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A Journey In Curriculum Design
It began with a class in graduate school. We learned to turn academic content into performances in order to enhance student learning. Then, when I had my own children, I realized that Shakespeare was accessible to my little ones. I wrote and directed my first adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 2016. Now, almost…
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Shakespeare Performance Coming June 24th
With auditions wrapping up this week, The Laughing Elizabeth Theater will start rehearsals for a Midsummers Night’s Eve adaptation of Shakespeare’s whimsical fairy adventure! These are some fun photos from this fun production the last time we did it in 2017!
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Narnia As A Children’s Stage Classic
I remember my first experience on stage was a cast member in “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” Waiting back stage with talking animals, dryads, dwarves and werewolves was almost as magical as finding a wardrobe with a world inside. Here are some fun ideas for a Narnia Drama Day. Add context with “Finding…
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Hunting for Honey | Spring 2018
Three upcoming Spring Workshops follow the adventures of A. A. Milne’s Winnie-The-Pooh. February 21st – 2018 Honey and Houses The prop this week will be honey-bees and sings. If weather permits the students will go imaginary honey-hunting. Work on a poetry piece through song. March 21st – 2018 Tales, and Tails, and Taste Enjoy making…
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Stand-Alone Summer 2017 Workshops Poetry and Picnics
Summer is a sweet time. Slow moments in the heat or in the shade. Time to read and to rest. Our family just finished reading Kenneth Graham’s The Wind in the Willows. It is a beautiful celebration of creation. It is an instructive story, too, as Mole grows wiser and braver. It is a picture…
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What is LECT?
The Laughing Elizabeth Children’s Theatre is a drama-based education program focused on teaching the canon of classical children’s literature (and some grown-up stuff, too). Music, movement, and memorization develop literacy, imagination and attention spans. Parents who attend with their children learn new techniques that make reading and memorization tangible. The community of little friends gives joy…
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