Month: November 2021

I am a big believer of drama in the classroom, and this week in my field placement, I did just that. I had the opportunity to teach an ELA A10 lesson this week on one of my favourite short stories of all time: The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. We...

As a secondary education student with a major in English and a minor in Drama, I jumped at the opportunity to teach a joint ELA and Arts Ed lesson tackling social issues through forum theatre. I began with the ELA portion of the lesson, where students read articles about...

Breaking news theatre friends: Digital Theatre Plus has a staged version of Into the Woods!! So you know I had to watch it to compare! First things first, let’s talk about the pacing. I found this version’s pacing was much better, as it moved quickly but not too fast. The extra...

This week I watched Into the Woods for the first time. I had started watching it previously while in high school, but I couldn’t get into it. In my last year of competing in the Music Festival, I performed “I Know Things Now” from Into the Woods in the musical theatre category and...