Newsletter Article Archive of Pioneer Drama Service, Inc.

MAY
7

Working with Young Actors
The Case for Double Casting and Using Understudies Effectively by Brian D. Taylor

APR
17

Tips for Directors
Speak the Speech by Brian D. Taylor
Travelling the House by Brian D. Taylor

APR
3

Building Your Theatre Program
Double a Donor’s Impact with a Challenge Grant

MAR
20

Creative Theatrical Ideas
How to Build a Simple and Sturdy Stage Platform by Brian D. Taylor

MAR
6

Advocating for the Arts
What Are Your Numbers? by Debra Fendrich

FEB
20

Building Your Theatre Program
Filling Seats by Flip Kobler

FEB
6

Working with Young Actors
Helping Kids Make Emotions Look Real by Flip Kobler

JAN
23

Creative Theatrical Ideas
Curtain Up by Brian D. Taylor

JAN
9

Choosing a Musical
Good-bye, Broadway... Hello, Unknown Play by Edith Weiss

DEC
12

Touching Lives Through Theatre
Theatre Rocks by Chris Wheeler

NOV
28

Creative Theatrical Ideas
Creating Trees for the Stage by Brian D. Taylor

NOV
7

Working with Actors
Surviving the Less Than Stellar Performance by Flip Kobler

OCT
24

Working with Actors
Surviving the Less Than Stellar Performance by Flip Kobler

OCT
10

Creative Theatrical Ideas
Creating Old Age Characters by Chris Wheeler

SEP
19

Creative Theatrical Ideas
Quick Change Artist by Chris Wheeler

SEP
6

Directing Student Actors
Working with Teenage Actors by Edith Weiss
The Ten Commandments for Directing Student Actors by Edith Weiss

AUG
24

Simplifying the Director’s Job
Introducing E-view subSCRIPTions™!

JUL
18

Creative Theatrical Ideas
Unique Outdoor Performance Challenges by Edith Weiss

JUN
20

Building Your Theatre Program
Promoting Your Production by Lori Conary

JUN
6

Working with Young Actors
Engaging Students with the Drama Class Blog by Brian D. Taylor

MAY
9

Director Appreciation
Ode to the Drama Teacher by Samantha Bennett

APR
25

Advocating for the Arts
The Magic of Theatre by Lori Conary

APR
11

Directing Student Actors
Teaching Through Validation in Your Theatre Program by Nathan Hartswick

MAR
21

Simplifying the Director’s Job
Winning the Production Schedule Marathon by Brian D. Taylor

MAR
7

Directing Student Actors
The Pros and Cons of Producing a Broadway Musical by Debra Fendrich

FEB
22

Building Your Theatre Program
Finding an Appropriate Script by Brian D. Taylor

FEB
8

Simplifying the Director’s Job
Chasing Away a Director’s Worst Nightmares by Brian D. Taylor

JAN
25

Theatre Tech
The Incredible Scale Model Set Design Lesson Plan by Brian D. Taylor

DEC
7

Staging Your Production
Dare to Go Big by Brian D. Taylor

NOV
16

Theatre as Literature
To Teach, Or Not to Teach... Shakespeare by Charlie Lovett

NOV
2

Creative Theatrical Ideas
The Green Theatre by Brian D. Taylor

OCT
19

Working with Actors
Differently-abled: Working with Disabled Actors by Edith Weiss

OCT
5

Building Your Theatre Program
Don’t Ruin Opening Night with Closing Night Blues by Edith Weiss

SEP
21

Welcome to a New Season
The Awesome and Excellent Play Reading Committee by Edith Weiss

SEP
8

Building Your Theatre Program
It’s Never Too Early to Advocate for Yourself

AUG
24

Working with Actors
Building Community in Your Theatre

AUG
10

Working with Young Actors
Setting Rules and Expectations for Your Theatre Program by Brian D. Taylor

JUL
20

Directing Student Actors
The Ten Commandments by Edith Weiss
Rehearsals by Edith Weiss

