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Leslie Kane

Theatre Director,
Lemont High School

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Theatre Director,
Lemont High School

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Therapeutic Arts in Schools

Posted By Leslie Kane 08-11-2022 12:22
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Hi all! I wanted to share this training for arts educators on how to best support the mental health of students in the classroom and in rehearsals. Theatre especially brings out MANY emotions and mental health related situations that we aren't always equipped to handle. Check the class out if you're ...

Radium Girls - Glowing on Stage?

Posted By Leslie Kane 11-26-2021 13:21
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Has anyone done Radium Girls or another show that required "glowing" costumes on stage? I'd love to hear how others successfully made this effect work. Was glow in the dark paint strong enough to be seen off stage? What brand did you use? Did you use black lights? What substance can you put on costumes ...

RE: Play Suggestion - 110 Stories by Sarah Tuft

Posted By Leslie Kane 04-27-2021 12:45
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It's always fantastic to have the support of another department. Also, what a gorgeous set! Thank you so much for sharing.   ------------------------------ Leslie Kane Lemont High School ------------------------------

Play Suggestion - 110 Stories by Sarah Tuft

Posted By Leslie Kane 04-25-2021 11:34
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Play Suggestion - 110 Stories by Sarah Tuft

Posted By Leslie Kane 04-25-2021 11:34
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Hello All! With everyone constantly on the lookout for their next production, I just wanted to share our experience with the show 110 Stories by Sarah Tuft. Our public high school produced this show virtually earlier this year and it was such a wonderful learning opportunity that we wanted to make ...

Mental Health and the Arts

Posted By Leslie Kane 03-29-2021 20:51
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Hello! If this thread caught your eye because you care about student mental health, you're in the right place! Among a whole flurry of things we've learned teaching this year, it's that our students are struggling. Some of them are struggling HARD. (To be honest, we're struggling too, but we'll focus ...

Group Lines in Virtual Platform

Posted By Leslie Kane 01-09-2021 12:51
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Hello All!  I am tasked with a show that has quite a few group/chorus lines. From my previous virtual show experience, group lines don't seem to come across very well in a virtual format. Has anyone been able to pull off good sounding virtual group lines? Has Zoom gotten better with this capability ...

RE: Google Meet for Performance

Posted By Leslie Kane 10-19-2020 13:17
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I've never explored Microsoft Teams before. That could definitely be something worth looking into!  Thank you! I'm also frantically writing down all of these great ideas.  Best of luck to you and your students!  -Leslie ------------------------------ Leslie Kane Lemont IL -------- ...

RE: Google Meet for Performance

Posted By Leslie Kane 10-19-2020 13:09
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Thank you Kelly!  I completely agree that we have to do whatever we can in whatever capacity during this time. Thank you for your response!  I had never thought of the multiple Meets going on at once idea. We'll be pre-recording, but what a creative work-around! Thanks for sharing!  ...

RE: Google Meet for Performance

Posted By Leslie Kane 10-19-2020 13:07
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Thanks so much for your response Josh!  After beginning virtual rehearsals, it became very clear that the wi-fi disparity between our actors makes pre-recording a necessity. So that's our plan for now. Using Zoom would be so much easier for what we're hoping to provide, but if a necessity, ...

RE: Google Meet for Performance

Posted By Leslie Kane 10-18-2020 11:20
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It would be pre-recorded. So we would edit slightly between scenes. That's FANTASTIC news that you can have a hide participants option! I couldn't find that information anywhere. By created your own backgrounds do you mean backgrounds in the home? Or virtual backgrounds that were used in Meet? Or edited-in ...

Google Meet for Performance

Posted By Leslie Kane 10-17-2020 18:56
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Hello!  I am having some difficulty convincing my school that Google Meets simply doesn't have the capabilities that we need to put on a virtual production and that Zoom has features (such as hide video participants, virtual backgrounds and renaming actors/characters) that are essential to creating ...