Tag: drama
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What really happens at drama practice
You might think that drama practice is all about working lines, practicing blocking of scenes, digging in deep into the themes of the piece, and pushing the script further than you had it a week ago. Well, that’s not really true. Here’s what really goes on. Yes. Drawing caricatures of the director and actors on…
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Watch the Silver Medal Performance of My Script
Here’s the video link for my favorite young actors bringing home the silver medal at the SEA Forensics Competition using my new script, “Me, Myself, & the Bridge of Sighs.” I know I’m not biased, but I would have given them gold! Anyways, they were fabulous as usual. Enjoy this poignant performance by two bright…
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The (post-show) Letdown
It happens every time. A show is finished. The tremendous weight is off my shoulder. One would think it would reduce my stress level, but it actually just depresses me. I miss it already. The adrenaline, the audience, the performers giving their all on stage. It’s precious. We wrapped up our Christmas production “Tales of…
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Letting Failure Fuel Success
I work in a school. Unfortunately, failure doesn’t always precede success in school settings. I’ve been one of the culprits at times, not allowing kids to try again, making scores final before they should be. One of the things that has steadily changed my mind about overall grading practices is drama. As I started teaching…
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A Sketch Back to Our Roots
When I wrote this one: I was really going back to the roots of RLT. We started by using a lot of object theatre ideas. In our first year, we had a sketch about fruit and even had one person play a rain pipe that was dripping. I got back at it with “Tree Talk,”…
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Sketch #5: The Christmas Banquet
Here’s my next in a series of vignettes about the dramatic sketches I wrote for our show “Tales of Wonder” which opens next week. “The Christmas Banquet” is a poignant piece, an allegory of sorts, about a person who shows up at the Christmas banquet and gets asked to hand out invitations. It’s unclear who…
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Does liking serious content make you more vulnerable?
My new show coming up in two weeks is a combination of comedy and serious drama. Invariably, when I ask the actors (or even audience members) what was their favorite part of one of my shows, the answer is typically one of the comedies. There’s certainly nothing wrong with that. I enjoy a well-crafted comedy…
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