University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA INTRODUCTION
Juliet Wunsch, Region II Festival Chair “There is a time to work and a time to play”. Festival has always been a time to celebrate your passion, to co-mingle with fellow artists and to share ideas about your craft, and I am THRILLED to be here with you to say… LET THE FUN BEGIN! This year’s festival, in bustling Center City Philadelphia, will feature nine invited productions as well as celebrate the diverse theatre work from over 80 institutions. Workshops in performance, design and technology, playwriting, stage management, criticism, di- recting,… abound and the best thing you can do is TRY IT ALL!! So, get up each morning, explore enjoy and celebrate until you collapse from exhaustion, but please keep these two thoughts in mind: (1) Festival only comes once a year, so don’t spend it sleep- ing in each morning. (2) You are in a city, so please travel in groups and STAY SAFE! Welcome to FESTIVAL 41!!
Charlie Gilbert, Interim Director, School of Theater Arts, UArts Welcome to Philadelphia, and to The University of the Arts! The School of Theater Arts extends a warm greeting to the talented and passionate theater artists of Region II. The University of the Arts in Philadelphia is the first and only university in the United States solely dedi- cated to educating creative individuals in the visual, performing and communication arts. Our 2,300 stu- dents and 500 faculty members are all doing what they love. UArts has a distinguished history of more than 130 years of nurturing and defining creativity. The School of Theater Arts, one of the youngest departments in the university, just celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary, and you can find SOTA alumni working as per- formers, designers, directors and administrators on Broadway, at theaters throughout the US, and on televi- sion and film. Philadelphia is one of the nation's great theater cities. Our neighbors on Broad Street (the "Avenue of the Arts") include the Wilma Thea- ter, the Philadelphia Theater Company, the Kimmel Center and the Academy of Music. Nearby are the Walnut Street Theater (America's oldest theater), the Prince Music Theater and the Arden Theater, and a profusion of smaller theaters all contribute to make this a vibrant scene. Philly is also home to the renowned Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe, a two-week festival of cutting- edge performances hosted by theaters throughout the city - including us! I know that this combination of creativity and theatrical abundance will provide the perfect environment for the next two ACTF Region II Festivals. It's a time to make new friends, renew old acquaintances, gain new skills, fire up your imagination, and strut your stuff in front of a discerning and supportive crowd of your peers. Have a great Festival!
Charles Fuller, Keynote Speaker, is best known for A Soldier's Play, winner of the 1982 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. He vowed to become a writer after noticing that his high school's library had no books by African American authors. Fuller was born in Philadelphia in 1939, the son of Charles H. and Lillian (née Anderson) Fuller. He attended Roman Catholic High School and then Villanova University (1956-1958), then joined the U.S. Army in 1959, serving in Japan and South Korea. He left the army in 1962, and later studied at La Salle University (1965-1967). He co-founded the Afro-American Arts Theatre in Philadelphia in 1967, co-directing it until 1971. He achieved critical notice in 1969 with THE VILLAGE: A PARTY, a drama about racial tensions between a group of mixed-race couples. He later wrote plays for the Henry Street CHARLES Settlement theatre and the Negro Ensemble Company in New York, who have performed several of his plays. His 1975 play THE BROWNSVILLE RAID is based on the Brownsville Affair, an altercation FULLER between black soldiers and white civilians in Brownsville, Texas, in 1906, which led to an entire black Merriam regiment being dishonorably discharged (they were pardoned in 1976). Theater He won an Obie Award for ZOOMAN AND THE SIGN in 1980, about a black Philadelphia teen who kills a young girl on her own front porch, and whose neighbors do not rise up against him after being 12:30 pm goaded by the girl's father with a sign. Zooman’s victim's father convinces their neighbors that they Wednesday need to stand together to achieve justice. His next work, A SOLDIER'S PLAY, told the story of the racially charged search by a black captain for the murderer of a black sergeant on a Louisiana army base in 1944, as a means to discuss the position of blacks in white society. It was a critical success, winning Fuller a Pulitzer in 1982, and being produced as the 1984 film, A SOLDIER'S STORY, for which Fuller wrote the screen adaptation. His screenplay was nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Writers Guild of America Award, and it won an Edgar Award.
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University of the Arts - Mission The Arts have the power to transform society. They play an essential role in ensuring and enhancing the quality of life. The University of the Arts is committed to inspiring, educating and preparing innovative art- ists and creative leaders for the Arts of the 21st century. University of the Arts - Purpose The University of the Arts is devoted exclusively to education and training in the arts. Within this commu- nity of artists the process of learning engages, refines, and articulates all of our creative capabilities. Our insti- tution was among the first to contribute to the formation of an American tradition in arts education. We con- tinue to develop interpreters and innovators who influence our dynamic culture.
THEATER AT THE KENNEDY CENTER IS PRESENTED WITH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF STEPHEN AND CHRISTINE SCHWARZMAN. THE KENNEDY CENTER AMERICAN COLLEGE THEATER FESTIVAL IS SPONSORED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; DR. GERALD AND PAULA MCNICHOLS FOUNDATION; THE KENNEDY CENTER CORPORATE FUND; AND THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS.
Table of Contents
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1 TO 2 WELCOME / UARTS MISSION STATEMENT / TABLE OF CONTENTS
3 TO 4 INVITED PRODUCTIONS AND PERFORMANCE TIMES
5 TO 6 GENERAL INFORMATION [REGISTRATION & INFORMATION DESK / FACULTY HOSPITALITY SUITE / BADGES / ADMISSION TO EVENTS / TRANSPORTATION / PARKING / DINING / COMPUTER ACCESS / EMERGENCIES / SECURITY / LOST AND FOUND] OFFICE LOCATION
8 TO 9 GETTING AROUND, PARKING AND VENUES
10 TO 15 DAILY SCHEDULES FOR ALL EVENTS
16 TO 23 WORKSHOPS BY DISCIPLINE
24 ‘PROJET MANAGEMENT’ - A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS
25 IRENE RYAN COMPETITION INFORMATION [IRA]
26 TO 27 NATIONAL PLAYWRITING PROGRAM [NPP]
28 STUDENT DIRECTING LAB [DIR] NATIONAL CRITICS INSTITUTE [NCI]
29 DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT [DTM]
30 DRAMATURGY [DRA] FESTIVAL FRINGE [FRN]
31 KCACTF & HOST UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP AND STAFF
32 STUDENT VOLUNTEERS, RESPONDENTS, INVITED GUEST AND SPECIAL THANKS
33 TO 41 PROFILES OF FACULTY, WORKSHOP LEADERS AND STAFF
42 PARTICIPATING PRODUCTIONS - FESTIVAL 41
43 ASSOCIATE PRODUCTIONS - FESTIVAL 41
44 CAMPUS MAP 2 University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA INVITED PRODUCTIONS
INVITED PRODUCTIONS ALL RESPONSES HELD IN THE ARTS BANK 3RD FLOOR
HONOR AND THE RIVER BY ANTON DUDLEY 5:15 PM WEDNESDAY AM HURSDAY PRESENTED BY SUNY OSWEGO 9:00 T ARTS BANK Written by Anton Dudley, Directed by Kevin Hollenbeck , Student Association, Blackfriars and the Theatre Depart- ment of SUNY Oswego present, HONOR AND THE RIVER: Eliot, the boy who can't swim, is paired with Honor, a RESPONSE 3:00 TO 4:00 ON THURSDAY star athlete on the rowing team. Honor seems to be the expert, training Eliot to conquer his fear of the water. Ma- nipulation, betrayal and deception test the limits of friendship when it becomes apparent that Eliot has a great deal to teach Honor about the nature of honesty and vulnerability. Set in a boy's prep school, this coming-of-age story exam- ines friendship, family and the courage needed to take responsibility for one's emotions. {2 hours 15 minutes, including a 10-min intermission} Directed by Kevin Hollenbeck
BIG LOVE BY CHARLES L. MEE PRESENTED BY PENN STATE ALTOONA
8:30 PM WEDNESDAY Big Love is based on The Suppliant Women by Aeschylus, but Mee takes this ancient plot and updates it. It’s a zany tragicomedy about marriage and love. In a Curtain Up review about the New York production of Big Love MERRIAM it states: “Mee turns the ancient story of fifty brides who rebel against their arranged marriages to fifty grooms into nothing less than a theatrical free-for-all. How Mee handles this explosive material, turning it at once into a somber RESPONSE 10:00 TO 11:00 mediation on the ancient themes of justice and revenge and at the same time into a wild celebration of the enduring ON THURSDAY power of love, is nothing less than inspiring..” {2 hours } Directed by Dept Head Robin Reese
LOVE’S LABOURS’ LOST BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
12:30 PM THURSDAY The young King of Navarre decides to dedicate his court to seriousPRESENTED academic study, BY with ALBRIGHT no girls allowed! COLLEGE But when a diplomatic delegation of noblewomen arrives, the men rapidly shift their study to the art of flirtation. The MERRIAM young (and not-so-young) scholars of Shakespeare’s comedy put on quite a show of their learning and language for their guests, but will their labors of love be sufficient? RESPONSE 4:00 TO 5:00 ON THURSDAY {2 hours 30 minutes, 10-min intermission} Directed by Dept Head Julia Matthews
LA BETE BY DAVID HIRSON PRESENTED BY GROVE CITY COLLEGE La Bête is set in France in 1654 and revolves around an upheaval in a famous acting troupe. The patron of the 5:15 PM THURSDAY troupe, Prince Conti, feels the troupe’s work has grown stagnant and so has capriciously forced a street per- 9:00 AM FRIDAY former, Valere, upon them to enliven things. Elomire, the troupe’s renowned leader, finds Valere to be revolt- ing and can barely restrain his contempt. What ensues is a dialectical word ballet on the subject of art. What is ARTS BANK good art? Is our culture‘s standard slipping so fast that we are in perilous danger of churning out nothing but RESPONSE 3:00 TO 4:00 drivel because it pays well? Do we even know that it is drivel we are watching? Have we come, as the character ON FRIDAY Elomire describes, to a place “That mediocrity is all we know!” and maybe more dangerously, all we want.
{2 hours} Directed by Betsy Craig
BY FRANK WEDEKIND SPRING AWAKENING 8:30 PM THURSDAY PRESENTED BY ROWAN UNIVERSITY A story of developing bodies, raging emotions, friendships that last forever, and love worth dying for, Frank MERRIAM Wedekind’s Spring Awakening follows a group of teenagers as they grapple with their sexual awakening in Victo- RESPONSE 10:00 TO 11:00 rian Europe. Written in 1891 and banned for over 60 years, Spring Awakening deals with homosexuality, abor- ON FRIDAY tion, masturbation and other controversial topics without pulling any punches. Rowan University professor Lane Savadove directs Wedekind’s drama in a translation by Douglas Langworthy. {2 hours 10 minutes} Directed by Lane Savadove
3 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, Region II, Festival 41 COLOR BLIND BY TOM FLANNERY PRESENTED BY SUNY BROCKPORT
12:30 PM FRIDAY The Katrina Monologues looks at the experience of New Orleans through the eyes of nine specific people. Not nine officials or business leaders, but regular people, like us, whose voices we need to take the time to listen to. MERRIAM Some are the ghosts that have come back to try to make things right. Others are alive, practicing the tradition of RESPONSE 4:00 TO 5:00 speaking truth to power. ON FRIDAY {95 Minutes with no intermission} Directed by Maria Scipione
JESUS HOPS THE A TRAIN B Y STEVEN ADLY GUIRGIS PRESENTED BY QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE 5:15 PM FRIDAY A war of the heavens is waged in the violent cells of New York city’s penal system. Charged with murdering a cult leader, Angel Cruz befriends a serial killer and the battle for his soul and survival 9:00 AM SATURDAY plays out before us. Guirguis’ searing drama is written in language of the streets and voiced by de- ARTS BANK mons and angels RESPONSE 3:00 TO 4:00 {2 hours 30 minutes, including a 10-min intermission} Directed by Georgia McGill ON SATURDAY
VIOLET SHARP BY WILLIAM CAMERON PRESENTED BY INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PA 8:30 PM FRIDAY VIOLET SHARP by William Cameron, is a new play set against the backdrop of one of America’s most notorious crimes—the 1932 Lindbergh kidnapping case. Winner of the 2006 Julie Harris Playwright Award, VIOLET SHARP is MERRIAM about a twenty-seven-year-old domestic servant of Charles Lindbergh’s family that is suspected of kidnapping the Lind- bergh’s infant son. As the police rigorously pursue a confession, it becomes clear that Violet is being pursued just as RESPONSE 10:00 TO 11:00 ON SATURDAY fervently by her own personal demons. {2 hours 10-min } Directed by Barbara Blackledge
7:32 BY KT PETERSON PRESENTED BY TOWSON UNIVERSITY 12:30 PM SATURDAY The centennial year of a young country already in need of revival. The railroad giant Cornelius Vanderbilt is at the end of his life. Men trip to move fast enough with speeding technology and a growing awareness of time. MERRIAM The abundant working class is lifting the progress of the world onto its shoulders—all to the tune of circuses and dressed in the candlelight of spiritualist mediums. Based on the true events of the Ashtabula Disaster, 7:32 RESPONSE 4:00 TO 5:00 ON SATURDAY explores the collapse of a bridge and the collapse of a man in 1876 America. {2 hours 30 minutes, including a 10-min intermission} Directed by David Gregory
all conference events Opening Key Note Speaker Closing Ceremony Charles Fuller, playwright Ceremony Merriam Theater Merriam Theater Merriam Theater 8:30 pm on Tuesday 12:30 pm on Wednesday 8:30 pm on Saturday Join the entire conference for a welcome Join the conference for a Key Note Address Join the entire conference for the final cere- and opening ceremony in the historic by national renowned playwright and mony, including the announcements of Merriam Theater. Philadelphian Charles Fuller, Pulitzer and participants selected to attend the National Obie Award winning author of KCACTF festival in Washington, D.C. A SOLDIER’S PLAY.
