4月21日，教育部正式发布了《义务教育课程方案和课程标准》（2022年版）。

《新课标》正式将戏剧表演纳入义务教育阶段的艺术课程中，并提出选用音乐、语文、外语等教材中的教学素材，进行课本剧编创表演，更是凸显了教育戏剧的重要性。

未曾想戏剧会以如此形式出现在大家眼前，那么，戏剧到底有多“好”，以至于在国家、教育部也开始重视起来呢？

今天我们分享的

同样是被戏剧改变人生

并深耕戏剧教育多年的Brent老师

他的人生经历很好地诠释了

戏剧所带来的无限可能

在20余年的教学生涯中

戏剧潜移默化的影响着他

Brent老师享受自己的生活

相信自己亦能熠熠生辉

是什么令他变得开朗自信

又是什么原因促使他坚定地走上戏剧的道路

一

打开戏剧之门

Beginning to drama

01

腼腆少年“破茧而出”

还记得第一次看戏剧的我，正好11岁。至今，我还清晰地记得当时的自己如何被现场的布景、音效、灯光以及震撼的表演所深深吸引。即便那时的我很腼腆，但内心却知道，这已经在我心中埋下了一颗戏剧种子，它将会在未来萌芽长大。

你可能无法想象，我在高中的时候，是多么的腼腆。我尤记得8年级的时候，当时我的老师建议我通过学习戏剧，打开自我，因此到了高中，我硬着头皮第一次尝试戏剧课，但我的内心特别害怕。而当一堂课下来，我觉得我学到了很多东西。在课堂上我感受到了来自不同地方文化的戏剧形式所带来的冲击，以及学习到如何树立自信和提高表达能力的方法。

后来，我有幸遇到一位伟大的戏剧老师，她也是我人生中第一位戏剧老师，在她的引领下，我逐步摆脱内向腼腆，踏上戏剧的舞台，渐渐找到了自信。

在老师的指导下，我出演了我人生中第一部名叫《Boys Next Door》的剧。这仍是迄今为止我最喜欢的剧之一。在这段时间，我学会了如何驾驭不同的角色，每一个角色都是剧中的重要组成部分，在我看来，所有的角色同样重要，没有一个角色是多余的。

When I was eleven, I saw my first play. I was amazed by the set, sound, lights, and especially the acting. I did not have the confidence to start, but I knew then that it was going to be apart of my future in some way. It took a great teacher to help me to come out of my shell and get better at acting. Once I did my confidence rose, and I discovered I was good at it, and became a leader in my organizations.

When I got to high school, I was very shy and introverted. I took my first drama class because a teacher from the grade before suggested I try. I was so scared but got a chance to be in a class where my teacher taught me a lot. She helped me to see the cultures that existed outside of my own and helped me to learn many things about how to have self confidence and how to speak better. My teacher directed my first play I was in. The play was called “Boys Next Door”.  It was the first play I was ever in and one of my favorite plays to do this day. I learned that when you are in a cast you have to learn to be on a team and you have to learn that you have a part to play. Every role is important and every role must be worked on.

02 

从阅读到演绎 

我从小酷爱阅读。我热爱阅读同时也是因为阅读能够提高我的创造力。书中所蕴含的无尽知识，让我能够通过书中的描述，到达现实生活中所无法触碰到的地方。

当时内向的我想法十分单纯，我希望通过剧本的阅读学习如何更好地与其他人沟通，结交更多朋友。我喜欢通过阅读剧本中的人物对白，学习剧中的人物是如何沟通的。因此，学习戏剧不仅提高了我的阅读量，还让我学会如何更好地与人沟通交流。

When I was growing up reading was my favorite thing to do. What started me into drama was starting with my reading. I wanted to communicate with people and started to learn how people communicated through starting to read scripts. I loved reading the dialogue from the characters and how they spoke. Drama helped me to increase what I read and gave me a new way to communicate.

I like reading because it helps me to be more creative and gives me a chance to visit places I could not visit in real life.

二

我们为什么要学习戏剧？

Why drama?

01

戏剧提升我的阅读能力

阅读是我真正兴趣所在，当我刚接触戏剧的时候，我就意识到像我这样纯粹喜欢阅读的人是不会成为一个专职的演员，但是通过戏剧表演培养了我多方面的能力，从而让我在其它地方有更好的表现。

我希望将这些技能传授给我的学生，提高他们的写作能力、阅读能力和创造力等，帮助他们在大学生涯取得成功。

I chose not to do acting professionally because I had a love for reading and wanted to help students find their way in drama by helping them to improve their writing skills, reading skills, acting skills, design skills, and creativity for what they will need in college and beyond. I also learned early on when I started acting that just because you read a lot of books and plays, it doesn’t make you a good actor. You have to train to become better in all aspects of drama and beyond.

02

戏剧提升我的创造力

随着对戏剧表演的逐步深入，我也开始尝试接触表演之外的部分，比如对舞台灯光的调控、舞台声音的控制、服装设计以及布景搭建等等。通过负责这些部分的事项，培养了我的可迁移能力，正如每当我学到新的方法时，我都会在不同领域中创新。

最终，凭着对戏剧的一腔热血，我取得了戏剧专业硕士学位。

The more I participated in theatre the more I fell in love with parts of it that I did not realize were there. I fell in love with lighting, and sound, and costumes, and constructing sets, and designing things for shows. Every time I learned something new there was another avenue, I could take to do something creative and different. Loving drama led me to get a Masters in theatre.

