Talking Story

Union High School Drama Workshop

by Lehua Parker

March 10, 2014

ClassOn Thursday, February 27, 2014 authors Angela Hartley, Christine Haggerty, and I held two drama workshops at Union High School in Roosevelt, UT. I gave a short presentation about how writing is really for the dogs and then we workshopped five original scenes. The students’ performances were amazing. For more about our adventures, check out Christine and Angela’s blogs.

Telling the students about the glamorous life of an author.

Telling the students about the glamorous life of an author.

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Angela works with the stars of her incredibly creepy mirror poem.

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Me with the cast of a snippet of The Champion, a story about a portly knight, a dragon, and a dubious maiden.

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Christine with the ensemble for her excerpt from Acquisitions.

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