Drama Teachers Be Like…: Recent Episodes
Austin Butcher & Russell Rowe
Most of the Drama in Drama takes place behind the scenes. Throughout their experience in educational theatre, Austin and Russell have found a million secrets to running a successful theatre program, and this podcast is all about sharing those secrets with you.
Join Austin and Russell as they catch up with Caleb Francis, the new drama teacher at Kickapoo High School in Springfield, MO. They had a blast with this high-energy interview. After his first full year as a drama teacher, Caleb shares insight, discusses lessons learned, celebrates wins, and tells the story of getting his first teaching job at Kickapoo. You'll also find out why he's the Main Munchkin.
Travel with Russell and guest Co-host Carter as they travel to Washington, Missouri. They were able to catch up with the talented students of St. Francis Borgia High School and discuss what it's like to take a mainstage production to ThesCon. They also had an insightful and inspiring conversation with their brilliant director, Tim Buccheit. Oh, and it turns out it was production week for their Spring musical and the boys got to stay for some top-notch entertainment in the form of The Wizard of Oz. Have a listen, and enjoy.
Join Brantley and Russell for a final visit with the young Thespians of Missouri as they wrap up their final day at the Missouri State Thespian Conference. They interviewed Pinnochio and other interesting characters as well as some of the crew from one of the main stage productions. Don't miss this one!
Join us for part 2 of our ThesCon 2022 series. In this episode, Brantley and Russell interview more students, debate the terrible naming of Austin's workshop, and in general, have a blast at The Missouri State Thespian Conference. The young thespians of Missouri are in rare form as we kick-off day 2 of ThesCon 22!
This is the first episode of a 3-part series documenting a trip to the Missouri State Thespian Conference in St. Louis. While at the conference, Brantley and Russell decided to have spontaneous interviews with some of the students as they stopped by the Trusted Gentlemen vendor booth. The result of these conversations was awesome. Some of the interviews and exchanges are hilarious and some of them are more serious, but they all illustrate how dedicated, intelligent, and diverse these Missouri drama students are. Listen in if you want to find out why the subtitle of this episode is the Duck Astronaut of Notre Dame. Enjoy!
In this episode Austin and Russell interview Missouri high school theatre legend, Michael Butcher. Listen as he shares his thoughts about how high school theatre has changed over the past 30 years and why high school theatre programs are so important today. His advice for new drama teachers is something everyone associated with high school programs should hear.
In this very first episode, Russell interviews Austin to get his take on the ins and outs of educational theatre. You'll learn all about Austin's childhood and how being raised in a theatre education world has made him the entrepreneur he is today. The co-hosts will also dive into some of the problems new drama teachers face and how they can find the help they need.