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Free Resources for Drama Teachers

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Monologues for Girls Monologues for Guys Monologue Performance Tips Two Person Scenes Group Scenes Teaching Theatre Acting Playwriting Directing Shakespeare Technical Theatre Classroom Resources Costumes Drama Teacher Toolkits

Monologues for Girls

Free monologues for use in your classroom. You're welcome to perform these monologues without royalty for auditions, classwork, and competitions such as Thespian IEs. Please see our royalty exemption policy for more information.

Justice from Box

Antigone from Myth-o-Logues

Tyne from neeT Teen

Constance from Discovering Rogue

Cleo from Have You Heard?

Holly from Red Rover

Kymberdee from The Gift

Josie from Somewhere, Nowhere

Darcy from Moving

Asia from Deck the Stage

Alice from Bottle Baby

Text Girl from ths phne 2.0: The Next Generation

TJ from Floating on a Don't Care Cloud

Monologues for Guys

Still from betweenity

Roland from Stereotype High

Alex from Stereotype High

Henry from Hall Pass

Caleb from Letters

Bradley from Hairball

Chill from The Snow Show

Greg from Skid Marks

Hades from Circus Olympus

Monologue Performance Tips

Monologue Evaluation Exercise

A Bare Bones Guide to “Is This a Monologue or a Story?”

Be Amazing in Two Minutes or Less

Preparing Middle School Students to Perform Monologues

5 Tips for Preparing a Monologue with Confidence

Romeo and Juliet Monologue Performance Lesson Plan

Monologue Assessment Rubric

Getting a Superior in IE Monologues Part 1

Getting a Superior in IE Monologues Part 2

Getting a Superior in IE Monologues Part 3

Two Person Scenes

Free scenes for use in your classroom. You're welcome to perform these scenes without royalty for auditions, classwork, and competitions such as Thespian IEs. Please see our royalty exemption policy for more information.

Mom & Daughter from betweenity

Fight over Fuchsia

Remember the Burrito from The Snow Show

Josie and Pete from Somewhere, Nowhere

Juliet and Ophelia from Anger Management

Cosette and Catherine from Beauty and the Bee

Pretty Girl / Plain Girl

Wait Wait Bo Bait

The Big Lie from Ten/Two

Group Scenes

Monica et. al from Oddball

Teaching Theatre

How Do I Put On Shows Without A Budget?

How Do I Promote A Positive Environment?

How Do I Maintain Work/Life Balance As A Theatre Teacher?

What Are The Necessities Of A Theatre Class?

How Do I Get Admin To See We Need Money?

Classroom Study Guides

20 Ways to Praise Your Students

New Drama Teacher Toolkit

Acting

Acting exercises and activities for middle and high school students.

Acting With the Body

Character Creation - Moving from Action to Monologue

Vocal Exercises

Vocal Exercises - Practice Pieces

Character Development - Script Analysis

Character Development - Get Physical

Learn Your Lines Out of Context

Becoming a Professional Actor - Headshots and Resumes

Acting the Issue Play

The Stanislavsky System - The Process

Is Shakespeare Incomprehensible?

Playwriting

Playwriting exercises and activities for middle and high school students.

The 5 W's and Playwriting

5 Great Playwriting Exercises for Middle & High School Students

20 Character Profile Questions

Get Rid of Movie Brain

All My Ideas Suck: How to find, create, and develop theatrical and sustainable play ideas

Writing Your Research

Adapting a Play

Writing Inspiration: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Write What you Know - Help or Hinderance?

Playwriting - Developing Dynamite Dialogue

Directing

Tips and tricks for choosing, directing and promoting a middle or high school play.

What Type of Director Are You?

Top Tips for Directing Your First Show

Best Casting Advice for Fellow Directors

Rehearsals You Need to Include in Your Schedule (That You May Not Have Thought Of)

Top Tips for Directing your First Show

Create Ensemble

Rehearsal Exercise - The Line of Power

How to Choose a Play for the Sears Drama Festival

Directing the High School Play - Script Analysis

Directing the High School Play - Be a Visionary

Shakespeare

Fun activities for the classroom, inspired by the bard.

Putting Shakespeare Into Context

Shakespeare Exercise: Reframe the play

Directing Shakespeare for the First Time

Iambic Pentameter

Romeo and Juliet Word Search

Romeo and Juliet Prologue Activity

Romeo and Juliet Match Game

Romeo and Juliet Crossword

Romeo and Juliet Act V Activity

Shakespearean Insults

Technical Theatre

Resources to help with staging, set design, costuming and props.

Best Practices for Training Your Technicians

Tips & Tricks for a Less Stressed Tech Week

Tech Exercises for the Non-Technical Teacher

Respect the Tech: Performance Challenge

Tips for Success when Tech Isn't Your Specialty

Exercise: The Tech Effect

Duct Tape Princess

Costume Building With Recyclable Items

Technical Needs List

Costume Measurement Sheet

Classroom Resources

Posters for the drama classroom and backstage.

Mad Libs Theatre Worksheet: Fairy Tales

Poster: 20 Classroom Rules

Posters: Theatrical Affirmations

Posters: Say Yes / Say No

Poster: Accountability means...

Poster: Rehearsal time

Poster: Tell them this amazing story

Poster: Backstage Crew

Poster: In This Class... 1

Poster: In This Class... 2

Poster: Respect 1

Poster: Respect 2

Costumes

Costume Organization & Storage Tips

How Costumes Affect Your Character

Basic Costume Items Every Drama Student Should Own

Round-up: Best costuming advice for a new director

Telling the Story Through Clothing: Choosing a Colour Palette for Your Show

Costume Challenge: Creative Creation

Costume & Prop Challenges

Costume Care: Do's & Don'ts

Common Costume Concerns

Creating a Costume Vision Board

Drama Teacher Toolkits

Free downloadable guides for theatre educators on stage makeup, classroom setup, theatre terms, advocacy, and more!

Pacing Toolkit

Advocacy Toolkit

Competition Toolkit

Theatrical Timelines Toolkit

Stage Make-up in the Classroom Toolkit

Classroom Set-up Toolkit

New Drama Teacher Toolkit

Back-to-School Toolkit

New Drama Teacher Dictionary Toolkit

Production Design on a Budget Toolkit

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