SKU: GI.G-9403
The Quintessential
Guide to Creating Quality
Musical Theatre
Programs. Composed by
Cynthia A. Ripley, Marty
Johnson, and Timothy
Allen McDonald. Music
Education. 366 pages. GIA
Publications #9403.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-9403).
ISBN 9781622772285.
English.
I’v
e seen the iTheatrics
method firsthand, in
teacher training and
student workshops, and
love the accessibility
and focus on
storytelling. —
Julie Cohen Theobald Â
 Executive Director
of the Educational
Theatre Association &
International Thespian
Society The collaborative
group that created this
remarkable book did so
after spending two
decades honing the craft
of training educators to
teach young people the
arts. It is a
must-read for all
teachers. —
Freddie Gershon  Â
 Chairman/CEO, Music
Theatre International
   Recipient
of the Tony Honor for
Excellence in Theatre The
iTheatrics Method is the
world's first musical
theatre education
textbook specifically
devoted to building
high-quality, sustainable
musical theatre programs
in schools and community
settings. Created by
iTheatrics, the leading
authority on music
theatre education, this
book is the culmination
of more than twenty years
of hands-on teacher
training conducted by
master educators Timothy
Allen McDonald, Cynthia
A. Ripley, and Marty
Johnson. These methods
have been vetted by the
John F. Kennedy Center
for the Performing
Arts’ prestigious
Changing Education
Through the Arts (CETA)
initiative, and have been
eagerly embraced by New
York City’s
Department of Education
and the
President’s
Committee on the Arts and
the Humanities. Written
in an entertaining,
conversational style, and
featuring hundreds of
images from successful
musical theatre programs
all over the world, this
book also includes the
advice of more than 100
instructors currently
working in the field.
Whether you’re a
teacher just starting out
or a seasoned
professional, The
iTheatrics Method is
indeed your
quintessential guide to
creating quality musical
theatre programs for
students. Timothy Allen
McDonald is an
award-winning playwright
and director, founder and
CEO of iTheatrics and
Executive Director of the
Junior Theater Festival,
and he got his big break
in the 7th grade musical
thanks to his choir
teacher, Mrs. Dolores
Bowman. Cynthia A. Ripley
has 33 years of classroom
teaching experience, was
recognized by USA Today
as a 2005 Teaching All
Star, and started
advocating for musical
theatre in the 5th grade
when she convinced her
school’s
administration to put on
their first show. Marty
Johnson is a leading
authority on musical
theatre education, and
has led professional
development sessions for
The John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing
Arts, the United
Federation of Teachers,
and New York
City’s Department
of Education. Marty made
his theatrical debut in
the local 4H’s
production of Peter Pan
in the fourth grade.