Teaching theatre

Think high school theatre is just a bunch of drama? Think again. There are so many lessons to be learned from high school theatre that will carry you through life. I never played a sport in high school and was definitely not part of the “in” crowd. I was a fairly good student and I ... Read More about Lessons to Learn From High School Theatre

Let's talk about my theatre vocabulary list for the classroom. It never occurred to me that teachers needed a list of vocabulary for their theatre classes.

This is an introductory unit on set design that teaches the basic elements for middle schoolers. This may be used as a standalone unit or in conjunction with a production.If used as a standalone unit, you will need a short play to go along with this. The same play may be used for other technical theatre units in this series.Includes: 2 week lesson planPowerpoint with teacher notesStudent journal with keySet design project & rubricTest with answer keyCommon Core Standards: TH:Cr1.1.6…

Welcome to Dramamomma Speaks A THEATER EXPERT’S THOUGHTS ON THEATER, TEACHING AND DIRECTING Welcome to Dramamomma Speaks A THEATER EXPERT’S THOUGHTS ON THEATER, TEACHING AND DIRECTING AS SEEN IN Who is this Dramamommaspeaks? I'm an award-winning veteran drama teacher, now retired having taught for over forty years. Also, I am a very experienced, successful theater

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Drama games & activities in your classroom or drama club as warm-ups, ice breakers, or as fun activities to start any class!

Breathe new life into your drama program with the best plays for high school — modern, traditional, and everything in between!

Classwork: Students designed masks for their Greek chorus project (see Day 16) Please see document below (or in Google classroom) for rubric on design of mask and description activity

A set of 16 information cards providing definitions of the elements of drama.