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Devising Articles for Drama Teachers

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Making Assumptions About Characters
Classroom Exercise

Making Assumptions About Characters

An assumption is when someone accepts something as true about a person, place, thing, or idea without proof. People do this all the time, often without thinking. We assume all sorts of things about...
Devising in the Drama Classroom
Playwriting

Devising in the Drama Classroom

Q&A with Pilar OrtiLindsay Price talked with Pilar Orti, author of Your Handy Companion to Devising and Physical Theatre, about her experiences with devising in the drama classroom. Here are some...
Devising Challenge: One-Minute Word Association
Playwriting

Devising Challenge: One-Minute Word Association

Devising a brand-new piece of theatre from scratch can be exciting, overwhelming, or just plain scary for students. It can be challenging for students to narrow their focus when there are literally...
12 Days of Classroom Exercises
Classroom Exercise

12 Days of Classroom Exercises

We’re counting down the 12 Days of Christmas with 12 of our most popular Classroom Exercises! No matter which holidays you celebrate, these exercises are a useful tool to keep in your back pocket –...
Devising Exercises for the Drama Classroom
Classroom Exercise

Devising Exercises for the Drama Classroom

What is devising?The hallmarks of a devised theatre piece is that it: • does not start with a script, it start with a idea/concept/topic • is a collaborative creation • there are no traditionally...
Devising Exercise: Playing With Change
Classroom Exercise

Devising Exercise: Playing With Change

“Devising: A project that starts with an idea/concept/source material rather than a completed script” The culminating activity for collaboration in the drama classroom is to have your students work...