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RE: Elementary Touring Shows

Posted By Anita Grant 10-02-2016 18:08
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Try English playwright Brian Way (Samuel French). He was an advocate of the original concept of Creative Drama. His approach was to use the magic of the "acting out" of traditional stories as a learning/self devlopmement activity in the lower grades classroom. And then later giving it a theatrical form ...

RE: Stipend Help

Posted By Anita Grant 09-30-2016 11:11
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So sorry to hear about your struggle ! It seems like this is a battle we keep fighting, without fully "vanquishing" the adversaries. I don't know if it will help but try doing an on-line search for curriculum descriptions from other states whose Fine Arts curriculum include Theatre Arts/Drama. Then create ...

RE: Theater for Young Audiences Ideas?

Posted By Anita Grant 12-09-2015 12:46
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Hi! I have a suggestion for you. Audience participation plays. A good source for those is anything by the British author Brian Way. "The Hat" is a good one. And so simple, a small cast, each in one costume. One prop, and the audience sitting "cross-cross apple sauce" on the cafetorium floor, with a prompt ...

RE: Students Struggling with Imagination

Posted By Anita Grant 09-14-2015 09:48
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I'm thinking parallel play, (OK everyone, let's all be monkeys, now everyone be bunnies etc.) if the resistant kid doesn't want to be the indicated animal, go where they are. "Wow Billy, what animal are you? That's a great bear. What sound does your bear like to make? OK, let's all make bear sounds." ...

RE: Plays to Tour for Young Audiences

Posted By Anita Grant 08-29-2015 10:42
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Hi. Check out the publisher catalogues for scripts by playwright Brian Way. The "Brits" are much more proficient Than we are in writing "participation-drama" scripts for young audiences. It's part of their elementary curriculum. They are short, meant to be performed and involved with the audience and ...

RE: Short Scripts for Grades 2-5 and 6-8

Posted By Anita Grant 07-20-2015 10:27
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Hey Ray! Wow, does your question take me back. Here's a little known piece of information. Years ago I found, and used, short scripts in a published " magazine" called Plays Magazine, that has been publishing for over 70 years. it was a monthly publication, paper back book in size. specifically written ...

RE: Scope and Sequence of Theatre Classes

Posted By Anita Grant 05-17-2015 18:27
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Hey John! Go on line to "Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills - Texas Education agency. TX has a comprehensive K-12 curriculum, including Fine Atswhich includes Theatre. (I know, it's an unusually extraordinary circumstance that has a really great story involving Ross Perot and a TX Gov. Named Mark ...

RE: Do you require your classroom students to attend your plays?

Posted By Anita Grant 01-03-2015 08:50
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Hi. I know the dilemma. But here's what was my solution that " killed a couple of birds with the same stone" for the Theatre 1 classes. The written play review. Their assignment was once a six weeks grading period to attend a live performance of a full length play or musical, and then follow it up with ...

RE:Better access and equity to theatre education

Posted By Anita Grant 01-28-2014 15:35
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I agree ! And I'd suggest we, EDTA, are best positioned to take on the task of developing a new "creative drama in the classroom" professional development workshop module for elementary level teachers. Perhaps along the lines of our Advocacy Workshop/Advocacy Tool Kit program. Our Chapters could then ...

RE:Favorite Theatre Quote?

Posted By Anita Grant 01-08-2014 17:45
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Here are a few that always resonate with actors and Theatre students, but which don't speak of "Theatre". " We create the present from the future against the backdrop of the past." "the creative adult is the child who has survived." "It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the ...

RE:Games/Class Ideas for Pre-K Through 5th Grade

Posted By Anita Grant 09-15-2013 16:47
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What fun for you! OK, not hard to prepare for. The age group you're talking about fall on the part of the educational theatre spectrum titled "creative drama". It's all about participation, not performance. (The munchkins are not yet developmentaly ready for the experience of facing a live audience) ...

RE:Adult State Board development

Posted By Anita Grant 09-11-2013 23:33
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Congratulations! Growth is exciting, and stressful. I can share what all I've seen and done, as have you. "Steal" from your CD colleagues. Using the EdTA recognizable terminology for Board member titles/ positions/jobs is a good "legitimizer" and gives you a starting place. And, every Board member ...

Notes from Succession Planning wkshp. at Summit

Posted By Anita Grant 08-13-2013 16:36
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Notes From Mentoring Your Future, Succession Planning Workshop Participants: Anita Gant, Sandi VanDyke, Krista Carson Elhai, Linda Phillips, Denise Ferguson, Andrew Hunsaker, Gloria McIntyre, Keith Anctil Discussion topics initiated by the participants: Transition is difficult, new people ...

RE:Tech students involvement

Posted By Anita Grant 08-12-2013 12:08
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My policy is a yes to your question. After all, building a theatre department is building a community, in our language, an ensemble. That being said, not every student who was welcome to come in and work on set building and tech days later signed up to work on one of the running crews. My audition form ...

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