By Halee Newby (2014) It’s hard to believe that in exactly a month from today, the actors will be taking the stage. Brigadoon has really evolved and I could not be more excited about it! To be perfectly honest, I was a little nervous about it, as I am with every play or musical we … More One Month Away
This is an interesting musical process, our Stage Crew and Tech Theatre classes are building sets for Brigadoon. Stage crew has the harder job of making a house stand on stage without falling, but Tech Theatre also had a challenge. The Tech Theatre class took two weeks to build and paint the bridge used in … More Life Skills
Why does theatre matter to you? If you woke up tomorrow and found out that theatre was outlawed, how would you get lawmakers to bring it back? What does theatre mean to you? What Theatre Means to Me Let’s enter the terrifying hypothetical world of School X. School X is a normal public school, you … More Why Theatre Matters
I have been mulling over what to write for the past week, this post marks our 100th post. So it seems fitting that the 100th post be a year in review. Just a little under a year ago Homestead Theatre started this blog and I’m surprised it’s lasted this long… yes there were a lot … More The Year in Review
45 high school students sit in a circle speaking in unison, “The dairty pairple kairtains.” They are learning a Scottish Accent for the musical Brigadoon, so “the dirty purple curtians” becomes a garbled mess of glottal stops and rolled R’s. It’s fun to listen to them learn a new way to form their words. Jill … More Scottish Accent Work
by Mallory Waugh Unfortunately, high school theater departments, along with other fine art departments, often get cut due to budgeting. A slap in the face to an already dying art culture in western societies, cutting theater departments often creates more problems than solutions because the benefits derived from adolescent involvement in theater are often lost … More The importance of theater in public schools
Theatre students develop a variety of skills that are attractive to employers across all fields. Some of the top skills a Theatre student develop include: • Effective writing and oral communication skills • Ability to read, reflect, and critique • Working collaboratively in a interdisciplinary environment • Meeting deadlines and managing time • Understanding components … More How theatre helps you get a job
A human being is a part of the whole, called by us, “Universe,” a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest − a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our … More Why Theatre?
An old leather bound book sits on my desk –gold lettering, musky smell, and weighty with the knowledge it holds. My copy of William Shakespeare’s Complete Works. Every drama nerd has one, as a proud member of that minority, so do I. It looks used, yellowing pages bookmarked to highlight my favorite passages, ones that … More College Essay Part 3
Act Out 