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RE: batteries?

Posted By Zach Schneider 03-01-2019 15:11
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We go through Granger for Duracell Procells. They give us a school discount and a box of 144 AA's costs about $30.... ------------------------------ Zach Schneider Troupe No. 1 Natrona County High School Wyoming Chapter Director Casper WY ------------------------------

RE: Guidebook!

Posted By Zach Schneider 06-06-2018 10:39
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If you mean the Guidebook for ITF, it is usually released the Friday or Saturday before festival. They have to massage that schedule right up until the last moment. ------------------------------ Zach Schneider Troupe No. 1 Natrona County High School Wyoming Chapter Director Casper WY ------ ...

RE: Peter & the Starcatcher instrumentation

Posted By Zach Schneider 05-21-2018 18:49
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Well, we did it with one drummer and a pianist. My advice is to get on the music early. It underscores a lot of the action and the numbers are in tricky time signatures. "Swim On" is going to be in my nightmares for a long time. It's a hard number to coordinate with the musicians. The fact that there ...

RE: How do you handle students rejecting smaller roles?

Posted By Zach Schneider 02-07-2018 15:15
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I told my kids this year that if they indicate they will take any role they are cast on the audition form and then drop out if it is a chorus role, it will severely impact their getting cast in a lead role while in high school. I would rather they be honest and say on the form that they will not take ...

RE: Homeschoolers in Public School Drama Programs

Posted By Zach Schneider 02-07-2018 15:11
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Our district allows homeschooled students to participate in extra-curricular activities. They charge them a nominal fee ($100) to help offset the fee we pay to our state high school athletics and activities association who sanctions the activities. ------------------------------ Zach Schneider Troupe ...

RE: Make it Rain!

Posted By Zach Schneider 02-01-2018 11:58
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I'd use sound and light. The sound of rainfall (live foley from actors or recorded) coupled with one of those led light shower things folks use at Christmas can create that visual illusion. That's what we did for the rain in the jungle scene in Peter and the Starcatcher. ------------------------------ ...

RE: Hamilton, Hamilton

Posted By Zach Schneider 01-24-2018 16:33
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Ruben, 1. By fusing R&B, hip-hop, rap, and traditional lyrical musical theatre pieces, Hamilton has impacted musical theatre education in that it uses musical forms that our students are already steeped in. It also takes subject matter that every middle school student learns as dead, dry, and unconnected ...

RE: Peter and the Starcatcher - video recordings

Posted By Zach Schneider 01-10-2018 13:12
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There is no official recorded version of the show. The contract also forbids making video recordings. You can find some versions on youtube that violated this copyright, but that's about it... ------------------------------ Zach Schneider Troupe No. 1 Teacher Natrona County High School Casper ...

RE: How to pop beer cans and drink down on stage

Posted By Zach Schneider 11-21-2017 09:32
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Use a La Croix can and put a Budweiser label on it. You could print it on a transparency (remember those) if you want a more metallic-like sheen. ------------------------------ Zach Schneider Troupe No. 1 Teacher Natrona County High School Casper WY ------------------------------

Peter & the Starcatcher instrumentation

Posted By Zach Schneider 05-15-2017 10:04
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Our performing arts department is planning for next year. We will be opening with Peter & the Starcatcher and my band guy is wondering what the percussion part entails. Anyone with experience on this show have some insight? ------------------------------ Zach Schneider Troupe No. 1 Teacher Natrona ...

RE: Sister Act

Posted By Zach Schneider 04-23-2017 16:13
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This is our show next spring! ------------------------------ Zach Schneider Director, Troupe No. 1 Teacher, Natrona County High School Chapter Director, Wyoming Thespians Casper WY ------------------------------

RE: Laramie Project cuts?

Posted By Zach Schneider 03-14-2017 10:21
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Scott, You may not remember our conversation a couple of years ago, but I grew up with Matt and know many of the people whose words made it into the play. We did this show a few years ago and when I was asked about the language my argument was two-fold: One, this is not a fictional play with made up ...

RE: Addams Family Makeup

Posted By Zach Schneider 02-02-2017 12:27
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Mehron sells large containers of white and black. We did this show and had kids cover with the white and do shadows and contours with black. I would stay away from tubes of Halloween makeup as it has so little pigment in it, you have to use 2 to 3 times more for the same effect. It also caused some allergic ...

How to clean?

Posted By Zach Schneider 05-24-2016 13:23
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Anyone have any good tips on how in the world to clean a stipple sponge? I'm teaching wound makeup and don't want a bunch of gucky sponges when we are through. ------------------------------ Zach Schneider Troupe No. 1 Wyoming Thespians Chapter Director Natrona County High School Casper WY -- ...

RE: Do you teach Drama, Theatre, Acting or....?

Posted By Zach Schneider 05-09-2016 11:00
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We have two sections of Drama Comprehensive I, one section of Drama Comprehensive II, a combined section of Drama III/IV/Theatre IB, one section of Stagecraft I, and one section of Stagecraft II-IV. ------------------------------ Zach Schneider Troupe No. 1 Teacher Natrona County High School Casper ...

RE: BLOCK classes vs HOURLY classes?

Posted By Zach Schneider 05-08-2016 12:53
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In my district, my high school has an alternating block schedule (8 yearlong classes that alternate days with 90 minute periods), while the other high school has an intensive block schedule (Four 90 minute classes everyday for one semester and new classes the next, some are "skinny" 45 minute classes ...

RE: ITS Inductions on a zero budget?

Posted By Zach Schneider 03-09-2016 12:41
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Are students coming up with their own dues? If so, there really is no need for you to spend any money on inductions. We have an induction ceremony followed by a pot luck dinner on our stage (when it's not under remodel, that is). Have students sign up for different dishes and bring them. We then play ...

RE: Opening Night Traditions?

Posted By Zach Schneider 02-11-2016 13:14
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Ours is singing "We Are The Champions" before each performance. This tradition was started at the school by my drama teacher 25 years ago and it survived when I took over the department 7 years ago. It gets the kids focussed and creates great memories. ------------------------------ Zachary Schneider ...

RE: Making flowers appear on stage

Posted By Zach Schneider 02-08-2016 12:16
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We put a student under a table. The table had a hole drilled through, and the wire of the flowers was pushed up through the hole in the table and vase. You can do the same with a window sill and someone feeding them from behind the set. ------------------------------ Zachary Schneider Casper WY

RE: UNC Graduate Degree in Theatre Education

Posted By Zach Schneider 01-19-2016 15:20
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I graduated in 2014 from UNC. The program's capstone project is the thesis or action research project. They are always tweaking things, so this is based on my experience only. The most traditional route is the production thesis. You pick a play you want to answer some research questions about (usually ...

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