Gina DeMetruisJun 24, 20204 minIntroducing Playwriting to Teens with AutismAt Rise: a Panda is swimming in the pool. Clown enters. Clown Hello? Panda Hello. Goodbye. Clown Wait! I'm scared. I was first introduced...
Gina DeMetruisOct 13, 20192 min Viola Spolin's Theater Games for the Classroom At the start of each workshop series, I grab my frayed copy of Viola Spolin's seminal "how-to handbook" - the foundation on which all...
Gina DeMetruisMar 24, 20181 minRehearsing for Work!Theatre offers so many opportunities to rehearse for life.
Gina DeMetruisOct 18, 20171 minConcealing and Revealing through Masks- Part 1October is the perfect month to explore masks in theatre!
Gina DeMetruisAug 29, 20172 minIntroducing Improv to Actors on the Spectrum “In improv there are no mistakes. only beautiful happy accidents." -- Thanks, Tina Fey!
Gina DeMetruisAug 3, 20171 minWhen “Community” Means the WorldIt’s a small world and the work going on in autism communities and the work going on in theatre communities around the globe is...
Gina DeMetruisMay 23, 20161 minCreating a Scene with Nonverbal Beats FOR ACTORS ON THE SPECTRUMTheatre provides so many opportunities to promote nonverbal communication between actors. One effective way is to use what I’ll call...
Gina DeMetruisMar 26, 20164 minHow to Begin Playmaking with Teens on the Spectrum . . . leading to that first stage encounter of the donkey and the dog: a moment of “seeing the other” — that’s the moment it’s all about