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REGISTRATION & INFORMATION DESK
THE REGISTRATION DESK WILL BE LOCATED IN THE FRONT LOBBY OF HAMILTON HALL AT 320 S. BROAD STREET. TUESDAY: 12:OO NOON TO 8:00 PM WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY: 9:00 AM TO 6:00 PM
THERE WILL BE A SATELLITE INFORMATION DESK IN THE TERRA LOBBY, TUES THROUGH SAT: 9:00 AM TO 6:00 PM
FACULTY HOSPITALITY SUITE
THE FACULTY HOSPITALITY SUITE WILL BE LOCATED IN ROOM 905 OF THE TERRA BUILDING.
DAYTIME HOURS - 9:00 AM TO 3:00 PM [WED THROUGH SAT] - FACULTY, STAFF AND VIPS WELCOME!!
BADGES
FESTIVAL PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE BADGES ON THEIR PERSON AT ALL TIMES DURING FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES. IF YOU LOSE YOUR BADGE OR IT IS DAMAGED, PLEASE SEE THE INFORMATION DESK. A $5.00 REPLACEMENT FEE WILL BE CHARGED (CASH ONLY) FOR ANY BADGE THAT IS LOST.
ADMISSION TO EVENTS
FESTIVAL BADGES WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ALL EVENTS. SEATING IS ALWAYS GENERAL AND IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO ARRIVE AT LEAST 20 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE EVENT START TIME. SEE THE LIST OF VENUES ON PAGE 8 FOR OTHER SEATING CAPACITIES.
TRANSPORTATION
PHILADELPHIA IS A METROPOLITAN AREA WITH A BUSTLING CENTER CITY. THE FESTIVAL IS LOCATED ONLY A FEW BLOCKS FROM CITY HALL AND IS VERY ACCESSIBLE THROUGH TAXIS. THE AMTRAK STATION IS LOCATED AT 30TH STREET STATION AND CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE MARKET LINE SUBWAY. THE PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT IS LOCATED SOUTH OF PHILADELPHIA AND IS ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE REGIONAL RAIL R1 COMMUTER TRAIN LINE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT SEPTA.ORG.
PARKING
PHILADELPHIA, AGAIN, IS A METROPOLITAN CENTER WITH A BUSTLING CENTER CITY. PARKING IS EXPENSIVE, BUT ABUNDANT. THERE ARE PARKING LOTS INDICATED ON THE MAP ON THE BACK PAGE, BUT THERE ARE MANY MORE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE. IN GEN- ERAL, THE FURTHER SOUTH OR THE FURTHER AWAY FROM BROAD STREET YOU PARK, THE LESS YOU WILL PAY.
PLEASE NOTE: THE GATED LOT AT 313 S. BROAD STREET IS FOR THE LOADING TRUCKS DINING OF THE INVITED PRODUCTION ONLY. ANY UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED.
THE UARTS CANTINA IS OPEN TO FESTIVAL PARTICIPANTS FROM 8:00 AM TO 9:30 AM & 11:00 AM TO 12:30 PM EVERY DAY OF THE FESTIVAL. THE CANTINA IS LOCATED ON THE LOWER LEVEL OF HAMILTON HALL. GENERAL HOURS ARE 7:00 AM TO 3:00 PM.
COMPUTER ACCESS
THE COMPUTER LAB LOCATED ON THE 8TH FLOOR OF THE TERRA BUILDING WILL BE AVAILABLE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 9:00 AM TO 10:00 PM, SATURDAY 12:00 NOON TO 5:00 PM.
THERE IS A COMPUTER AVAILABLE ON THE 3RD FLOOR OF THE DOUBLE TREE FOR ITS GUESTS (15 MINUTE LIMIT)
THERE IS WI-FI LOCATED IN THE ORMANDY BALLROOM IN THE DOULBE TREE FOR ALL ATTENDEES.
THERE IS WI-FI FOR ALL UARTS BUILDINGS. THE LOG-IN INFORMATION WILL BE LOCATED AT THE INFORMATION DESK.
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• IN CASE OF EXTREME EMERGENCY, ALWAYS DIAL 911 IMMEDIATELY EMERGENCIES • IN CASE OF URGENT SITUATIONS, PLEASE DIAL 215-717-6666 TO REACH UARTS PUBLIC SAFETY • ANY INJURY OR MEDICAL SITUATION MUST BE REPORTED TO UARTS PUBLIC SAFETY. • A NURSE FOR MINOR MEDICAL NEEDS [TYLENOL, SPRAINS, ICE-PACKS, ETC] IS AVAILABLE IN THE ANDERSON BUILDING IN ROOM M36 (NURSES OFFICE) FROM 9:00 TO 5:00 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ALL FESTIVAL PARTICIPANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THEIR NAME BADGE SECURITY UPON ENTERING ANY UARTS BUILDING, AND THEY MAY BE ASKED FOR A VALID PHOTOGRAPHIC ID. UARTS SECURITY IS LOCATED AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF EACH BUILDING AND CAN BE REACHED 24 HOURS A DAY AT 215-717-6666. LOST AND FOUND LOST AND FOUND ALL LOST AND FOUND SHOULD BE TURNED IN TO THE SECRUITY DESK OF THE BUILDING THE ITEM WAS FOUND IN. IF YOU LOSE AN ITEM, PLEASE FIRST CHECK WITH THE SECURITY DESK OF THE BUILDING YOU LAST HAD THE ITEM IN. IF THEY DO NOT HAVE IT, PLEASE CONTACT THE INFORMATION DESK.
OFFICE LOCATION
Registration and Information Lobby of Hamilton Hall Hospitality Suite Terra 905 Hospitality Suite for Region II Faculty, Staff and VIP UArts School of Theater Arts Terra 609 Andrew Beal, Asst. to the Director / Darin Dunston, Admin. Asst. National Critics Institute Terra 710 National Playwriting Program Terra 902 Dramaturgy Office Terra 1102 Irene Ryan Competition Gershman 404 Student Directing Lab Terra 703 Festival Administrative Offices Terra Caplan Theater Dressing Rooms ACTF Coordination Office Terra 1613 Frank Anzalone
LATE NIGHT EVENTS Join us for the party at the Double Tree Ormandy West Ball Room!
• Wednesday through Friday, 11:00 pm to 1:30 am
• Closing Party on Saturday, 11:00 pm to 1:30 am on the 4th floor
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THE NATIONAL PARTNERS OF THE AMERICAN THEATRE IS AN ORGANIZATION OF THEATRE EDUCATORS AND OTHERS WHO ARE DEDICATED TO SUPPORT- ING THE NEXT GENERATION OF THEATRE ARTISTS. MANY PARTNERS ARE PRESENT OR FORMER MEM- BERS OF THE KCACTF NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
THE NAPAT CLASSICAL ACTING AWARD IS PRE- SENTED EACH YEAR AT THE KCACTF NATIONAL FESTIVAL AND IS FUNDED BY MEMBER CONTRIBU- TIONS
THIS YEAR’S AWARD WILL BE CO-SPONSORED BY THE PRESTIGEOUS SHAW FESTIVAL IN ONTARIO, CANADA AND WILL INCLUDE A 2 – 3 WEEK INTERNSHIP AT THE FESTIVAL.
THE PARTNER’S ALSO PRESENT CLASSICAL ACTING AWARDS AT EACH OF THE KCACTF REGIONAL FESTI- VALS, AND A DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD AT THE NATIONAL FESTIVAL. Join us: Contact Membership Chair Joyce Cavarozzi [email protected]
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PHILADELPHIA GETTING AROUND PHILADELPHIA IS A PEDESTRIAN CITY, YOU SHOULD FEEL QUITE COMFORTABLE WALKING FROM LOCATION TO LOCATION. NO FESTIVAL EVENT IS EVER MORE THAN A 20 MINUTE WALK FROM ANY OTHER FESTIVAL EVENT; MOST EVENTS ARE WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF EACH OTHER. THE CITY IS LAID OUT ON A STRICT GRID.
SAFETY IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT IF YOU ARE TRAVELING AFTER DARK THAT YOU TRAVEL IN GROUPS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL BY YOURSELF FROM AN EVENT TO YOUR HOTEL AFTER DARK, WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A TAXI. YOU SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM HAILING ONE, AND THE FARE IS FAR MORE AFFORDABLE THAN THE RISK TO YOUR SAFETY. PHILADELPHIA IS A WELCOMING CITY, BUT YOU SHOULD ALWAYS BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROND- INGS. PLEASE BE CAREFUL!
TRANSPORTATION EACH PARTICIPANT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN TRANSPORTATION. THERE IS NO TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE FESTIVAL. THERE ARE MULTIPLE WAYS IN AND AROUND THE CITY. THE CITIES PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM CAN BE ACCESSED AT WWW.SEPTA.ORG, INCLUDING TRAINS, BUS AND SUBWAY. PLEASE NOTE: THE GATED LOT AT 313 S. BROAD STREET IS FOR THE TRUCKS OF THE INVITED PRODUCTION . PARKING PHIALDELPHIA IS A LARGE, URBAN ENVIRONMENT AND THE FESTIVAL OCCURS ONLY A FEW BLOCKS FROM CITY HALL. AS SUCH, PARKING IS DIFFCULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND FREE OF CHARGE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS PARKING GARAGES ON BROAD STREET.
TERRA BUILDING [THE CAPLAN THEATER] @211 S. B ROAD S TREET VENUES AND BUILDINGS
THIS 17-STORY BUILDING INCLUDES MANY WORKSHOP AND PRESENTATION LOCATIONS. IT ALSO INCLUDES THE CAPLAN THEATER , LOCATED ON THE 16TH FLOOR, WITH A SEATING CAPACITY OF 90. THE LOADING AREA IS THROUGH THE FRONT DOORS ON BROAD STREET. THE SCHOOL OF THEATER ARTS MAIN OFFICE IS LOCATED ON THE 6TH FLOOR. THE TERRA BUILDING WILL BE OPEN FROM 9:00 AM TO 2:00 AM DAILY. THE COMPUTER LAB IN ROOM 802 IS AVAILABLE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 9:00 AM TO 10:00 PM.
