It’s not a throw-away-role. If you’re a theater teacher or director – especially if you’re working with kids – you hear it all the time: I don’t have any lines?! Or, even better, directly from the parent: Well, she/he doesn’t have any lines so I don’t know why it matters […]
children’s theater
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Performing arts experiences can – and should – offer youth a safe space to discover their talents, try new things, take risks and develop skills that will help them be successful in their future endeavors. At TVCT, we strive to help each young person explore their own unique talents, but […]
Each year for the past 5 years, I have had the honor of emceeing the state’s largest employer recognition event, Best Places to Work in Idaho. The Best Places to Work in Idaho program is unlike any other. The producer, Populous, works with employers across the state of Idaho to survey […]
I’ve been thinking a lot about outcomes. Our teaching team at TVCT is committed to improvement in all of our processes. We’ve been discussing our values, role as arts educators, and how we evaluate student success. These conversations have raised a few questions… In the summer of 2012 I conducted an informal survey of […]
I love seeing transformative theatre. I’m talking about the type of theatrical production that turns everything you think you know about producing a play on its head. I recently experienced transformative theater when I attended the Tony nominated “Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” now playing on Broadway. […]
When I first started my company I surveyed parents to find out what outcomes were most important to their child’s performing arts education. Hands down, parents wanted a performance; they wanted to see their kids on stage and in front of an audience. Now, I don’t disagree that a final […]