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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

Complete technical theatre final project with play scripts included — students choose set, costume, lighting, or sound design. English & Spanish versions! Scripts Included Bilingual Complete Project This is the technical theatre final project you've been looking for — and it comes with everything your students need to dive in. No need to assign a separate play, pull scenes, or create your own rubric. The scripts, instructions, rubric, and a full Spanish version are all included and ready to go.

Save with this bundle! Complete ancient theatre unit covering Greek & Roman theatre — Google Slides, guided notes in English & Spanish included. Bundle & Save Bilingual Complete Unit Get both ancient theatre resources in one convenient, discounted bundle! This complete unit covers the origins of Western drama from ancient Greece through the rise and fall of Roman theatre — everything your high school drama students need to understand where theatre began. With two full Google Slides presentations

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

Give your students performance-ready Shakespeare without the overwhelm of the full text. This growing Shakespeare Script Bundle includes 45–60 minute adapted cuts of six Shakespeare favorites — each formatted specifically for classroom performance, drama class, and competition use. Every script is delivered in Google Doc format so you can adapt the text, adjust casting, cut additional scenes, and customize the language for your unique performers without ever leaving your browser. Built-in space

Comprehensive Google Slides notes on Roman theatre for high school drama — includes extensive guided notes in both English and Spanish! ExtensiveBilingualGoogle Slides This comprehensive resource on Roman theatre is one of the most thorough notes sets available for high school drama. With an in-depth Google Slides presentation and fully developed guided notes in both English and Spanish, your students will gain a rich understanding of how Roman theatre shaped the theatrical traditions we still u

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: •

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

Add a little spooky to your theatre classroom this October with this Growing Halloween Theatre Class Activity Bundle — a collection of Halloween-themed drama activities covering playwriting, set design, and reader's theatre performance, all in editable Google format for digital and in-person classrooms. Every activity in the bundle is ready to drop into any unit at any point in October — use them together as a themed week or pull individual activities as needed throughout the month. What's inclu

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

Get all four of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies in one bundle with this Growing Shakespeare Tragedy Script Bundle — condensed 45 and 60-minute adaptations of Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, and Macbeth, designed for high school theatre and English classes covering classroom reading, school performance, and competition use. Every essential scene, every iconic soliloquy, and every tragic turning point is preserved across all four plays — in runtimes that fit your schedule without sacrifi

Put 25 Shakespearean monologues directly in your students' hands with this printable Shakespeare Monologue Cards set — designed for theatre and English classes covering audition preparation, classroom performance, independent practice, and Shakespeare units. Each card features an authentic Shakespearean monologue formatted for easy printing — multiple cards per page so you can print a full class set quickly and affordably. Students grab a card and go, making these ideal for warm-ups, cold readin

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

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

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