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Hi George, I understand your frustration about working with students who don't want to be there. I work in a middle school where theatre is a required course for everyone. Students rotate through one quarter of theatre each year, along with art, music, and STEM. I get many students in my class who have ...

I teach middle school and would love to do a playwriting unit with my 8th graders. I don't know where to start, or where to look for curriculum resources. If you've done something similar, is a 5 minute play with 2-4 characters reasonable to write? How long should this unit be? Any feedback or resources ...

Curtains, Young@part edition. Because my students LOVE murder mysteries, and I need to regrow the program after the pandemic. Because we haven't done a musical in three years, and it looks more like an ensemble show that doesn't need many powerhouse singers. I don't know this show at all other than what ...

Nancy, this is my fear that my school is going to say the same thing.  I teach middle school and have never had individual desks in my classroom and would not know what to do with the students.  I hate the idea of doing digital projects on their Chromebooks, I'm so sick of technology.  I don't have any ...

I have to turn in my supply list for next school, and I want to do a costuming project using EVA foam.  I need a lot of it, and it is so expensive.  Does anyone have any leads on the cheapest place to place an order?  I usually order through Dick Blick, and they sell SKS foam 4mm sheets for $9.59 a 24"x60" ...

I've been doing a monologue unit with my middle school students who are all remote.  Last week we explored and analyzed monologues and characters.  This week, students are inventing characters and outlining a monologue.  Next week, they are going to write a monologue and perform it on flipgrid.  However, ...

I suggest going with acting over singing.  A good actor can fake their way through songs with their character expressions and movement.  A flat actor doesn't give much more to the part than a pleasant voice.  I choose acting over singing all the time. ------------------------------ [Pam] [Podolner] ...

You described my life.  I teach middle school theatre, and my largest class has 26 students.  43 minute class periods every day for nine weeks.  There are always a group who don't want to be there and do everything they can to throw off the class activity.  I've found that it helps to give them as much ...