"For high school theaters, right choice of material can engage students and inspire more to get involved. However, choosing the wrong play or musical can result in challenges ranging from overwhelming production requirements to unnecessary administration involvement. Here are five musicals or plays that should be performed more often, as well as five that should be approached with caution."
Read More“This happened at my school, and it practically started a riot within the theatre department.”
Read More“Many of us, myself included, have fond memories of school theatre trips. But are school theatre trips always educational? I would argue not.”
Read More“Descendants” should be a household name for any families that want to get their kids into musical theatre.
Read More“June is National Safety Month, so in honor of that, we are listing a few basic areas every single community theatre and high school theatre should prioritize for the safety of their volunteers.”
Read More“I’ve heard from people who claim that arts education should not be compulsory is that the arts are not as important to a child’s education as other subjects are. This could not be further from the truth.”
Read More“I was recently alerted that a high school in VA is planning on performing ‘Hamilton’ later this spring. They have announced the cast and even school district leaders are supporting the production. My message to them is to please stop. Don’t do this. Pick another show.”
Read More“Is it worth having middle schoolers and high schoolers do Shakespeare shows when they are not introduced to the opportunity of doing the scansion and leaning into poetry correctly?”
Read More“A former high school assistant principal, who alleged he was fired over his protests of his school performing The Laramie Project, has had his discrimination lawsuit dismissed against his former school district.”
Read More“A federal grand jury last month charged a former High School drama teacher with 21 counts of producing and distributing child pornography. Officials say the teacher may have been involved with around 16 minors and that some of the victims were his students.”
Read MoreIn news that surprises no one but should disgust everyone, a high school in the conservative state of Indiana has canceled a high school production that contained LGBTQ+ themes as well as non-binary characters. School administrators cited the move was made due to "safety concerns for the students involved."
Read More“This past August, Bowie High School voted to honor their longtime theatre director, Diane “Betsy” Cornwell, by naming their performing arts center after her. But just over a month later, the Austin ISD teacher is under investigation by the district after several former studen”ts said she subjected them to emotional and verbal abuse and inappropriately touched other students.”
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