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Using Plays for Classroom Study
Distance Learning

Using Plays for Classroom Study

During a busy school year, when your theatre program is juggling packed schedules, limited rehearsal time, and competing priorities, putting on a full production might not always be possible. Who...
How to Practice Cold Reading
Acting

How to Practice Cold Reading

Cold reading (or sight reading) is where actors read aloud from a script, scene, or text with little to no advanced preparation. It’s frequently used in auditions either instead of or in addition...
Pros and Cons of Cold Readings
Acting

Pros and Cons of Cold Readings

Theatrical “cold reading” (also known as “sight reading”) is where actors read aloud from a script, scene, or text with little to no advance preparation. Actors are handed a script and expected to...
The Ultimate Audition Guide: Teacher Edition
Acting

The Ultimate Audition Guide: Teacher Edition

Auditions happen everywhere at every level, from middle school plays, to high school musicals, to college admissions. Audition styles range from prepared monologues, to cold readings, to group...
Making Close Reading Active in the Drama Classroom
Teaching Drama

Making Close Reading Active in the Drama Classroom

Your first reaction to using Close Reading in the Drama Classroom might be – Ugh! There’s no way my students will sit still for that. This is the only time they get up and get moving. Fair enough....
Preparing Drama Students to Close Read
Teaching Drama

Preparing Drama Students to Close Read

or, “Dipping the Toe Before Diving in the Deep End” Do you use close reading in the drama classroom?Close Reading is an analysis tool. Students read a text multiple times for in-depth...
Audition tips: What can you do with 30 seconds?
Acting

Audition tips: What can you do with 30 seconds?

As part of the Playworks Program at the International Thespian festival, students have the opportunity to audition and rehearse one of the plays being workshopped. The audition day was very...
A Quick Tip for Character Analysis
Acting

A Quick Tip for Character Analysis

The first place to get insight into your character is by reading the play. Before making any decisions or judgments about your character, read the whole play three times. The first readThe first...