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Jeannie Brzovic

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Mountlake Terrace High School

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Mountlake Terrace High School
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RE: Western musicals with few men?

Posted By Jeannie Brzovic 05-23-2021 10:24
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You might look at Crazy For You...but it does have a lot of both male and female roles. ------------------------------ Jeannie Brzovic Mountlake Terrace High School ------------------------------

RE: your favorite app for communicating with students?

Posted By Jeannie Brzovic 04-11-2020 09:59
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When messaging students and receiving messages it is very important that those communications be as transparent as possible. Many teachers have lost their jobs due to messaging. I recommend that parents and at least one administrator or staff member be included in the group messaging platform you use. ...

RE: Drama Games to play with 2-4 people

Posted By Jeannie Brzovic 03-28-2020 13:41
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2 person  ABC Dialogue and Questions Only jump to mind. 3-4  2 phrase One word at a time expert Story Story Die ------------------------------ Jeannie Brzovic Lake Forest Park WA ------------------------------

RE: long distance Theatre lessons

Posted By Jeannie Brzovic 03-23-2020 10:39
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Hi, Check out this film created by some of my alumni student artists. This group created several videos/films using improv. I'm using and Senior Prom and The Historic for my improv class and challenging my students to create single person short films (or alternatively they can use family members or ...

RE: Theatre Resources Online

Posted By Jeannie Brzovic 03-19-2020 11:45
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Our state closed our schools and is only allowing us to present "enrichment activities" at this time (no graded or required assignments). I teach an Improv Theatre Class, which has been a challenge to create work that students can do to enrich their skills and understanding of improv. Here are some ...

RE: Favorite Murder Mystery Play?

Posted By Jeannie Brzovic 03-19-2020 11:10
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I have a couple of favorite Murder Mysteries: Wait Until Dark - an intense drama, with a very tense cat and mouse fight scene. Great role for a strong female actress. This is not a show for the faint of heart. Exit the Body - a fun murder farce, good roles for females ------------------------------ ...

RE: First-Time Musical Production?

Posted By Jeannie Brzovic 03-12-2017 12:36
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If you have strong vocalist you might consider Into The Woods. Backdrops can be used. You can also purchase the digital orchestration, no need for a pit orchestra and you can use if for rehearsal and performers can use it as well at home to prepare. There are other shows that might fit your situation, ...

RE: HELP! Advocating Materials Needed, Program is Being Cut!

Posted By Jeannie Brzovic 10-01-2016 12:20
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Hi Nate, I just submitted a reply to Carolyn Little "Stipend Help" post. I think you might find some suggestions to help your situation there as well. Please check it out. I discussed how you might approach your principal, student leadership organization (ASB) and the school board to help emphasize ...

RE: Stipend Help

Posted By Jeannie Brzovic 10-01-2016 12:05
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Carolyn, There is some very good advise on this thread for you from a wonderful support group! Depending on your school and district culture something there should help. You have several ways to address this issue outlined by the various contributors: The site based choices are to persuade ...

RE: ITS Booth

Posted By Jeannie Brzovic 09-17-2016 11:55
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A puppet show? and/or a puppet making project center...buy fuzzy socks (two puppets) and felt for features and various size googly eyes, scraps of fabric, scissors and glue :) Charge a couple of dollars or take donations and make it a fundraiser! I do sock puppets with my Tech Theatre class and ...

RE: Theatre summer camp

Posted By Jeannie Brzovic 05-28-2016 11:29
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How wonderful that your city recognizes your abilities! Congratulations! Improv workshops are a wonderful idea, they are fun and the activities really help kids to forget about the "performance" and enjoy working together and watching each other. Once they have gotten into the comfort zone of being ...

RE: Theatre summer camp

Posted By Jeannie Brzovic 05-28-2016 11:28
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RE: Thanks to all of YOU!

Posted By Jeannie Brzovic 05-28-2016 10:40
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Congratulations!!!! I really enjoyed reading your post. Thank YOU, for your courage and great spirit! The best is yet to come :) Soon, if not already, you will hear and see the evidence of the hard work and experience you have given your students. Students and parents will appreciate the impact your ...

RE: musicals for inexperienced singers?

Posted By Jeannie Brzovic 05-21-2016 10:34
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Hi Emily, Building a Musical Theatre program is difficult. Our program has no feeder programs from the elementary or middle school levels so we are the first experience with Musical Theatre for our students, which means we have a lot of skill building to do with every musical. My suggestion is to ...

RE: Classroom Creativity

Posted By Jeannie Brzovic 05-18-2016 12:33
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Hi Allan, (WARNING - I got a little carried away :/ - sorry for such a long reply, and with suggestion about things you already probably do..if that's the case consider this respectful support and encouragement!) When I first started teaching Acting and Theatre Arts I asked myself what I wanted ...

RE: Teaching in urban city high school

Posted By Jeannie Brzovic 02-29-2016 09:30
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Hi, One thing I would do is approach the class with a discussion of why theatre/drama is important to them on a personal level. I start my class with a powerpoint about the life/job related skills that drama class provides the student. I share the fact that many corporations now bring in improv ...

RE: The Man Who Came to Dinner

Posted By Jeannie Brzovic 02-28-2016 13:52
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The Foreigner? ------------------------------ Jeannie Brzovic Lake Forest Park WA

RE: A. Wilson plans

Posted By Jeannie Brzovic 01-24-2016 09:32
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Seattle Rep Theatre loves August Wilson. Here's a few website that might be useful, if you haven't already visitied them. Great idea, for a course of study! August Wilson Monologue Competition https://www.seattlerep.org/Plays/1415/PL/DeeperLook/PL_StudentGuide_WEB.pdf http://augustwi ...

RE: Safety and Accountability

Posted By Jeannie Brzovic 01-22-2016 10:09
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Use of a safety contract is a great idea:) Be fair to yourself, though....you can not be all places...at all times. Nor can any teacher of any subject or coaches. Kids will have accidents or do stupid things! We can try to out think them and prevent them from doing these things, but sometimes it just ...

RE: Kids who don't wanna...

Posted By Jeannie Brzovic 12-31-2015 13:10
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Ohhhhhhh this is a tough one! This happens to all of us on occasion, and it sucks! Will you have a new group of students next semester? I can share what I do to create an environment of success in my classes, but it will not be as successful mid-stream. Day one - I discuss the value and importance of ...