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Megan Upton-Tyner

Drama Instructor,
Andover High School

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Drama Instructor,
Andover High School
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TOTS?

Posted By Megan Upton-Tyner 10-01-2022 15:30
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Is Trick or Treat So Kids Can Eat still a thing? I know that they are not recording totals anymore, but the last mention I see is from 2019. Are troops still doing this?

RE: Rethinking Theatre 1

Posted By Megan Upton-Tyner 05-26-2022 08:22
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Definitely following! Love getting new ideas to implement and try. That being said, my Intro class is one of my favorite classes to teach! I use the four essential elements (actor, audience, space and story) as a way to anchor curriculum. We do Improv Fridays every Friday which is AWESOME and so much ...

RE: Musical Suggestions

Posted By Megan Upton-Tyner 05-04-2021 11:42
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Thanks for the questions! We are just under 900 (but will be growing due to new jobs moving into the area). It's a suburb and has the small town feel (in both the good and bad sense). We sold out for Grease and Little Mermaid. We've done Lil Abner, Little Shop and Loserville. Recognized titles ...

Musical Suggestions

Posted By Megan Upton-Tyner 05-04-2021 09:53
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Hello all! Previously our musical cast was a class that consisted of our madrigal choir and an advanced theatre class. Next year we are getting a new choir director and moving to having the musical open to the whole school as opposed to being a course. I'm very excited about this since the previous ...

Trans student support

Posted By Megan Upton-Tyner 02-19-2021 14:52
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Hello teachers, I have a question that I would appreciate feedback on and I apologize if any of my wording is offensive. Please know that my intent is to find out the best ways to engage with my students. I have a trans student who is in the process of transitioning. She identifies as female, although ...

Interview Questions

Posted By Megan Upton-Tyner 01-09-2021 08:53
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We are hiring a new choral director at our high school. This person will be the music director for our yearly musical, our departments work closely together, and we share a lot of the same students. As the theatre director, what questions would you ask at the interview?

Showshare Streaming Help!

Posted By Megan Upton-Tyner 12-01-2020 22:11
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Hello! I'm hoping someone can help! We purchased performing and streaming rights for It's a Wonderful Life. Playscripts requires that we sell tickets and stream through Showshare by Broadway on Demand. Fine. However. I have not been contacted by the company to set up the tickets and streaming yet and ...

Musical Suggestions - Revue Style

Posted By Megan Upton-Tyner 08-21-2020 11:40
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UGH! I had the PERFECT plan! I had the great idea to do Working (the Revised version) as a streaming musical. We would film on location at different places in our town and use pictures of local essential workers. A great way to honor those who often get overlooked and celebrate what they are doing ...

Play writing Mentor?

Posted By Megan Upton-Tyner 07-13-2020 13:37
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Hello all! Crazy times right? Sending out lots of positive vibes as we all work through the next several weeks and months. I have a student who is interested in playwriting. I've worked with new plays in college (a LONG time ago) but don't have a lot of experience writing them. I know that there are ...

RE: Good, HS appropriate LGBTQ play

Posted By Megan Upton-Tyner 03-04-2020 11:17
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Aaannd I just read a pre-view and there is language - oops. ------------------------------ Megan Upton-Tyner Drama Instructor Newton KS ------------------------------

RE: Good, HS appropriate LGBTQ play

Posted By Megan Upton-Tyner 03-04-2020 11:16
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I read, but have not produced, The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey by James Lecesne. It's absolutely beautiful and left me happy and optomistic, even though it deals with a tragedy. It is listed as a one man show, but can also be broken into 9 different roles. If memory serves, there was no language. ...

RE: Storytelling

Posted By Megan Upton-Tyner 01-04-2020 09:30
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I did a moth storytelling unit for the second time this past semester and will definitely be doing it again. It was perfect for illustrating how the Aristotelian plot line manifests in preforming the story and students shared some amazing stories. We took two weeks - there was a lot of journaling ahead ...

RE: Family Affair

Posted By Megan Upton-Tyner 11-23-2019 10:17
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Oof. This is tough. I know your pain. From a parent perspective, it's difficult because we can't really do anything in the moment. We know our kids are hearing it and getting the side eye when we aren't around. Several times I WAS the director, but when it came to my kids, I would step out/not be part ...

Make Up Recommendations

Posted By Megan Upton-Tyner 10-08-2019 12:39
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Happy Fall! We are producing The Little Mermaid this fall and are having a wonderful time so far. I have two questions for my tech people. 1) We plan on airbrushing Ursula's make-up. I have a few students who are wizard at stage make-up but have never used this kind of equipment before. Nor have I. ...

First Day Lesson!

Posted By Megan Upton-Tyner 08-06-2019 15:55
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Hello all - as we are preparing for getting back into the classroom, I wanted to get feedback on what everyone does for their first lesson for their Intro to Drama courses - those general theatre courses that have a hodgepodge of students who have not taken a drama class before and might not be interested. ...

Recorded plays/movies for class discussion

Posted By Megan Upton-Tyner 05-16-2019 13:31
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Greetings all! I hope that everyone's school year is wrapping up well! I'm at the point in the semester where the Seniors are gone and my students are DONE. For the last couple of semesters, I've used Memphis the musical as a class final. We watch it, apply all that we've learned, and then have a Socratic ...

RE: Moth Storytelling Videos: Share videos appropriate for MIddle & High School

Posted By Megan Upton-Tyner 02-05-2019 06:56
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WOW! What a great idea! I love the content ideas that are shared in this forum! I would love to see your lesson plans - megan.upton-tyner@usd262.net  I teach high school and use the essential elements (Actor, Audience, Space and Story) in the first part of the semester. This might work very well with ...

RE: Moth Storytelling Videos: Share videos appropriate for MIddle & High School

Posted By Megan Upton-Tyner 02-05-2019 06:54
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What does a storytelling class look like? I'm intrigued! Sounds amazing! ------------------------------ Megan Upton-Tyner Drama Instructor Newton KS ------------------------------

Addressing Anxiety

Posted By Megan Upton-Tyner 01-28-2019 12:11
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Hello fellow teachers! I'm wondering if anyone else has seen an increase in student anxiety regarding performing in front of classmates. I teach several introductory courses in both theatre and speech. I have always included acting as part of the class, usually in the form of students selecting ...

Troupe Initiation - Deceased Student

Posted By Megan Upton-Tyner 04-20-2018 09:18
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Earlier this spring our department experienced a terrible tragedy when one of our students was suddenly killed in a car accident. It has been a tough semester for all of us. My troupe secretary brought to my attention that the student had earned enough points to be inducted into our troupe this spring ...