Podcast

Episode 125: Costuming with a VisionDoes the thought of costuming a show fill you with dread? Are you always resorting to colourful t-shirts and jeans because that’s all you have time for? Holly...

Episode 124: Using Theatre in ChinaNick Cala is a high school teacher in China. He’s putting up a play for the first time with Chinese students who are studying to attend American universities and...

Episode 123: Teaching Life Skills Through DramaHas anyone ever said to you “It’s just drama. It’s just theatre. It’s not important.” All drama teachers know the importance of their program. The...

Episode 121: Middle School Play Mania: multiple plays with multiple classes Middle School Teacher Jessica Stafford isn’t just doing one play. She’s doing a play with multiple classes. And she’s not...

Episode 89: Make a Mission Statement for Your Drama Classroom Discover drama teacher Amy Patel’s process for creating a mission statement with her students.

*Episode 90: The Monologue Everything Program *In this podcast Lindsay talks about her love of monologues and the process of writing The Monologue Everything Program.

Episode 96: How to Succeed with a Class ProductionHave you tried to put together a class production and it just didn’t work out? Teacher Rassika Risko shares the successes and challenges of getting...

Episode 107: Cross-Curricular in the Drama Classroom Teacher Jeff Pinsky will embark on a new cross-curricular journey with his drama curriculum this year. He’ll be incorporating the holocaust into...

*Episode 93: Directing the Non-Traditional Play *High school director Ray Palasz talks about directing Drum Taps, a theatrical adaptation of Walt Whitman’s poetry. Why is struggle an important tool...

Episode 120: Writing the Reflective Review Do you tear your hair out when students write play reviews? “It was good…it was ok….it sucked.” Writing an objective and reflective review is tricky...

Episode 119: Shakespeare from the Outside InA talk with teacher, physical performer, director and Drama Teacher Academy instructor Todd Espeland about looking at Shakespeare from the outside in....

Episode 117: Drama Teacher Struggles and GoalsWhat are you struggling with this year in your classroom? What are your goals? What do you want for your students? Find out what other drama teachers...

Episode 116: The Working Actor – Children’s Theatr eIt’s a little known fact that Theatrefolk’s own Craig Mason spent 15 years as a working actor. He has done it all from comedy, drama, musicals,...

Episode 115: The Working Actor – Musical TheatreHeather McGuigan is a musical theatre performer by trade and is just about to start her fifth production of Mary Poppins. She’s toured the show...

Episode 114: The Working Actor: Back to SchoolActor Steve Ross has spent 11 years at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival and has performed for many years across Canada. He talks about the first step...

Episode 113: The Working Actor – Commercial ActingWhat happens in the process of auditioning for and shooting a commercial? Actor Marty Moreau outlines the steps from the first call from your agent...

Episode 112: Taking Students to Competition How do you handle competition with your students? How do you circumvent the win, win, win mentality, especially if you don’t win? Teacher Gary Rodgers...

Episode 111: Directing the Large Cast Middle School Play It’s one thing to want to put every middle schooler who auditions on stage. It’s another thing to pull off a successful production. How do...