I thought I wanted to be a drama teacher

Episode 190: I thought I wanted to be a drama teacher Ashley and Anastasia both graduated with Drama in Education degrees. They both wanted to teach. And then… they didn’t. Listen to their journey and learn how they found a way incorporate drama and education into their lives outside the classroom. Show Notes Down the Rabbit Hole Theatre Company Episode Transcript Welcome to the Drama Teacher Podcast brought to you by Theatrefolk – the Drama Teacher Resource Company. I’m Lindsay Price. Hello! I hope you're well. Thanks for listening! This is Episode 190 and you can find any links to this episode in the show notes which are at Theatrefolk.com/episode190 – otherwise known as 190. Oh, my goodness! What was that, eh? 190. Anyway, I know some of you out there knew you wanted to be a teacher from an early age. And then, you became a teacher and you loved being a teacher, right? And I know some of you didn’t know you wanted to be a teacher but you found a passion for teaching and you can’t think of doing anything else. But I know there were some of you who thought teaching was your dream job until it wasn’t, right? That’s what happened to our guests today – that’s right, I said “guests” – plural, because we’ve got a two-for-one special. Our guests have had an interesting journey with drama and education and it’s a good one to share. What do you do when the classroom just isn’t for you but you still know you’re an educator and you still want to find a way to combine drama and education? What a great question! Let’s find out, shall we? LINDSAY: Hello everybody! We have speciality – specialty? We have specialness – that’s not a word either – on the podcast today because we have two guests. We have two guests for the price of one. Let me just say hello to who we have. We have Ashley. Hello, Ashley! ASHLEY: Hey there! LINDSAY: And we have Anastasia. Hello, Anastasia! ANASTASIA: Hello! LINDSAY: And so, this one’s really fascinating because this one could have been done in person because we’re in the same area which is why this podcast came about. One of you is in Fort Erie. ANASTASIA: Yes, that’s Anastasia. LINDSAY: Ah, I had a 50 percent chance! ANASTASIA: Yeah. LINDSAY: She’s in Fort Erie which is the town – well, not the town, the biggish town – that is close to where I am in Crystal Beach. Can you see Buffalo from your window? ANASTASIA: I actually can from our bedroom window. LINDSAY: There we go. And Ashley is in Saint Catharines which is a biggish city just a little way down the ways. So, thank you very much for coming on the podcast today! ANASTASIA: Yeah! ASHLEY: Absolutely. We’re very excited. ANASTASIA: Yeah, our pleasure. LINDSAY: What is really interesting to me – and I think that is going to be interesting to our listeners – is that both of you seem to have had a starting point with your careers in educational theatre which is not where you are now. You sort of have had an interesting journey. ASHLEY: Yeah, right! It is that way, yeah! LINDSAY: Both of you have degrees in drama and education. ANASTASIA: We both do, yes. LINDSAY: Cool. So, what I’d like to start off with is what made you want to take that path? Why did drama and education speak to both of you? ANASTASIA: Absolutely. Okay, I will start. I’m Anastasia and,