NATIONAL PLAYWRITING PROGRAM / STUDENT DIRECTING LAB / DRAMATURG / NCI/ HOSPITALITY SUITE/ WORKSHOPS
MERRIAM THEATER @250 S. B ROAD S TREET
THIS HISTORIC THEATER WILL HOUSE A VARIETY OF MAJOR EVENTS, INCLUDING THE KEY NOTE SPEAKER EVENT. THE MERRIAM SEATS APPROXIMATELY 1400 PEOPLE. THE LOADING DOCK FOR THE MERRIAM IS ON BACH STREET. THE MERRIAM WILL ONLY BE OPEN FOR EVENTS.
INVITED PRODUCTIONS/ OPENING & CLOSING CEREMONY / KEY NOTE SPEAKER
DRAKE THEATER @1512 S PRUCE S TREET
THIS MOVEMENT THEATRE SPACE WILL HOUSE INVITED PRODUCTIONS AND WORKSHOPS. THE DRAKE SEATS APPROXIMATELY 190 PEOPLE. THE LOADING DOCK FOR THE DRAKE IS ON HICKS STREET OFF OF 15TH STREET.. THE DRAKE THEATER WILL ONLY BE OPEN FOR EVENTS.
FRINGE PERFORMANCES
ANDERSON BUILDING @333 S. B ROAD S TREET
THIS 8-STORY BUILDING CONTAINS THE UARTS GREENFIELD LIBRARY. THE ANDERSON BUILDING WILL BE OPEN FROM 9:00 AM TO 5:00 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PARTICIPANTS ARE ALLOWED TO BROWSE MATERIAL, BUT WILL BE UNABLE TO CHECK IT OUT FROM THE LIBRARY.
LIBRARY
HAMILTON HALL [REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION]
THIS CORE BUILDING ON UARTS CAMPUS AND LOCATION OF THE REGISTRATION@320 S. B ANDROAD INFORMATION STREET DESKS. THIS BUILDING WILL HOUSE THE DESIGN EXHIBIT. THIS BUILDING WILL BE OPEN FROM 9:00 AM TO 11:00 PM DAILY.
REGISTRATION & INFORMATION / DESIGN, TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT: EXHIBIT & WORKSHOPS/ CANTINA
GERSHMAN BUILDING [BLACK BOX , LEVITT AUDITORIUM AND GYM] @250 S. BROAD STREET
THIS MULTI-VENUE BUILDING INCLUDES THE BLACK BOX THEATER [SEATING 50], THE LEVIT AUDITORIUM [SEATING 400] AND THE GERSHMAN GYM. THE GERSHMAN WILL BE THE SITE FOR THE IRENE RYAN AUDITIONS. THIS BUILDING WILL BE OPEN FROM 9:00 AM TO 12:00 AM DAILY.
IRENE RYANS
ARTS BANK BUILDING[ARTS BANK THEATER AND LB CABARET] @601 S. BROAD STREET
THE SOUTHERNMOST BUILDING ON UARTS CAMPUS, THIS BUILDING CONTAINS THE ARTS BANK THEATRE, WHICH SEATS 200. THE LOADING DOCK IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING. THE ARTS BANK BUILDING ALSO INCLUDES THE LAURIE BEECHMAN CABARET, WHICH SEATS 50. THIS BUILDING WILL BE OPEN FROM 8:00 AM TO 12:00 AM DAILY.
INVITED PRODUCTIONS/ PRODUCTION RESPONSES (3RD FLOOR) 8 University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA GENERAL INFORMATION
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Opening Ceremony Registration Irene Ryan Registration tuesday 8:30 PM 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM 12:00 pm to 6:00 PM Merriam Theater Hamilton Lobby Hamilton Lobby spotlight Join the entire conference for a You MUST sign in at the regis- All Irene Ryan participants welcome and opening cere- tration desk as soon as you must register to receive the full mony in the historic Merriam arrive. schedule and other important Theater! information.
+ |TUE| [12 PM to 8 PM ] Registration for KCACTF Region II + All Conference
HONOR AND THE RIVER KEY NOTE SPEAKER BIG LOVE wednesday 5:15 PM Charles Fuller, Playwright 8:30 PM Arts Bank 12:30 PM Merriam Theater spotlight Merriam Theater DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY AND RYANS SEMI-FINALIST AN- COSTUME PARADE MANAGEMENT EXHIBIT NOUNCEMENT 7:30 PM 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Hamilton Solmsen Court Hamilton Hall Gershman Levitt Auditorium
|WED| [7:30 AM to 6 PM ] Prelim Registration/Holding + IRA
|WED| [10 AM to 11 AM ] Mission Mission Mission//workshop #2 + WKS - Design, Technical and Management
|THU| [7 AM to 12:30 PM ] Semi-Finalist Registration/Holding + IRA
|THU| [9 AM to 12 PM ] 3 NPP One-act rehearse + NPP
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|THU| [5 PM to 6 PM ] Open Portfolio Review + DTM
Merriam Theater Arts Bank Merriam Theater spotlight FRINGE PRODUCTIONS TECH OLYMPICS NPP ONE ACTS 2:30 PM—OKAY 4:00 PM TO 7:00 PM 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM 3:30 PM—BARBIE BOY 5:00 PM—WORDS, WORDS, WORDS Gershman Gym Terra Caplan 6:30 PM—SEXUAL PERVERSITY IN CHICAGO AT THE DRAKE THEATER
|FRI| [8 AM to 12:30 PM ] Reading set-up/rehearsal + NPP
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+ |FRI| [2:30 to 3:30 PM ] OKAY – Montclair State State University + FRN - Performance
|SAT| [7:30 AM to 12:30 PM ]Registration/Warm Up Room + IRA
|SAT| [10 AM to 11 AM ] Response by KCACTF . This event is open to the public. + VIOLET SHARP
CANTINA
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS CANTINA, LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT LEVEL OF THE HAMILTON HALL, IS OPEN FOR THE ENTIRE CONFERENCE, SERVING SNACKS AND MEALS DAILY. A SELECTION OF MEALS WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE BE- GINNING OF THE WEEK, WITH SPECIFIC MEAL TIMES AS FOLLOWS: 8:00 AM TO 9:30 AM - BREAKFAST
11:00 AM TO 12:30 PM - LUNCH
GENERAL HOURS ARE 7:00 AM TO 3:00 PM FOR SNACKS AND BEVERAGES.
RESTAURANTS + PHILLY CHEESE STEAKS
PHILADELPHIA IS HOME TO WORLD-CLASS CUISINE, CHEAP EATS AND THE FAMOUS PHILLY CHEESE STEAKS. THERE ARE DOZENS OF RESTAURANTS FOR ALL TASTES WITHIN A SHORT WALK; ASK AT YOUR HOTEL OR THE INFORMATION DESK FOR A LIST OF NEARBY EATERIES. FOR THOSE WITH A SENSE OF ADVENTURE, BOTH PAT’S AND GENO’S (THE TWO INFAMOUS PROVIDERS OF THE PHILLY CHEESE STEAK) ARE LOCATED WITHIN A LONG WALKING DISTANCE [9TH AND PASSYUNK]. OTHER RECOMMENDED LOCATIONS ARE STEVE’S STEAKS AND JIM’S, BOTH LOCATED ON SOUTH STREET.
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Performance WED + Clown Workshop TUE + Cold Reading Gershman / BBX [4:00 PM through 6:00 PM] Terra / Caplan [4:00 PM through 5:00 PM] Performance Performance An hour-long clowning workshop that uses the improvisational exercises An intense one hour interactive workshop for actors and anyone inter- used to develop the piece will follow the performance and discussion. ested. Get familiar with the aspects of cold readings by doing them and Everyone is welcome to participate and should wear clothing that is com- watching others. Learn how to prepare and present yourself for a success- fortable to make Big Movement. ful audition Presented By: Kim Bouchard Presented By: Janice Goldberg THU + Improvisation for the Actor TUE + Cold Reading Terra / 605 [9:00 AM through 11:00 AM] Terra / Caplan [5:00 PM through 6:00 PM] Performance Performance A wide gulf often separates improvisational acting techniques and tradi- An intense one hour interactive workshop for actors and anyone inter- tional acting from a text. This workshop serves to bridge that gulf and ested. Get familiar with the aspects of cold readings by doing them and provide a freshness to text-based acting. Come and explore tools and watching others. Learn how to prepare and present yourself for a success- techniques of improvisation that can help to keep your acting fresh, active ful audition and spontaneous even when using a text. Approaches for utilizing im- Presented By: Janice Goldberg provisation in rehearsals and in the development of characters will also be investigated. Presented By: Matthew A.J. Gregory WED + Need to Sing
Terra / 705 [2:00 PM through 3:00 PM] Performance THU + I Like the Way You Walk: Physicalizing Character In this workshop, we will explore how to use the physiological principles Terra / 203 [9:00 AM through 11:00 AM] of dramatic speech and the psychological impulse to communicate to Performance achieve a stronger and more expressive singing tone. To this end, we will This workshop is based on the Robert Benedetti idea that each individual use a group song (which will be taught at the session). It is not necessary moves through space from a concentrated “center of energy”: the head, for participants to bring their own material. Previous experience in musi- chest, stomach, groin, or anus. Focusing on each of these centers, actors cal theater is not required. will experience how different forms of movement can unlock possibilities Presented By: Patricia Raine to create distinctive physical lives for each of their characters. We will also explore a variety of character types and how one’s walk reveals per- sonality. Participants will learn how to transform their physical selves WED + Meisner Acting Technique Master Class into a distinctive person and how much information a person’s walk can Arts Bank / 301 [3:00 PM through 4:00 PM] reveal about his/her identity. This workshop is also valuable for direc- Performance tors. Clarifying the purpose and meaning of the carefully structured step by Presented By: N J. Stanley step Meisner technique exercises which are easily misinterpreted. The Meisner technique prepares the actor with a strong foundation of abili- THU + Jaradoa Jumpstart, the Nuts and Bolts of Being an Actor ties to have the flexibility to work in any aspect of performance from soap in NYC operas to and Shakespeare. Terra / 607 [9:00 AM through 11:00 AM] Presented By: Ernest A. Losso Performance
Want to get the lowdown on the nuts and bolts of being an actor in New WED + Devising Theatre York City? Jaradoa Theater is a company of professional theater artists in Terra / 203 [3:00 PM through 5:00 PM] NYC, and Jumpstart was put together from the knowledge and experi- Performance ence of all of its members. This workshop will provide insight on the Participants engage in improvisational techniques as method for play- realities of the business and tips on everything from auditions, unions and writing and performance. agents to survival jobs, apartment hunting and the best cheap food in Presented By: Jodi Van Der Horn-Gibson NYC! Presented By: Andrea Varga WED + Is the Musical Theatre Alive and Well and Living in the United States? THU + Theater Games Terra / 608 [3:00 PM through 5:00 PM] Terra / 207 [9:00 AM through 11:00 AM] Performance Performance Is the Musical Theatre Alive and Well and Living in the United States? Get a hands-on introduction to Anne Bogart's Viewpoints exercises, Will be a lecture and discussion considering the past 30 years of Ameri- Viola Spolin's Theater Games and Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Op- can musical theatre. The lecture is the culmination of a research project pressed. Play, explore and learn by having fun. by Andrew Lowy, A senior Theatre major at West Chester University. Presented By: Gail Winar Some questions that will be discussed will include: Ha the musical thea- tre from moved very far from its original form? How has the musical THU + Make the Most of Your Music theatre improved in the past 30 years? Why are most musicals today based on films? What is the future of the musical theatre? The lecture will Terra / 705 [10:00 AM through 11:00 AM] be followed by a panel of professionals with various experiences within Performance the musical theatre, discussing the topics and providing their own per- A workshop for singing actors focusing on the cues the composer pro- spective on the musical theatre and its future. vides to help actors make active musical theatre acting choices. Presented By: Andrew Lowy Presented By: John Bell 16 University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA WORKSHOPS
THU + Knife Fighting for the Stage THU + Get It In Your Bones Gershman / Gym [11:00 AM through 12:00 PM] Terra / 603 [3:00 PM through 5:00 PM] Performance Performance Learn to integrate safety, aggression, danger, and pain in a stage knife To identify and eliminate obstacles, both physical and psychological, fight. that can impede true expression. Presented By: Charles Conwell Presented By: Johnnie Hobbs, Jr.
