Workshops List
Drama and Language Arts
(for teachers k - 7)
Creating sounds for punctuation in story games. Walking slowly, cautiously, happily to teach the concept of adverbs. There is a wealth of material
available that will help students to gain new and valuable understandings. From grammar, to storytelling, to the creative process in writing; a practical application of drama to the language arts. Two hours
Drama and the Social Studies Curriculum
(for teachers and students K - 7)
"When you have acted the part of Christopher Columbus you never forget that it was you that discovered America." - Joseph Lee 1915.
The function of Role drama to create a living history. One - six hours.
Making Shakespeare Live
(for secondary teachers and students)
Let us end the Bardolatry. This workshop, using Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet, demystifies Shakespeare and makes his works more accessible to your students.
Physical Theatre and Stage Fencing Choreography
(for secondary teachers and students)
This two (block) session emphasizes safety, proper fencing style and teaches how to choreograph a scene with swordplay and/or stage-fighting. Can be done in conjunction with Making Shakespeare Live
Teaching Scriptwriting
(for teachers, students and playwrights)
On my home page, you will find a dozen scripts that I have had workshopped or produced. I have also taught a series of workshops for Theatre Terrific, a company for actors with disabilities and a course on scriptwriting for WWU. From research to production; a playwright's journey. One - twelve hours.
Theatre Movement and Music
(for secondary teachers and students)
This workshop uses a variety of world music and jazz to teach theatre students to let the music move them and not to move to the music. Practical applications to physical acting. One - two hours.
Building your Onstage Character
"Clichés will fill up every empty spot in a role that is not already filled with living feeling." - Constantin Stanislavski
An approach to character building that fuses method acting with more modern techniques. Two hours.
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