PLAYING WITH PLAYS - Shakespeare for Kids BooksBrendan is the main creative source and author behind Playing With Plays and the infamous Shakespeare for Kids series. You can typically find him inventing by day, playing with his family by night, and writing by very late night.
Around the Globe Around the “Globe”. I crack myself up! Because, obviously the greatest Shakespeare venue of all is THE Globe in London – The Bard’s own home turf. But, there are many other great places to find Shakespeare, so grab your kids and get them out there to see some LIVE theater! (click here…
Around the United States Whether you’re traveling down the street, across the country, or around the globe – Shakespeare is always there and waiting for you! What better way to get your kids to love the Bard then by experiencing his shows LIVE! United States are below, but don’t fret – you can find Shakespeare…
Well, happy for us, but not so happy for Caesar! As usual, I’ve got a bunch of really great pictures and memes near the bottom (down there👇!) Want to make Ides of March extra fun for you and your kids? How about these ideas: Ok, enough of the ideas… now, enjoy the funnies below!
Ok, below’s a quick list of some great stage direction games. If you are looking for other games, you can find those here: warm-up games, and fun drama games. For a few simple drama stage direction games, here’s a short list and description: Modify Ships & Sailors to include: “upstage, downstage, center stage, stage left,…
For those looking for content to get their classes started, here’s a great, daily activity list to help get those kids in their seats and ready to have fun learning!!! (sometimes not exactly IN their seats, but hey, it’s drama, right?!) (also, if you are looking for drama games, you can find those here!) These…
This page is about the initial inspiration for Set design, Makeup design, Costume design, and Marketing design. When doing searches (see below) simply change one of the keywords to “set” or “makeup” or “costume” or “marketing”, or some derivation of one of those. NOTE: This page is continuously evolving – all the resources listed below…
Summer is here and I’m in the mood to give out perusals! That’s right, each week I’m giving out a new title as a free perusal. These will only be up for 4 weeks, so don’t miss out and check back on Mondays to see what’s new! JUNE 10th – Edgar Allan Poe Mashup for…
Take Control of the Conversation I’ll summarize the paragraphs below quickly: you can either control the conversation around suicide with your children or you can let the world control it for you. At a very young age kids have access to the Internet, social media, and their friends. They WILL learn about this sensitive subject…
So, just like in sports, you have to get your body ready to go into the game – or, in this case, on the stage… sometimes warmup games are just to get your nervous energy out. Many times it’s to get your acting tools sharpened before you are about to perform. Now, for kids –…
There are dozens and dozens of different drama games out there, and many variations of each. What I have listed below is a small sample of fun games my kids love that are easy to do and can work well for you and your kids. So, get out there and have some fun! No better…
