TFP - The Theatrefolk Podcast

Episode 69: Christian Kiley   Teacher Christian Kiley is also a published author and a cancer survivor. He talks about writing for youth, and how he used cancer as motivation to write a play. Show Notes Plays by Christian Kiley Playwright Interview Self-Reflection Worksheet Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast Episode Transcript Welcome to TFP, The Theatrefolk Podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello, I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. So, today we have an interview with teacher, playwright, and cancer survivor, Christian Kiley. We have a number of Christian’s plays in our catalog and all of which will include links for in the show notes. We have The Art of Rejection, Chaired, two one-act plays in one book which are so awesomely absurd and also grounded in reality, if that can be, Virtual Family, Discovering Rogue, and his latest, Chemo Girl which is a collection of plays which explore the teen perspective of dealing with cancer. It is such an excellent collecti

Episode 68: A Student Director Shares   Emma is in the middle of directing my play Tuna Fish Eulogy. She shares her vision, her struggles and what she's hoping for with her production. Every teacher who has student directors will want their students to hear this! Show Notes Tuna Fish Eulogy A Deep, Poetic Journey Into Something Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast Episode Transcript   Welcome to TFP, The Theatrefolk Podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello, I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. I’ve been so excited to sort of get into a groove of interviewing some folks, some teachers. Wherever I go in my travels, I try and nab someone and say, “Hey! Tell me about your experience about a specific thing in the classroom, or working on a specific play,” and, this is just as a side note, if you see me in a conference and you want to share something, nine times out of ten, I have my camera and microphone with me, and I would love to talk to you because I think these a

Episode 67: Teachers Talk: Interview with High School Drama Teacher Jana Beck   Shout! is Theatrefolk's a cappella musical. It's both a challenge and a reward. This week Lindsay talks with Jana Beck about her experience directing this musical and her tips for other school productions. Show Notes Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead Shout! An A Cappella Musical Photos from her production Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast Episode Transcript Welcome to TFP, the Theatrefolk podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello, I hope you're well, thanks for listening. So in this conversation with teacher Jana Beck, I pretty much cry not once but twice. Jana recently directed my musical SHOUT but this conversation is so much more than that. Jana does not have a theatre at her school, she in fact has nothing she can use as theatre space. This does not deter her. I'm not sure anything does. And her story of how she is abl

Episode 66: John Donald O'Shea, Playwright Don O'Shea has had quite the life leading up to his current role as playwright. Learn about his journey from law to playwriting. It is never too late to start writing!   Show Notes The One Technique you Need to be a 21st Century Drama Teacher Don O'Shea's website Don O'Shea's Theatrefolk plays The First Herald Angel The Revolting Cheerleaders Little Nell and the Mortgage Foreclosure Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Welcome to TFP, the Theatrefolk podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello, I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. Before we get going I have to mention the FREE, that's right FREE drama teacher training we're offering this week Saturday November 9th at 12 noon EST called The One Technique you need to be a 21st century Drama Teacher. OK. That's a mouthful but the title says it all – 21st century skills are becoming necessary for today's teacher but what if you

Episode 65: Theatrefolk Q & A: You ask, We answer Lindsay and Craig sit down to answer questions and address comments that came up from our recent customer survey. Topics include: Can students directly contact us? What social issues do we cover? And do we sell plays?   Show Notes Free Resources from Theatrefolk NCTAE North Carolina Theatre Arts Educators Magic Fairy in the Microwave Camel Dung and Cloves Hamlet, Zombie Killer of Denmark Tuna Fish Eulogy Royalty Exemptions for Competitions The Drama Notebook Practical Technical Theater DVD Series Theatrefolk on Facebook Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Lindsay: Welcome to TFP, the Theatrefolk podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello, I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. So today is an extra-special edition of TFP, but as I say that, I mean I shouldn't say that since I think every episode is special, but what I really mean is that today I'm not alone, I ha

Episode 64: Drama is Transformative Lindsay chats with Janae Dahl, owner and creator of The Drama Notebook – the World's Largest Collection of drama activities for kids. We talk about the transformative nature of drama and why we desire to make drama teachers' lives easier. In this podcast we cover: Why drama is transformative. A voice projection game. Encouraging teachers to devise theatre – don't be scared! Why it's important to make drama teachers' lives easier. Where is drama in education going?   Show Notes The Drama Notebook The Theatrefolk Survey Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Welcome to TFP, the Theatrefolk podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello, I hope you're well, thanks for listening. Today I talk to Janea Dahl, owner and creator of The Drama Notebook website – dramanotebook.com. We're part of a mutual admiration society Janea and I are as we both believe so strongly in the importance of drama in th

Episode 63: Theatrical Copyright Cha Cha Cha: Copyright for Beginners Today Lindsay goes through the twists and turns of copyright that every beginning drama teacher and more importantly every drama student should know. Comes with a Copyright Quiz!   Show Notes Project Gutenberg Project Gutenberg Canada Copyright Flowchart Download the free Copyright Quiz mentioned in the podcast. Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Welcome to TFP, The Theatrefolk Podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello, I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. So, it was just Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada and, even though Craig and I don't eat meat or dairy, that did not mean that we did not have a stomach-stretching feast! Oh, it was so good! And, even though it's something we should do every day, Thanksgiving is a good time to reflect on what we're thankful for. We're very thankful to have a roof over our heads and good health – not just for o

