英语戏剧，是用英语写就浪漫的诗。
在这里，你可以与英语相聚。在这里，你可以是导演，可以是演员，可以是任何心之所向的人物。这是一次突破和挑战，是一场没有束缚的释放，同学们在戏剧中释放天性、塑造自信、发挥想象……
Arts in Education is beginning to become more and more prominent as an outlet for those that have a desire for self expression, a sense of being part of something special and a need to make a difference in the world.
艺术教育对于那些渴望自我表达、渴望与众不同、渴望改变世界的人来说，开始变得越来越突出。
Randy Maggiore
Randy Maggiore is an award winning actor who has been in working in Theatre and Education for the last 30 years both abroad and in the U.S. this is his first year working in China.
Randy Maggiore在美国和国外从事戏剧工作已经30年了，既当过老师，也当过职业演员。这是他第一次在中国工作。
Michael James
Michael James - has been teaching English Language in China for the last 12 years and has had a passion for creative writing since his early days in middle school.
He has a major in creative writing which is where his love of theatrical performance became a reality.
Michael James在中国已经有12年的英语教学经验并且从中学开始，他就对创意写作充满了热情。
他主修创意写作，正是在这里，他对戏剧表演的热爱变成了现实。
“Why theatrical arts? Well, of all the clubs that we could have formed, here are answers to question which came to us regarding the needs of our students,” according to Michael James.
Michael James表示：“为什么是戏剧艺术? 因为在我们可能组建的所有社团中，它给出了对我们提出的有关学生问题需求的答案。”
“First and foremost it should be known that the 6th grade in Qingdao Academy is full of talent which is frequently shown on a regular basis in class, as well as in social environments such as lunch time, self study periods, and small class activities.”
“首先，青岛中学六年级的学生才华横溢，他们在课堂上、在午餐时间、自学时间和小班活动等社交环境中都有出色表现。”
Randy Maggiore noticed that, “there was so much potential talent that we felt could be combined with new creative ideas, concepts, new ways of thinking, as well as new ways of growth and development - all based around the English language.”
Randy Maggiore注意到：“我们认为有很多潜在的人才可以与新的创意、概念、新的思维方式以及新的成长和发展方式相结合——所有这些都基于英语语言。”
Left - David Zan, Centre - Justin Liu, Right - Andy Liu
Both Michael James and Randy Maggiore met in the Fall of 2023 with a vision of creating a new theatre group comprised of 6th graders. Micahel James and Randy Maggiore：“The program was started to give young students an opportunity to express themselves in a safe and creative environment. Children can be free to be themselves as well as learn skills such as memorization, social and motor skills, and more importantly, life skills. All of this knowledge helps the child to discover the world and be open to new ideas in other subjects such as Math, Science and English. The skills that they learn in theatre can benefit them in other subjects because theatre and performance helps build self confidence and self esteem among their peers.” And so was born, The Qingdao Academy Theatre Company All-Stars.
2023年秋天，Michael James和Randy Maggiore见面了，他们的愿望就是创建一个由六年级学生组成的戏剧社团。Randy Maggiore说：“如果你需要添加任何东西，那么这个项目开始给年轻的学生一个机会，在一个安全和创造性的环境中表达自己。孩子们可以自由地做自己，学习记忆、社交和运动技能等技能，更不用说生活技能了。所有这些技能都能帮助孩子在数学、科学和英语等其他学科中接受新思想。他们在戏剧中学到的技能可以使他们在其他科目中受益，因为戏剧和表演有助于在同龄人中建立自信和自尊。”青岛中学全明星戏剧社就这样诞生了。
Over a period of about 10-12 weeks, our group met twice weekly to begin work on Theatre games which led to the creation of our class ensemble, with each student observing and applauding each other and learning performance trust. Students later began working on selected age appropriate monologues which were presented and performed in class. “At first, the memorization and language presented a challenge for them,” James says. “Everyone was at a different level when it came to speaking English, so we had to work with them individually, giving instruction, pronunciation and articulation examples.” Maggiore adds, “that peer learning also played an important role in these sessions and it was the first time that students had begun to notice each other's work and creativity”
在大约10-12周的时间里，社团每周聚会两次，进行表演练习，每个学生都互相观察和鼓掌，学习表演中的信任和默契。后来，同学们选择适合他们年龄的独白，并在课堂上展示和表演。“一开始，记忆和英语对他们来说是一个挑战，”James说。“每个人说英语的水平都不一样，所以我们必须单独指导他们，教给他们发音和发音的例子。”Maggiore 补充说:“同伴学习在其中也发挥了重要作用，我们都知道它总是很有价值的。”
Work began on a presentation of scenes, and a showcase with the other theatre groups at QA back in late November. Students were assigned scenes and worked in pairs, or in small groups to block, memorize and present scenes for a scheduled showcase on January 11th. Scenes were selected from a book of short plays about “Middle School Life.” Each week, students overcame language barriers and came to understand the characters and bring them to life.