THU + Muppet-Style Puppetry THU + Restorative Theater Terra / 607 [11:00 AM through 12:00 PM] Terra / 206 [3:00 PM through 5:00 PM] Performance Performance Join Anika Larsen, currently playing Kate Monster/Lucy in the national Workshop Description : "Restorative Theater" is a workshop designed tour of Avenue Q, to learn the secrets of making a hand puppet alive. to enhance a performer's awareness of his or her presence on stage. By Bring a puppet, bring a sock, or just come and watch! using a combination of his work with Anne Bogart's SITI Company, Presented By: Andrea Varga the Wooster Group, the National Theater Institute, and the FullStop Collective, Nick Roesler will work with the performer's need to be ever present on stage. The work involved moves beyond acting and text to + THU Attacking your songs! address the space and energy that surrounds the performer. The main Terra / 707 [3:00 PM through 5:00 PM] purpose of this work is to excite the sense of theatrical experimentation Performance in the young performer. There is always a chance that, with the right Workshop Description : Bring your audition pieces or something you energy and enthusiasm, the creation of new work will arise. Taking know, but you're working on. We'll find ways to energize and focus your risks is essential in this work and the group should endeavor to discover talents to show them off to your best. We will be using action/objective a deeper way of connecting on stage. This workshop will be movement work. We'll work with at least 20 people, more if time permits. heavy, creative heavy and will hold to the rigor and discipline of the Presented By: David Pfeiffer committed artists at the National Theater Institute. Presented By: Nicholas Roesler THU + Shakespeare in Performance Terra / 605 [3:00 PM through 5:00 PM] THU + Bring it! Adventures in Dance Competition Performance Terra / 705 [3:00 PM through 5:00 PM] This workshop is based on the work of Cicely Berry (Royal Shakespeare Performance Company) and Patsy Rodenburg (National Theatre, UK). The work- Participants will be led through the roles of contestants and judges in a shop will explore the dynamics of Shakespeare’s text – imagery, struc- variety of physical theater games using irony, satire and straight-out ture, energy, metre – in order to discover the impulses in the acting of humor to explore the nature of competition and the lust for power. The Shakespeare’s heightened language. We will examine the relationship workshop offers a chance to step outside everyday roles, hone perform- between emotion, thought and action in classical theatre. Vocal and ance skills and watch the development of new work from the inside. physical exercises will help students develop the necessary skills for Melanie Stewart Dance Theatre will use dance competition to create speaking and playing these texts, and will discover the intensely active an original game to be played in performance at the 2009 Live Arts and physical language, and the verbal energy that lies in the text. Festival. Imagined as a live interactive dance theater event, students of Presented By: Rosey Hay this workshop will be invited to participate. Presented By: Melanie Stewart THU + Shakespeare's First Folio: An Actor's Resource Terra / 831 [3:00 PM through 5:00 PM] THU + Building a Physical Character Performance Terra / 207 [3:00 PM through 5:00 PM] Shakespeare’s First Folio, published in 1623, is the original source for Performance many of his greatest texts. Did you know that the years of editing and A fast and furious interactive workshop of exercises and theater games revision that have brought us the plays in their modern form have actu- that focus on building characters through visualization, physicalization ally eradicated countless “clues” that will help you perform them? In and play. Be ready to move and groove! this part lecture, part hands-on presentation, you will learn how to use Presented By: Gail Winar the First Folio to unlock the “secret” acting hints that have been waiting 400 years for you to discover them. No prepared material necessary! FRI + Voicework for Actors Presented By: Robert Bullington Terra / 603 [9:00 AM through 11:00 AM]
Performance + THU Exploring the Vocal Viewpoints Basic Techniques for Vocal Production: breathing, articulation, projec- Terra / 205 [3:00 PM through 5:00 PM] tion. Singing as a tool for exploring pitch and tonal variety. Participants Performance are asked to prepare material never performed. Workshop Description : For those of you interested in exploring a Presented By: Naomi Frenkel greater flexibility in your vocal ability and text work on stage, then ex- ploring the vocal Viewpoints is for you. Anne Bogart's Viewpoints is not only a physical language. In this workshop we will explore Bogart's de- FRI + Contact Improvisation scriptions of theatrical time and space and how it is applied for voice Terra / 207 [9:00 AM through 11:00 AM] and text work. Performance Presented By: Robin Reese Contact Improvisation is a physical movement form that is a means of discovering the bare principles of touch, momentum, shared weight and a point of contact. If you’re an actor who is exhausted by text and yearns for a less-cognitive, more impulse-based form or one who wants
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to become more comfortable with your physicality, a director searching Oscar Levant once described lyricist Ira Gershwin as a great lyricist, not a for new rehearsal styles, a dramaturg interested in process, or a designer great poet. The two skills differ. To be a great lyricist, one needs to be looking for inspiration and form. Relax your mind and challenge your able to concentrate one's efforts and be able to create the equivalent of a body. This workshop will consist of an introduction to the style of move- one-act play in a time-frame of less than five minutes. Workshop organ- ment followed by a ‘jam’ session. Wear clothing appropriate for move- izer Charlie Mehler is a semi-professional lyricist and fifth-year PhD ment student in theatre at Louisiana State University. Presented By: Siobhan O’Loughlin,Alex Kafarakis, Steve Satta Presented By: Charlie Mehler
FRI + Shakespeare for Actors FRI + Using Contact to Define Intentions Terra / 607 [9:00 AM through 11:00 AM] Terra / 203 [3:00 PM through 5:00 PM] Performance Performance interactive workshop engaging students in reading Shakespeare to under- Workshop demonstrates and applies three contact techniques for physi- stand how to unlock the text for a deeper understanding and richer ex- calizing intention choice and getting the text onto its feet early in the perience as both actors and directors. acting process Presented By: Jodi Van Der Horn-Gibson Presented By: Dr. Beverly Redman
FRI + Moving On: Success Tips for Irene Ryans FRI + Augusto Boal: Theatre of the Oppressed Gershman / Levitt [12:30 PM through 2:30 PM] Terra / 207 [3:00 PM through 5:00 PM] Performance Performance Maggie Lally, who has judged Ryans in several regions, leads a workshop Imaginative exercises from the master Brazilian teacher, director and for any duo that did not make it past the preliminary round of the Ryans theatre-maker that will encourage the imagination and promote aware- this year. You and your partner can come and present then get a working ness of our bodies, our attitudes and our behavior in social situations. session which would include: How to slate, what to look for in material, Presented By: Barbara malinger how to springboard into your scene creatively and how to get the most out of your two minutes. This workshop may be particularly helpful to FRI + The Role of Actors' Equity and a Practical Approach to the students who have had minimal coaching or mentoring.*Please wear the Business clothes and shoes you wore to your preliminary round audition. Terra / 604 [3:00 PM through 5:00 PM] Presented By: Maggie Lally Performance
This workshop serves to help students consider and understand their FRI + Musical Theater Audition Techniques: Song In- career options prior to graduation. It covers all elements of Union mem- terpretation bership and illustrates Equity’s member driven leadership structure. It Terra / 707 [1:00 PM through 3:00 PM] includes a Q & A session Performance Presented By: Tom Miller Take your audition to the next level in creative artistry while learning how to break down a song start to finish. To be a compelling singer on FRI + Creating Previous Circumstance Broadway or off, actors must not only be able to command a range of Terra / 602 [4:00 PM through 5:00 PM] singing techniques, but also be able to "act the song." Please prepare your best 16-32 bars and bring sheet music. Performance Presented By: Rob Gretta This workshop will help actors create a truthful 'previous circumstance' through in-depth analysis and creative exercises. The techniques taught
in this workshop can be used to aid the actor in recreating this vital aspect FRI + Every Song is a Monologue of performance. Terra / 603 [2:00 PM through 3:00 PM] Presented By: Miriam Mills Performance The Actor/Singers, working with material of their own choosing, are put FRI + The Powerful Presence: Effort, Risk, Momentum, Joy through a series of exercises, enabling them to analyze, personalize, and Terra / 603 [4:00 PM through 6:00 PM] create a performing through-line within their musical monologue. Performance Presented By: Michael O'Steen An intensive workshop in the Dell'Arte training system developed over 30 years of actor-training. Includes work on the actor's presence, physical FRI + When a Monologue isn't Asked for or efforts, movement, and improvisation. You want me to read Cold?! Presented By: James Peck Terra/603 [3:00 PM through 4:00 PM] Performance Design, Technical, Management The actor working in today's commercial theater of new plays and work TUE + shopping of new projects must resign him or herself to casting opportuni- Project Management Orientation Meeting ties often led by cast and talent agents, Therefore today's actor must be Terra / 602 [10:00 PM through 11:00 PM] fully prepared with reliable technique with which to confront cold read- Design, Technical, Management ings. This workshop recreates the environment of a Broadway/Off- Assignment: If you could create a theatre company of your dreams – Broadway/Regional Theatre audition with, as audition coach New York what would it be? The rules are simple: your company has to support Theatre veteran, Michael O'Steen some sort of absolutely compelling, essential work that excites audi- Presented By: Michael O'Steen ences (can be a specific group or type) and support. It can be located anywhere or everywhere, it can be large or small – the dream just has to be big! FRI + Lyric writing workshop Presented By: Debra Otte Terra / 602 [3:00 PM through 4:00 PM]
Performance 18 University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA WORKSHOPS useful than you think! There might be a time in the future when all WED + Shop built scenery movers: Lift-jacks and Pneumatics drops are done by wide format printers….for a price….but even then Hamilton / 312 [9:00 AM through 10:00 AM] there will be a value to knowing some of the tricks that the old-timers Design, Technical, Management have been using for the last few decades. And “pouncing” might sound like a date threatening activity, but it can save a lot of time, and can be Learn some simple machines that can be easily created in any scenery used for several different purposes. The object of this workshop is to workshop that can move scenery and platforms safely. Come see excit- re-introduce some of the old tricks and tools, and explore how they can ing techniques that allow scenic elements to be lifted, rolled and re- be used with our new construction materials and painting media. placed on the ground. This is a safe and repeatable technique that works flawlessly and with tools and gear that exist in every scene shop. Presented By: Victor Capecce Presented By: Thomas Haughey WED + PROJECT MANAGEMENT participants Workshop #3 Terra / 714 [3:00 PM through 4:00 PM] WED + Developing your own Theatre Company//Workshop #1 Terra / 714 [9:00 AM through 10:00 AM] Design, Technical, Management Design, Technical, Management Assignment: Write a mission statement. For those interested in management or who have had management Presented By: Neil Baldwin thrust upon them. Some ideas from the world of not-for-profit theatre: mission, marketing, and management. This workshop will provide a WED + Visual Research for the Theater Designer basic overview of theatre management practice. Hamilton / 313 [4:00 PM through 5:00 PM] Presented By: Diane Claussen Design, Technical, Management This session will provide a look into the two basic types of research WED + Pushing the Limit! Designing Costume for a Musical or every designer does: the literal or historic research, and the metaphoric Comedy! or non literal research. Examples of both types will be shown, and Hamilton / 313 [9:00 AM through 11:00 AM] workshop attendees will practice finding metaphoric research of their Design, Technical, Management own during the session. Pumping up Costume Design for the Musicals and Comedies. Presented By: Becky Misenheimer Presented By: Julie Findlan- Powell WED + Simple Winch Driven Wagons for the Theatre WED + Dying for the Art: Health & Safety in the Theatre Hamilton / 312 [4:00 PM through 5:00 PM] Hamilton / 312 [10:00 AM through 11:00 AM] Design, Technical, Management Design, Technical, Management Winch driven wagons are a moving scenery staple in today’s profes- This session will provide a general introduction to the hazards through- sional theatre. This workshop will explore the designing and engineer- out the theatre in order to raise awareness and encourage safer thinking. ing of simple winch driven wagon systems as a scenic element for thea- This introductory session will look into the common attitudes and tre. There will be an overview of the components involved and a brief conditions that lead to increased risks, as well as the hazards themselves. discussion of how to develop and put together a system. The compo- While safety is commonly thought of as only an issue for scenery and nents discussed will include: winches, casters, platform construction, lighting technicians, this session will look at hazards faced by all theatre knives or dogs, and turnarounds. artists, including actors, costumers, and front of house folk. An empha- Presented By: Colin Stewart sis will be on developing a shared vocabulary to facilitate educated safety discussions at home institutions. WED + Audience Development 101/workshop #4 Presented By: Becky Misenheimer Terra / 714 [4:00 PM through 5:00 PM] Design, Technical, Management WED + Mission Mission Mission//Workshop #2 Who is your audience? How do you find and develop new audiences? Terra / 714 [10:00 AM through 11:00 AM] Presented By: Debra Otte Design, Technical, Management Why have a mission? This workshop will include information on how WED + What's New in Vectorworks Spotlight 2009 to develop an effective mission statement and what it will do for your Hamilton / 316 [5:00 PM through 6:00 PM] company. A quick but wide-ranging discussion of the relationship of Design, Technical, Management mission to facility, staffing, budgeting, marketing and development. Presented By: Neil Baldwin Come join Nemetschek North America staff as they demonstrate stan- dard methods for drawing in Vectorworks Spotlight and learn how to
