The Essential Guide to Doing the School Play : And Not Screwing It Up / Jason Hanlan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hanlan, Jason, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drama in education.

Drama--Study and teaching (Secondary).

Drama.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2025.

Place of Publication:

London : Methuen Drama, 2026.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

I don't know much about drama - how do I go about choosing the 'right' show for my students? Our school has a wide range of backgrounds and abilities - how can I ensure fairness for all in the production? I barely have any time to spare - how can I rehearse this every week? My school has no budget for a production, how can I make our production pay for itself? Given how daunting it can feel to be charged with putting on a school play, this book is essential for teachers new to school shows and a valuable aid for the more experienced. It serves as an invaluable guide to producing work from all-time favourite blockbusters (such as Grease and Oliver!) to more obscure straight plays and comedies. From cautionary tales to regular simple lists of dos and don'ts, and covering topics from clearing performing rights and managing the budget to looking after your own mental health, this book gives you all you need to produce and direct a successful school production and take the headache out of the job.

Contents:

Acknowledgments About this book A bit about me Introduction 1What is a school production? 2The right order 3The right stuff 4What's out there 5Selling it to the boss 6Selling it to the students 7Performing rights and permissions 8Visions & venues 9Putting your team together 10Directors & directing 11Musical directors and choreographers 12Designing and making your set and props 13Money stuff and front of house 14Sound and light and all things technical 15Stage managing 16Costumes, makeup and hair 17Your cast and their parents 18Timescales, lists and schedules 19Auditions and casting 20First cast and crew meeting 21Rehearsing 22The language of the theatre 23A collection of minor disasters 24How it played out 25A shout out for Shakespeare! 26So what are we doing next? Appendices

ISBN:

1-350-50180-8

OCLC:

1545639137