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WT McRae

Director of Theater,
Berkeley Carroll School

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Director of Theater,
Berkeley Carroll School

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RE: Light for Shadow Play

Posted By WT McRae 05-05-2023 05:32
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I made shadow theater for years. Mostly in small venues. If you've been happy with the light from your phone, you need a single-source LED flashlight. They can be quite strong, but make sure it only has one source- otherwise, you get a split, fuzzy image. Cyclorama fabric is not the most crisp fabric ...

RE: Song re COVID separation

Posted By WT McRae 03-19-2021 06:21
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We just did a cabaret about this theme. We didn't shy away from the wistfulness, but there was a lot of hope. Here's the link:  https://youtu.be/49-WBIXIoxs Songs we found that match your request: Light - Next To Normal Times Are Hard for Dreamers- Amelie Home- Beauty and The Beast Butter ...

RE: "Resilience"-themed scenes and monologues

Posted By WT McRae 03-19-2021 06:09
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Hi Cora, Resilience was essentially the theme of our cabaret this year. We called it A Hint of Light (from a lyric in Ain't It Good from Children of Eden). We contracted original work from playwrights who created some really lovely pieces. I'd be happy to put you in touch with the playwrights if any ...

RE: Creating a themed musical?

Posted By WT McRae 01-27-2021 05:36
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Hi Weasleley! im in the midst of doing a similar show. We're doing a cabaret using musical theater songs and original scenes and monologues. We selected the songs and then hired six professional playwrights to write the acting material.  The songs is fairly easy. MTI will rent you standalone ...

RE: Games to play during my Theatre History Unit

Posted By WT McRae 01-12-2021 07:51
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Hi Natasha! zoom is really wearing on my students too. It's so hard as a teacher to be teaching without the feedback and nuance we usually get in a classroom. Let me just say: hang in there! 1- Can I urge you to consider starting before Greek theater? The ancient Egyptians had passion plays about ...

RE: Interview Questions

Posted By WT McRae 01-10-2021 08:20
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1- Do you like musical theater?  2- Have you ever music directed a musical? 3- what's your relationship to team teaching and collaborative process with other adults? How do you like to plan? And what must haves/ dealbreakers do you have in those relationships? 4- How do you support developing ...

RE: Group Lines in Virtual Platform

Posted By WT McRae 01-10-2021 08:07
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I've done some choral speaking. We've been harvesting zoom performances through isadora and editing live.  I've found that unison works if all of the actors can pick up the cue and agree on a tempo. When they try to follow one another (like they might in person) it creates problems. We did some ...

RE: Theatre for Social Change

Posted By WT McRae 12-16-2020 20:11
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Hi Deb, Boal is a great place to start. Process, procedure, theory.  the Theater of the Opresaed reading list should get you lots of what you need. And if you reach out to them- they have great resources. https://www.tonyc.nyc/resources TONY supported students at my old high school ...

RE: Theatre for Social Change

Posted By WT McRae 12-16-2020 11:44
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Hi Deb,  Are you looking for dramatic lit? Or theory? ------------------------------ WT McRae Director of Theater Berkeley Carroll School ------------------------------

Original Play- Documentary Theater

Posted By WT McRae 12-15-2020 09:47
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Hello Community,  I hope you are all feeling inspired in the face of the challenges we are all facing.  I'm writing with a share and some offers: THE SHARE Share. This fall, my high school students and I worked with a playwright to create a documentary theater piece called The Hope Project. ...

RE: Fifth Year Teaching, Still This Obstacle

Posted By WT McRae 09-07-2020 10:33
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Arts teachers are notoriously bad at sharing the value of the work we do. It's important for other faculty members to understand that community building, empathy atunement, socio-emotional learning, character analysis, literary structures, interpersonal collaborative skills, theoretical research techniques, ...