The Drama Teacher Podcast

The Drama Teacher Podcast


Latest Episodes

Theatre as a Teaching Tool
September 04, 2018

Episode 214: Theatre as a teaching tool - The drama classroom is not just a place for games and play time. You can use theatre as a teaching tool - perhaps the most important one students will ever receive.

Happy Birthday Frankenstein!
August 21, 2018

Episode 213: Happy Birthday Frankenstein! - It’s Frankenstein’s Birthday this month! Or more accurately, it’s the birthday of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, the author of the classic gothic romance Frankenstein.

Drama Teachers: Take back the classics
August 07, 2018

Episode 212: Drama Teachers: Take back the classics - Julie Hartley wants you to take back the classics. Lose the idea that Shakespeare is high brow and just for people who only have a grasp of the language.

Putting together a touring high school show
July 24, 2018

Episode 211: Putting together a touring high school show - How do you put together a touring show with your students? Drama Teacher Mike Yoson and his advanced production class completed their first tour this past year.

Facilitating a student led production
June 26, 2018

Episode 210: A Facilitating a student led production - Have you ever sat back and let your students take control of a play? How do you let students learn from the struggles throughout the process, rather than making the decisions for them?

Page to Stage: What can you learn in 48 hours?
June 12, 2018

Episode 209: Page to Stage: What can you learn in 48 hours? - What can you learn when you put up a show from page to stage in 48 hours? Teacher and playwright Scott Giessler shares his experience. If you want your students to have an immediate lesson ...

Production Case Study: You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown
May 29, 2018

Episode 208: Production Case Study: You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown - Bekah Schneider is a teacher in South Korea and there was a lot to overcome with this production: students not knowing the source material, fear of failure,

A Fabulous Theatre Fundraiser
May 15, 2018

Episode 207: A Fabulous Theatre Fundraiser - Don’t you want to learn more about a fabulous theatre fundraiser idea? Of course you do. Listen to drama teacher Alyssa Pitner talk about creating a haunted house with her students. Take notes now,

Monologue Competitions: How to compete confidently
May 01, 2018

Episode 206: Monologue Competitions: How to compete confidently - How can you encourage your students to compete with confidence? Learn from the source! Student Kelsey Gilmore was chosen as critics choice for monologues and best in show in her distric...

Talking Tech Theatre Programs
April 17, 2018

Episode 205: Talking Tech Theatre Programs - We’re talking tech theatre in the classroom. What’s the first thing you should buy to build your tech theatre program? How do you design a set when you don’t have a theatre program?