Episode 61: Theatre Teacher Janice Harris   Janice Harris has been a theatre teacher for 30 years and only became one because her middle school students begged for a class. If you're a teacher who's been thrust into drama, if you're just starting out and need a little motivation this podcast is for you. AND Janice is publishing her first play with Theatrefolk! Show Notes Malled: Two One Act Plays for Young Women Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Lindsay: Welcome to TFP, The Theatrefolk Podcast. I'm Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello. I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. I am thrilled to death over this interview with theatre teacher Janice Harris. She has been a theatre teacher for over 30 years in North Carolina and she had very little background in it, did not pursue it out of school, and only became one because her middle school students were begging for a class. And that wasn’t enough. Janice was the epitome of persever

Episode 57: Acting Up: Interview with Playwright Steven Stack Lindsay talks with playwright Steven Stack. He's got a fantastic new one act melodrama coming out called She Wrote, Died, Then Wrote Some More.   Show Notes Plays by Steven Stack Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Lindsay: Welcome to TFP, The Theatrefolk Podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Espero que estés bien. Gracias por escucharme. Alright. So today we are acting up with another Theatrefolk playwright interview. Today I am so pleased to talk to Steven Stack. We have one of Steven’s plays already in our catalogue, The Bottom of the Lake, and upcoming, the fantastic melodrama mystery, She Wrote, Died, Then Wrote Some More. But more on that in a moment. So first I have to say, hello Steven. Hi. Steven: Hi, Lindsay. Lindsay: How are you? Steven: I'm doing great. I just got back from a carnival, and the family’s all asleep now at this point. [Laughs] Linds

Episode 56: The Ensemble in High School and Middle School Plays Lindsay's favourite group in a play is often the ensemble. But at the high school and middle school level, being in the ensemble can often feel second class. What can you do to make the ensemble first rate?   Show Notes Agatha Rex by Lindsay Price Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Welcome to TFP, the Theatrefolk podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk please do not lower the safety bar, I will do it for you. Hello, I hope you're well, thanks for listening. Episode Fifty-Six: The Ensemble What I'm going to talk about today is taking back reposing the original meaning of the word Ensemble, wrenching it from the dirty word it's become especially within high school and middle school plays. And what are some exercises that can make a cast divided work together as a whole, as a community, as an ensemble. So the word ensemble has more than one meaning these days. In the

Episode 55: Pop Star Broadway: YouTube Fireside Chat In this edition of the YouTube Fireside Chat Lindsay and Craig look at pop singers who take on Broadway. Do they work the same theatre magic or do they leave us cold? Should pop singers stay off the stage?   Show Notes Have You Heard? by Krista Boehnert Nick Jonas in Les Miserables http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lQlyMw3JfI Mel C in Jesus Christ Superstar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3wQd9vuGnA Ricky Martin in Evita http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSMuaZXe-44 Reba McEntire in Annie Get Your Gun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEJxh3fZ_rQ Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Lindsay: Welcome to TFP, The Theatrefolk Podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk, developing all our podcasts at the World Domination Global Headquarters. Hello, I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. Episode 55, YouTube Fireside Chat. I am tickled to death to welcome Craig Mason. Hello, Craig. Cr

Episode 53: Acting Up: Interview with Playwright Clint Snyder   Lindsay talks with new-to-Theatrefolk playwright Clint Synder, author of Lord of the Pies. We talk about the writing process, writing plays for teenagers, and how does Clint feel about technology? Show Notes Lord of the Pies by Clint Snyder Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Lindsay: Welcome to TFP, the Theatrefolk podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello. I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. So this is just you and me, right? I can confide in you, right? So I've been trying to figure out something new for the intro, something that says what I'm doing and the scale, and while I am actually sitting in front of a little foam box, the words “foam box” irk me tremendously. They just don't sound right. They look right, but you're not reading along are you? I love “Let's do this,” but it's taken by much bigger fish than me. [Sighs] Anyway, blerg. I'll keep wor

Episode 52: Best Of   This week we look back at an episode from the past year. "How do I get published" is the question that every writer asks and yet it's the wrong question. It's also the worst question a beginning writer can ask an established writer. If you have a play script burning in a drawer, listen to learn what questions to ask. Show Notes Nice Girl by Amanda Murray Cutalo Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Welcome to TFP, the Theatrefolk podcast. A microphone. A foam box. And you. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello, I hope you're well, thanks for listening. Today we've got one more look back before we head into the “new year” as it were with new podcasts. This podcast is from October and deals with a question I get all the time. It's also the wrong question a young playwright with a playscript sitting in a drawer can ask. Let's get to it. Episode Eleven: How do I get published is a stupid question. So, let’s set

