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RE: "Build a Program," they said

Posted By JaNae Cottam 01-24-2016 13:46
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Thank you Juliette and Jym! Great advice with creating volunteer possibilities and hanging that quote in my room. Love these ideas! -- JaNae CottamTheatre TeacherPark City High School &Treasure Mtn. Junior High 435-645-5650 ext, 2095

RE: "Build a Program," they said

Posted By JaNae Cottam 01-23-2016 17:35
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Thank you, Robert. I really appreciate your advice. I would love to have your info on building a tech program. Although we do have a tech program, it is taught (or at least watched) by one of the music teachers. We share our main 1,200 seat house and our black box theatre with the community because it ...

RE: Safety and Accountability

Posted By JaNae Cottam 01-22-2016 11:06
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I would also love a copy of that contract.Thanks! -- JaNae CottamTheatre TeacherPark City High School &Treasure Mtn. Junior High 435-645-5650 ext, 2095

RE: "Build a Program," they said

Posted By JaNae Cottam 01-22-2016 09:21
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Thanks Raymond! I appreciate hearing that keeping my standards high will end up paying off. -- JaNae CottamTheatre TeacherPark City High School &Treasure Mtn. Junior High 435-645-5650 ext, 2095

RE: "Build a Program," they said

Posted By JaNae Cottam 01-21-2016 20:52
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Thank you, Phillip! These are all the things I need to hear and just be reminded that it's all gonna work out just fine. Thanks for all the great advice! -- JaNae CottamTheatre TeacherPark City High School &Treasure Mtn. Junior High 435-645-5650 ext, 2095

RE: "Build a Program," they said

Posted By JaNae Cottam 01-21-2016 14:32
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Thanks Georgann! Your advice and support are greatly appreciated. JaNae

RE: "Build a Program," they said

Posted By JaNae Cottam 01-21-2016 14:29
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Thanks Shira! We're just getting ready for auditions for Anne Frank and I'm hopeful that I'll have enough guys to do it. I've been trying to get master classes and field trips scheduled, but it's pretty disheartening when you schedule a bus for 30-40 and 11 show up. That being said, I really appreciate ...

"Build a Program," they said

Posted By JaNae Cottam 01-21-2016 11:18
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This is my first teaching job at 50+ years old. I only teach half-time. Two junior high classes and one high school class. I am at school everyday for rehearsals. My high school has over 1,200 students, but my high school class only has 15 kids (3 of which are transferring out at the semester). I've ...

RE: Help!

Posted By JaNae Cottam 01-15-2016 10:01
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I taught voice lessons in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and now in Utah. In Utah, Musical Theatre is definitely NOT allowed at choir solo/ensemble competitions. In fact, students will be disqualified and schools/teachers get in trouble if they do use any musical theatre. On the flip side, Musical Theatre ...

RE: Just a question - why no full length Shakespeare?

Posted By JaNae Cottam 01-12-2016 10:28
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Although I would prefer to do full-length Shakespeare, there are a lot of variables that we must take into account as middle, junior high, and high school teachers. Not the least of these is the amount of time we have available with our students for study and rehearsal. Depending on the size of program ...

RE: Casting/auditions

Posted By JaNae Cottam 01-07-2016 19:38
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I'm also building a program (1,200 students in the school and a class of 15 students). I am sorry to hear that I am not the only one experiencing a dearth of students who don't have time for theatre. And the kids in my class get easily frustrated and nasty when they are actually expected to work rather ...

RE: Singing on the stage

Posted By JaNae Cottam 01-03-2016 18:01
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Having a background in classical training is perfect for musical theatre. Bring everything you've got to the table. I think the one thing that sometimes can get lost with our classical training is being sure that the story is communicated through the lyrics and song. Although I always want to hear a ...

New teacher needs some ideas for scene work

Posted By JaNae Cottam 12-17-2015 00:51
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This is my first year teaching and I desperately need more ideas for scene work for my junior high and beginning high school students. I don't have a lot, and most of what I have is really for more advanced students and especially for more mature students. My undying gratitude will be yours for your ...

RE: Musical

Posted By JaNae Cottam 12-02-2015 16:44
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Shrek can be a female heavier show. We just did the show with only 7 guys. And it's not heavy dancing for the boys either. Little Women, Cinderella, Once Upon a Mattress, Nunsense, Quilters, 9 to 5, Legally Blonde, Thoroughly Modern Millie. I will be interested to see what others list since I have very ...

RE: Sharing great lesson plans or units

Posted By JaNae Cottam 11-22-2015 16:43
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As a new teacher, I am particularly interested in what works well for others. I feel like I've got some good ideas, but they all need some tweaking because they are just that, ideas. It seems like a lot of times that it takes me about 3 times longer to teach concepts than I anticipate. Any lesson plans ...

Multicultural Lesson Plans

Posted By JaNae Cottam 10-12-2015 02:58
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I'm looking for some help coming up with multicultural lessons plans, specifically geared toward ESL students. I've got all kinds of stuff on Movement and Emotion, but am having some difficulty with differentiating as we get to character analysis, script analysis, and some of the more reading and writing ...