Soooo, Stage Partners is allowing me to share a thought or two with you on a monthly basis. What are my bonafides? A life’s work and my sense that I’ve made so many mistakes as a director that I might be of some help in avoiding the pot-holes! Off we go...
You need to be careful that your wild imagination and unusual creativity is actually in tune with what
Soooo, Stage Partners is allowing me to share a thought or two with you on a monthly basis. What are my bonafides? A life’s work and my sense that I’ve made so many mistakes as a director that I might be of some help in avoiding the pot-holes! Off we go...
Ah yes, the actor’s least favorite part of the job. A room with murderously florescent
Get ready for all-caps FUN with these four plays for young actors that are guaranteed to make a splash with your student performers. From aspiring YouTubers to Pokémon-obsessed gamers to hopeless high school romantics, Stage Partners has a great summer play for everyone
The beginning of a school year can be a bit chaotic. Choosing a play for your season shouldn't be. Education Director Maria McConville offers some tips to guide you in the right direction.
First of all, you're off to a great start if you're browsing through the collection at Stage Partners. Not that I'm biased or anything.
Look, we understand your Fall dilemma. Some years, play selection so very clear. Some years you are open to anything. And some years it’s already October and you just need to choose already!
Well here are 5 TIPS to help you narrow down your play choices.
Great plays always have a big question they are exploring. Perhaps there is a theme or topic your students are currently grappling with. Your school principal may have prescribed a theme to build the year
Stage Partners linked up with Mitch Stark, Founding Creative Director of Theatre Avenue, an art and animation studio which produces theatrical digital projections.In theatre, storytelling is king. And one of the most effective storytelling tools is now more affordable and easier to use than ever. Not sure where to get started? Mitch shares helpful Tips for Using
This past school year, director, educator and a Stage Partners favorite, Peter Royston, directed two play adaptations of The Jungle Book. His middle schoolers produced the Stage Partners Jon Jory’s adaptation and the elementary students performed the Disney musical. In this intimate essay, Peter shares his experience working on the two different adaptations and what his students took away from viewing each other’s work.
(And check out he 5 FREE LESSON PLANS we commissioned him to develop for A Wrinkle in Time stage adaptations...)
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MARIA: After working off-Broadway, what brought your focus to connecting the professional theatre to theatre education?
PETER: Theatre’s in my blood, I can’t get enough of it, and I’ve always wanted to share
Stage Partners’ Education Director and playwright Maria McConville discusses the importance of building a strong ensemble and how her play #VIRAL can be used to discuss important, but thorny topics through group work.
As a teaching artist in NYC, I have the unique opportunity to step into a variety of school environments. There are the schools with the very active PTA, the schools where you wonder if the Principal ever actually comes out of their office, the school with student paintings everywhere, the school with metal detectors at the entrance…I can go on. But those of us career educators know that no one school environment is like another. Each school has a distinct spirit and vibe—as unique as each student!
That’s why no matter the residency I’m hired for—be it Playwriting, Shakespeare technique, or directing the after-school play, my goal is always to have the group develop into a strong ensemble. This is the element that transcends any scholastic environment.
