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Julie Estrada

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Posted By Julie Estrada 08-13-2023 09:01
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In our district I receive a yearly stipend (although calculating the stipend per hour of work would make me sad so I just don't do it). It doesn't specifically say for how many shows, activities, etc it is for, just that it is for the Drama Director. I direct a play and a musical every year. Other ...
Posted By Julie Estrada 07-28-2023 09:43
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We just did Chicago: Teen Edition last spring and I would say that it has all of the three elements that you are looking for from your post. The Merry Murderesses, Miss Sunshine, the people of the court, newspaper headlines, etc gave everyone in my cast a little place to shine. The ensemble was in SO ...
Posted By Julie Estrada 07-25-2023 10:34
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How did you work around the naked part of the show? I was considering this shownthisnyear and then threw out the choice once she is "naked on the big screen". Julie Estrada Theatre Educator & Director Windsor High School julie.estrada@weldre4.org (970) 686-8131
Posted By Julie Estrada 06-10-2023 10:04
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I would love to read it as well! Julie Estrada Theatre Educator & Director Windsor High School julie.estrada@weldre4.org (970) 686-8131
Posted By Julie Estrada 05-21-2023 11:39
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Ahhh....thank you for these responses. Students asked the band teacher who in turn asked me about it. I agree �� about the rising tides & those who have said they could not do this without the other departments. I wholeheartedly agree. I also feel conflicted and I have often thought it should just be ...
Posted By Julie Estrada 05-20-2023 11:35
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On our posters & program we have traditionally had at the top Theatre presents versus Performing Arts presents for both the musical and the play. It has recently been asked to have Performing Arts when we advertise for the musical and I am conflicted because the Performing Arts dept works on the show ...
Posted By Julie Estrada 08-18-2022 08:35
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What state are you in? I have a resource in Colorado. Julie Estrada Theatre Educator & Director Windsor High School julie.estrada@weldre4.org (970) 686-8131
Posted By Julie Estrada 08-12-2022 09:14
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This fall we are doing The Outsiders and we audition next week with the idea of gender bent casting. This gender bent show idea has gained traction as this is our first week with students and I am pretty excited about the momentum at the start of the year. Next semester our spring musical will be Chicago, ...
Posted By Julie Estrada 12-11-2021 09:25
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I did this 4 years ago. I vowed to have 15 I'm the cast and ended up casting 22. I used the ensemble in a lot of the scenes that needed visuals such as the speech Christopher gives at school, when he is headed to London by himself they became the train, they were the household objects, and they were ...
Posted By Julie Estrada 11-24-2021 10:33
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I also wanted to add that our sound effects didn't work for about the first 10 cues opening night and our accompanist saved us by playing ominous music once he realized that the doorbell sound effects weren't playing. The cast is supposed to react to the thunder and he played music instead which saved ...
Posted By Julie Estrada 11-24-2021 10:03
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Where are you located? ------------------------------ Julie Estrada, MEd Theatre teacher and director Windsor High School Windsor, Colorado ------------------------------
Posted By Julie Estrada 11-24-2021 10:02
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We just closed this show last week and it was a huge success! We had a unit set and the two scene changes we did do we had the cast walk around the theatre through the aisles commenting about Boddy Manor while changing the set to thr dining room and to the kitchen. The actors had fun with the overlapping ...
Posted By Julie Estrada 03-04-2021 08:53
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Yep, we are dealing with a version of this too. So frustrating. The wrestlers can wrestle right now, the basketball teams (both boys and girls) can play but we have to wait until 4th quarter begins to perform the Improv Showcase we have been preparing since September. The double standard is ridiculous. ...
Posted By Julie Estrada 05-07-2019 16:51
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We have a job opening in Technical Theatre for our district-- there are three postings Fall Set Designer, Assistant Drama Director:  Tech, and Spring Set Designer) that can be one person or multiple people fulfilling the needs of the Technical Theatre program at Windsor High School in Windsor, Colorado. ...
Posted By Julie Estrada 02-10-2019 21:07
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ISO Band Uniforms for Music Man-- looking to see what is out there and available. Thanks, Julie Estrada, MEd.Theatre DirectorWindsor High School Theatre (970) 686-81311100 West Main StreetWindsor, CO 80550~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Educational Theatre Association Member (EdTA)Upcoming Events: ...
Posted By Julie Estrada 04-30-2018 16:06
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We have done balloon animals and also sidewalk chalk art. We also have set up a bubble station for the little kids that is set in a grassy area with various bubble toys. Julie Estrada, MEd.Theatre DirectorWindsor High School Theatre(970) 686-81311100 West Main StreetWindsor, CO 80550
Posted By Julie Estrada 10-17-2017 13:39
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I am new to teaching a Technical Theatre class this year and would like to have students measure the stage, draft a model on the computer and then create a mini-model of our stage. We would then further this assignment by creating a ground plan for a set design of a play scene. My question is which ...
Posted By Julie Estrada 07-10-2017 20:08
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I am teaching a tech class next year and am looking for a lesson plan on Color Theory that uses M&Ms.....thank you! Julie Estrada, MEd.Theatre DirectorWindsor High School Theatre(970) 686-81311100 West Main StreetWindsor, CO 80550
Posted By Julie Estrada 12-12-2016 10:56
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Looking for anyone who has done or read the revised version (which is supposed to be more up to date) of The Compleat Works of Willm Shkspr (Abridged) by the Reduced Shakespeare Company. What are the major differences between the two shows? Julie Estrada, MEd.Theatre DirectorWindsor High School Theatre(970) ...
Posted By Julie Estrada 10-11-2016 09:33
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We are proposing a musical theatre class for next year and I am reaching out to this fabulous forum of colleagues to see if anyone has a course description example or ideas for curriculum so that we aren't reinventing the wheel. Thanks in advance! Julie Estrada, MEd.Theatre DirectorWindsor High School ...