JUN
22

Working with Young Actors
Why a One-Act Musical? by Flip Kobler

JUN
8

Staging Your Production
No Set? No Sweat! by Edith Weiss

MAY
18

Building Your Theatre Program
Commedia Dell’Arte

MAY
4

Building Your Theatre Program
Top Ten Tips for Taking Your Show on the Road by Edith Weiss

APR
20

The Moments before the Show
The Power of Pre-Show Pow-Wows by Flip Kobler

APR
6

Building Your Theatre Program
Be a Champion of the Arts by Brian D. Taylor
What Do I Teach? by Tim Reagan

MAR
23

Working with Actors
Casting with Too Many Girls by Lucy Lovett

MAR
9

Building Writing Skills
The Great Scriptwriting Challenge by Brian D. Taylor

FEB
23

Creative Theatrical Ideas
Shadow Puppetry Solutions to Production Challenges by Brian D. Taylor

FEB
8

Creative Theatrical Ideas
Simple Shadow Puppetry for the Classroom and Stage by Brian D. Taylor

JAN
26

Building Acting Skills
Make an Entrance! by Edith Weiss

JAN
12

Building Acting Skills
Preparing for a Musical Audition

DEC
3

Working with Actors
Too Many Actors, Not Enough Parts? by Edith Weiss

NOV
17

Working with Young Actors
Using Theatre to Prevent Bullying by Madeline Stephenson
Anti-Bullying Resources

NOV
3

Working with Young Actors
Using Theatre to Prevent Bullying by Madeline Stephenson

OCT
20

Working with Actors
Breaking Walls: Getting a Reluctant Actor to Come Out of His Shell by Stephanie Muller

OCT
6

Working with Young Actors
Dealing with Stage Parents by Edith Weiss

SEP
22

Working with Teen Actors
Aiding Your Theatre Students in the College Hunt by Stephanie Muller

SEP
8

Welcome to a New Season
Good-bye, Broadway... Hello, Unknown Play by Edith Weiss

AUG
25

Recruiting Young Actors
Recruiting: How to Attract Young Actors into Theatre by Flip Kobler

AUG
11

Great Literature in the Theatre
Putting Classic Literature on Stage by Thomas Hischak

JUL
21

A New Take on Improvisation
Improvisation: What It Is, Is Not and Why It’s Necessary by Stephanie Muller

JUN
1

Developing a Parent Volunteer Corps
Confessions from a Parent Volunteer Junkie by Debra Fendrich

MAY
19

Quietly Building Acting Skills
The Word on Mime by Patrick Rainville Dorn

MAY
4

Staging Your Production
No Stage Lights? No Problem! by Edith Weiss

APR
7

Building Your Theatre Program
Supplement Your Theatre Budget with Grants by Karen Gilchrist

MAR
24

Adding Music to Plays
Putting the Sound of Music in Your Production by Edith Weiss
Copyright Law As It Applies to Music by Lori Conary

MAR
3

Learning to Improvise When Something Goes Wrong
The Unscripted Line That Saved the Show by Cindy Marcus

FEB
17

Working with Teen Actors
The Contract That Could Save Your Sanity by Edith Weiss

FEB
3

Working with Actors
Casting and the Actor’s Ego by Kathleen Wallace

JAN
19

Theatre Fundraisers
Using Theatre to Raise Funds for Haiti and Other Important Causes

JAN
5

Celebrating Black History
Celebrating Black History Month Onstage

DEC
15

Blocking the Show
I Go Where? by Cindy Marcus

DEC
1

Working with Young Actors
Developing a Young Actor by Flip Kobler

NOV
17

Casting a Great Show
Careful Casting Leads to a Great Production by Craig Sodaro

OCT
20

Politically Correct Theatre
Keeping Your Comedic Spirit Politically Correct by Patrick Rainville Dorn

OCT
5

Creative Casting Ideas
Casting without Stereotypes by Edith Weiss

SEP
10

School Musical Advice
Helpful Advice for School Musicals

MAR
17

Building Your Theatre Program
Save Your Budget

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