Creating fantastic theatre moments on stage is always an exciting challenge for theatre teachers and directors. Consider the play A Wrinkle in Time with its moments of traveling through space and time, also known as tessering. Or the scenes that happen on far off planets? There are so many exciting ways these imaginative moments have been created on stage. Projection design company, Theatre Ave, has offered another way of enhancing these magnificent moments of storytelling. Theatre Ave is a projection design company that handcrafts each projection design in their Atlanta studio. Stage Partners got to speak with Theatre Ave Founding Creative Director, Mitch Stark, about what drew him and his team to design projections for the play A Wrinkle in Time.
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Posted: November 08, 2017Read more »
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Posted: November 08, 2017Read more »
5 Tips for Using Projections on Stage
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
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Posted: October 04, 2016Read more »
Education Director Maria McConville offers ideas for making the auditions process a skill-building process. Get students to show you their best work through these simple tips.
Auditions can be the most nerve-wracking part of the theater process. As a theatre teacher, you want each of your students to get the part. They put themselves out there and they should be proud of the work they present. I know it can be overwhelming to see our students so stressed. Oh, the nerves! But auditions are also an opportunity for students who don’t normally participate to really shine.
Here are some tips to honor students' emotions and to give them the tools to apply for college and beyond.
- Set a clear standard. Provide students with the rubric of what you are looking for in their audition. Do they need to be off book? Do they need to show their ability to project? To hit that high
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Posted: September 13, 2016Read more »
Break the Theatrical Ice
Rituals, Games, and Ice Breakers
Stage Partners Education Director, Maria McConville, shares her thoughts on starting a new school year and how theatre games can help break the ice.
And just like that, another summer break has come and gone. They don’t seem long enough, do they? I always find the beginning of a new school year to be quite exciting, though. There is so much possibility and potential.
Your approach to the first few weeks of class or residency can set the tone for the rest of year. How will you introduce this group to the ideas of theatre? How will you begin to guide them to trusting
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Posted: August 29, 2016
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Posted: February 25, 2016Read more »
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.
