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In this series, we talk to teachers about their best programs, projects and plans, and then we share them with you so you can bring them into your classroom. Today we're talking to Lea Marshall and her Pajama Drama fundraising activity.

Use this rubric to assess students' contributions to the ensemble/class on a weekly basis. Part of the Middle School curriculum, Unit One: Ensemble Building and Class Norms.

This resource will help you integrate technical theatre and include your technical theatre team from Day 1 of your rehearsal process. This will help you have an easier experience throughout and reduce the stress of tech week! In this resource, you will learn: • How to prepare students to take on leadership and creative challenges in various technical theatre roles. • The importance of an artistic vision and budget. • How to get your admin on board. • How to prepare a rehearsal schedule that integrates your technical theatre teams. • How to create a pre-show schedule to make sure everything is ready for show time.

If you have asked the question “what do my tech students do when I’m directing the show?” then these worksheets are for you. You can include your technical theatre team from day one by using these worksheets to have your students plan, find, organize, and execute the elements of technical theatre.

From the 2025-2026 School Year Calendar, a set of 12 posters with 'Joy' as the main theme. Use in your drama classroom however you wish!

Based on the quotes from the 2024-2025 DTA School Year Calendar, a set of 12 posters with quotes by Steven Stack, from a range of the PD courses he instructs in the Drama Teacher Academy.

In this project, students will be introduced to the steps of a concept-based design process and apply it to simple stories. This process gives students a new framework to approach creative challenges in the design process. Students will present design portfolios utilizing the elements of MELT. (Mood, Era, Location, Theme) with the use of the “What If” game. These elements are the building blocks of both the exploration and execution of their designs. By employing MELT and What If, students will generate the details and circumstances of the concept-based designs they will present.

There are a lot of challenges that come in the first few years of teaching, especially for new theatre teachers, including non-traditional teaching spaces, entire classes of students who have no interest in theatre, a lack of a standard curriculum, and creating objective assessments for subjective materials, just to name a few. This book will help you anticipate the preparations you will need to address before a student ever walks into your classroom and the kind of philosophical questions you need to ask, and answer, as you begin your teaching career. This toolkit examines four fundamental building blocks of teaching: Classroom Setup, Classroom Management, Lesson Planning, and Assessment. It also provides you with tools and activities that will help you integrate these fundamentals into a drama classroom. If you are a new teacher, or are still in your teacher training, these tools will provide you with a lot of supplemental, practical information that will help you prepare for your first few years of teaching.

The New Drama Teacher toolkit has links and resources to help you with your first year in the drama classroom.

The overview outlines all aspects of the Organized Production Toolkit and describes the use and format of each resource.

All the tools you'll need before production, from audition to casting, to start-up with your personnel.

These tools cover cast and crew tools, including notes, schedules, and rehearsal templates.

Ideas and tools to manage attention, volume, and group work in the classroom.

These tools include a costume list and plot samples and templates.

Samples to use for backstage running orders.

20 Classroom Rules poster for the drama classroom.

Template for ticket sales.

Inspirational quotes for a new school year, with the theme of "Joy"! Printable calendar to customize for any school year.

Tools for assessment in the drama classroom, including performance and written assessments.

Tools for addressing discipline issues, including conversations, reflections, and guidelines.