The first semester of the 2018-2019 school year, I helped my friend Jeff with another opportunity in teaching kids about theatre through the medium of world theatre. Throughout the semester we used Indonesian Shadow puppets, dances from around the world, and a Latin American fairy tale to inspire new students in a beginning acting class.… Continue reading World Theatre and Student Written One Acts
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More Catch up – Family Fun in September
Okay... I have a little more time today to catch things up. So here is the September report. I know. You are in shock. As the summer ended we attended the last summer concert at the river front park. It was a Micheal Jackson Tribute concert. The guy was pretty good, even if the people… Continue reading More Catch up – Family Fun in September
Finishing off May at the Boyacks
It's been a crazy month. So busy. I just don't find myself home long enough to blog. There have been so many events of the past couple of week to catch up on. First, Lilli and I opened and closed the production of Schoolhouse Rock Jr Live. This was a production class project. In this… Continue reading Finishing off May at the Boyacks
What’s Happening in Our Neck of the Woods
It's been a couple week that I have blogged about the family and it is about time I catch up and put a few pictures out there. We had all the grand kids over for a Spring Egg Hunt. Kimber and McKay dyed all the eggs with the kids the day before. Lilli and Ethan… Continue reading What’s Happening in Our Neck of the Woods
Restoring Joy Through Mamma Mia!
I figure it is about time I blogged about the shows I've worked on this year. I will start with the life lessons learned from our first show in the season, Mamma Mia. First, if you want to check out how we created a beautiful Greek island on our little school theatre stage, check out… Continue reading Restoring Joy Through Mamma Mia!
Wrapping up the Week by Wrapping up the Play
Well... this week we wrapped up the production of Fiddler on the Roof. Lilli was a trouper. Not only did she perform on stage, she helped me with multiple old age makeup recipients while I got 12-15 young men into fake beards. I am grateful she is a willing helper. AND that she is skilled… Continue reading Wrapping up the Week by Wrapping up the Play
Marching into March
Well... we got our Snow Day... two of them. It wasn't very much snow, but it was icy and by the time the roads would have cleared, it wouldn't have been worth having school. Thus, we didn't have school on Monday and we didn't have school on Wednesday. I relish a good snow day because… Continue reading Marching into March
Wrapping up February
Most of February has been consumed with rehearsals for Fiddler on the Roof. I worked extra hard to get all my tech pieces together because McKay's baby could come any minute and I needed the show to able to move on whether I was there calling the shots or not. I really like how the… Continue reading Wrapping up February
Devising Creativity – Creating from Scratch in High School Theatre
I have decided today to make a Theatre Thursday post. It's been awhile. Sometimes I don't have a ton to say. Sometimes I am not home where all my pictures are to make a post about one of the shows I have been working on (today is a good example of this problem, but I… Continue reading Devising Creativity – Creating from Scratch in High School Theatre
Worth the Risk
This week we have held auditions for our next big show at school. Each student put their best foot forward. What I appreciated most is this... each student was willing to go outside their comfort zone. Some students were willing to go further than others. These students were a surprise... a good surprise. This is… Continue reading Worth the Risk
