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The notion of a theater ensemble lends itself well to group work in language learning. I have used my experience auditioning, participating in theater games, and improv techniques to encourage second language learning through public speaking, group collaboration, and giving students the power to speak.  \nIntroduction  \nAs an ESL educator with an educational background in theater,  \nI have observed that in many ways, the life of an actor re  \nsembles the life of a student learning a second language. In his article,“The Benefits of Using Drama in the ESL/EFL Classroom,”Chris Boudreault (2010) cites William Shakespeare:  \nAll the world’s a stage,  \nAnd all the men and women merely players;  \nThey have their exits and their entrances,  \nAnd one man in his time plays many parts,  \nHis acts being seven ages.  \nAs You Like It Act 2, scene 7, 139–143  \nAs the world can resemble a stage and actors, so can the individuals of the TESOL classroom. In a similar way to the actor who prepares for his role during rehearsals, acts with a group of motivated individuals, and gives life to a character to present to an audience, so a second language learner prepares for assessments, thrives in conjunction with his or her peers, takes on a new identity in the language classroom, and communicates outside the classroom in the target language.  \nWhen I was an undergraduate at the University of California, Los Angeles, theater was my minor. The various theater classes I took lowered my social anxiety and made me more comfortable with speaking  \nThe CATESOL Journal 26.1 • 2014 • 23  \nin front ofa group. As a shy person myself, I felt freedom to participate in my theater classes by being myself and even acting silly.  \nDuring my undergraduate career, I took part in a theater activity that had an especially great impact on me—creating an autodrama. An autodrama is an artistic piece, usually a play or a monologue written by the actor himself, that shows the main events of that person’s life, both fortunate and tragic. Writing and performing an autodrama was a life-changing experience for me because it was then when I realized that an actor has to prepare for a role by first looking at himself, then looking at humanity, and trying to understand what it means tobe human. My acting professor and coach at UCLA says:  \nWhen your “default setting” becomes one of authenticity, emotional honesty, and the ability to listen—both in acting and in life—then you can honestly say that you have developed a craft.(Scott Conte, 2014)  \nThrough these theater experiences, I began to see acting as more than a hobby. I saw how each acting concept teaches about life and humanity, how to be a better human being, and how to be better at something. My theater experience has led me to see teaching as a way to not only help my students “develop their craft” of speaking a second language, but also to help them see life in a deeper way. One of the ways I have incorporated my educational background in theater and my experience with the dramatic arts into my teaching is by using theater in the ESL classroom. I applied my prior experience in theater in the TESOL classroom in three ways:  \n1. Modeling public speaking;  \n2. Creating group cohesion; and  \n3. Giving students the power to speak.  \nTheater to Model Public Speaking  \nIn their article “Full-Scale Theater Production and Foreign Language Learning,” Colleen Ryan-Schuetz and Laura M. Colangelo (2004) state that foreign language theater production “involves students in a variety of communicative tasks on a daily basis throughout the numerous phases of production: auditions, rehearsals, textual analysis and discussions, set and costume preparation, performances, and postperformance reflections”(p. 374) .  \nTo engage my students, I often make references to these phases of theater production. 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