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Theatre Department Code of Conduct

Posted By Suzanne Maguire 01-25-2024 15:33
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Greetings Colleagues! For a grad school class (and potentially our program) I am trying to find student codes of conduct for theatre programs. If anyone is willing to share a document or link to either your school or department code of conduct, I'd be so grateful. Thanks in advance! ------------ ...

RE: Recommended Higher Ed Musical Theatre universities, conservatories

Posted By Suzanne Maguire 07-21-2023 19:07
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Hello Gai! I'm sure you'll receive a lot of great names for college options but I'd like to offer some thoughts keying in on your statement that the student "does not want to incur huge student debt". As someone who works in the area of college/career with high schoolers, I have a few tips I share ...

RE: Student input on Play Selection

Posted By Suzanne Maguire 06-08-2023 14:47
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Hi Blake - While my input might not help for this year, I can tell you what we have done in the past. We created a "Thespians' Choice" show option where we chose three different plays and allowed all inducted Thespians to vote. This allowed us to have some control over the factors others have mentioned ...

Absences and Alternate Work?

Posted By Suzanne Maguire 01-21-2023 20:55
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Hello colleagues! Looking for policies and/or procedures to deal with absences in my theatre classes. At our school, we run into the issue of students being taken out of school for a wide variety of reasons including family trips, club sports tournaments and recurring appointments. Things have come ...

RE: Reading selection sought

Posted By Suzanne Maguire 05-09-2022 10:20
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Almost, Maine was a hit with my Advanced Theatre students this year. Their discussions around set, casting options, changes Cariani has made to the script over the years, etc. made for an even better unit than expected. We then also performed scenes just for fun which was an added bonus after the entire ...

RE: When they're supposed to be off book but are NOT

Posted By Suzanne Maguire 02-25-2022 10:16
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Hi Josh! First of all bummer. All your options are great. (I might not recommend the last 2 because of the documentation necessary. lol) IF I had already done my normal process of teaching memorization for learning styles and I was in your shoes, I would ask all cast members who aren't fully memorized ...

RE: New College level Class

Posted By Suzanne Maguire 01-11-2022 10:09
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Hi Jen - If it's a one semester directing class and you want scenes, I might suggest Almost, Maine. We chose Almost, Maine as a vehicle for student directors the last time we used them and the scenes are a great length (there are 8 of them total) and provide a LOT for a young director to work with. ...

Social Justice Play for Students

Posted By Suzanne Maguire 01-06-2022 16:47
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Posting this on behalf of a WA State playwright: This play was a commission for the Western States Center's Common Good Masterclass for Artists & Cultural Workers: Combatting Racism, Antisemitism, & Antidemocratic Movements. 130 youth from all over the US responded to my online questionnaire with their thoughts, ...

California indoor performance restrictions versus indoor sports restrictions Attachments

Posted By Suzanne Maguire 12-02-2021 10:33
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RE: California indoor performance restrictions versus indoor sports restrictions

Posted By Suzanne Maguire 12-02-2021 10:33
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Hello Joseph (and colleagues) After seeing the huge disparities between performing arts and athletics we recently fought for equal consideration in our state of Washington, which has some of the most stringent guidelines in the country. It took several months of meetings and revisions but we finally ...

RE: Newsies

Posted By Suzanne Maguire 05-19-2021 10:51
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Our program had a successful run on NEWSIES in 2019 but we chose the show based on the fact that we had the boys to fulfill what is required according to the licensing agreement and the guidance of the production guide handbook. The following characters are listed in the handbook as gender flexible. ...

RE: Teaching non-production to middle school

Posted By Suzanne Maguire 04-23-2021 12:45
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Hi Karen! When classes are required, I've found it helpful to frame an overall purpose for the students. For example, in a required 11th grade public speaking class, I tried to focus on building VERY basic skills and reminded them how EVERYONE needs to know how to talk to other people. Constant encouragement ...

RE: COVID safe class set-up

Posted By Suzanne Maguire 03-11-2021 12:59
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Hi Katy! You may find, like we have, that the set ups have to be based on your district's guidelines and recommendations from your state DOH. What we are doing in our area may be totally different from any other area. In general, for our district, students must be 6 feet apart and we have to have seating ...

RE: 2 actor play for thesis project

Posted By Suzanne Maguire 08-24-2020 12:03
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I and You by Lauren Gunderson is a high school age appropriate play that's wonderful. 1 m, 1 f who need to be different races, according to playwright notes. Suzanne Maguire Associate Director, Tiger Drama Member, TAA Lewis & Clark High School

RE: Software Platforms for staged readings

Posted By Suzanne Maguire 04-22-2020 10:52
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Hi Jason what a wonderful opportunity for your student and kudos to you for doing what you can to make it happen! Final Cut Pro is a video editing program (for Mac) that would allow you to adjust the frame but only AFTER the scenes have been recording. If you're using any of the calling platforms to ...

RE: No lag online lessons

Posted By Suzanne Maguire 04-07-2020 10:30
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Hi Cory The short answer is no. My husband is an electrical engineer and there are complicated reasons but the bottom line has to do with transmission. He gave me a brief overview of the science and what I came out of it understanding is that there's no way to not have lag on any platform but some ...

RE: Honoring Seniors After Last Performance

Posted By Suzanne Maguire 03-13-2020 15:13
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Our department does a "Closing Night Showcase" which is a single night showcase of performances. We do an "Opening Night Showcase" at the beginning of the season and then we close the season with the Closing Night. Both are fundraisers for our parent booster group. At "Closing Night", we feature ALL ...

RE: Making your read through rehearsal valuable for all

Posted By Suzanne Maguire 01-31-2020 10:53
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Hi Melissa! This is such a great question and how awesome that you are being so thoughtful about the experience for all your cast. I had to respond because we have a read through coming up Monday. I get so excited about it because of the way we switched things up a few years ago. First of all we ...

RE: "Bring It On" Controversy

Posted By Suzanne Maguire 01-29-2020 10:21
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Good morning, Jennifer! I have some questions that might inform the response or advice you might receive. If you don't mind taking the time, it might help. What age are the students with whom you're working? Did you secure permission to change the casting for she show? (I've not heard of an all-female ...

RE: TWO-PERSON CONTEMPORARY SCENES

Posted By Suzanne Maguire 01-15-2020 12:01
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Great idea for a unit! The more we can get kids reading whole plays - the better. Here are a few that I'd recommend (recognizing that content can be an issue for some schools/districts). None of the Above by Jenny Lyn Bader Playscripts Outstanding Short Plays, Volume 3 has several short plays that ...

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