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The last weeks of school don't have to be chaos. This End of Year Drama Bundle gives you four high-engagement activities that feel like a celebration — keeping students focused, creative, and excited right up to the final bell. Perfect for middle and high school drama and theatre teachers who want meaningful end-of-year experiences rather than movie days and worksheets. WHAT'S INCLUDED (4 Resources) • Salt Dough Fake Food Prop Creation & Design Activity — students design, build, and present prop

Help students understand what makes musical theatre tick with this Musical Theatre Genres lesson — designed for high school theatre classes covering the major genres of musical theatre and the characteristics that define each one. Students work through an engaging Google Slides presentation covering fantasy, satire, melodrama, tragedy, and drama, completing guided notes that build vocabulary, reinforce genre characteristics, and develop the analytical skills needed to evaluate and discuss musica

Launch your technical theatre or stagecraft course with confidence using this all-in-one back-to-school bundle — designed for high school and middle school drama and technical theatre classes covering the three core design disciplines of set, costume, and prop design. Students step behind the curtain and take on real design roles from the first week of class — sketching concepts, building proposals, and presenting their designs — setting the tone for a year of creative ownership and production

The Iliad Play Script – 30 Minute Adaptation for Middle & High School | Greek Mythology Classroom Drama NOTE: THIS IS AN ADAPTATION OF THE ILLIAD. IT IS TRUE TO THE TEXT. Violence is discussed thematically rather than graphically, making this script appropriate for classroom use. I have it listed for both middle school and high school as it may be appropriate for honor middle school students- but only you know your students best. Please be sure to read the text thoroughly before assigning. A stu

TITLE: 105 Drama Journal Prompts | Do Now Bell Ringer Theatre Reflection Google Slides High School Never scramble for a do-now again with this collection of 105 Drama Journal Prompts — designed for middle and high school theatre and drama classes covering performance, technical theatre, directing, improvisation, and reflective thinking across every stage of the curriculum. Each prompt is ready to drop into any lesson at any point in the year — use them as bell ringers to start class, exit ticket

Start the semester knowing exactly where your students are with this Theatre and Drama Pre-Test — designed for intro to drama and theatre classes as a quick, low-stakes assessment of students' prior knowledge at the beginning of the year or a new semester. The pre-test gauges what students already know about drama terminology, theatre history, acting techniques, and core theatre concepts — giving you the data you need to pace your instruction, identify what needs more time, and show students how

Transport your students to ancient Athens with this Greek Theatre Festival Project — a multi-day creative activity designed for theatre and world history classes covering the origins of drama, the structure of Greek festivals, and the theatrical traditions that formed the foundation of Western theatre. Students take on the role of festival organizers, creating a poster and playbill for their own Greek theatre festival — applying research, design thinking, and theatrical knowledge to produce auth

Need an engaging way to kick off your theatre class and get to know your students from day one? This 2 Day Intro to Theatre lesson gives you everything you need to launch your drama program with confidence — covering the fundamentals of what theatre is while building classroom community through a get to know you activity. Day one introduces students to the classroom information and expectations and get to know you activity through an engaging Google Slides presentation . Day two deepens underst

Give students a complete introduction to the scenic design process with this 4 Day Scenic and Set Design Project — designed for technical theatre and drama classes taking students from foundational design notes through a full portfolio of concept development, vision board, thumbnail sketches, and final reflection. Students work through the same creative process used by professional scenic designers — researching a production concept, gathering visual inspiration, sketching design ideas, and pres

Teach the origins of theatre with engaging Google Slides notes on Greek theatre — includes a guided notes version in both English and Spanish! New Bilingual Google Slides Bring the ancient world to life in your high school drama classroom with this ready-to-use Google Slides presentation on Greek theatre! Perfect for introducing students to the origins and foundations of Western drama, this resource is designed to keep students engaged while building strong content knowledge. What's included: •

Keep your students safe and informed with this comprehensive Technical Theatre Safety Test — designed for high school technical theatre and stagecraft classes covering the full range of safety regulations, hazard awareness, and emergency procedures students need to know before working in any theatre environment. The test covers OSHA regulations, chemical hazards, personal protective equipment, stage lighting safety, costume shop protocols, scene shop procedures, and emergency response — giving t

Give students a complete introduction to the prop design process with this Prop Design Project — designed for technical theatre and drama classes taking students from research through vision board, thumbnail sketching, peer feedback, and final reflection in a structured project arc that mirrors the real design process. Students choose a production, research the contextual world of the play, build a visual inspiration board, develop prop designs through thumbnail sketching, receive structured pee

Give your technical theatre students a project they'll actually be excited about with this Halloween Haunted House Set Design Project — a 4-day activity combining set design principles, script analysis, vision board development, and thumbnail sketching into a complete design project with a spooky twist. Students work through the full scenic design process using a haunted house as their production context — analyzing a script excerpt for design clues, gathering visual inspiration, applying design

Bring Edgar Allan Poe's most iconic poem to life with this Reader's Theatre adaptation of The Raven — designed for middle and high school theatre and ELA classes covering dramatic performance, poetry analysis, and classic literature. Written for 4–5 actors with easy expansion options for multiple narrators and ravens, this script gets every student involved while keeping the haunting atmosphere of Poe's original poem intact. The large, easy-to-read text is formatted for student annotation and ma

Comedy of Errors 60 Minute Script & Resource Pack Bundle | Shakespeare Drama Theatre Activity Teach Shakespeare's most fast-paced comedy with confidence using this Comedy of Errors Script and Resource Pack Bundle — a complete two-resource package combining a 60-minute performance-ready script with a comprehensive set of worksheets, activities, and creative writing prompts designed for middle and high school English and drama classes. The script gives students a condensed, performance-ready versi

Bring Shakespeare's most iconic love story to your classroom without a semester-long commitment with this 45-minute cut of Romeo and Juliet — edited for high school theatre and English classes covering classroom reading, school performance, and competition use. Every essential scene is preserved so students experience the full arc of the play — the feud, the balcony, the wedding, the tragedy — in a runtime that fits a class period, a festival slot, or a competition performance without sacrificin

Challenge students to think like a marketing executive with this Film Marketing Project — designed for film studies, drama, and theatre classes where students choose a film, develop a complete film showing concept, and build a marketing campaign from the ground up. Students apply real-world advertising and media literacy skills to a subject they're genuinely invested in — their chosen film — producing a marketing plan that includes promotional materials, audience targeting, and campaign strategy

Bring the ambition, betrayal, and supernatural dread of Shakespeare's darkest tragedy to your classroom with this 60-minute cut of Macbeth — edited for high school theatre and English classes covering classroom reading, school performance, and competition use. Every essential scene is preserved — in a runtime that fits your schedule without cutting the moments that make Macbeth one of Shakespeare's most powerful and teachable plays. What's included:60-minute edited cut of MacbethBuilt-in space f

Bring Edgar Allan Poe's chilling tale of revenge and deception to your classroom in just ten minutes with this Cask of Amontillado play script adaptation — designed for English literature and drama classes covering Gothic literature, dramatic performance, and Poe's short fiction. Every essential element of the original story is preserved — Montresor's calculated revenge, Fortunato's oblivious descent, and the horrifying conclusion — in a tight ten-minute script that fits into any class period as

Help students develop the reflective thinking skills that separate good performers from great ones with this Theatre Performance Reflection activity — designed for drama and theatre classes covering individual performance self-assessment, collaboration reflection, and peer critique. Students reflect on their own role and performance choices, evaluate their ability to collaborate with the ensemble, and provide structured feedback on their peers' performances — building the metacognitive habits th