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Herding Cats:  Professional Development

Overview

Herding Cats PD is a virtual professional development workshop created for middle and high school theatre teachers. This training provides a practical, production-based rehearsal management system that supports student-led rehearsals in acting, technical theatre, and stage management. Participants receive 7 CPE credits along with editable templates, downloadable modules, and lifetime access to updates—making it an ideal resource for building structure, engagement, and accountability in your drama program.

What You’ll Learn

  • How to implement a comprehensive, replicable rehearsal management system

  • Strategies for grading and assessing theatre production roles objectively using rubrics and data

  • Methods for integrating modules into Google Classroom, Canvas, or other digital platforms

  • Techniques for cultivating student leaders through a mentorship cycle (seniors training freshmen)

  • Tools to ensure all students—from leads to understudies to marketing crew—are fully engaged and productive throughout the rehearsal process

  • How to scaffold rehearsal structures to promote agency, accountability, and buy-in across all student roles

National and State standards alignment

Herding Cats is thoughtfully designed to align with national and state theatre education standards. This production-based system supports fine arts educators by providing practical tools that promote student growth in key areas such as inquiry and understanding, creative expression, cultural and historical relevance, and performance evaluation. Whether students are engaging in acting, stage management, technical design, or theatre marketing, each module encourages active participation and mastery of standards-based learning outcomes. When implemented in a classroom or production setting, Herding Cats ensures that students are not only learning theatre—they’re demonstrating proficiency in the essential learning targets outlined by most state theatre education frameworks.

Who Should Attend

  • Middle and high school theatre educators

  • Directors preparing for UIL or other festival performances

    • UIL is designed for directors navigating UIL, Thespian festivals, or any adjudicated theatre competition with strict rules and standards.

  • Teachers seeking to bring more structure, safety, and student independence to their programs

Workshop Schedule

  • 9:00–9:15 AM: Introduction to Herding Cats and the virtual mock show process

  • 9:15–10:00 AM: Rehearsal structure, weekly task assignment, student accountability, and grading practices

  • 10:00–11:00 AM: Stage Management Module—training student stage managers and aligning with the production calendar

  • 11:00–11:45 AM: Acting Module—keeping understudies and offstage actors engaged through character work

  • 11:45 AM–12:30 PM: Technical Modules—lighting, costume, sound, and scenery with flagship activities

  • 12:30–1:15 PM: Lunch Break

  • 1:15–1:45 PM: Marketing development and executing a student-led marketing program

  • 1:45–2:30 PM: Grading—rubric-based assessment aligned to module tasks and rehearsal performance

  • 2:30–3:00 PM: Uploading modules to Google Classroom/Canvas (success criteria: posting 5 modules per discipline)

  • 3:00–3:45 PM: Q&A, troubleshooting, and implementation work time with guided support

Format and Delivery

  • 7-hour virtual workshop (plus Q&A and implementation support)

  • Includes downloadable modules, editable templates, and mock production materials

  • Participants will upload and implement their modules during the training

  • Certificate of completion provided for CPE credit

Pricing and Registration

  • $125 per participant - includes workshop instruction and lifetime access to module updates

  • $75 for Herding Cats Materials. (MUST PURCHASE MATERIALS IF NOT ALREADY OWNED)

For more information or to schedule a custom session for you, your theatre department, or your district, contact Jennifer Luv at luvink002@gmail.com.

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