03

戏剧提升我的批判性思维能力 

快速思考的能力

- 戏剧能够帮助我们提升快速思考和解决问题的能力。

在一次运动营地中，一个孩子不小心摔断了他的胳膊。面对这样的突发状况，我冷静并迅速地将所有的流程、方案在自己的脑海中过一遍。随后开始行动，我制作了一个吊带来固定住他的胳膊，确保了在他父母到来前一切安全。

在长期的舞台“高压”表演中，我锻炼出了强大的抗压能力和随机应变能力。

- 通过学习戏剧你会发现，解决问题的方法通常不止一种。

在每次演出前，我都会在脑海里思考所有可能发生的问题。正如一次演出中，我们的主演因病无法登台，只能由候补演员补上。可以预见的是，倘若没有应急预案，将无法完成这次演出。而这一次，候补的演员演的非常好，他能够很好地接替原本的角色，因为在演出之前，我们已经针对这种有可能发生的意外计划了解决方案，进行了演练。

在这个过程中，我的学生们会学习到运用不同的解决方法来应对所有未来可能发生的问题。

Drama can change how you see the world. I learned how to quickly problem solve and think on your feet. One moment I had to was when I was working at a sports camp. A child broke his arm, and I was able to stay calm and create a sling to hold his arm stable until his parents could get there to take him to the hospital. I f I had not learned to stay calm under pressure I would not have been able to help. You learn that there is always another solution to most problems. When I was directing students in plays, you learn that you always must have understudies for shows. One night at the play one of my students got sick and could not perform. If I had not taken the time to map out another solution the show would have failed. The students understudy did an excellent job and knew what to do because I knew I needed another solution to a problem that can happen. 

04

戏剧提升我的团队合作能力 

判断力

- 戏剧让我学会思考。在做每一件事之前，我会三思而后行，这通常能使我做出更优的选择。

过去，我曾与一位导演合作完成一部剧。我会先花一部分时间在思考如何优化舞台设计以及如何让演员更好地代入角色的情绪，令他们扮演的角色更为生动。

- 戏剧让我学会团队合作能力，以及意识到团队合作能力的重要性，尤其体现在我的教学生涯中。

在一次校园音乐剧表演的筹备中，我与学校的舞蹈老师、乐队老师、音乐老师、以及美术老师共同合作，并与他们把每一个环节都安排妥当。这次表演的顺利进行，让我深深地意识到，当与不同的角色、团队合作的过程中，如何运用团队合作能力对于事情成败的重要性。

这使我开始认识到：生活中绝大多数事情是一个人无法完成的，你需要学会团队合作才能绽放出更加绚丽的光彩。

The most important thing I have learned from going to school for drama is becoming a thinker. I could stop and take the time to think through choices and was able to pick the best ones for me. For instance, when collaborating with a director to help produce a show, my ability to think through choices, helped me to give him options that were good choices on the design of our stage. I also was able to help present to the actors, better strategies on how to perform with better emotion and to make their character more believable. I learned to be able to think on my toes, in every situation, and to trust my own gut and work ethic to make the best choices. I also learned teamwork and how important it is in any career you go into. Teamwork was important in my job as a drama teacher. We had to put on a school wide musical, and I had to work with the dance teacher, the orchestra teacher, the choir teacher, the art teacher, and the band teacher to help put the show together. It was a success and I learned how important teamwork and being a manger can be. You learn to count on people for certain roles and that you must count on others.

从过往教授的学生中可以发现，戏剧能够培养学生们的阅读理解能力、快速解决问题的能力、批判性思维能力、创造力、同理心、自信心及沟通能力等。

在我看来，这些都是能够帮助我们在未来取得成功所须的关键能力，我认为每个人都应该掌握这些能力。

I hope to teach students how to survive in the world with skills they learn. Reading comprehension (understanding what you are reading and being able to teach it to someone), problem solving (being able to think through solutions that will help on your job, like creating a schedule for your employees, or figuring out how to give your presentation to your team and boss), critical thinking (Thinking through complex problems and having patience to do so). Like creativity, empathy for others, self-confidence, and the ability to communicate effectively and clearly. These are skills that each student should know to succeed.

三

传承戏剧精神

The drama energy

01

 传承对戏剧的热爱 

我教授戏剧是因为我认为戏剧能够真正地帮助学生学会如何创造性地思考以及变得更加自信，这在如今的职场环境中其实非常重要。不仅如此，研读剧本还能够增加他们对跨文化之间的理解，帮助他们拓宽视野、丰富孩子的想象力。

这些“看不见的能力”其实也是“可迁移能力”，能够帮助学生们在游刃有余地应对跨学科的学习。我一直认为戏剧的学习是构建这些“可迁移能力”的优质方法。

我认为戏剧是能够帮助他们能力全面提升的最佳途径之一。因此我很希望将这些“可迁移能力”的戏剧学习传授并影响更多的学生。

我期待你们的到来。我很期待通过戏剧能够帮助大家成为更好的自己。我希望能尽自己的一分力，帮助大家提升竞争力，并通过戏剧中所培养的能力帮助大家在未来的生活中取得更大的成就。

I believe in teaching drama to help students to think creatively, to be more confident, to learn more about their culture, and to use their imaginations. Enreach has given me the opportunity to create a drama program that will help students to flourish in multiple subjects. That is one of the best things students can do to grow.

I look forward to seeing and hearing from you and your students. I am excited to help them develop their best selves and teams. I am also excited to help them compete and be apart of something that can help them achieve so much more in life.