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Episode 84: Playwright and Drama Teacher Matt WebsterMatt Webster talks about what it’s like to teach drama teachers, the biggest mistake he sees new drama teachers make, classroom management, and his play The Myths At the Edge of the World. Show Notes • The Myths at the Edge of the...

Episode 206: Monologue Competitions: How to compete confidently How can you encourage your students to compete with confidence? Learn from the source! Student Kelsey Gilmore was chosen as critics choice for monologues and best in show in her district for her monologue performance. What did she do? How did she...

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...

Episode 80: Stage Manager Tiffany Lyn MeadowsTiffany 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...

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...

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...

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...

Episode 154: Come With Us To KabukiIf 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...

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...

Episode 125: Costuming with a VisionDoes 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...

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...

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....

Episode 17: Stepping out of Your Comfort ZoneThis 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. Episode TranscriptWelcome to TFP, The Theatrefolk Podcast. I am Lindsay Price,...

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...

Episode 14: YouTube Fireside Chat – Choreography for GuysToday 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...

Episode 30: New York Part TwoIn 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...

Episode 52: Best OfThis 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...

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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1JeyKhGckM TranscriptLindsay: Hello everybody! Welcome...

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...

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...