早在11月底，社团就开始了场景展示和其他剧团的互相观摩。学生们被分配到不同的场景中，两人一组或分成多人小组，为1月11日的展演进行排练。表演的片段是从一本关于“中学生活”的短剧中挑选出来的。每周，学生们都会克服语言障碍，开始理解角色并将其带入生活。
学生感悟：
Amanda: “We have been taught how to remember and just as importantly perform the lines we have been given and we remembered the lines and how to act them out.”
Amanda:“我们学习如何记住台词，如何表演给我们的台词也是同样重要的，我们记住了台词，并把它们生动地表演出来。”
Justin: “For me the monologue is the most difficult thing. I was nervous before we started as I was a little shy. However after practicing and our first performance, I’m confident, and I love performing now.”
Justin:“对我来说独白是最困难的事情。在我们表演开始之前我很紧张，因为我有点害羞。然而，在练习了我们的第一次演出之后，我变得越来越自信，我现在喜欢表演。”
Left - Yuna Yu, Right - Lily Liang
Lisa: “We are more familiar now with what a script is and have a deep understanding of character emotion. I have realized that there are discrepancies between these characters we are playing, allowing us to better analyze their personalities.”
Lisa:“我们现在对剧本更熟悉了，对角色情感也有了更深的理解。我已经意识到我们所扮演的角色之间存在的差异，这让我们能够更好地分析他们的个性。”
Left - Justin Liu, Right David Zan
Top: Left to right - Ruby Cao, Bonnie Zhang, Happy Song, Paris Zhou, Amanda Qin
Bottom: left to right - Michelle Shao, Candice Sun
David: “Last time we were reading the monologue I thought it was difficult for us to express the feelings of the characters we were playing. We needed to understand the scene and it was challenging But in cooperating with the other guys at the beginning, we spent time to improve our skills and I think that I made great improvements in myself, especially when it came to understanding and becoming the character I was playing.”
David:“上次我们读独白的时候，我觉得我们很难表达我们所扮演的角色的感情。我们需要理解这个场景，一开始和其他人合作是很有挑战性的。我们花了很多时间来提高我们的技能，我认为我自己也取得了很大的进步，尤其是在理解和融入我所扮演的角色方面。”
“By the time we opened our show, our student actors were ready to perform,” says Maggiore. “Despite a few technical issues with microphones, our actors were amazing!” James adds that, “there were nothing but smiles on the faces of the actors and the parents. Working cohesively as a Theatre Director and an English teacher, we were able to sit back and appreciate the opportunity and accomplishments gained by all involved in the production and education of our students both as performers and as young men and women.”
“演出开始的时候，我们的学生演员已经准备好表演了，”Maggiore说。“尽管麦克风出现了一些技术问题，但我们的演员都很棒!”James补充说:“演员和他们家长的脸上洋溢出的只有笑容。作为一名戏剧导演和一名英语老师，我们能够坐下来欣赏所有参与制作和教育的人所获得的机会和成就，无论是作为演员还是作为青年人。”
Arts in Education has been growing and making it's way through all aspects of learning around world. It helps us to be more empathetic as well as creating a well-rounded sense of ourselves and how we reflect on the societal issues in the world around us.
艺术教育一直在发展，并流行于世界各地学习的各个方面。它有助于我们更具同理心，并建立一种全面的自我意识，以及我们如何反思周围世界的社会问题。
Both Maggiore and James agree that, "The message that we are working hard to convey to everybody involved in the group is that cohesivness, confidence and critical thinking are an artistic essentail for becoming the individual that a person growing up aspires to be. It is a process that allows students to adapt to circumstances both personally and educationally, essentially allowing them to grow into young adults in a responsible manner and guiding them on a pathway that suits their future ambitions."
Maggiore和James都认为，“我们正在努力向团队中的每一个人传达这种讯息：凝聚力、自信和批判性思维是成为成长中的个人所渴望的艺术要素。这是一个让学生适应个人和教育环境的过程，本质上是让他们以负责任的方式成长为年轻人，并引导他们走上适合自己未来抱负的道路。"
Randy Maggiore/ Judy Li/ Michael James
“戏剧是人生的缩影，在舞台表现出来的正应该是压缩精炼的人生。”彼此提升，彼此见证，舞台上的喜悦是一场令人难以忘怀的戏剧，我们都是自己人生中的主角，在自己的独角戏中是最耀眼的光。
Michael James/Randy Maggiore,
Qingdao Academy, January 22, 2024
青岛中学All-Stars戏剧社