Rincker taught English, art and drama to grades 6-8 at Hellgate Elementary. During lunch that day, she stepped outside to supervise the boys playing football to make sure no one got hurt.

From the “grandaddy of acting teachers” Konstantin Stanislavsky all the way to your local high school’s wrangler of theater kids, drama teachers play a crucial role in the artistic and ...

Art Almquist recently ended a 28-year career at Tucson High Magnet School. The longtime drama teacher put on about 70 shows and taught more than 4,500 students during his tenure, TUSD says.