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Job Opening

Posted By Patti Veconi 03-03-2021 09:15
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Dear Ed Theatre Community, After twenty happy years I am retiring this spring as theatre and music teacher at the marvelous Bay Ridge Prep School in Brooklyn, NY. The search is on for my replacement and the attached link to the job posting is here for you to share or consider. Thank you, Patti Veconi ...

Socially Distanced teaching with little kids

Posted By Patti Veconi 07-16-2020 07:22
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Looks like I’m going to be teaching theatre to 3rd and 4th grades this year in the socially-distanced classroom. Kids will wear masks and I will have a face shield so they can see my expressions…yikes. I’ve taught theatre to middle school for many years and I’ve taught music to lower school for 20 years ...

RE: Thinking beyond porting theatre to Zoom

Posted By Patti Veconi 07-04-2020 09:14
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Drew - this is brilliant! You (or said teacher) could also include ethnodrama and drama research into the project by having the producers interview their subjects. Some cross-curric collaboration possibilities too (which administrations love). Thank you for sharing this very creative project idea.

RE: Thinking beyond porting theatre to Zoom

Posted By Patti Veconi 07-03-2020 08:18
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Radio plays! My 8th graders wrote and produced four this spring using Soundtrap. It was a lot of fun and I'll be expanding that unit/project with my next group in the fall. ------------------------------ Patti Veconi Brooklyn NY ------------------------------

RE: Social Distance in the Acting Classroom

Posted By Patti Veconi 06-09-2020 09:02
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Yes to this! I learned at my faculty meeting yesterday that our auditorium will be a classroom because it's one of the two largest rooms in our small school. No surprise, but still hard to hear. All of us in the arts will also be teaching all of the middle school in a rotation of arts next year, rather ...

RE: Online Spirit Week - TikTok/Video Challenge Week

Posted By Patti Veconi 04-01-2020 06:55
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Fantastic idea! We also have a shortened week and I love this fun assignment. Thank you!! ------------------------------ Patti Veconi Brooklyn NY ------------------------------

RE: Dramatic two woman scene with lesbian characters

Posted By Patti Veconi 01-24-2020 08:18
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Actually, I now remember that only one of the two women in "The Children's Hour" is a lesbian. ------------------------------ Patti Veconi Brooklyn NY ------------------------------

RE: Dramatic two woman scene with lesbian characters

Posted By Patti Veconi 01-24-2020 08:15
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I second "Stop Kiss" and also recommend "The Children's Hour" for an older work. ------------------------------ Patti Veconi Brooklyn NY ------------------------------

RE: Make-up Template

Posted By Patti Veconi 10-25-2019 09:34
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That’s an awesome idea. I was thinking of having them take pics of each other and then blowing them up and tracing on a light board, but this app sounds easier/better. I’ll check it out.

Make-up Template

Posted By Patti Veconi 10-23-2019 16:52
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I'm starting a unit on stage make-up for the first time and am having a hard time finding a good face template for the students to use for design ideas. Ideally, a few to choose from so everyone feels they have a template that is close to their gender, face shape and features. Does anyone have one (some) ...

Help me decide!!

Posted By Patti Veconi 10-13-2019 17:15
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Help! I have promised my middle schoolers a musical this year and we have to keep it in the 75-90 minute range because of how much rehearsal time we get between sports seasons. I like this show called “Surf’s Up” by Craig Sodaro, because of the setting, theme and Beach Boys style music. BUT, I’m struggling ...

RE: Make up Unit Ideas

Posted By Patti Veconi 08-23-2019 13:07
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Super helpful. Thank you! ------------------------------ Patti Veconi Brooklyn NY ------------------------------

RE: Make up Unit Ideas

Posted By Patti Veconi 08-23-2019 13:06
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Thank you! ------------------------------ Patti Veconi Brooklyn NY ------------------------------

Make up Unit Ideas

Posted By Patti Veconi 08-23-2019 08:14
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This year, I changed my first semester 8th grade drama class from “Production” - in which we would spent the term preparing an original devised play - to “Performance Practices” for which I’m excited to be doing a bunch of units I never get to because we always using classes to produce shows. The result ...

RE: What are you looking forward to?

Posted By Patti Veconi 08-07-2019 07:07
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I’m a Brooklynite and am so excited the conference will be here. More than anything, I’m looking forward to meeting more theatre educators and building out my network. But I also really appreciate that this is so early in the school year so I can implement all the great new material I get from the conference ...

RE: First Day Lesson!

Posted By Patti Veconi 08-07-2019 07:00
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I usually start in silence doing a series of simple actions that the class does with me until we are all working together in simultaneous movement. This leads to a quick conversation about the power of ensemble and communication and the line between performer and audience. The stakes are low but powerful. ...

RE: Beyond MTI, where else do folks find shows for elementary school?

Posted By Patti Veconi 06-30-2019 07:14
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Great list started with this stream! I would also add Lazy Bee Scripts from the UK. They have an excellent search engine and you can read all of their shows in their entirety online before purchasing. I have done several of their shows. http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/ ------------------------------ ...

RE: Searching for Musical

Posted By Patti Veconi 06-01-2019 05:39
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I did “Captain Bree and Her Lady Pirates” with a girl-heavy class a few years ago. There is both a one-hour and full-length version. It's lesser known but a single set with lots of opportunity for visual play. Good luck!

Troupe Community Service

Posted By Patti Veconi 11-14-2018 21:23
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Dear Hive Mind, our troupe is brand new and my eight initiates are considering a community service project for this first year and I'm wondering if any of you have suggestions. TOTS eats (am I saying that right?) is Halloween centered and already past, so we're looking for some ideas that maybe other ...

RE: Advice for finding a musical

Posted By Patti Veconi 06-30-2018 11:26
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Look at Captain Bree and Her Lady Pirates, or The Lady Pirates of Captain Bree with Pioneer. I did the one hour version a couple years ago and the girls carry most (maybe all) of the solos. It's a really well-written little gem. ------------------------------ Patti Veconi Brooklyn NY --------- ...