Lindsay talks to two drama teachers at the Educational Theatre Association Conference. What's the most important part of being a teacher director? How do you handle over a 100 competing students in Individual Events.

Janice Harris has been a theatre teacher for 30 years and only became one because her middle school students begged for a class. If you're a teacher who's been thrust into drama, if you're just starting out and need a little motivation this podcast is for you. AND Janice is publishing her first play with Theatrefolk!

This week Craig and Lindsay discuss interpretation as they look at different video clips for Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Is there a right way or a wrong way to interpret Shakespeare?

Grown-Ups Suck: The Creative Process

Being a grown-up sucks if you're trying to be creative. The only way to be truly creative is to think like a kid. Why you should watch kids think as much as possible without being that creepy lone adult at the park.

You'll learn:

- Why thinking like a kid is key to creativity and thinking like a grown-up is not.

- How kids never try to be creative, they just are creative.

- How artists can apply kid logic to creativity.

- An exercise to get you thinking like a kid and get you writing right away.

Grown-Ups Suck: High School Plays and Drama Programs DO Belong

Which grown-ups suck? The ones who trivialize high school plays, the importance of drama teachers and programs.

You'll learn:

- How drama has a place within core curriculum.

- How Improv fulfills more than one aspect of the high school curriculum.

- How being in a play is a surefire tool to develop real world skills.

Acting Up: Interview with Playwright Steven Stack – Episode Fifty-Seven

Lindsay talks with playwright Steven Stack. He's got a fantastic new one act melodrama coming out called She Wrote, Died, Then Wrote Some More.

Episode 56: The Ensemble in High School and Middle School Plays

Lindsay's favourite group in a play is often the ensemble. But at the high school and middle school level, being in the ensemble can often feel second class. What can you do to make the ensemble first rate?

Pop Star Broadway: YouTube Fireside Chat – Episode Fifty-Five

In this edition of the YouTube Fireside Chat Lindsay and Craig look at pop singers who take on Broadway. Do they work the same theatre magic or do they leave us cold? Should pop singers stay off the stage?

Lindsay talks about what her inner critic looks like, how to fight the old witch, and how to keep writing your playscript when that inner critic is screaming stop.

Lindsay talks with new-to-Theatrefolk playwright Clint Synder, author of Lord of the Pies. We talk about the writing process, writing plays for teenagers, and how does Clint feel about technology?