Brighten Academy Charter School

Toni Aybar
Middle School Theatre Arts

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 10th year at Brighten, my 7th directing Brighten Broadway, and my 4th year teaching Middle School Theatre Arts as an enrichment class.  My awesome husband Jeffrey and I have two amazing boys - Alex, who is in 12th grade, and Evan who in 11th grade.  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!      

Welcome to Theatre Arts Virtual Learning!

I hope that our digital days will keep you engaged and offer some different types of activities to help you meet your Theatre Arts standards!  We will be using Google Classroom or Teams to communicate assignments. 

Please join our Google Classroom for Theatre Arts using the code posted in our class Remind.

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, 8th Grade Crewbies!  We will meet virtually using Google Classroom and Zoom on our regular Crew Days (M, W, F).  We will most likely have live sessions on Wednesdays but all activities will be communicated via Google Classroom assignments.

Please join our Google Classroom for Crew by using the code posted in our Crew Remind.

I can't wait to see you virtually!  We are Crew!

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.  Click the link below for my spring semester welcome letter (including the supply list and wish list)!

What We're Doing

We are beginning our semester by building our theatre family with games and introduction presentations.  Our next unit will be on Pantomime.  Students will learn about non-verbal communication and performance and write a short script with a partner to perform during class.

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.