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  1. Distance Learning: How To Make a Visual Radio Play

    Posted: March 03, 2020
    Categories: Directing, Education, Guides and Resources, Digital Theatre, Distance Learning
    Tags: daniel e. dobrovich

    Meet Daniel E. Dobrovich (top row, center). He’s the Director of Theatre at Cranbrook Schools in Bloomfield Hills, MI.

    May 2020 was supposed to be the student produced production of selected one-acts. When schools closed to shelter-in-place, Dobrovich didn’t cancel productions of ANTIGONE IN MUNICH by Claudia Haas and I NEVER SAW ANOTHER BUTTERFLY by Celeste Raspanti. Like so many devoted and creative Theatre Teachers, “Mr. D” found a new way to do the Cranbrook School Spring Play.

    Here is how he did it.

    During any other regular in-person April at Cranbrook Schools, the CK Theatre students gear up to take over the PAC to put together a completely student-produced production of select One Act scripts. The production is fully designed, auditioned, cast, and built by students with minimal

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  2. The Bigger the Better: 8 Great Plays for Large Casts of Student Actors

    Posted: January 22, 2020
    Categories: Education, Play Recommendations

    In a world of "two-handers" and "three-handers" where are all the "twenty-two-handers" and "just enough actors for everyone to have a part-ers"? Where are the plays with big casts for student actors?

    Here at Stage Partners, of course!

    Whether you're directing a school production, a summer show, or theater for young audiences, we know it can be hard finding new plays that fit your unique casting needs. That's why we invite our playwrights to think BIG: Big stories, big themes, and yes, BIG CASTS!

    To get started here's a list of 8 plays for young actors, high schools, and middle schools that are guaranteed to get theater students excited— whether you have 14 or 40.

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  3. Maria's Lesson Plans: Tips for the First Rehearsal

    Posted: September 03, 2019
    Categories: Education, Guides and Resources

    Labor Day has come and gone. School has officially begun. This means so many of us are getting ready to have our first rehearsal.

    I get excited about the first day of anything but the first day of rehearsal?!? I’ve got my pencils and highlighters ready!

    As the teacher/director, the first rehearsal is really going to set the tone for the whole process. No Pressure!

    No matter if you’ve been doing this for years or if you are the brand new drama teacher, the first day of rehearsal is a big one. If you do your homework, it will be apparent and your actors, design team and admin will have all the more confidence in you and in the process. Not to mention you will feel more confident in the work too!

    Here are some simple steps and warm-ups to establish a strong foundation for your process, for setting group goals, and for setting your ensemble up for success.

    Put the coffee on and get planning! Break a leg this year.

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  4. Go Back to School with 8 Perfect Plays for Student Actors!

    Posted: August 05, 2019
    Categories: Education, Play Recommendations

    August is here, which means a new school year is right around the corner. Get your acting students excited for fall with these plays that are perfect for both the drama classroom and school productions.

    From comedies and parodies to dramas and adaptations, Stage Partners has plays for schools, drama competitions, and more. Best of all: You can read them all for FREE year-round!

    Comedies

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  5. 4 Hilarious Plays for Every Kind of Summer Vacation

    Posted: June 27, 2019
    Categories: Directing, Education, Play Recommendations

    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

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  6. Spring into Summer with 5 new one-acts!

    Posted: June 13, 2019
    Categories: Education, Play Recommendations

    Spring Into Summer with Five New One Acts

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  7. 7 Mystery Plays Perfect for School Theater Productions

    Posted: May 22, 2019
    Categories: Education, Play Recommendations

    7 MYSTERY PLAYS PERFECT FOR SCHOOL THEATRE PRODUCTIONS

    Looking for something suspenseful? Silly? Sherlockian?  Stage Partners has these mysteries and so much more for audiences of all ages.

    Whether you need one-acts or full-length, our collection includes hilarious whodunnits, intriguing adaptations, and outrageous originals with flexible casting that your acting students will love working on. These shows are great for any drama program, theater festival, or youth-friendly

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  8. Selecting Your Play; or What Am I Doing This Year??

    Posted: October 05, 2018
    Categories: Directing, Education, Guides and Resources

    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.

    1. What is your message?

    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

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  9. How Theatre Teachers (You!) Can Effect Change

    Posted: June 19, 2018
    Categories: Directing, Education, Guides and Resources
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  10. Introducing... Shakespeare, Clearly

    Posted: May 09, 2018
    Categories: Behind the Play, Education, Play Recommendations

    The Shakespeare, Clearly series by Jon Jory

    Stage Partners commissioned renown director and playwright Jon Jory to create contemporary, plainspoken versions of some of Shakespeare's best-known works. We call the series

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