Saki’s “The Open Window”

Having reacquired my publishing rights to collection of my plays, I’ve just repackaged “The Open Window” and made it available … More

Rikki Tikki Tavi

Originally published by Scholastic, here’s another of my classroom plays getting new life on TeachersPayTeachers! Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, Rudyard Kipling’s classic short … More

There’s Still Time for Some Halloween Monstrosities!

It’s not too late to stage a Halloween drama fest. Here are half-a-dozen plays that will allow your students to … More

Just in Time for Halloween!

Having recently reclaimed my publishing rights from Scholastic for a bank of my classic short story plays, I’m very pleased … More

Here’s Help for that Holiday Chaos!

That last week before Christmas vacation can be a real doozy. While thoughts of sugar plums may not derail that … More

Fun, Simple, and Sustainable!

Technology has it benefits, but sometimes I wish I could go back to teaching the way it was when there … More

Celebrate Our Unsung Heroes

In case you weren’t aware, March was Women’s History Month. Celebrating the contributions of women to history, though, needn’t be … More

See the Movie. Stage the Play!

Take advantage of high student interest in the Peter Rabbit movie by enacting my read aloud play script, The Tale … More

5 Ways to Swipe a Free Play

I’m sure you remember those big FBI warnings at the beginning of our old VHS movies. Aren’t you glad the … More

It’s Not Too Late to Celebrate Black History Month!

My plays often make return appearances in Scholastic’s Storyworks magazine, such as The Daring Escape of Henry “Box” Brown this … More