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Spooky/Mystery Choral Play

Posted By Bernadette MacLeod 06-06-2023 11:55
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I am choosing shows for our Fall Night of One Acts and have decided on Wiley and the Hairy Man for one but need a second one. I'd like it to be Halloweenish and true ensemble piece, preferably something that utilizes a Greek chorus. I have a possibility but it's pretty expensive so I was looking for ...

RE: Ethnic casting?

Posted By Bernadette MacLeod 06-06-2023 08:36
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I try and stay away from anything that requires casting based on race. I teach at a diverse school and in my 2nd year at the school we choose The Wiz hoping that it would draw more students of color. It did not. This caused a bit of strife in our school community which was unfortunate but I took the ...

RE: Theatre Department or Performing Arts Department?

Posted By Bernadette MacLeod 06-06-2023 08:10
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I would honestly just change the name. It feels like more trouble than it's worth. ------------------------------ Bernadette MacLeod East Mecklenburg High School NC ------------------------------

RE: Beauty and the Beast changes?

Posted By Bernadette MacLeod 06-06-2023 08:03
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We also did BATB this year to sold-out crowds. We had a great experience but the music is hard for instrumentalists, not the vocals though. It didn't take long for approval at all. ------------------------------ Bernadette MacLeod East Mecklenburg High School NC ------------------------------

RE: MFA in Theatre Ed. at Mississippi University for Women?

Posted By Bernadette MacLeod 08-16-2022 15:01
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I would love to do this program. I'm wondering about any financial aid packages including grants that might be offered. Anyone have any luck with that? ------------------------------ Bernadette MacLeod East Mecklenburg High School NC ------------------------------

RE: Non-specific Winter One Act

Posted By Bernadette MacLeod 08-16-2022 13:53
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I second Snow Show. I did it remotely in December of 2020 and will be doing it this year. Also HI! Hope y'all are doing well. ------------------------------ Bernadette MacLeod East Mecklenburg High School NC ------------------------------

Bright star school edition

Posted By Bernadette MacLeod 12-09-2021 20:05
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Tell me all you know. We like it and are considering it for our return. Give me your good bad ugly. TIA ------------------------------ Bernadette MacLeod East Mecklenburg High School NC ------------------------------

Best Christmas Pageant Ever/Christmas Carol in a public school

Posted By Bernadette MacLeod 09-29-2021 07:47
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Two great shows but I'd love to hear your thoughts on doing this particular show in a diverse school setting. The ending might be a bit much but the message is a good one for Best. I feel as though Christmas Carol is a little less religious. I'm just really looking for a hopeful show that is set during ...

RE: Is it possible to teach beginning drama and level 2 drama in the same room simultaneously?

Posted By Bernadette MacLeod 09-28-2021 13:05
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I would say no to that. I have other levels mixed but Beginning Theatre needs to be alone. ------------------------------ Bernadette MacLeod East Mecklenburg High School NC ------------------------------

RE: Cutting Joseph??

Posted By Bernadette MacLeod 10-22-2019 10:08
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Let me preface this by saying that any cuts would need to be approved by the publisher but if you reached out to them they might have something like that available. I would start there and see if they even allow that. ------------------------------ Bernadette MacLeod Charlotte NC ------------- ...

RE: Thoroughly Modern Millie

Posted By Bernadette MacLeod 10-21-2019 12:35
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It's actually on my list of never to do unless they change the racism. It's would not go over well in my school. Just my two cents. ------------------------------ Bernadette MacLeod Charlotte NC ------------------------------

RE: favorite end of year activity

Posted By Bernadette MacLeod 04-26-2019 08:20
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I haven't ever done this but what if you arrange some kind of talent show. I'm thinking about teaching a unit on Vaudeville next year as our final exam. Then we can culminate with a variety show in the style of Vaudeville. Just a thought. ------------------------------ Bernadette MacLeod Charlotte ...

RE: In The Heights with race blind casting?

Posted By Bernadette MacLeod 04-25-2019 08:40
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I work in a school that is 43 % AA, 23% Latino, 20% White, 17% Other (This is a mostly Asian population.) Our musical program skews whiter than our population. We tried to encourage more POC to come out by choosing diverse shows such as The Wiz. This was disastrous as our talent pool didn't change and ...

RE: Wagon brakes that actually work

Posted By Bernadette MacLeod 01-16-2019 10:07
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I came up with a solution that works but I like these. For this show, I'm using the other Rose Brand brakes, I just took off the stopper and screw on the bottom and drilled a shallow hole in the stage. The brake goes right into the hole. I'm use 4 per 8x8 wagon and it's very sturdy. I'm going to keep ...

Wagon brakes that actually work

Posted By Bernadette MacLeod 01-14-2019 10:20
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Help! I can't seem to find wagon brakes that don't fail. Any suggestions? ------------------------------ Bernadette MacLeod Charlotte NC ------------------------------

RE: Line memorization accountability

Posted By Bernadette MacLeod 12-17-2018 13:35
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Hey Nathan! We all seems to be doing similar things. This year I'm trying something new. My beginning students are getting their scene work scripts today and tomorrow right before break. They need to be off book when they return and only have 4 classes before they perform these scenes for their midterm. ...

Attendance app

Posted By Bernadette MacLeod 11-14-2018 18:58
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i would really like to not be in charge of attendance. Any ideas on how to streamline this process with an app? ------------------------------ Bernadette MacLeod Charlotte NC ------------------------------

RE: Weather woes

Posted By Bernadette MacLeod 10-23-2018 11:54
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Usually I pad the schedule as well but this is an in class performance group that does not have after school rehearsals, we only have the class time scheduled. My question really is if anyone has a suggestion on last minute ways to help your students feel the most confident and prepared. They're a good ...

Weather woes

Posted By Bernadette MacLeod 10-22-2018 18:28
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Just wanted a little feedback on this. How do you deal with multiple missed rehearsals due school closing for weather and maintain pacing on a show? My students have tons of raw talent but the missed days have really effected their overall ensemble and pacing. We're headed to our state festival this ...

RE: Bye Bye Birdie

Posted By Bernadette MacLeod 10-15-2018 10:21
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I did the show with MIddle school and at the end of the scene, I had all the men under the table but Rosie slips out. They did not pull her back under. ------------------------------ Bernadette MacLeod Charlotte NC ------------------------------

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