In my latest podcast episode, I interview Samantha Marsden, who shares how drama and improve strategies can help students gain creative confidence, improve their communication skills, and engage in iterative thinking. Her new book Acting Games for Improv is out and I highly recommend it.

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About Sam Marsden

Sam’s work hopes to empower and spark people’s creativity, whether through her drama teaching, teaching resources, or fiction.

Her first novel Under Glass went viral on Wattpad. Shortly after it was optioned for film and TV by former Warner Bros. President of Film Greg Silverman at Stampede Ventures.

Sam went to The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. And then went on to study for a BA/BS degree in International Development Studies and Sociology where she was awarded a first-class honours degree and the David Weeks memorial prize. 

She’s taught drama full-time for over a decade in many different settings, and now teaches alongside her writing. She’s dyslexic.

Sam also writes for The Stage newspaper, Spotlight, and Teach Primary. She is the author of Drama Games for Mindfulness and Emotional Health.