use the improvements in version 2009. http://www.nemetschek.net WED + The Scenic Design Model: Development & Presentation Presented By: Kevin Lee Allen Hamilton / 307 [11:00 AM through 12:00 PM] Design, Technical, Management WED + One Step Beyond: Stage Design beyond Architecture Presentation of overview of model construction and various techniques Hamilton / 303 [5:00 PM through 7:00 PM] when illustrating scenic design using a model. Examples of rough mod- els, white models, fully painted color models, easy and simple lighting Design, Technical, Management for models, and digital photography. Stage Designers many times disregard the poetry inherent in all scripts Presented By: Robert Sweetnam and design a space that moves from the realm art to that of architec- ture. Using Ibsen’s A Doll House, student designers will explore alter-
native approaches to designing for Realism and unlocking the poetry in WED + Using Those Ancient Painting Tools and Techniques the text and using it to develop a series of quick thumbnail sketches Hamilton / 313 [3:00 PM through 4:00 PM] based on the ‘art’ of the play beyond the physical necessities. Design, Technical, Management Presented By: Robert Berry Snap Bows, Story Sticks, and Stencils from the 1920’s might have been discarded from the scene shop paint room, but they might be more
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WED + Vectorworks THU + Consider the cost? Avoiding burnout! #6 Hamilton / 316 [6:00 PM through 8:00 PM] Terra / 714 [10:00 AM through 11:00 AM] Design, Technical, Management Design, Technical, Management A demonstration of ESP Vision, which, in conjunction with Vectorworks Creating realistic capital and operating budgets for theatre development, Spotlight, provides a complete design, visualization, and simulation solu- management, production and promotion. tion to lighting designers worldwide. Lighting designers can now easily Presented By: Marc Courtade conceptualize their design, generate the necessary drawings and paper- work, create 3D models in VectorWorks Spotlight, then move their mod- THU + els directly into ESP Vision to simulate and cue their work. Vectorworks Presented By: Kevin Allen Hamilton / 316 [10:00 AM through 12:00 PM] Design, Technical, Management A demonstration of ESP Vision, which, in conjunction with Vectorworks WED + Visual Dramaturgy: Collaboration Tank, Part 1 Spotlight, provides a complete design, visualization, and simulation solu- Terra / 907 [7:00 PM through 8:00 PM] tion to lighting designers worldwide. Lighting designers can now easily Design, Technical, Management conceptualize their design, generate the necessary drawings and paper- Participants will form collaborative teams to create a body of dramatur- work, create 3D models in VectorWorks Spotlight, then move their mod- gical resources for a script and begin to identify design and directorial els directly into ESP Vision to simulate and cue their work. choices resulting from the research. Attendants from this workshop Presented By: Kevin Allen continue on to Collaboration Tank Part 2 and 3. Presented By: Karen Anselm, Janet Sussman and Robyn Quick THU + Stage Managing the Musical
Terra / 806 [11:00 AM through 12:00 PM] THU + Theatrical Sketching in Adobe Photoshop Design, Technical, Management Terra / 833 [9:00 AM through 10:00 AM] After 23 years as PSM at Walnut Street, all the lessons I've learned: Design, Technical, Management knowledge of musicals and plays is power; supporting the creative proc- A demonstration of the power of Photoshop tools and methods applied ess and team and the Cast; the pursuit of the puzzle and adventure in to traditional theatrical sketching and rendering techniques and paint learning how to call and cue a complex mega-musical elevation creation. Presented By: Frank Anzalone Presented By: Nick Embree THU + Makeup Techniques THU + PROJECT MANAGEMENT Workshop # 5 Gershman / BBX Dressing Rooms [3:00 PM through 4:00 PM] Terra / 907 [9:00 AM through 10:00 AM] Design, Technical, Management Design, Technical, Management Makeup techniques for eyes, nose, face, facial hair, and mouth for per- Assignment: Where in the world will you create and develop your thea- formances. Please bring your own theatre makeup if you have any. Atten- tre? Who will it serve? List three possible target audiences and identify dance limited to 15 a board of directors (not-for-profit models). Presented By: Yoko Hashimoto-Sinclair Presented By: Debra Otte THU + Costume Distressing THU + Stage Rigging Workshop Hamilton / 313 [3:00 PM through 4:00 PM] Gershman / Gym [9:00 AM through 11:00 AM] Design, Technical, Management Design, Technical, Management Ever wonder how to make a new garment looked lived in? This work- A basic workshop for the beginning stage rigger. Structure will center on shop will teach you the fundamentals of distressing costumes. You will aerial work, proper use of climbing harnesses and gear, use of spansets, learn tools to help you speak with a director about the degree of distress- shackles and chain. Climbing required ing needed for a character and basic fabric manipulation. W will distress Presented By: Brian Sickels three garments during the workshop Presented By: Amy Best THU + Masks Hamilton / 313 [10:00 AM through 11:00 AM] THU + Researching theatre costs online/Workshop #7 Design, Technical, Management Terra / 907 [3:00 PM through 4:00 PM] Learn the techniques of creating a mask for the following areas: animal, Design, Technical, Management fantasy, historical figure A workshop in accessing budgets and expense records for not-for-profit Presented By: Yoko Hashimoto-Sinclair theatres on-line. Working session for PROJECT MANAGEMENT par- ticipants. Assignment: Based on mission statement and target audiences – each team will be given a building/location to work with in their chosen + THU Pursuing a Career in Stage Management location. This will be used as a basis for the projection of a fiscal plan. Hamilton / 303 [10:00 AM through 11:00 AM] Presented By: Debra Otte Design, Technical, Management This workshop provides practical information on how to develop a pro- THU + Development – Effective Fundraising Strategies/workshop #8 fessional career in stage management. Topics will range from serving as Terra / 714 [4:00 PM through 5:00 PM] an intern in a professional theater to working as a stage manager on Design, Technical, Management Broadway. Discuss your future possibilities with an Equity Stage Man- ager who has worked under every Equity contract from Broadway to Exploring strategies for raising unearned income for your company Theater for Young Audiences. If you have your resume with you, bring Presented By: Marc Courtade it. Presented By: Mary Ellen Allison
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THU + Desktop Publishing and Graphic Design for Managers FRI + USITT – What is it – How Can I Benefit – Where Do I Sign and Designers Hamilton / 303 [4:00 PM through 5:00 PM] Hamilton / 312 [5:00 PM through 6:00 PM] Design, Technical, Management Design, Technical, Management Information on regional sections of the United States Institute of This will be a hands on lecture/demonstration working with The Technology (USITT) and the National Organization. How to become Adobe Creative Suite (v3) and Apple’s iWork applications. We’ll dis- involved, what are the benefits, how to start a student chapter and the cuss basic concepts like CMYK vs RGB colorspaces, font types, Raster world of schwag. Graphics or Vector Graphics and DPI vs. Pixels for sizing images. Fun Presented By: Trish Ralph with File Formats will follow. Alternate applications (free or cheap) will be discussed. FRI + Carpentry Tricks and shortcuts Presented By: Kevin Lee Allen Juniper / Scene Shop [5:00 PM through 6:00 PM] Design, Technical, Management THU + Going Green and Saving Green Students will learn a variety of shortcuts and tips regarding the layout, Hamilton / 303 [5:00 PM through 7:00 PM] execution and assembly of different scenic elements. Specific concen- Design, Technical, Management tration will be places in layout tools and usage techniques. Using recyclable plastics in the design of scenic, costume and properties Presented By: Aaron Bokros elements of design. Workshop participants may bring their own or use the products provided to create design pieces for production and save SAT + Collaborative Communication: Collaboration Tank, Part 3 some production green in the process. Hamilton / 313 [2:00 PM through 3:00 PM] Presented By: P. Gibson (Trish) Ralph Design, Technical, Management The session guides participants through a method of presentation in THU + VectorWorks Spotlight and ESP Vision -- which the visual proposal is used as a vehicle to open discussion about Visualizing your Lighting design solutions to production problems. Hamilton / 316 [5:00 PM through 7:00 PM] Presented By: Karen Anselm and Janet Sussman Design, Technical, Management Spotlight your Vision...with a Comprehensive Best Practice Approach. SAT + Fundamentals of Stage Management Join us to see Vectorworks Spotlight and ESP Vision in action - as rep- resentatives demonstrate their comprehensive, end-to-end design and Terra / 806 [4:00 PM through 5:00 PM] visualization solutions for the entertainment industry. The presentation Design, Technical, Management will take you through the recommended steps for setting up your plot The A-Zs of Being a Stage Manager. Equity Stage Manager Frank and model in Vectorworks Spotlight, the ideal steps for exporting your Anzalone will teach you the five things a good stage manager must model and data into ESP Vision, and the recommended workflows in know or do. Topics covered will include: multi-tasking communicat- ESP Vision for visualizing your model. ing, responsibility, the power of knowledge and Organization Presented By: Kevin Lee Allen Presented By: Frank Anzalone
FRI + Introduction to Rendering with marker and colored pencil. Directing, Theatre Making Hamilton / 313 [10:00 AM through 11:00 AM] Design, Technical, Management WED + From Text and Language to Image and Staging Terra / 703 [9:00 AM through 10:00 AM] Workshop Description : Are you looking for quick, fun and modern techniques for creating dynamic costume, scenic and lighting sketches? Directing, Theatre Making This introduction to using markers and colored pencils will help you Open to the entire festival, this first Directing Lab workshop investi- create interesting texture and beautiful color for your theatrical gates language in scripts from specific words, to rhythm, to images to sketches. lead the director or actor to text analysis that expands meaning into Presented By: Andrea Varga sound, images, and feelings. Presented By: Becky Prophet FRI + Optimizing Sound Systems and Basic Measurements Terra / 608 [3:00 PM through 4:00 PM] THU + Rehearsal Techniques Design, Technical, Management Terra / 703 [9:00 AM through 11:00 AM] Sound system optimization is the principal of getting all components of Directing, Theatre Making a sound reinforcement system working in harmony. Basic sound meas- How does a director approach table work, ensemble building, and best urements provide quantifiable results for designers and operators. communicate with actors to shape performances under a unified vi- Attendees will have hands on practice of the topics discussed. sion? We will explore the actor/director relationship and how to create Presented By: Master Sergeant Blair Ferrier a productive, efficient and positive rehearsal environment to unlock the door to an organic process that begins with script, works with impulses FRI + Inspiration to Execution: Collaboration Tank, Part 2 to guide blocking, and ultimately defines the specificity and choices resulting in grounded, active, and driven performances. Hamilton / 313 [4:00 PM through 5:00 PM] Design, Technical, Management Presented By: Amy Fienberg
