Designed for teachers and performing arts directors who want to up their game in re-creating the live-theatre experience with more interactive potential. As a teacher in pursuit of distinguishing the difference between drama and performing arts courses under the restrictions of a pandemic, my goal is give my performing arts students the chance to learn from their remote audience in real time as they perform. There is so much more than applause that an audience gives, and it’s high time that performing arts teachers bring that awareness and training to their students.

Technology evolves much faster than education. That presents a challenge to teachers whose desire it is to teach practical technology-resourced courses in relevant ways. The latest technology is often more expensive, and public schools cannot carry that kind of cost. If we wait a few months or a year, however, newer technologies can be more affordable, and, as most teachers know, the fundamental purpose and design of any technology remains the same. What does change is creative re-imagining of what it has the potential to do and even in some cases what it can lead to.