StageCrafters with Taylor Gruenloh
15:00
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: What does it mean to be an artistic director? How can a company make the most of a smaller performance space? Why should theatrical companies explore contemporary works? In this conversation Artistic Director Taylor Gruenloh of the Tesseract Theatre Company gives his answers to these big picture questions. He also shares about his experiences starting a new theatre company and his thought as to how theatre can better serve the community.
Type of Video: Interview*
Unique Video ID: Theatre-107**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video as part of a career exploration unit in theatre. Prior to viewing the video, do students have an idea of their own about what an artistic director does? Pose that question then use the video for this artistic director’s answer.
*Interviews feature extended conversation exploring fascinating topics with fascinating people in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