Introduces the use of visual metaphor to move the scenographic world of the play beyond literal representation and away from symbol. Emo- THU + Faculty Forum on Directing tional gesture is explored to translate idea in to image. This session will Terra / 1121 [11:00 AM through 12:00 PM] use painting and collage as means to discover the essential qualities of Directing, Theatre Making the environment. Directing Dialogues I--Faculty are invited to join Becky Prophet and Presented By: Karen Anselm and Janet Sussman Steve Satta in a discussion on the direction of directing in Region II. The discussion facilitators will encourage focus on the state of directing
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on college campuses. Exchange of ideas and development of plans for how in explaining how you feel about the play. Or just bring yourself, and enhancing directing in productions and improving the teaching of direct- an inquisitive brain! ing throughout the region are the aims of this discussion. Presented By: Cathy Norgren Presented By: Becky Prophet & Steve Satta Dramaturgy, Playwriting, Criticism THU + Directing the Actor WED + Visual Dramaturgy: Collaboration Tank, Part 1 Terra / 607 [3:00 PM through 5:00 PM] Terra / 907 [7:00 PM through 8:00 PM] Directing, Theatre Making Dramaturgy, Playwriting, Criticism This workshop will focus on the director’s work with an actor. We will be Participants will form collaborative teams to create a body of dramatur- looking at core principles in effectively directing actors through scene gical resources for a script and begin to identify design and directorial work. This session is open to both actors and directors. Participants will choices resulting from the research. Attendants from this workshop direct each other on scenes provided. This session will explore ways to continue on to Collaboration Tank Part 2 and 3. foster authentic and organic performances, by focusing on how to do Presented By: Karen Anselm, Janet Sussman and Robyn Quick such things as: make sure your direction is playable and tangible, read the actor’s needs, and structure the play while still giving the actors permis- sion to be present and spontaneous. April Nickell is the Managing Artis- THU + The Price is Write-ing a New Play. tic Director of Jaradoa Theater in NYC. Terra / 831 [11:00 AM through 12:30 PM] Presented By: Andrea Varga Dramaturgy, Playwriting, Criticism Bring pen and paper! After a brief presentation, playwrights will create FRI + Dialogues in Space and Movement: The Power of Collaboration ideas for new works using a pre-existing structure: game shows. Ideas will Gershman / BBX [9:00 AM through 11:00 AM] the be presented and discussed by the participants. Directing, Theatre Making Presented By: David White Award-winning collaborators Jeffrey Lentz (Director/Actor) and Cocol Bernal (Designer/Playwright) invite theatre artists from all disciplines to THU + Generous Dramaturgy: Strategies for Developing New Works join in an open discussion about the illusive art of collaboration. Come Terra / 1102 [3:00 PM through 4:00 PM] share your strategies for maximizing and sustaining an atmosphere of Dramaturgy, Playwriting, Criticism discovery within the production/rehearsal process. Directing Lab par- How does your role as a dramaturg change when working on a new play? ticipants, shouldn’t miss this—or anyone else, for that matter. How do the roles of actors, directors, designers and playwrights change as Presented By: Jeff Lentz Cocal Bernal well? We will explore these evolving roles, the dangers of this process, and how artists work together to help bring a playwright's vision for a new work to the stage. FRI + Faculty and Student Forum on Directing Presented By: David White Terra / 712 [11:00 AM through 12:00 PM]
Directing, Theatre Making Directing Dialogues II--Students and faculty are invited to join Maggie THU + Dramatizing Your Obsession Lally, Immediate Past Chair of Region II, in a discussion on the direction Terra / 712 [3:00 PM through 4:00 PM] of directing in Region 2. The major topic of consideration will be how to Dramaturgy, Playwriting, Criticism respond to the changes in the SSDC competition and how to improve Is there an idea or story that haunts you, something that constantly cap- the learning process for all young directors at the festival. tures your interest, something that you've been researching on and off for Presented By: Maggie Lally a long time now? In this detailed workshop, Bill Cameron talks about how to research your obsession and turn that research into something dramatic. History, pop culture, zombies, kidnapping and murder--you FRI + Character Development for Directors name it, it can be dramatized. Come to the workshop and learn how! Gershman / BBX [1:00 PM through 2:00 PM] Presented By: Bill Cameron Directing, Theatre Making This workshop will guide Directing Lab participants and any interested Festival attendees in mining gems of character aspects from playscripts THU + Write Now: using all of your senses and pushing beyond into the clues that the text gives to character rela- Terra / 203 [3:00 PM through 4:00 PM] tionships, especially in terms of power, movement, and vocal characteris- Dramaturgy, Playwriting, Criticism tics. This workshop will explore fun and effective ways to begin the writing Presented By: Michael Swanson process. Dive into playwriting with all of your senses and think about putting words down on paper in a whole new way through hands-on activities. FRI + Not What You Expected Presented By: Tamara Goldbogen Terra / 806 [4:00 PM through 6:00 PM]
Directing, Theatre Making An exercise in the collaborative conversation between playwright, direc- THU + The Urgency of Now -- Plays in the world tor, and designers. Terra / 1102 [4:00 PM through 5:00 PM] Using Fine Art as an access point this workshop will address and investi- Dramaturgy, Playwriting, Criticism gate any or all of the following elements: This session is about challenging oneself to work on plays (as actor, direc- +Did we read the same play? tor, playwright, dramaturg, designer) that push you and your community. +How can you talk about “essential qualities” – of play, environment, etc.? What are the plays that are "too much" for a campus or "too much" for +How do you get from inspiration to execution? you? How do we have constructive conversations, with ourselves, with + What is “visual dramaturgy”? our audiences about theme, structure and content? +Embracing ambiguity Presented By: Michele Volansky + Literalness and symbolism as four-letter words +Collaborative communication Bring a copy of your favorite play, and an image that works for you some- 22 University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA WORKSHOPS
FRI + Using Storytelling in your Playwriting Terra / 603 [11:00 AM through 12:00 PM] Education, KCACTF, Response Dramaturgy, Playwriting, Criticism WED + On-Line Learning/Teaching: Realities and Fallacies Storytelling and Drama: Since the first man or women spent a night Terra / 602 [3:00 PM through 4:00 PM] alone in the forest, storytelling has been used to dramatize the human Education, KCACTF, Response experience. In a hands-on workshop that explores basic structures in This workshop investigates the options, possibilities and processes for storytelling, Scott Frank shows how you can enhance your playwriting Theatre education as an on-line teaching vehicle. Student learning and understand the archetypal structures in your own work by standing opportunities will be an important part. up and telling stories off the top of your head. Come to the workshop, Presented By: Kaleta Brown help tell a story, and learn the power of saying "yes" to your creative impulses. THU + , 403 B.C. Presented By: Scott Frank Athens Terra / 603 [9:00 AM through 11:00 AM]
Education, KCACTF, Response FRI + Inspiration to Execution: Collaboration Tank, Part 2 An exciting new program developed at Barnard College, NYC, React- Hamilton / 313 [4:00 PM through 5:00 PM] ing to the Past places students in a volatile time period in history, Dramaturgy, Playwriting, Criticism where they re-create the lives of people who lived there. Students are Introduces the use of visual metaphor to move the scenographic world involved in debating and deciding the burning issues of the day. of the play beyond literal representation and away from symbol. Emo- Presented By: Barbara Waldinger tional gesture is explored to translate idea in to image. This session will use painting and collage as means to discover the essential qualities of the environment. THU + Response Workshop Session I Presented By: Karen Anselm and Janet Sussman Terra / 712 [9:00 AM through 11:00 AM] Education, KCACTF, Response Response training for faculty and staff who have an interest in volun- SAT + NPP Round Table teering as respondents for productions entered in Region II. The first Terra / 1123 [11:00 AM through 12:00 PM] session will include specific approaches to response, protocols, and a Dramaturgy, Playwriting, Criticism guide to the forms. All participants will be invited see a performance of Provided by NCI La Bete, and to attend tomorrow's Session 2 where we will observe the Presented By: Ruth Childs regional response to La Bete. Both sessions will be led by Region II leadership task force member, Scott Mackenzie and Immediate past Region II Chair, Maggie Lally SAT + The Internal Workings of the One-Act Play Presented By: Scott Mackenzie and Maggie Lally Terra / 1123 [12:00 PM through 1:00 PM] Dramaturgy, Playwriting, Criticism FRI + The Changing Face of Region II A short (8-minute) play will be read cold by the participants. This play Terra / 604 [9:00 AM through 10:00 AM] will then be used to illustrate construction, characterization, dialogue and theme. Participants will be asked to produce a synopsis of a possi- Education, KCACTF, Response ble one-act play the synopses will then be critiqued by the group Discuss the pertinent facts of the changes for next year as we lose half Presented By: Dr. Jules Tasca of NYS and gain Ohio, WV, and Northern VA. Presented By: Juliet Wunsch
SAT + Collaborative Communication: Collaboration FRI + Hosting ACTF Tank, Part 3 Terra / 604 [10:00 AM through 11:00 AM] Hamilton / 313 [2:00 PM through 3:00 PM] Education, KCACTF, Response Dramaturgy, Playwriting, Criticism A meeting for schools interested in hosting KCACTF How to host a The session guides participants through a method of presentation in festival: for schools interested in hosting down the Road!! which the visual proposal is used as a vehicle to open discussion about Presented By: Juliet Wunsch solutions to production problems.
Presented By: Karen Anselm and Janet Sussman FRI + Educational Outreach: Moving Theatre Into Community Terra / 602 [10:00 AM through 11:00 AM] SAT + Master Class on Given Circumstances Education, KCACTF, Response Terra / 1102 [3:00 PM through 5:00 PM] A panel discussion with faculty members and students from Towson Dramaturgy, Playwriting, Criticism University, Kean University and SUNY Potsdam about strategies, Join guest dramaturg Lee Devin and a group of students from Towson challenges and rewards for developing educational and community University at a table work session for an imagined first rehearsal of outreach programs. The panel will present three different models and Hamlet. Devin will lead the group through the questions they might ask explore the effects on student experiential learning and community of the script on this first reading and the strategies they might use to involvement. Moderator: Susan J. Rotkovitz, Arts Integration Institute understand the play’s given circumstances. This session will be valuable Presented By: Kim Bouchard, Rachel Evans, Steve Satta for any theatre artist seeking to understand how an ensemble begins the process of exploring a script together. FRI + Response Workshop Session II Presented By: Lee Devin Arts Bank / 301 [3:00 PM through 5:00 PM] Education, KCACTF, Response Workshop participants will observe the Festival response to La Bete, and follow up with a roundtable discussion of the response. *Please note that at 4:00 pm this workshop will move to Gershman room 406. Presented By: Scott Mackenzie and Maggie Lally
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Special Workshop Series -PROJECT MANAGEMENT A Theatre Management intensive with fun workshops and crazy challenges. Participants will develop a plan for a theatre com- pany in just two days. The resulting prospectus will be on display in the Design Exhibit area Friday evening and Saturday. Two finalists will be interviewed and the winner awarded a paid management internship at the Theatre on the Hill Summer Theatre at McDaniel College in Maryland. Open to anyone with an interest in management! And workshops are open to all – you don’t have to take on the project to play with us for an hour or two! Orientation is Tuesday Night after opening night ceremony in Terra 602. Assignment: If you could create a theatre company of your dreams – what would it be? The rules are simple: your company has to support some sort of absolutely compelling, essential work that excites audiences (can be a specific group or type) and support. It can be located anywhere or every- where, it can be large or small – the dream just has to be big!
