Search the Drama Teacher Academy

Masterclass is a series of one-on-one interviews with experts, creators and innovators in the world of Theatre that you can study in-depth, or share with your classes. Think of this series as 'Inside the Actor's Studio' for Drama Teachers. This Masterclass is with Julie Hartley, Arts Camp Director, and is hosted by Matt Webster.

Todd Espeland shares his experience running pre-audition workshops, and demonstrates how they can help get your actors ready for the 'real thing'.

This video by Todd Espeland is a mini lesson to help you in your search for a show. Todd shares 5 specific tips and tricks choosing a show that is the right fit for your school and program. This lesson comes with a handout sheet and brainstorming sheets to help you narrow down your search.

Masterclass is a series of one-on-one interviews with experts, creators and innovators in the world of Theatre that you can study in-depth, or share with your classes. Think of this series as 'Inside the Actor's Studio' for Drama Teachers. In this masterclass, Matt Webster talks to to Barbara Pitts McAdams, a member of the Tectonic Theater Project and one of the original actors and dramaturges of The Laramie Project. This discussion focuses on devising, specifically through Moment Work.

This video by Todd Espeland is a mini lesson in creating that 'One Moment from a Play'. Todd shares his experience in devising that moment by making the right creative choices. This lesson comes with a worksheet for reflection.

Join teachers who have used, adapted, and successfully led the Empathy Project with their students, and add this powerful tool to your classroom management toolkit.

A series of posters to inspire creativity in the drama classroom.

These resources cover Formative vs. Summative assessment and Bloom's Taxonomy (resource and poster).

These resources cover the phases of assessment planning, end of unit assessment and samples, as well as Bloom's Taxonomy action words.

Handouts to help you create clear instructions and do's and don'ts.

A checklist to ensure your assessments are formatted in a clear and concise manner.

Resources include learning about rubrics, how to create, and how to adapt a rubric.

Examples and types of formative assessments.

Project and performance assessment ideas.

A bibliography of sources for the assessment toolkit.

Todd Espeland shares his tips for setting yourself up for success in the audition process.

Todd Espeland shares tips from behind the audition table, to help increase the quality of actors and the quality of the work that actors bring.

Lindsay Price talks to Keith Rollins, one of the winners of the DTA Travel Scholarship in 2017, about his experience at FX University, a hands-on, professional training event covering prosthetics application, makeup effects, mask making, sculpture, mould making, airbrush and more. See some of Keith's work and hear what he learned in this interview.

Lindsay Price talks to Ginger Alexander, one of the winners of the DTA Travel Scholarship in 2017, about her experience at the ABCDE Conference in British Columbia, Canada.

Join Lindsay Price as she speaks to DTA member Leslie Infalt, one of the winners of the DTA Travel Scholarship in 2017, about her experience at the Broadway Teachers Workshop in New York city.