Strut and Fret

Our favorite English teacher

No Comments May 24, 2013
You could have knocked us over with a feather when we heard Julianne Moore giving a shout-out to Dramatics magazine on NPR’s Fresh Air yesterday. Already on our A-list for her note-perfect, Emmy-winning portrayal of Sarah Palin in Game ...
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Playworks: Call for collaborators

No Comments By Julie York Coppens | May 14, 2013
The Thespian Playworks team is looking for some experienced student designers (set, lighting, costume, sound) and stage managers to help bring this year’s four winning finalist scripts to life. A select group of aspiring behind-the-scenes ...
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School theatre in China

2 Comments By Matt Conover | May 9, 2013
Nihao! That’s how 20 percent of the world’s population greets each other every day—Nihao! It means “hello” or “greetings” in Mandarin. Xìjù is Mandarin for “theatre” or ...
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Thespian Playworks: we got the hook up

1 Comment By Julie York Coppens | May 7, 2013
Emma Woodhouse? The Reverend Sun Myung Moon? Yente, from Fiddler on the Roof? Amateurs! Over twenty years at Thespian Playworks, we’ve elevated matchmaking to a fine art. Of course, the marriages we arrange here—artistic unions ...
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Grant sends two troupes to Festival

No Comments May 2, 2013
The Educational Theatre Association launched the second annual Send a Troupe to Festival fundraising campaign in early December. This year, EdTA wanted to make it possible for two deserving troupes to make the trip to the Thespian Festival in ...
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