PROJECT MANAGEMENT 1—Developing your own theatre company Terra 714 Wed, 9:00—10:00 For those interested in management or who have had management thrust upon them. Some ideas from the world of not-for-profit theatre: mission, marketing, and management. This workshop will provide a basic overview of theatre management practice. PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2—Mission, mission, mission Terra 714 Wed, 10:00—11:00
Why have a mission? This workshop will include information on how to develop an effective mission statement and what it will do for your company. A quick but wide-ranging discussion of the relationship of mission to facility, staffing, budgeting, marketing and development. PROJECT MANAGEMENT 3—Working session Terra 714 Wed, 3:00—4:00
Assignment: Write a mission statement.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT 4—Audience Development 101 Terra 714 Wed, 4:00—5:00 Who is your audience? How do you find and develop new audiences PROJECT MANAGEMENT 5—Working session Terra 907 Thurs, 9:00—10:00 Assignment: Where in the world will you create and develop your theatre? Who will it serve? List three possible target audiences and identify a board of directors (not-for-profit models). PROJECT MANAGEMENT 6—Consider the cost? Avoiding burnout! Terra 714 Thurs, 10:00—11:00
PROJECT MANAGEMENT 7—Researching theatre costs online. Terra 907 Thurs, 3:00—4:00
A workshop in accessing budgets and expense records for not-for-profit theatres on-line. PROJECT MANAGEMENT 8—Development – Terra 714 Thurs, 4:00—5:00 Effective Fundraising Strategies. Exploring strategies for raising unearned income for your company. Projects due to PROJECT MANAGEMENT table in Design Exhibit area by 4 pm on Friday
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IRENE RYAN COMPETITION Office is Gershman 404
Irene Ryan Preliminary Round All Irene Ryan Competition Events will occur in the Irene Ryan Preliminary Round Respondents Judges Gershman Hall Maryanne Arena Barbara Blackledge Matthew Gregory Wed Prelim Auditions: Levitt Auditorium, Gershman Robert Bullington Susan Kerner classrooms 408 and 415 Scott Mackenzie Rachel Evans Robin Reese Prelim Response Rooms Gershman 405, 410, John Jamiel Lars Tatom 411 Maggie Lally Miriam Mills Mark Wenderlich Thur Semi Finals —in Levitt Auditorium David Pfeiffer Sat Finals – in Levitt Auditorium Beverly Redman Paul Riciardi Irene Ryan Semi Finals and Student Assistants Nathan Thomas Finals Round Judges Colleen Alford, Chris Anthony, Katherine Bianco, Amy Clyde, Jim Jim Simmons Naomi Frenkel Dyson, Samantha Fabiani, Misty Ferster, Henry Fodor, Abraham NJ Stanley Hoose, Nick Hrutkay, Steven Imgrund, Tyler McPherson, Megan Dan Patterson Michael Swanson Miller, Natalie Palamides, Shelby Parenteau, Erika Pearlstrom, Katie Stephanie Klapper Gail Winar Ridgway, Jessica Sabol, Jacob Santina, Mianna Saxton, Kate Smith, Terra Vandergraw Tom Miller Amber Thompson, Julia Williams, Stephanie Clark, Katie Cochran, Barbara Waldinger Vanessa Rodriguez Polina Mihchuk, Brittany Kramer, Patrick Shae, Colin Murphy, Nikki D'Angelo, Allison Hersh, Vanessa Rodrgiguez Gretchen Wingerter Lisa Yonker Tuesday, January 13, 2009
12 PM - 6 PM Hamilton CBS Ryan Registration 2 PM - 6 PM Gershman Levitt Irene Ryan candidates appointments with accompanist 10 PM - 11 PM Merriam Theater Orientation 11 PM - 12 AM Merriam Theater Ryan Workers Mtg. Wednesday, January 14, 2009
7:30 AM - 6 PM Gershman Gym Prelim Registration/Holding 7:30 AM - 6 PM Gershman 306 Prelim Warm-Up/Quiet 9 AM - 6 PM Gershman 408 (2), 415 (3), Levitt 3 Prelim Rooms (1) 9 AM - 6 PM Gershman 405, 410, 411 3 Response Rooms 6 PM - 7 PM Gershman Levitt Foyer IRA Judes Deliberation 7 PM - 7:30 PM Gershman Levitt Semi-Finalist announce Thursday, January 15, 2009
7 AM - 12:30 PM Gershman 306 Semi-Finalist Registration/Holding 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Gershman Levitt Semi-Finalist performance 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM Gershman Levitt Foyer Semi-Finalist Judge Deliberation 2:30 PM - 6:30 PM Gershman 405 Semi-Finalist Response 6:30 PM - 7 PM Gershman Levitt Finals announce 7 PM - 8:15 PM Gershman Levitt Foyer Finals Orientation 8:15 PM Merriam Theater VASTA & partner award announced Friday, January 16, 2009 3 PM - 5 PM Gershman Levitt IRA Finalist Rehearsal Saturday, January 17, 2009
7:30 AM - 12:30 PM Gershman 306 Registration/Warm Up Room 10 AM - 12:30 PM Gershman Levitt Finalist performance 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM Gershman Levitt Foyer Finalist Judge Deliberation 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM Gershman 405 Finalist response
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NATIONAL PLAYWRITING PROGRAM Office is Terra Room 902 A concert reading is a reading of the script using chairs and maybe music stands. Actors are allowed one entrance and exit, to stand or sit but no blocking other than that (no crossing to mime opening a door or answer a telephone, for instance). With script in hand (or on the music stand) the actors and directors are able to focus the reading on the text so that the writer can hear what they have written. We follow the Ac- tors' Equity Staged Reading Guidelines which are the same rules followed at the KCACTF National Festival in Washington DC. All NPP scripts are given a concert reading at the end of the regional festival.
Casting is done the second day of the regional festival. The playwright and director will see about 160 actors audition and then, following the Region II tried and true system, they will cast the reading and meet with the cast that night. Auditions will be held in the Terra Caplan Studio Theater [16th Floor]
Rehearsals are set in the schedule and we ask that all writers and directors stick to the hours listed for each reading. Each NPP cast will be assigned a rehearsal space. Rehearsals will be held in the Terra Caplan Studio Theater [16th Floor], misc. Terra classrooms and the Laurie Beechman Cabaret [Arts Bank.]
Awards are based on readings before the concert readings (public presentation). No award is decided after the scripts receive the public con- cert reading. The respondents (all from outside of the region or not affiliated with a Region II participating school) plus a professional reader from outside of Region II (three people total) will select the award winners. All winners are announced at the final ceremonies.
Ten Minute Plays THE BIG EXIT by John-Paul Nickel, Carnegie Mellon University EAT YOUR ART OUT by Joshua Harmon, Carnegie Mellon University FLYING FISH by Jim Lunsford, NYU GENERATOR CITY by Avi Glickstein, NYU ACHIEVING ESCAPE VELOCITY By Stephen Spotswood, Catholic University THE P.O.A.S.S. by Eric Tuller, Point Park University One Acts APORIA by Paul David Young, The New School GILGAMESH by Stephen Spotswood, Catholic University Full Length NO ONE BUT YOU By Paul David Young, The New School BOY WONDERS by Joe Tracz, NYU
Region II David Mark Cohen Nominees 7:32 by KT Peterson, Towson University / NO ONE BUT YOU by Paul David Young, The New School Region II Cauble Nominees
GILGAMESH by Stephen Spotswood, Catholic University / DINA'S TATTOO by Brendon Votipka, Muhlen- burg College / YOUR VERY OWN DAUGHTER by Chad Pentler, Carnegie Mellon University / APORIA by Paul David Young, The New School / THE LOT by Joseph Pettine, Clarion University NPP Faculty Directors Liisa Yonker, Janice Goldberg, Susan Lehman, Lars Tatom, Kyle LoConti, Barbara Waldinger, Michael O'Steen, Michael Swanson, Georgia McGill, Philip Atlakson, Tamara Goldbogen
NPP Respondents Bruce Graham, Larry Loebell, Tom Gibbons, David White
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009 12 PM - 6 PM Hamilton Lobby NPP Registration Table Open: Audition sign-up 10 PM - 11 PM Terra 902 All playwrights meet with Ruth and Scott, PSM, SAST, UASTS Wednesday, January 14, 2009 9 AM - 10:30 AM Terra Caplan Audition set up – all stage managers, Ruth, Scott, PSM, SASST. 9 AM - 10 AM Terra Caplan NPP Ten Minute, One Act and Full Length Director/Playwright meetings. 10:30 AM - 11 PM Terra Caplan Audition Pre-Meeting 11 AM - 2 PM Terra Caplan NPP - Auditions 6 PM - 7 PM Terra Caplan Casting Session 10 PM - 10:30 PM Terra Caplan Guerilla Dramaturg meetings with One Act and Full Length play- wrights and directors. 10 PM - 10:30 PM Terra Caplan Ten-Minute Playwright and Director meeting 11 PM - 12 PM Terra 902 All casts meet with Stage Managers, Directors, and Writers. Thursday, January 15, 2009 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Terra 604, 606, 704 6 NPP Ten-Minute Plays rehearse 9 AM - 12 PM Terra 608, 702 2 NPP Full-lengths rehearse 9 AM - 12 PM Terra 202, 602, 706 3 NPP One-act rehearse 2 PM - 5 PM Terra Caplan Rehearsals for one act and full length plays 3:30 PM - 7:30 PM Terra 202, 1107, 1121, Rehearsals for ten-minute plays, 1202, 1221, 1223 Friday, January 16, 2009 8 AM - 12:30 PM Terra Caplan Reading set-up/rehearsal 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Terra Caplan One-Acts rehearse; each has 1 hr in performance space, 10 AM - 1 PM Terra 608, 702 Full Length rehearsals 10 AM - 11:15 AM Terra Caplan Readings 11:15 AM - 12:25 PM Terra Caplan Response: 11:15 – 12:25 2 PM - 5 PM Terra Caplan 2 ONE ACT Plays – Public Readings. 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM Arts Bank Cabaret Weightless Rehearsal—NPP Workshop Production Saturday, January 17, 2009 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Terra Caplan Rehearsal & Set-up times: Full-lengths 9 AM - 10:30 AM Terra 202, 1107, 1121, Ten-minute rehearsals 1202, 1221, 1223 11 AM - 12 PM Terra 1123 NPP Round Table Discussion: A Discussion of Salient Issues 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM Terra Caplan Reading of Full-length Plays and Response: w/NPP Respondents 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Arts Bank Cabaret WEIGHTLESS, NPP Invited Production 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM Terra 202, 1107, 1121, Ten-minute rehearsals 1202, 1221, 1223 5 PM - 6 PM Arts Bank Cabaret WEIGHTLESS, NPP Invited Production - Set Up 7:00 - 8 PM Merriam Theater Ten-min. Plays Public Readings Please review the workshops by type listed on pages 16 through 23 for specific details, times and locations of all workshops, including those for playwriting and dramaturgy.
