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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 Jordan Hughes, a graduate with a BFA in Drama, from NYU Tisch Drama School. Matt Webster chats with her about finding a career in the arts after college.

In this video, Todd Espeland demonstrates how to use Mask in a social distance or virtual classroom setting. Breakdown of topics/timecodes 0:00 to 6:13: Introduction -When Todd started working with masks -Why masks? 6:14 - 15:59: Discussing Mask in the Classroom 16:00 - 25:59: Health and Safety 26:00 - 50:52: Social Distance Classroom 50:53 - 1:00:22: Virtual Classroom 1:00:23 - 1:08: Building a Mask

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 Vincent Terrell Durham, a playwright who first honed his storytelling skills as a standup comic in comedy clubs across the country. Matt Webster chats with him about his journey in becoming a playwright.

Use this fun bingo card to give yourself some love over the holidays, or whenever you need a break!

This resource is a of plays in the Public Domain by BIPOC writers, including links as to where you can find the texts. Any translations included are also in the Public Domain. Not all texts are available in an English translation but we have included them in their original language. We have included cautions, but as always, please make sure you read/review the scripts before sharing with your students.

This resource is a list of poems and short stories in the Public Domain by BIPOC writers including links as to where you can find the texts. Any translations included are also in the Public Domain. Not all texts are available in an English translation but we have included them in their original language. Please make sure you read/review the texts before sharing with your students.

The goal of this distance learning exercise is to help students become more aware of their body language in the virtual classroom (both conscious and unconscious) and how it makes others perceive them. Students have to turn their cameras on to participate, but it is fairly low-risk as they will complete the movement portion as a group, and they don’t need to have their microphones on.

Use this list as a discussion starter for your students, or as a point of reference for your next production.

In these times, it’s important to know if the BIPOC play you want to do can be livestreamed, recorded, or performed virtually. We’ve put together a list of plays and playwrights with all that information. As with all classroom material, it is incumbent on the instructor to familiarize themselves with the material before introducing it to their classes. Read the plays first to make sure they fit within any district guidelines with regard to language and subject matter.

There are 2 versions of the Drama Teacher School Year calendar. One is a monthly calendar with an inspirational quote and image per month; the second is a portrait-layout booklet version that can be customized to any school year.

A set of 9 posters focused on self-care, for teachers and students. A Spanish version is also included.

Students will review quotes from a variety of Black Theatre Professionals, write out their first impressions and reflect on the quote, and then create a one minute theatrical expression. The focus here is time management and self management. How will students use their time to complete their expression and present in the same period?

Students will read a handout on the criteria for choosing a good scene for themselves to prepare and perform as part of a class assignment. After reading the tip sheet, students will read three scenes and using the provided worksheet, analyze the scenes based on the criteria. Students will write a paragraph in which they identify which scene fits the criteria best, and why. They will then complete the provided 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.

This PD module is focused on Social Emotional Learning. In this module, you will have your choice of courses that will focus on SEL in your classroom, and attached to each course are resources to be used directly with your students.

This self-care package includes a workbook, calendar, and posters to help focus on the essential questions: How can you become a practicing self-care, compassionate person who teaches educational theatre? How can you make time for self-care and compassion?

A school year calendar focused on the theme of Self-Care, with inspirational quotes from theatre educator Gai Jones.

She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen is a play that comes up time and time again in our drama class communities. To that end, we wanted to provide questions for reading the play in the classroom. • The Reading Questions provide pre- and post-reading questions for the play as well as questions throughout. • The Close-Reading Questions provide in-depth text-dependent questions for one scene of the play.

20 Classroom Rules poster for the drama classroom.

Set of 4 posters for the drama classroom, with theatrical affirmations.