Background+Information

Lindsay Price is the resident playwright for Theatrefolk, a play writing company concentrating on the needs of a secondary classroom. She recently received an Ontario Arts Council (OAC) Artist in Education grant in order to take a theatrical idea creation project into Ontario schools. She taught the program at several schools and festivals until funding ran out.

She is a member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada, the Dramatists Guild of America, and Theatre Ontario. In 2010, her plays were put into production over 400 times in schools across Canada, the US, and the UK.

Price and her associate Craig Mason began Theatrefolk in 1994 and they both write plays specifically for the site. In addition, they attend various festivals under the motto "Spread the Love" - also the name of their blog.

Theatrefolk is a site rich with resources that are beneficial to teachers and students alike. According to the Price, you can find on the site:


 * …a play appropriate for high school performers
 * …a play appropriate for middle school performers
 * …a play for your large group of beginning actors
 * …a play with flexible casting for your advanced drama class
 * …a play with a challenging structure
 * …a play that can be done with a couple of cubes
 * …a musical that doesn’t need an orchestra
 * …a Shakespeare cutting so you don’t have to
 * …an issue play that doesn’t stereotype
 * …a winning one act competition piece
 * …a play you’ll love
 * …a play your students will love

In addition to a vast variety of plays, you can also find free scenes, lessons, and tips, such as:
 * Monologues for Guys
 * Two-Person Scenes
 * Group Scenes
 * Monologues for Girls
 * Acting exercises
 * Monologue Performance Tips
 * Directing Tips
 * Playwriting Tips
 * Technical Theatre
 * Fun Activities
 * Theatre History
 * Video Tips
 * Costume Measurement Sheet
 * Emergency Lesson Plans

You can follow Lindsay Price and Theatrefolk on [|Facebook]and Twitter (@lindsaywriter).