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Lynnae Lathrop

Retired Speech/Drama teacher,
AATE - American Alliance

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Retired Speech/Drama teacher,
AATE - American Alliance

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RE: "Build a Program," they said

Posted By Lynnae Lathrop 01-23-2016 12:20
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I, too, have been the new director. My take: Think how you would feel if your new boss/principal came in and changed everything you had experienced or done the previous year. Most likely, because we are human, we would all balk at the majority of those changes. Begin by building relationships. ...

RE: Users of Seat Yourself Ticketing Service

Posted By Lynnae Lathrop 11-11-2015 13:06
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The first year, we just had ushers check for the printed tickets. A student usher greeted patrons at the door and pointed them toward the ticket line if they needed to purchase or toward the doors if they had their tickets in hand. We now periodically use an iPad with the I-nigma app to scan the codes. ...

RE: Learning Goals

Posted By Lynnae Lathrop 09-12-2015 12:15
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Our improv unit is assessed under the broader learning goal of "creates and reacts as a character using face, body, voice, and environment." They are then assessed using a rubric that is based on three primary rules of improv: Say the first thing; Accept everything; and Make your partner look good. ...

RE: Learning Goals

Posted By Lynnae Lathrop 09-12-2015 12:14
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RE: advantages of having more than one director/teacher

Posted By Lynnae Lathrop 01-11-2015 15:16
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One additional reason to consider: safety. In the world of lawsuits, it is important that students are supervised. If you have a ratio of 100 to 1, the district is placing you in an impossible supervision situation, and students left unsupervised are free to make poor choices and harmful mistakes. It ...

RE: Curtain Call for Tech Running Crew

Posted By Lynnae Lathrop 11-08-2014 15:10
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I was always of the philosophy that I wanted my students to be as professional as possible, so for years when I was directing high school I did not have my tech students participate in the curtain call. After moving to a new district and taking the middle school position, I watched the high school ...

RE: Professional Development

Posted By Lynnae Lathrop 11-08-2014 15:05
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Jane, Check out the Drama Academy at Theatrefolk.com. I can take a variety of classes online and they have documentation to present to your administration to verify that the training is worth credit. ------------------------------------------- Lynnae Lathrop MS Speech and Drama teacher ...

RE: Teaching Objectives?

Posted By Lynnae Lathrop 07-21-2014 11:46
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I use the activities on goal/objective in Robert Cohen's Acting One. The book is getting hardier to find, although Amazon has copies. The current version also includes his text Acting Two in the same volume, making it more expensive but well worth the price. The first book walks you through a series ...

RE: Improv and Tech Theatre Classes

Posted By Lynnae Lathrop 07-10-2014 09:43
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Nathan, I have used a book Improv for Actors by Dan Diggles for my improv classes. His book covers many of the principles of improv (making offers, accepting offers) that Lynda has mentioned in her post; plus, he has the book set up by lessons to do each day. I literally followed his plans day by day ...

RE: Starting from Scratch

Posted By Lynnae Lathrop 06-17-2014 14:02
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If your school has given you a budget, I would seriously consider building a set of rehearsal cubes. A set of two or three larger cubes and four small ones will give you instant set pieces in your classroom space as well as for whatever shows you do. I built mine, but when we added another theatre teacher, ...

RE:What are the problems with using an online ticketing company

Posted By Lynnae Lathrop 04-15-2014 08:45
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We have had only success with SeatYourself. Tickets used to be such a horrible job. I now volunteer to do tickets for anyone who needs it as SeatYourself makes it so easy. Once it is set up, it runs itself until I print off the list of reservations on performance night. The company keeps adding new features ...

RE:Admission price suggestions for Musicals

Posted By Lynnae Lathrop 02-26-2014 10:47
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i begin setting ticket prices first by looking at at the expenses for a show. For example, I might estimate that total costs for a play would be $2000. Next, I look at the show, and estimate attendance based on the number of performance nights and whether I think the show will sell. Obviously, some ...

RE:Ticketing Software Feedback

Posted By Lynnae Lathrop 10-25-2013 12:09
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We use Seat Yourself and have had no issues. David Lichtenstein is a phone call/email away and is the owner of the company. I met him at the EdTA conference and the company won an award because a large percentage of their profits is donated to scholarships through EdTA. We use their online ticketing ...