Inclusivity Articles for Drama Teachers

“Special needs” is a broad term that describes individuals who require assistance for disabilities that may be medical, mental, or psychological. Every student with special needs is different, and...

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. If you’re looking for a show with a flexible cast and great opportunities for ensemble work then prepare yourself for Life, Off Book by Scott Giessler. In...

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Smarty Pants by Bradley Hayward; a comedic play that’s all about the importance of play. Dallas is a real smarty pants; he can read Hamlet in half an hour!...

Time for a Tfolk Top Ten Plays For….Gender Flexible Roles. Sometimes you have more girls than guys. Once in a while you have more guys than girls. And sometimes you have students who want to choose...

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....

What is your teaching philosophy? This is a question that all teachers should answer, be they first-year newcomers, experienced teachers, or new-to-the-drama-classroom educators. What are your core...

How do Theatre and Autism fit together? Do you have students on the spectrum in your classrooms? Have you ever put on a sensory friendly performance? All of these questions and more were answered...

Smarty Pants by Bradley Hayward is a fantastic comedy production for high schools or middle schools. Jeremy Toth and the students at Trinity Catholic School in Tallahassee, Florida recognized that...

Episode 175: The Drama Classroom: There is a seat for everyone at the table Scott Giessler is a teacher and a playwright. He went into theatre teaching without any training and not only is he still...

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...