Shannon Stoddard
Character Development Tips
It's been a bit since I've updated my blog; but I thought this week I'd share some Character Development tips as I'm working on...
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Shannon Stoddard
- Feb 3
- 3 min
Leaving a Legacy
I have recently made the decision that at the end of my contract in June that I will be moving on from CSA. Last week I had to tell my...
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Shannon Stoddard
- Jan 10
- 5 min
Ensemble Building Lesson Plan
I believe that a strong ensemble is one of the most important aspects of a production! Before we hit the ground running with music,...
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Shannon Stoddard
- Jan 5
- 3 min
Why I Teach
Growing up I was always very shy and lacking a lot of self-confidence. I was never the coolest, most athletic nor smartest person in...
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Shannon Stoddard
- Dec 30, 2021
- 8 min
Happy New Year: 2021 Recap
We have come to the end of another fabulous year, and I wanted to take a moment to highlight some of the fun that I've had (mostly as a...
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Shannon Stoddard
- Dec 4, 2021
- 3 min
Give Yourself That Sticker
A few weeks ago in one of my Preschool classes I had a student who proudly was showing me the big heart sticker on his shirt. I asked him...
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Shannon Stoddard
- Sep 4, 2019
- 3 min
Keeping Up With Miss Shannon
As our 2019 - 2020 year gets started, I am so happy to announce that I am officially the Director of Theatre with the Community School of...
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Shannon Stoddard
- Jan 19, 2019
- 6 min
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
It's finally snowing in Fort Smith and my rehearsal as been cancelled due to slick roads... So I thought, what better time to catch up on...
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Shannon Stoddard
- Dec 26, 2018
- 4 min
Highlights of 2018
What a whirlwind of a year it has been! Last year at this time I was packing up my Brooklyn apartment and making final arrangements for...
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Shannon Stoddard
- Sep 2, 2018
- 3 min
Rising to the Challenge
One of the newest challenges I've taken on this semester is teaching a class of high school students a Drama class at The Future School...
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Shannon Stoddard
- Aug 19, 2018
- 2 min
Persistence is Key!
Last year at this time I was sitting in my Brooklyn apartment gearing up for my final semester of Grad School. Knowing that my plan was...
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Shannon Stoddard
- Mar 27, 2018
- 3 min
Utilizing Creative Drama
Last Fall I took a class called "Theory of Creative Drama" at NYU... I wasn't really sure what it was going to entail... but I never...
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Shannon Stoddard
- Dec 28, 2017
- 4 min
Setting Goals...
Recently as I've been packing up old school notebooks and such I came across a notebook from my undergrad Business of Showbiz class I...
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Shannon Stoddard
- Dec 22, 2017
- 4 min
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" -- Eleanor Rooseve
Every morning before getting out of bed I always play on my phone and check out my Facebook memories. I like seeing what the past held...
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Shannon Stoddard
- Nov 16, 2017
- 6 min
Life is a road...
I've been watching a lot of This is Us lately which perhaps is what got me thinking about my past leading up to my future. As I'm...
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