ATHE Summit of Theatre-Related Organizations Pre-Conference

On Thursday, August 3, from 9 am – 11 am, ATHE has organized a sum- mit of theatre-related organizations to discuss collaboration and coordina- tion of advocacy work on behalf of the arts and arts in education.

A partial list of Representatives from the following associations/ groups will participate:

Chair: Karen Berman, ATHE President, Georgetown University Summit Planning: Deborah Martin, ATHE VP for Advocacy, Berea College, Jim Hatfield, University of Texas at Tyler Suzanne Burgoyne, ATHE President-Elect, University of Missouri-Columbia Stacy Ballis, The Goodman Theatre Steve Barberio, President, American Alliance for Theatre Education (AATE) Carole Brandt, National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST) Gail Burns, Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) Charlotte Canning, President, American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR) Amy Dolan, Actors’ Equity Liz Engelman, President, Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of America (LMDA) Dan Haughey, Illinois Theatre Association Gregg Henry, Director, Kennedy Center/American College Theater Festival, Washington, DC Barbara Mujica, Association for Hispanic Classical Theater, Sylvia Hilliyard Pannell, President, United States Institute of Theatre Technology (USITT) Michael Peitz, EdTA Gail Schaeffer, Advocacy Subcommittee on Theatre Education and Reform Certification Sandra Shannon, Black Theatre Network (BTN) Jerry Smith, EdTA Representative, Steppenwolf Theatre

10 Keynote Address Thursday, August 3, 2006 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Grand Ballroom 4th Floor Palmer House Hilton

ATHE warmly welcomes Moisés Kaufman, famous playwright, as Keynote speaker for the 2006 Chicago Anniversary Conference. On Thursday, August 3, immedi- ately following the ATHE Awards Ceremony, in the Grand Ballroom, Mr. Kaufman will welcome attendees to the 20th annual conference.

Moisés Kaufman is a Tony and Emmy nominated direc- tor and award-winning playwright. His plays Gross Inde- cency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde and have been among the most performed plays in America over the last decade.

Most recently Mr. Kaufman directed the Pulitzer and Tony award winning play by . The play garnered Mr. Kaufman an for his direction as well as a Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critic’s Garland Award (Los Angeles) for Best Play, the Carbonell Circle and Lucille Lortell nominations. Award (Florida) for Best Play, the Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Award for Direction, the GLAAD Media Award for The Laramie Project, opened at The Denver Theater Center New York Theater, and the prestigious Joe A. Callaway in March 2000 and moved to New York on May 18th, Award for Direction given by his peers in the Society of 2000. Time magazine called The Laramie Project, “One Stage Directors and Choreographers. Tectonic Theater of the 10 best plays of 2000,” and it was nominated for Project also won an Outer Critics Circle Award as original the Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience. producers of the play, and the published version of Gross The book of The Laramie Project won the American Library Indecency won the Lambda Book Award. Association’s GLBT Literature Award. On November 2000, Mr. Kaufman took his company to Laramie, Wyoming, to Other directing credits include an episode of The L Word perform the play there. (HBO), Lady Windamere’s Fan (Williamstown Theater Festival), This is How it Goes (Donmar Warehouse), He also directed the film adaptation of the The Laramie with , Women in Becket, , In the Winter of Cities and The Nest. Mr. Project which aired on HBO. The film’s cast included Peter Kaufman’s next project is 33 Variations on a Theme, about the Fonda, Laura Linney, Christina Ricci, and Steve Buscemi. creation of Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations. In June of 1999 It was the opening night selection at the 2002 Sundance Moisés was named Artist of the Year by Venezuela’s Casa del Film Festival and won the Humanitas Award and a Special Artista, a national award voted on by artists from a wide Mention for Best First Film at the Berlin Film Festival. Mr. variety of fields. Mr. Kaufman is a Guggenheim Fellow. Mr. Kaufman received two Emmy Award nominations for Best Kaufman will meet with conference attendees on Friday, Director and Best Writer for Gross Indecency, Mr. Kaufman August 4, from 9:00 am – 10:30 am in the Grand Ball- won the Lucille Lortell Award for Best Play, the Outer room for a session, “Talking with Moises Kaufman.” He’ll Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Play, the sign his book from 11am – 12 pm in the Exhibit Hall.

11 REGENERATIONS THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE AS A REGENERATIVE FORCE, WITH NEW ORLEANS AS THE REFERENCE POINT A LEXICON OF RELATED CONCEPTS:

1. Rebuilding - histories of rebirth: post-Katrina,post-Civil War, post-Louisiana Purchase 2. Regrowth - ecological realities, recycling,renewing (the crawfish can grow a new limb) 3. Repetition/Revision - jazz riffs, seasons andcycles, carnival, the second line 4. Reimagining - the next New Orleans--the first 21stCentury American city? 5. Referencing - differences and similarities: race,gender, culture, generation, vision

Theatre is ephemeral. Nothing is permanent. Post-Katrina New Orleans is a powerful reminder of these truths. The 2007 Conference Committee invites submission of panels and workshops that react to and reflect the theme of Regenerations. In a city where the street itself is performance, the 2007 Conference offers a multitude of possibilities for celebration,exploration, and revitalization through creative approaches to the theme and concepts.

ATHE 2007 Conference July 26-29, 2007 Sheraton New Orleans

ATHE 2007 Conference Committee:

Vice President, Michael Wright, University of Tulsa Vice President-Elect, 2008, Karen Berman, Georgetown University Melanie Blood, SUNY Geneseo Jen Danby, Parson’s New School of Design Kurt Daw, SUNY New Paltz John Fletcher, Louisiana State University Lisa Merrill, Hofstra University Jennifer Parker-Starbuck, Roehampton University Les Wade, Louisiana State University Harvey Young, Northwestern University

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