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This rubric works for the end of a Costume Design and Construction unit. By looking at the criteria, you can see where the unit takes the students from start to finish.

By using an application, I have found it helps bring forward only those who are serious about the commitment, since they have to take the time to fill out an application! You can simply adjust the "available positions" as you need per production. I do not accept late applications, and like with auditions, unfortunately not everyone is guaranteed a position on any given show.

The safety contract within this lesson provides a way to establish a supportive, positive, and open environment in the classroom. It immediately gets the students invested and accountable. Once written, you can refer back to it as a class as often as needed for reflection and/or behavior adjustment purposes. The activity may work even better using the Affinity Mapping strategy.

Student-Created Spreadsheet to track Thespian Points. Instructions included on spreadsheet.

This is a professional development session I led at my school for how to use Augusto Boal's image theater in ANY classroom! Feel free to contact me on the Facebook group or via email with any questions.

This is a rubric I created to match the Commedia improvised scene capstone for Todd Espeland's Commedia 2 Course. Feel free to adapt!

This is a professional development session I led at my school for how to use Augusto Boal's image theater in ANY classroom! Feel free to contact me on the Facebook group or via email with any questions.

Help your students organize their information about their characters Goals, Obstacles, Tactics, and expectations using this GOTE Sheet

This is a professional development session I led at my school for how to use Augusto Boal's image theater in ANY classroom! Feel free to contact me on the Facebook group or via email with any questions.

This is the general audition form I use for main stage productions.

Here is an example of what I send out to my Actors before auditions. Feel free to use and adapt

In this unit, students are separated into research groups to research an era of Theatre History. They create a presentation on their unit of history and a puppet version of Jack in the Beanstalk that demonstrates staging, costuming and structures typical of their time period.

This is a rubric I use for performance in an advanced acting class, but it can easily be adapted for production performance as well.

This is an example of what I hand out to students interested in being a part of our tech crews. Feel free to use and adapt as needed.

This is a sheet that gets passed around at the first parent meeting of the year. It is easily adaptable to suit your specific needs for a production, field trip, fundraiser, etc.

Introduction to public speaking, doing a persuasive speech using visual aids and notecards

An application for students who wish to assistant direct a mainstage production.

Students use theatre safety manuals to create their own safety videos. I use the manual from my district, but there are some available online if you do not already have one available to you.

Hey all, this is an example of the weekly ensemble rubric (replacement for "participation" grade) I use in my class.

This is a blank rehearsal report that I use (I did not design) for my in school productions.