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ATHE 2013 (L)AY Pperformance, Pleasure and Pedagogy August 1-4, 2013 Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Hotel ATHE 2013 PPerformance,(L Pleasure)A and PedagogyY August 1-4, 2013 Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Hotel Orlando, Florida Table of Contents Welcome Letters . 4, 5 ATHE Mission and Goals . 6 ATHE Governing Council 2012-2013 . 6 ATHE Focus Group Representatives and Conference Planners . 6 2013 Conference Committee . 7 P ATHE Leadership Institute ® Pre-Conference Workshop . 8 (L) First-time Attendees . 10 AY Keynote Presentation . 11 Opening Reception . 11 2014 Conference and Committee . 12 ATHE Annual Membership Meeting . 13 ATHE Annual Awards Ceremony . 15 3 | All-Conference PLAYnaries . 24 ATHE 2013 ATHE Exhibit Hall Information . 25 Performances . 26 | PLAYDates . 28 August 1–4, 2013 1–4, August Paid Workshops . 31 ATHE Focus Group Debut Panels . 33 Advertiser and Exhibitor Index . 35 Exhibit Hall and Hotel Floorplans . 37, 38 All-Conference Programming Schedule . 40 Concurrent Sessions . 52 Speaker Index . 122 Notes . 126 Welcome from Bill Doan, President Welcome from Chase Bringardner, Our commitment to gather data about Vice President for 2013 Conference the field in order to make informed ATHE has often functioned in a similar manner for many of us, beckoning us to cities far and wide with the promise decisions, implement strategic of interactions with colleagues and friends and the initiatives, and influence our collective opportunity to acquire and share information about the larger fields of theatre and performance . ATHE presents futures promises to keep the needs us with the opportunity to play together, to consider the of ATHE members at the heart of our past, contemplate the present, and discuss and dream the association . I want to futures of our field . We hope our theme, “P[L]AY: Performance, Pleasure, and Pedagogy,” offers a possible framework for P welcome (L) ATHE continues to provide leadership, such interactions . Orlando provides the perfect destination everyone to to stage discussions around issues of play and pay within AY August 1–4, 2013 1–4, August forums for discussion, opportunities for the larger field of theatre in higher education, and our sunny Orlando and to ATHE’s | programming reflects our desire to facilitate them in a wide creative expression, scholarly debate, 2013 conference! variety of formats . access to emerging knowledge and Welcome to the 27th Annual I am so thrilled that you all have I sincerely hope that ATHE Orlando lives up to all your practices critical to theatre in higher aspirations and desires . Please let me and the conference ATHE Conference! education, leading the way for its chosen to join us in what I know will committee know if we can help improve your experience in ATHE 2013 ATHE This year’s conference committee has be an incredibly exciting, provocative, any way . | current and future members . I want to thank previous VPs of conference, Josh Abrams done an outstanding job of creating and perhaps even playful few days . My deepest gratitude for the many and Gwendolyn Alker (Chicago) and Mark Lococo 4 5 as many ways to Play as conceivable We have put together an amazing (Washington, D C. .), for their excellent examples and for their ways being a member of ATHE has | guidance through this process . Thank you as well to Nancy -- PLAYdates, PLAYnaries, PLAYstations, array of programing for everyone, impacted my personal, artistic, and Erickson and her entire staff for collaborating throughout 2013 ATHE and I hope you take advantage of all a great keynote and access to professional life . Have a wonderful this entire two-year planning process and making the the conference has to offer, from Bill big, bold dreams of this committee come to life . Finally, I theme parks, and family play time conference . Play on! Irwin’s keynote and the performance especially want to express my deepest gratitude to the best both on and off the grounds of our conference committee a VP could ever wish for . Soyica, Bill Doan | conference hotel . It’s hard to believe of Mickey Faust Club’s Free For All and Ken, Christin, Megan, Sam, Jordan, Monica, and Sonja President 2013 1–4, August approached the work with such enthusiasm, integrity, zest, AY this year marks two conferences since PearlDamour’s sharing of Milton, to the and zeal . They truly provided the productive playfulness (L) celebrating twenty-five years of ATHE . three simultaneous PLAYneries Friday professed in every inch of our programming . Thank you all P It also marks the end of my presidency . morning and the PLAYdate excursions for your labor . I thank you for the opportunity to serve scheduled throughout the conference . Enjoy the conference and the camaraderie! Enjoy Orlando and the weather! Enjoy the pools! as ATHE’s president and to collaborate As I