Active Citizenship in the Drama Classroom

by Kerry Hishon

Global citizenship focuses on the world as a whole and our place within it. With Active Citizenship in the Drama Classroom you can encourage students to take ownership of their voices and make positive changes for the future.

To be an active citizen requires skills that are practiced daily in the drama classroom: critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and empathy, to name a few.

This toolkit offers articles and activities that you can use with your students to encourage them to start thinking about their place in their community, their country, the world and beyond.

Kerry Hishon

Kerry is an actor, director, stage combatant, and playwright living in London, Ontario, Canada. She has been directing shows for the Original Kids Theatre Company since 2010 including Disney’s Descendants: The Musical, She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms, Rock of Ages: High School Edition, Heathers: High School Edition, Peter and the Starcatcher, Tarzan, The Wedding Singer, and many more.

She was the lead instructor for OKTC's T.A.G. (The Actor Grows) Program for five years, teaching the basics of theatre to over 60 new company members each year. Kerry is a member of Art of Combat and has trained in stage combat in London Ontario (Shrew'd Business) and New York City (AoC) since 2010.

Kerry is the primary blogger for Theatrefolk specializing in posts on Rehearsal procedures. She is also a Drama Teacher Academy Instructor with her course Theatre Etiquette 101.