who don’t....
Podcast

Divergent Learning in the Drama Classroom

Episode 171: Divergent Learning in the classroom There is no class that is more divergent than the drama classroom. You have the vast number of different students who end up in your classroom, some...