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5 Ways to Warm Your Students Up for Rehearsal
A consistent warm-up routine builds focus and community, prevents injury, strengthens voices and bodies, and helps students shift from “school day mode” into “rehearsal mode.” If you don’t already have a go-to routine, here’s a simple framework: 1. Get the Blood Flowing Jumping jacks Jog in a circle High knees 2. Stretch Reach arms up (inhale), release down (exhale) Slow head rolls right and left Touch toes and roll up slowly, one vertebra at a time Lunges (both hips) Pliés (

Marlene Dickinson
Feb 191 min read


3 Practical Tips for Delivering Comedy
Here are three practical, teachable principles that help students deliver comedy with confidence.

Marlene Dickinson
Jan 152 min read


Meeting Students Where They Are: Starting the New Year with Purpose
The start of a new year often brings a mix of hope and heaviness for students. Some step into January energized and motivated, while others arrive tired, distracted, or quietly overwhelmed. For those of us leading faith-based theatre programs, the invitation is both simple and sacred: meet students where they are, not where we wish they would be. At Faith Based Student Musicals, we’ve seen time and again that the most meaningful productions begin with presence, not pressure.

Marlene Dickinson
Dec 18, 20252 min read
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