Teachers, educators & directors: Tips for making the most out of a living playwright (or author) for your class or students

I wrote a guest article for Playscripts, Inc last week entitled Making the Most out of a Living Playwright. It gives tips for teaching or staging material where the person who wrote the material is still alive. Connecting with the person behind the words is a great way to liven up any lesson and give immediacy to the text.

Because the post was for Playscripts, the text is very focused specifically on theatre, plays and playwrights. (Know your audience, right?) But you’ll notice that every single thing I say on that list also applies when talking about any creator be they a composer, artist, author, filmmaker or whatever else comes up in your lessons plans. It’s easy to forget there’s a human being behind what you’re teaching sometimes and I wanted to give you some easy and quick tips to take advantage of that human in the classroom or theatre setting whenever possible.

So pop on over and check out the post and maybe leave a comment so they invite me back. If you find the tips helpful, please share the article with friends, enemies and wandering clowns!