Toni Aybar
Middle School Theatre Arts
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Welcome to Theatre Arts!  My name is Toni Aybar and I am the Middle School Theatre Arts teacher and Brighten Broadway Director at Brighten Academy.  This is my 11th year at Brighten, my 8th directing Brighten Broadway, and my 5th year teaching Middle School Theatre Arts as an enrichment class.  My awesome husband Jeffrey and I have two amazing boys - Alex, who is a freshman at Indiana University studying Musical Theatre and Film/Television Media, and Evan who is a Senior at DCHS.  Our family is very actively involved in church and community theatre.  When I'm not teaching or directing, we love to travel and hike and I love to curl up with a good book (or three)!  I'm looking forward to a fun and productive year!  Please feel free to contact me any time at  taybar@brightenacademy.com and join my remind to get classroom updates!      

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Welcome to Theatre Arts!

Our Theatre Arts class virtual students will meet asynchronously on Thursdays and via Zoom on Fridays (in-person people will meet live on Thursdays and Fridays).  We will be using Google Classroom to communicate assignments. 

Please join our Google Classroom for Theatre Arts using the emailed invitation.

As always, please message me with any questions or concerns.  We're going to conquer this digital learning together!  We are Crew!

Welcome to Crew Virtual Learning

Welcome, 6th Grade Crewbies!  We will meet virtually using Google Classroom and Zoom on our regular Crew Days (M, W, F).  

Please join our Google Classroom for Crew by using the emailed invitation.

Welcome!

In this class, we will be building life skills such as creativity, confidence, problem-solving, focus, communication and perseverance in fun and innovative ways as we explore the roles and technical aspects of theatre, acting, and improv.  

What We're Doing

We have worked on communication (non-verbal and verbal, learned about different stage structures and areas of a Proscenium Stage, learned the format of a script, and now we're putting it all together and working on producing our own Readers Theatre production of The Wizard of Oz!

Brighten Broadway

While the Middle School Theatre Arts class is not directly tied to our production program (Brighten Broadway), we do develop skills that will help students prepare for and be successful in our productions.  For more information on Brighten Broadway, click the link below.  

Brighten Broadway