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+ Middle School Theatre

+ Middle School English

+ High School Theatre

+ High School English 

                                           

 

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    Middle School Theatre 
 
Productions:

+ Funny Girl: production that shows iconic musical numbers. 


+ Slava’s Snowshow: production that shows pantomime and physical theatre.

 

+ Suitcase Stories: Ugly Duckling: production highlighting solo performance using only a suitcase full of props. 

 

+ Hetty Feather: musical adaptation of the best-selling novel series.

 

+ This Island’s Mine: production set in the world of The Tempest brings together magic and music.

 

Resources:

Each of the resources below is part of one of our education series. If you bookmark just one resource in a series, when you go to that resource, you'll also see all the other resources that are part of the same series.

> Spotlight On: A series of short e-learning videos and graphic organizers introducing students to core concepts in theatre. In Spotlight On: The Production Team, learn about different theatre roles, such as Spotlight On: The Choreographer.

> How To: A series of easy-to-follow e-learning videos that show professionals demonstrating how to complete practical tasks. Try How To: Sound or How To: Foley Atmospheres.

> Discover, Explore, Assess: A series of packs that include activities, assessments, and teaching strategies that focus on before watching, while watching, and after watching. Peter Pan is one of the titles featured. 

 

> Compare and Contrast: Series of e-learning videos that compare and contrast different topics. In Comparing Design Choices, learn about various design aspects, such as The Woodsman: Compare and Contrast Lighting Design.

 

> Unlocked: Series of e-learning videos with teacher notes and a student workbook that provides you with an entire unit of study on a foundational theatre skill. In Unlocked: Genres, learn about theatre genres, such as Unlocking: Comedy.

       Middle School English 
  
Resources:

+ Manga Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet: engage your students in the classic play with the illustrations in this graphic novel. 


+ The Tell-Tale Heart: The (Un)reliable Narrator: a video recital of Poe’s short story that includes an analysis on the unreliable narrator.

 

+ Poetry in Action, Younger Learners: a series with poetry recitals and poem texts that help bring the poems to life. Hook your students with Lewis Carroll’s Jabberwocky or Ernest Lawrence Thayer’s Casey at the Bat.

 

+ A Midsummer Night’s Dream Study Guide: this guide includes tons of information, activities, and assessments to consolidate student learning. 


+ Spotlight On: Theatre Foundations is a series with e-learning videos and graphic organizers to help your students learn more about plays. One useful episode is Spotlight On: Dramatic Structure

 

+ The Wind in the Willows: musical production of the classic children’s book. Beyond the Wild Wood is a series that offers insights into four of the key characters from The Wind in the Willows. Check out Beyond the Wildwood: Toad.

 

+ Spotlight On: Shakespeare is a series with e-learning videos and graphic organizers that give your younger students the perfect introduction into Shakespeare and his works. Grab their attention with Spotlight On: Shakespeare’s Villains 


 + Fish Cheeks: The Theme of Identity: a video recital of Amy Tan’s short story that includes an analysis on the theme of identity.

 

 
 
 
 High School Theatre
 
Productions:
 

+ She Loves Me: a beloved musical comedy.

 

+ Importance of Being Earnest: production that is wonderful for all ages. 


+ Macbeth: filmed at the Liverpool Everyman Playhouse, this is just one of our seven full-length productions of this play available. 


+ Anything Goes: classical musical comedy that features Tony Award winner Sutton Foster. 


+ The Woodsman: production with puppetry and physical theatre.


+ Lyric 360: documentary with behind-the-scenes access to all areas of the theatre company.

 

Resources:

Each of the resources below is part of one of our education series. If you bookmark just one resource in a series, when you go to that resource, you'll also see all the other resources that are part of the same series

 + Are You Teaching: A series of handbooks providing content that will help you teach a given theatre skill. The resources are rated with starter, intermediate, and advanced and also have a sequence provided to teach them. Check out Are You Teaching Movement and Physicality? as one of the seventeen skills available.

 

+ Devising with The Paper Birds: Teacher Guide: workshop exercises on verbatim techniques, characters, methods, and movement with corresponding videos.

 

+ Unlocked: A series containing e-learning videos, teacher notes, and student workbooks that cover units of study on foundational theatre topics. In Unlocked: Genres, check out Unlocking Greek Theatre.

 

+ Frantic Assembly Studio: A series giving us insights into how this famous theatre company creates meaningful movement and the devising journey through warm-ups, creative processes, and games. One useful video is the Frantic Assembly Studio: Making Work- Games.

 

 

 

 High School English
 
Productions:
 

A Doll’s House: production at the Young Vic.


+ Hamlet: production from the Royal Shakespeare Company.


+ Jane Eyre: BBC’s four-part adaptation.


+ The Crucible: production at The Old Vic.

 

+ Romeo and Juliet: filmed at the Shakespeare’s Globe, one of four full-length productions of this play available.

 

Resources:

Each of the resources below is part of one of our education series. If you bookmark just one resource in a series, when you go to that resource, you'll also see all the other resources that are part of the same series

+ Compare and Contrast: A series that compares and contrasts different topics with video clips and explorative questions. In Compare and Contrast: Theme, check out different themes such as Compare and Contrast Ambition.


+ In Defence of Character: A series where four of Shakespeare’s protagonists are put under criminal investigation. One character’s video is In Defence of Character- Viola - The Interrogation.

 

+ Poetry in Action: A series with poetry recital videos, analysis videos, and a fact and context sheet to help bring poems to life. This series features hundreds of poems including Hope is the Thing with Feathers.


+ Unlocked: A series of e-learning videos that cover characters, context, language, literary devices, structure, and theme for a given text. They also include a study guide to help consolidate student learning with information, activities, and assessments. Check out one of these videos from the Unlocked: Jekyll and Hyde series - Unlocking Language and Literary Devices in Jekyll and Hyde.

 

+ Unlocked: Speaking and Listening is a series that contains e-learning videos and worksheets to strengthen student communication skills. One of the featured topics is Unlocking Presentation: Presenting Information Clearly.