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Ron Parker

Theatre Educator,
Appleton North High School

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Theatre Educator,
Appleton North High School
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Anastasia musical sound effects

Posted By Ron Parker 02-25-2024 09:03
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Does anyone have the sound effects for ANASTASIA they would be willing to share/sell? There is a CD listed on the Concord site but it's out of stock. Get Outlook for iOS

RE: Metamorphoses Pool

Posted By Ron Parker 12-25-2023 12:34
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Here is a short video of the pool we built in our 2006 production. https://youtu.be/zTE1OE0jAzU?feature=shared Get Outlook for iOS

RE: Mary Zimmerman's The Odyssey

Posted By Ron Parker 08-24-2023 10:07
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You will LOVE doing Mary's ODYSSEY! Such a beautiful script! So many creative opportunities for kids! Here are links to a short clip from our YouTube channel and photos from our 2009 production. Feel free to contact me if you have any specific questions! https://youtu.be/5KMNu4sZRSc?si=r1faz6KGiVwTpBDA ...

RE: Distant Learning Theatre Games

Posted By Ron Parker 07-21-2020 18:03
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There are many theatre/improv games that work well for the virtual format!  My advanced improv class produced a show as their final project for the semester.  Those watching were able to offer suggestions through the comments feature. Here is their show if you want to check it out.  https://www.yout ...

RE: Immersive Theatre for HS?

Posted By Ron Parker 07-16-2020 12:00
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A few years ago, we did a production of MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM in a small local nature preserve.  There was an educational building/center on site that had a large meeting room where we did the opening scenes from the play then led the audience outside into the small woods. We began the play at dusk.  ...

RE: Larger cast for Ruhl's EURYDICE?

Posted By Ron Parker 10-30-2019 10:43
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Thanks!

Larger cast for Ruhl's EURYDICE?

Posted By Ron Parker 10-28-2019 16:53
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Hello Community!  Has anyone ever done Sarah Ruhl's EURYDICE with a cast larger than 7?  Would like to expand out to about a dozen then double cast the show.  Thanks! Ron Parker Appleton North High School www.appletonnorththeatre.org ------------------------------ Ron Parker Theatre Educator ...

RE: Newsies props

Posted By Ron Parker 08-16-2019 04:51
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RE: Creating your own work

Posted By Ron Parker 08-14-2019 09:10
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We've done this with Alice in Wonderland and Christmas Carol. Both Are in the public domain. The students/cast created the script together after reading the novel collectively (we listened to an unabridged audiobook) It was an amazing experience both times! Broke them into groups, assigned each a chapter ...

RE: Fundraising HELP!

Posted By Ron Parker 05-04-2019 23:11
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Oh--forgot--we  also do   Singing Telegrams during the week of Valentines Day.   We have arranged to allow theatre students to deliver to the classrooms on a selected day during that week in February.  Kids into musical theatre love performing and students purchase them to give to their friends and teachers!  ...

RE: Fundraising HELP!

Posted By Ron Parker 05-04-2019 23:06
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Two Words--Drama Day!  We do three Drama Days a year--they are essentially a one day theatre camp for students in the area.  We do them on Saturdays-- one in December for students in Grades 1-3, one in February for Students in Grades 4-6, and one for middle school students in May.  My theatre students ...

RE: Alice

Posted By Ron Parker 05-04-2019 22:56
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I highly recommend creating your own adaptation.  The novel is in the public domain.  My cast and I read the novel together (well actually listened to an audiobook of Jim Dale reading as we followed along in the novel) then I divided them into small groups and gave each of them a chapter to adapt.  I ...

RE: Stained glass windows

Posted By Ron Parker 03-06-2019 07:54
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We've done stained glass for years using muslin and Rosco Supersaturated Paint.  The paint is made to be diluted and still not lose it's brilliance.  By watering it down, it become translucent when you paint it on the muslin.  Draw out your stained glass design, decide on your colors, and then paint ...

College Scholarships available?

Posted By Ron Parker 01-27-2019 12:34
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Hello Community!  I have a senior student who is interested in majoring in stage management in college and hopes to find theatre scholarships to help her on her journey.  Does anyone know of any available theatre scholarships--especially with a focus on stage management?  She qualifies for financial ...

RE: Putting the pit onstage

Posted By Ron Parker 08-24-2018 05:41
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Since our auditorium doesn't have a pit, the orchestra is always on stage. Typically they are upstage against the back wall. Our typical pit size is about 30-35 student musicians. They have been on the floor, on a raised platform, or both. Any way it's a challenge. Most of the time they are hidden behind ...

RE: short one-act to pair with Tom Stoppard's The Real Inspector Hound

Posted By Ron Parker 08-24-2018 05:09
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Look at Stoppard's "Fifteen Minute Hamlet." Get Outlook for iOS

RE: Little Mermaid

Posted By Ron Parker 06-20-2018 07:35
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We do rent costumes for the entire show. Email me for pictures and info Ron Parker Theatre Educator Appleton North High School Appleton , WI www,appletonnorththeatre.org Get Outlook for iOS

RE: Building an Improv Team/Group

Posted By Ron Parker 05-30-2018 12:16
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We have had an improv troupe, Improvedy, at my school for the past 19 years.  It has grown into quite a phenomenon--we do four public shows a year for audiences of 200-300 as well as private gigs for businesses, Christmas parties, you name it.  It's all short form--based on games.  Much like the old ...

RE: Building an Improv Team/Group

Posted By Ron Parker 05-30-2018 12:15
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RE: A Christmas Carol

Posted By Ron Parker 05-30-2018 12:07
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I've done CHRISTMAS CAROL many times over the years and have really favored Brian Way's adaptation.  But I would offer another suggestion--have you thought about creating your own adaptation?  I recently did this with my students for CAROL after a really wonderful experience adapting Carroll's ALICE ...