mentioned in the conference brochure, when our committee first began discussing a theme for the ATHE Have a wonderful conference!! with you on the next iteration of our 2013 conference in Orlando, we immediately began sharing vital, diverse, and dynamic association . stories of childhood, in particular the long road trips in Chase Bringardner station wagons or minivans along highways and interstates I believe we are on track to continue Vice President, 2013 Conference to fantastical destinations . Orlando exists for all of us in a a focused commitment to support literal or figurative way as a sort of aspirational place; as and advance the study and practice children we remembered the representational power the city seemed to have as the ultimate destination of fun . Orlando of theatre and performance in higher calls to us, lures us with promises of pirates and princesses education . and possibilities of pretend . Orlando is a place of imagination and dreams, both manufactured and not . Our Mission To support and advance the Dramaturgy Program Senior Theatre Research Voice and Speech Women and Theatre study and practice of theatre ATHE 2012-2013 Focus Focus Group Representative and Performance Trainers Association Program and performance in Group Representatives Shelly Orr, San Diego Focus Group Representative Focus Group Representative Focus Group Representative higher education. and Conference Planners State University Barbara Parisi, Long Island Craig Ferre, Brigham Young Jen-Scott Mobley, Rollins University University, Hawaii College Acting Program Conference Planner Focus Group Representative Karen Jean Martinson, Conference Planner Conference Planner Conference Planner Miriam Mills, Rider University Chicago State University Bonnie Vorenberg, Senior Kristin Loree, University Rose Malague, University Theatre Resource Center of New Mexico of Pennsylvania Conference Planners Latino/Latina Focus Group ATHE Governing Council Miriam Mills, Rider University Focus Group Representative Theatre and Social Change 2012 - 2013 Lionel Walsh, University Patricia Herrera, University Focus Group President, William Doan, of Windsor of Richmond Focus Group Representative Pennsylvania State Jason Bisping, University American Theatre and Conference Planner University of Colorado, Boulder Drama Society Irma Mayorga, Dartmouth President-Elect, Henry Bial, Focus Group Representative College Conference Planner University of Kansas Willa Taylor, Goodman P James Fisher, University Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Theatre (L) Secretary, Terry Brino-Dean, of North Carolina at Transgender, Queer Focus James Madison University Greensboro Group Theatre as a Liberal Art Treasurer, Nina Lenoir, Conference Planner Focus Group Representative Focus Group AY August 1–4, 2013 1–4, August Chapman University Jim Cherry, Wabash Brent Stansell, American Focus Group Representative | College University Jay Sierszyn, Wisconsin Vice President, Advocacy, Gale Sheaffer, Academy at Lutheran College Association for Asian Conference Planner the Lakes Our Goals Performance Jason Fitzgerald, Columbia Conference Planner Vice President, Awards, Focus Group Representative University Julie Schmitt, Stetson University Goal One: Promote theatre Kevin Wetmore, Loyola Siyuan “Steven” Liu, Music Theatre/Dance as an essential component in Marymount University University of British Focus Group Theatre History Focus ATHE 2013 ATHE higher education and as a lifelong Vice President, 2013 Columbia Focus Group Representative Group | tool for learning. Conference, Chase Conference Planner Ron Gingerich, Dickinson Focus Group Representative Bringardner, Auburn Khai Nguyen, University State University Cynthia Bates, Empire State Goal Two: Position ATHE as a global University of California, Berkeley Conference Planner College participant within higher education. 6 Vice President-Elect, 2014 Stephanie Dean, University Conference Planner 7 Association of Theatre Goal Three: Continue to develop Sonja Kuftinec, | Conference, Movement Educators of Michigan, Flint Virginia Anderson, strategic and sustainable partnerships University of Minnesota Focus Group Representative Connecticut College Performance Studies THANK YOU to the 2013 2013 ATHE to advocate for and advance the Vice President, Rachel Bowditch, Arizona Focus Group Theatre Management study of theatre and performance Membership and State University Focus Group Representative Focus Group Conference Committee in higher education. Marketing, David Kaye, Megan Shea, New York Focus Group Representative Conference Planner Chase Bringardner Jordan Schildcrout University of New Holly Cate, Muhlenberg University Dan Koetting, University of Auburn University, Purchase College, Hampshire College Colorado, Denver Conference Planner Vice President for State University Vice President, Professional Joseph Cermatori,
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