Calling All Theatre Teachers: How many performances should my program do within a year?

Welcome to our video series, Calling All Theatre Teachers! In this series we’re going to answer questions that drama teachers have about stepping into a theatre program.

QUESTION: How many performances should my program do within a year?

Watch the video of our discussion of this question — Laramie shares how many he did at the beginning of his teaching career, and how many performances he does now.

Click the button below for a worksheet to help you organize your thoughts on writing down your goals for your program when it comes to in-class performances and extra-curricular performances, as well as a Reflection to help you to look back on a year of performances and consider changes for the next year.

How many performances do YOU put on in a school year?

This series is hosted by Lindsay Price and Laramie Dean. Lindsay has been in theatre education for 30 years, writing plays and classroom resources specifically for middle and high school through Theatrefolk (Check out Lindsay and Laramie’s latest The Ultimate Classroom Playwriting Resource) and co-creating the Drama Teacher Academy.

Laramie has been teaching theatre since 2003 and writing since he could first wrap his fingers around a pencil. (Check out Laramie’s Theatrefolk plays! Currently he’s the theatre director at Hellgate High School in Missoula, Montana, where he’s worked for the last 12 years.