Ever wonder how a great actor always keeps us interested in what he or she will do next? What training do actors call upon to engage their audiences?

“Teacher as Actor” is an innovative training experience that offers “Ten Tips” that will transform how your faculty reaches their students. This workshop explores voice and movement exercises, how to think on your feet, how to relate to subject matter in fresh ways, how to present a lesson plan with a new voice, and how to engage students’ imaginations with improvisational structures.

Great actors – like great teachers – know what they want to accomplish with their material, know how to break down scripts and lesson plans into playable beats, have vocal and physical instruments that are flexible, toned, and full of energy and understand deeply the responsibility of bringing all of themselves to their roles. They know how to transform themselves and the situation into expressions that reach into each audience member’s heart and mind.

“Teacher as Actor” will take your faculty through this transformative experience and demonstrate how they can better produce engaging classrooms where students learn, and can prove they’ve mastered the content on state mandated tests. This is where an actor’s knowledge base can enhance what a good teacher does already.

Presented by

Rochelle Richelieu                      Debbie Lauer

Artistic Director                          Associate Director