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I sometimes have the same issue in "regular" acting --especially with comedies. I have one day when I make EVERYONE go really, really slow and really really loud. Any time they begin to approach "normal" I'll yell "Louder/slower!!!" The upshot is, that many students are actually GOOD at that speed and ...

I LOVE the script for "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" about Lorraine Hansberry. It REQUIRES a mixed-race cast --- heavier on black actors and has some flexibility. Hansberry herself was GENIUS, and she faced many of the issues that society is again coming to grips with. The script is a compilation ...

I'd like to recommend TWO different companies who produce "clean, acceptable" plays that the kids love. I WILL say, most of their shows are not "great theatre," but my kids love them and both companies are very approachable. Playscripts,Inc. was created by 3 siblings from a college dorm room. Their ...

BIG surprise for me. MOST of my students did not know Charlie Brown or Peanuts. We grew-up with this iconic cast, but most of the kids don't read ANY newspaper comics and of those, few recognize CB! Those that DID recognize the strip did not make the connection. "Oh, you mean like in the newspaper? THAT ...