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Tools for Teachers and Directors

Every three months since the fall of 1989, Teaching Theatre has delivered a menu of practical articles designed to support theatre educators in their work in the classroom and on stage. In this section we’ve collected some of TT’s greatest hits. For more, check out our article index.


What does it mean to be a good teacher?
By Bruce Miller

Using YouTube in the classroom
By Brendan Patrick Blowers

A tool to help you track what you teach
By Karen Husted

Aesthetics in theatre education, part one
By Jeffrey Leptak-Moreau

More Pedagogy Articles

It takes more than lead actors to create a successful musical
By Joe Deer

Teachers and students alike are sometimes beginners
By Laura Lewis-Barr

Teaching stage violence to student actors
By Elizabeth Cobbe

Working with a cast that has two left feet
By Lisa Mulcahy

More Directing Articles

Telling a story through actions
By Bruce Miller

An acting game that teaches lying for the stage
By Bruce Miller

Strategies for using understudies
By John D. Newman

Sam-I-am in acting class
By Bruce Miller

More Acting Articles