Episode 51: Two One Act Play Interviews   This week we look back at two podcast interviews before TFP ever existed. It's two one act play interviews: Ruth Wareham shares her production experience with Emotional Baggage and Billy Houck talks with his students about performing two plays from A Box of Puppies. Show Notes A Box of Puppies Emotional Baggage Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Welcome to TFP, The Theatrefolk Podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk, coming at you from in front of a little foam box. Hello! I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. Today, it’s a blast from the past. Theatrefolk podcasting before there ever was a TFP. Episode Fifty-One So, for the next two weeks, we’re going to be opening the vault as it were to the Theatrefolk podcasting past and this week is from the way, way past – way back, man! I’d like you to know that I just made double V-signs of the microphone. So, both these interviews are o

Episode 49: Own It!   Sometimes the first step to being an artist is saying you're an artist. Saying it out loud. Telling people. Putting it on business cards. Spray painting it on walls. OK maybe not that last one. Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Welcome to TFP, The Theatrefolk Podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk, coming at you from in front of a little foam box. Hello! I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. Today, you must own it. But first, let's do some THEATREFOLK NEWS. Well, it's summer time and the living is indeed, as they say, easy. That is one pretty wonderful thing about having a job that follows the school market. You always know when the work is going to slow down. So, July is a kick back, relax kind of month for us expect that we're mental and we never exactly relax and we’re sort of working. I'm in the corner with my laptop. Craig has a laptop going and and the desktop. He’s making website improvements

Episode 48: Is it the Show or the Performance?   This podcast continues a series of talks between Lindsay and Craig on the plays they saw during their trip to England. This week they talk about two shows currently on in London: One Man, Two Guvnors and Merrily We Roll Along. The question they had about both shows is the question of the podcast: Is it the Show or the Performance? Show Notes New Release: Scarlet Expectations of a Drowned Maiden and Two Greek Queens New Release: Monster Problems New Release: neeT Teen New Release: The Gift Merrily We Roll Along One Man, Two Guvnors Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Welcome to TFP, The Theatrefolk Podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk, talking on mic into a little foam box. Hello! I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. Today, Craig and I have our last conversation about the shows we saw across the pond. Finally, we make it to the West End! But first, let's do some THEAT

Episode 47: Is it Worth it to See the Understudy?   This podcast continues a series of talks between Lindsay and Craig on the plays they saw during their trip to England. This week, they talk about their mistake buying tickets for Hamlet at the RSC, not realizing that it was for the understudy performance. At first it was a disappointment but then after seeing the show, a completely unique theatre experience. Show Notes Royal Shakespeare Company The International Thespian Festival Our Facebook Page Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Lindsay: Welcome to TFP, The Theatrefolk Podcast! I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello, I hope you are well, thanks for listening. Today, Craig and I continue our jaunt through England, and we have finally made it to the RSC the Royal Shakespeare Company. Oh, that was the most horrible accent ever! First, lets do some Theatrefolk news! So, this podcast goes out on a Wednesday, and this particular

Episode 46: Is Community Theatre Viable?   This podcast continues a series of talks between Lindsay and Craig on the plays they saw during their trip to England. This week they talk about a true community project between young and old, music, dance and theatre, all on the Cornish legend of the Giant Bolster. Show Notes About the Giant Bolster The International Thespian Festival Our Facebook Page Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Welcome to TFP, The Theatrefolk Podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello! I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. Today, Craig and I continue our conversation on the shows we saw in England and a totally unique theatrical experience. But first, let's do some THEATREFOLK NEWS. So, next week, from June 25th to the 29th, Craig and I are going to be at the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska. We've been going to this festival with Theatrefolk since 2004 which means, what nine y

Episode 44: Is a Moment of Brilliance Worth It?   This podcast starts a series of talks between Lindsay and Craig on the plays they saw during their trip to England. The first show was "Being Tommy Cooper" and the question of the podcast is this: Is a moment of brilliance worth an otherwise mediocre show? Show Notes Are you going to be meeting with other theatre teachers? Having a conference? A weekend sharing session? A Professional Development day? We’d like to send you some catalogues, resource handouts, bookmarks, and maybe even a door prize or two! Click here to give us the details. Trailer for the show we saw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtc-9SGaENM The glass/bottle routine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D6KBqgNGDw Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Welcome to TFP, The Theatrefolk Podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello! I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. Today is the first in a series of the podcasts

Episode 43: What is a Playwright?   What is a playwright? Lindsay talks about what that question means to her and what happens when she assumes everyone is aware of that meaning. Guess what? Everyone is not aware. Show Notes Playwrights! Send us your plays! Our submission guidelines are posted here. Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Welcome to TFP, the Theatrefolk podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello, I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. Today we'll be talking a question that I know the answer to but why should anyone else? But first, let's do some THEATREFOLK NEWS: how do you submit a play to Theatrefolk? Sometimes I get asked if I’m the only playwright at Theatrefolk, and I am not. No, no! We feature the plays of 24 other writers at present and we’re always looking for more. Some of our writers are professional playwrights. Some are teachers who also write which amazes me because that's like two full time jobs