In October 2024 the Advanced Drama class at Saratoga High School was invited to spend an hour with Teresa Veramendi exploring what it means to be a director
That session has been repackaged into short segments for easier viewing
Selecting a script (2:12)
Incorporating the design process into your project (3:34)
Working with actors (5:41)
Casting techniques (4:49)
(AI generated subtitles included)
Teresa is a multidisciplinary theatre artist, performer, community facilitator, award-winning playwright, and educator currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area
Running from October through December 2024, Silicon Valley Shakespeare Education Manager Kristin Hall worked with the English Department at Saratoga High School to provide 16 workshops to 250+ 9th and 10th graders. The focus was on how to bring Romeo & Juliet and Julius Caesar off the page and into life.
Read more about it in an extract taken from our November '24 newsletter.
Kristin holds an M.A. in Shakespeare Studies from the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, and a Master of Library and Information Science degree with a youth studies specialization from SJSU.
In November 2024 Ryan Backhus spoke to Redwood Drama Club to give students an insight into the craft of writing plays.
Read more about it in our November '24 newsletter
Here is the presentation Ryan shared: Playwriting & Crafting Story
A Senior at Saratoga High School, Ryan has been writing for around 10 years and has won awards writing for both screen and stage. He is currently in rehearsals directing A Stop In Time, a self-penned play which is his Senior Honors project.
Post high school, Ryan plans to focus on screenwriting in college.
In October 2024 Conrad James Barstad spoke to Redwood Drama Club to give students an insight into the role of a stage manager.
Read more about it in our October '24 newsletter
Here is the presentation Conrad shared: Being a Stage Manager
A graduate of Independence High School in San Jose, Conrad currently attends West Valley College, majoring in Theatre Tech. He recently stage managed WVC's November 2024 production of The Laramie Project