About the Artist
John Morogiello has been a teaching artist in Maryland since 1997, offering residencies in playwriting for students in grades 3 and above that integrate curricular subject matter with performance and dramatic story-telling. His plays (including Engaging Shaw, Blame It On Beckett, and The Consul, The Tramp, and America's Sweetheart) have been produced off-Broadway, in Europe, and at some of America's premier regional theaters. John is also the artistic director of Best Medicine Rep Theater Company in Gaithersburg.John Morogiello website John Morogiello's playwriting website John Morogiello website John Morogiello's theater company
Artist's Statement
Your students will cooperatively write a 15 minute play upon a curricular topic of your choice in only 6 - 7 days. They will explore character traits, conflict, plotting, and basic acting skills in this engaging residency by a master teaching artist. DAY 1: Characters and Conflict DAY 2: Resolution and Plot Structure DAY 3: Writing the first draft DAY 4: Revising DAY 5: Casting DAY 6: Rehearsing DAY 7: PresentingFeatured Work
Written Works
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Engaging Shaw
See more information about Engaging ShawDetails: 2W, 2M, runs 2 hours
Booking
Booking Price: $2,001-$5,000
Booking price is $70 per class session, so, depending on how many classes you need, the cost could be significantly less than the price quoted. To book John Morogiello, email him at JMorogiell@aol.com.
I can adjust to the technology available at the school. All I need is a whiteboard. The plays can be written with pencil and paper, or they can be typed into computers. Printed plays will be needed for days 5 - 7, as we begin rehearsal.
Unrestricted counties: Montgomery, Prince George's, Frederick, Howard, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Anne Arundel.
I am eager to travel to all other counties, but I will require overnight accommodations. (I have done Harford, Kent, and Worcester Counties.)
Josephine Luster, 5th grade teacher, Montgomery County Public Schools, josephine_m_luster@mcpsmd.org
Corela Tamagnini, middle school teacher, Baltimore County Public Schools, ctamagnini@bcps.org
Kristina Berdan, Education Director, Young Audiences of Maryland, kristina@yamd.org
Arts in Education
Audiences Types: Grades 3-5, Middle School (6-8 grade), High School (9-12 grade)
Your students will cooperatively write a 15 minute play upon a curricular topic of your choice in only 6 - 7 days. They will explore character traits, conflict, plotting, and basic acting skills in this engaging residency by a master teaching artist. Full lesson plans available upon request: JMorogiell@aol.com.
DAY 1: Characters and Conflict
DAY 2: Resolution and Plot Structure
DAY 3: Writing the first draft
DAY 4: Revising
DAY 5: Casting
DAY 6: Rehearsing
DAY 7: Presenting