From the Blog How to Solve Common Beginning Actors’ Mistakes by Lindsay Price Acting Technique Curriculum & Lesson Planning Beginning actors make mistakes. Mostly it’s because, well, they’re beginners! I prefer thinking of them is missteps rather than mistakes – they are things the beginning actor hasn’t considered. And it’s always a great time to change that! If you’re a beginning actor, if you teach beginning actors, review this list and take a step […] 10 min read Read the Full Post
Podcast Episode Stage Manager Tiffany Lyn Meadows by Lindsay Price Podcast Episode 80: Stage Manager Tiffany Lyn Meadows Tiffany Lyn Meadows started stage managing as a senior in high school having no idea how to put together a prompt book or call a show. Now she’s a professional stage manager. What’s it like? How does the professional world differ from school? What’s the one thing she […] 27 min read Read the Full Post
Podcast Episode Drama Teachers Directing A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Lindsay Price Podcast Episode 164: Drama Teachers Directing A Midsummer Night’s Dream Four drama teachers talk about their vision, their experience, their successes and their struggles directing A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The same play with four completely different outcomes. A great peek into how a director interprets a script and how they illuminate the Bard for their students. […] 47 min read Read the Full Post
Podcast Episode Theatrefolk Podcast: Come With Us To Kabuki by Lindsay Price Podcast Episode 154: Come With Us To Kabuki If you’re going to teach a Theatre History Unit, one of the areas you may include is Japanese Theatre: Kabuki, Noh or Bunraku. Theatrefolk co-owners Lindsay and Craig got a chance to see a Kabuki performance at the Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo and share their fascinating experience with […] 31 min read Read the Full Post
Podcast Episode Theatrefolk Podcast: Is it the Show or the Performance? by Lindsay Price Podcast Episode 48: Is it the Show or the Performance? This podcast continues a series of talks between Lindsay and Craig on the plays they saw during their trip to England. This week they talk about two shows currently on in London: One Man, Two Guvnors and Merrily We Roll Along. The question they had […] 30 min read Read the Full Post
Podcast Episode Happy Birthday Frankenstein! by Lindsay Price Podcast Featured Plays Episode 213: Happy Birthday Frankenstein! It’s Frankenstein’s Birthday this month! Or more accurately, it’s the birthday of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, the author of the classic gothic romance Frankenstein. Drama teacher and playwright Laramie Dean talks about writing his adaptation of the novel (Frankenstein Among the Dead), what it’s like to take on this iconic work […] 30 min read Read the Full Post
Podcast Episode How to build a drama program by Lindsay Price Podcast Episode 187: How to build a drama program When Sylvia Davenport-Veith started teaching drama she did everything by herself. Over the years she was able to build a program that supported three drama teachers. How did she do it? What was her vision for her classroom? What’s her advice? Listen in to learn how one […] 30 min read Read the Full Post
Podcast Episode Theatrefolk Podcast: Costuming with a Vision by Lindsay Price Podcast Costumes Episode 125: Costuming with a Vision Does the thought of costuming a show fill you with dread? Are you always resorting to colourful t-shirts and jeans because that’s all you have time for? Holly Beardsley will lead you through costuming with a vision. The way you costume your show is an important part of the […] 31 min read Read the Full Post
Podcast Episode Drama Teachers: How do you market your shows? by Lindsay Price Podcast Episode 177: Drama Teachers: How do you market your shows? If you want to build the audience that comes to see your shows, that means you have to do some marketing. Some people love it, some people hate it, and some are too busy trying to put the show together. Candice McMath talks about combining […] 32 min read Read the Full Post
From the Blog The Professional Development Roadmap by Lindsay Price Teacher Reflection A guide to defining your strengths and weaknesses as a drama teacher. Picture yourself at a crossroads. Map in hand. Maybe a couple of tumbleweeds. A farmhouse in the distance, ragged scarecrow – use your imagination. You could go in any direction. The problem is you don’t know where you’re going. You don’t know the […] 13 min read Read the Full Post
Podcast Episode Theatrefolk Podcast: Taking students successfully to competition by Lindsay Price Podcast Competitions Episode 112: Taking Students to Competition How do you handle competition with your students? How do you circumvent the win, win, win mentality, especially if you don’t win? Teacher Gary Rodgers competes every year in his region and talks about his experiences. Show Notes Layers Lose Not Thy Head Episode Transcript 34 min read Read the Full Post
Podcast Episode Theatrefolk Podcast: Stepping out of Your Comfort Zone by Lindsay Price Podcast Episode 17: Stepping out of Your Comfort Zone This week Lindsay talks with teacher Cindy Cabral about stepping outside her directing comfort zone when she took on Lindsay’s new Edgar Allan Poe adaptation The Tell Tale Heart and Other Strangeness. Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript 14 min read Read the Full Post
Podcast Episode Theatrefolk Podcast: Choreography for Guys by Lindsay Price Podcast Episode 14 – YouTube Fireside Chat – Choreography for Guys Today we’re talking choreo for guys on the YouTube Fireside Chat. The key is that it has to be character-driven. We’ve chosen a couple of specific numbers to talk about. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Catch Me If You Can Grand Hotel […] 16 min read Read the Full Post
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Podcast Episode Theatrefolk Podcast: New York - Part Two by Lindsay Price Podcast Episode 30: New York Part Two In part two of Craig and Lindsay’s New York adventure they talk about their favourite theatrical experience – Too Much Light Makes the Baby go Blind. Show Notes Playwriting Exercise Series Seth’s Broadway Chatter Box Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. […] 16 min read Read the Full Post
Podcast Episode Theatrefolk Podcast Best Of: “How do I get Published” is a stupid question by Lindsay Price Podcast Episode 52: Best Of This week we look back at an episode from the past year. “How do I get published” is the question that every writer asks and yet it’s the wrong question. It’s also the worst question a beginning writer can ask an established writer. If you have a play script burning in […] 17 min read Read the Full Post
From the Blog Directing First Time Actors by Lindsay Price Directing Process & Essentials Enjoy this replay of our January 2014 LIVE Drama Teacher Hangout. The topic was “Directing First Time Actors” with Forrest Musselman, a theatre teacher who shared some very valuable tips for working with beginning actors. Thanks to everyone who participated. We had a great time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1JeyKhGckM Transcript Lindsay: Hello everybody! Welcome to our Google Hangout! […] 40 min read Read the Full Post
Podcast Episode Putting together a touring high school show by Lindsay Price Podcast Episode 211: Putting together a touring high school show How do you put together a touring show with your students? Drama Teacher Mike Yoson and his advanced production class completed their first tour this past year. Listen in to hear the successes and struggles of this fabulous project. Show Notes The Bright Blue Mailbox Suicide […] 24 min read Read the Full Post
Podcast Episode Theatre and Autism: How do you present a sensory friendly performance? by Lindsay Price Podcast Inclusive Drama Classrooms Episode 176: Theatre and Autism: How do you present a sensory friendly performance? How do Theatre and Autism fit together? Do you have students on the spectrum in your classrooms? Have you ever put on a sensory friendly performance? All of these questions and more are answered in this week’s podcast with James Lekatz, program […] 37 min read Read the Full Post