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STUDENT DIRECTING LAB OFFICE ROOM TERRA703
The Student Directing Lab, launched in 2004, as the Student Directing Initiative is designed to give students experience in directing at the festival. For students who do not have directing classes or opportunities on their home campuses and for students of any age or experience who wish to re-engage in the process of directing, the series of auditions, workshops, rehearsals and presentations of the SDL should be chal- lenging and invigorating. Students who are accepted into the SDL will, before the festival, choose a scene, do a good deal of script work and prepare for auditions. At the festival students attend four workshops, hear auditions, cast their scenes and continue the process of directing through rehearsals for a staged reading. With guidance from an experienced director as a mentor, the scenes are, at the end of the festival, presented for the public and for a response from directors in the region. Many SDL alumni participate in the SSDC in some succeeding year. Rehearsal Space: 705, 707, 603, 605, 607 Available 12:00-3:00 and 7:00-10:00 on Thurs / 705, 707, 603, 605, 607 Available 4:00--6:00 and 7:00-10:00 on Fri
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 12 PM - 6 PM Hamilton Lobby Student Director Registration 10 PM - 11 PM Terra 703 Orientation Session with Student Directors Wednesday, January 14, 2009 10 AM - 7 PM Terra Caplan Student Directors attend NPP auditions 7 PM - 8 PM Terra 703 Student Director Orientation and Mentor meet 10:30 PM - Terra 703 Student Directors meet with their Cast Thursday, January 15, 2009 11 AM - Terra 703, 705, 707, Rehearsal 603, 605, 607 Friday, January 16, 2009 11 AM - 12 PM Terra 712 Faculty and Student Forum on Directing 12 PM - Terra 703, 705, 707, Rehearsal 603, 605, 607 Saturday, January 17, 2009 9 AM - 11 AM Gershman BBX Final Rehearsal Period 11 AM - 1 PM Gershman BBX Final Dress / Tech 1 PM - 5 PM Gershman BBX Presentation of Scenes
NATIONAL CRITICS INSTITUTE OFFICE TERRA 710
KCACTF, in partnership with the Eugene O'Neill Institute, sponsors the Na- Wednesday tional Critics Institute (NCI). NCI may provides student critics with the op- Terra 710 portunity to learn and practice the craft of theater review writing by working 2:00 - 5:00 PM Session 1 with a Guest Critic who conducts a three-day seminar on the craft. The stu- Thursday dent critics write reviews of some of the productions at the festival, discuss 9:30 AM- 12:00 PM Terra 710 Session 2 these reviews with the guest critic and the student critics, and by the end of the 3:00 - 5:00 PM Terra 710 Session 3 festival submit a review that demonstrates what they see as their best work. Friday One student critic from each region is selected to attend NCI workshops at 9:30 AM- 12:00 PM Terra 710 Session 4 the Kennedy Center. 3:00 - 5:00 PM Terra 710 Session 5 Beginning on the second day of the festival, students meet with the guest critic Saturday in a seminar format, where they talk about theater in general and the plays they 9:30 AM- 12:00 PM Terra 806 Session 6 see at the festival and where they share their reviews of the work they have seen. Although the experience is intense and time-consuming, with five or six scheduled sessions, the atmosphere is open and collegial, and students gener- All sessions are presented by ally leave festival recognizing they have learned a lot and grown as student critics and writers. Indeed, the selection of a person to go to the Kennedy Cen- Wendy Rosenfield, Guest Critic Ralph ter experience is usually viewed as far less important than the experience itself. Leary, Task Force 28 University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA DICIPLINES
DESIGN / TECHNICAL / MANAGEMENT DESIGN BASH An exciting live audience viewed Stage Contest. Students will register and create teams; each team will be given a stock of randomly se- lected supplies to work with. The challenge is to beat the clock and create a great original design in costumes, props, set anything they chose. The finished designs are presented before a panel of judges who will determine the best design and award the winning team. Thursday 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM in the CBS Auditorium. TECH OLYMPICS From hang and focus to costume quick change, technical theatre skills are tested in a series of events. Come participate as an individual or bring a team. Prizes will be awarded. Win the opportunity to host the Olympic event at the next festival. You will also have the chance to have the coveted Olympic Trophy reside at your school for an entire year. Your special honor for winning the event will be the oppor- tunity to add your own specialty Item to the Trophy FRIDAY: 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 4 PM 7 PM Hamilton 316 Stage Management Interviews 10 PM 11 PM Hamilton Solmsen Court Orientation Wednesday, January 14, 2009 8 AM 11 AM Hamilton Solmsen Court Exhibit set up (Task Force) 9 AM 11 AM Hamilton Solmsen Court Table Talk with Kip Shawger: How to set up an exhibit 11 AM 12 PM Hamilton Solmsen Court DTM Exhibit Student Load in 2 PM 4 PM Hamilton CBS Audito- DTM Exhibit Student Load in rium 4 PM 7:30 PM Hamilton Solmsen Court Exhibit Open to Public and Reception /CBS Aud 5 PM 8 PM Hamilton Solmsen Court Exhibit Response Session 1: Stage Mgt. 7:30 PM 8 PM Hamilton Solmsen Court Costume Parade Thursday, January 15, 2009 9 AM 11 AM Hamilton Solmsen Court Exhibit Response Session 2: Scenic 10 AM 12 PM Hamilton CBS Table Talk with Kip Shawger: Master of Ceremony - Design Bash Contest 3 PM 3:30 PM Hamilton Solmsen Court Costume Parade 3 PM 5 PM Hamilton Solmsen Court Exhibit Response Session 3: Lighting & Graphics 5 PM 6 PM Hamilton Solmsen Court Open Portfolio Review Friday, January 16, 2009 9 AM 11 AM Hamilton Solmsen Court Exhibit Response Session 4: Costume, Make up & Craft 10 AM 11 AM Hamilton CBS Table Talk with Kip Shawger: How to Sell yourself to the job mar- ket 4 PM 7 PM Gershman Gym Tech Olympics 5:30 PM 7 PM Hamilton Solmsen Court Exhibit Response Session 5: Sound 7 PM Hamilton Solmsen Court BREAKDOWN SPACE Saturday, January 17, 2009 5 PM 7 PM Terra 806 Regional Design Awards Ceremony
Please review the workshops by type listed on pages 16 through 23 for specific details, times and locations of all workshops, including those for directing and design, technical & management
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DRAMATURGY OFFICE IS TERRA 1102 KCACTF supports the development of dramaturgical skills for all students. This year’s festival will include workshops in play selection, re- search and new play development that will be of interest to a wide variety of student actors, technicians, designers, directors and playwrights. We also hope to inspire some students to pursue production dramaturgy as a way to exercise their artistic and intellectual talents. Students can get first-hand dramaturgical experience at the festival by becoming “guerilla dramaturgs” on scripts that will be read as part of the region's new playwright's program. They can also learn more about the art of production dramaturgy from our guest dramaturg, Lee Devin, who will hold a public review session of the entries in the Student Dramaturgy Initiative. Tuesday, January 13, 2009 10 PM 11 PM Terra 1102 Guerilla orientation Wednesday, January 14, 2009 10 AM 10:30 AM Terra 1102 Guerillas meet with playwright and directors 10:30 AM 333 S. Broad Library Library orientation for guerillas Friday, January 16, 2009 3 PM 5:30 PM Hamilton Hunt Room Responses to Dramaturgy Initiative Entries
Please review the workshops listed on pages 16 through 23 for specific details, times and locations of all workshops
FRINGE All performances in the Drake Theater
The Fringe Is Back! We are excited once again to offer an exciting and diverse series of performances for this years Fringe at Festival. We’re always excited to offer a place in Festival for performances that might not otherwise get seen here. And it might be anything from a touching one act, a hilarious sketch comedy show, or an original cabaret piece – you name it – there’s a chance you’ll see it at FAF. And of course be sure to check out the Invited Scene Showcase that always kicks off our fabulous Fringe experience. And wrap up your Fringe experience by checking out The Fringe Challenge – an exercise in the absurd. What a great way to end the day!
Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:30 PM 12 AM Double Tree Ballroom Fringe Challenge Friday, January 16, 2009 10 AM 12:30 PM Drake Theater Invited Scenes Showcase Independence – Lycoming College / Two Rooms – PSU Altoona / Proof – Suffolk County Community College / Bat Boy – Bloomsburg University / Angels In America – Rutgers University, Camden / The Contrast – Alfred University / The Threepenny Opera – Indiana 2:30 PM 3:30 PM Drake Theater OKAY – Montclair State State University 3:30 PM 5 PM Drake Theater Barbie Boy—UARTS 5 PM 6:30 PM Drake Theater Words Words Words – Suffolk County Community College 5 PM 6:30 PM Drake Theater The Role of Della & ANNETTE AND GINA– Montclair State State University 6:30 PM 8 PM Drake Theater Sexual Perversity in Chicago – Ursinus College 10:30 PM 12 AM Double Tree Ballroom Fringe Challenge Saturday, January 17, 2009 10 AM 12:30 PM Drake Theater Invited Scenes Showcase Trestle at Pope Lick Creek – Adelphi University / Standardized Testing - New York University / The Glass Menagerie – Kutztown University / Picasso at the Lapin Agile - Edinboro University / In The Blood – CUNY Hostos / Bing Bang Boom - Monroe Community College / Cabaret – Centenary College 2:30 PM 4 PM Drake Theater OPEN ADMISSIONS & BENCH SEAT – Montclair State State University 4 PM 5 PM Drake Theater LIFE IS A CABARET!! - Adelphi University 5 PM 6:30 PM Drake Theater The Company - Indiana University of Pennsylvania 6:30 PM 8 PM Drake Theater BRUSH UP YOUR SHAKESPEARE: A CABARET - LIU CW Post Campus 30 University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA Festival Staff DICIPLINES & STAFF KCACTF National Committee National Chair: Dr. Harry Parker, Department of Theatre, TCU National Vice Chair: Rebecca Hilliker, Department of Theatre and Dance, University of Wyoming Member at Large: Daniel Larocque, Department of Theatre, Auburn University Member at Large: David Lee Painter, Department of Theatre, University of Idaho Member at Large: Debra Bergsma Otte, School of Visual and Performing Arts, Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus Immediate Past National Chair and ATHE Liaison: Mark Kuntz, Department of Theatre Arts, Western Washington University National Chair, Design and Technologies: David C. Shawger, Jr., Associate Chair / Head of Design, Department of Theatre and Dance, Ball State Uni- versity National Vice Chair, Design and Technologies: Karen Anselm, Bloomsburg University USITT Representative: Holly Monsos, Vice President for Members, Sections and Chapters, University of Toledo National Partners of American Theatre: Jeff Koep, Chair, Office of the Dean, College of Fine and Performing Arts, University of Nevada KCACTF 41 Michael Kanin New Plays Program (NPP) National Chair: Roger Hall, Professor of Theatre and Dance, James Madison University National Vice Chair, NPP: Joel Murray, University of Texas at El Paso, Theatre Arts KCACTF National Office Staff Vice President, Education: Darrell M. Ayers Artistic Director, KCACTF: Gregg Henry Producing Director, KCACTF: Susan Shaffer National Selection Team Kaleta Brown, Cathy Norgren, Steve Reynolds
KCACTF — REGION II LEADERSHIP Juliet Wunsch, Chair UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS — Associate Professor of Set & Lighting Design / West Chester University, PA HOST FESTIVAL STAFF Andrew Truscott, Festival Scheduler/Assistant to Ms. Wunsch, WCU Charles Gilbert, Festival Host Elana Marzolf, Assistant to Ms. Wunsch, WCU Frank Anzalone, Event Coordinator/Prod. Manager Lauren Brickman, Assistant to Ms. Wunsch, Adelphi U. Andrew Beal, Programs & Assistant to Mr. Gilbert Elizabeth van den Berg, Vice Chair, CFO & Irene Ryan Coordinator Darin Dunston, Administrative Asst. Assistant Professor, Theatre Arts Department / McDaniel College, MD Chris Frey, Assistant Production Manager Ruth Childs, Chair, National Playwriting Program Greg Laucella, Assistant Production Manager Assistant Professor of Theatre / SUNY College at Brockport, NY Brian Sickels, SOTA TD Scott Frank, Vice Chair, National Playwriting Program Jay Madara, TD for Merriam, Drake and Levitt Washington and Jefferson College, PA Troy Martin-O’Shia, TD for Arts Bank & Laurie Beechman Michael Allen, Design, Technology and Management Chair Cabaret, Caplan Studio Theater, Gershamn Black Box Associate Professor, Production/Arts Management / Montclair State University, NJ SPECIAL THANKS Charles Wittreich, Vice Chair, Design Tech & Management Sean Buffington, President of UArts / Rick Lawn, Dean of Suffolk County Community College, MD College of Performing Arts / Michael Nash, Provost / Nick Becky Prophet, Leadership Task Force, Directing Embree, Head of UArts Design/Tech Program / JoAnn Professor of Theatre / Alfred University, NY Malandro, Assistant Facilities Manager / Joe Garbarino, Facilities Manager/ Pete Pasquarella, Security / Marianne Steve Satta, Leadership Task Force, Directing Mele, Assistant to Dean Lawn / Karen Rosenberg, Special Towson University Department of Theatre Arts, MD Events / Michelle Leff, Catering / Mike Resavage, House- Robyn Quick, Chair, Dramaturgy keeping / Suzanne Scott RN, Head of Health Services / Associate Professor and Coordinator of Theatre Studies / Towson University, MD Rachel Kantra, Computer Lab / Monique Hankerson, Ralph Leary, Chair NCI (National Critics Institute) Head of On-Campus Housing Professor, Department of English / Clarion University, PA Scott Mackenzie, Leadership Task Force & Workshop Coordinator Associate Professor, Communication Studies, Theatre and Art Department / Wesminster College , PA Leonard Kelly, Leadership Task Force, Fringe Producer West Chester University, PA Maggie Lally, Immediate Past Chair Adelphi University, PA 31 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, Region II, Festival 41
STUDENT VOLUNTEERS
UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY
Sungwon An · Karina Benjamin · Jordan Berstein · Julie Beroes · Henian Nicci Addice · Douglas Atkins · Melissa Castillo · Alyssa Cole · Peter Boone · Elana Boulos · Danielle Brescia · Elizabeth Brooks · Vinny Celeiro · Collier · Joe Degaetano · Ashley Eidman · Brendan Flaherty · Jeff Galla- Kaitlin Ciccarelli · Danielle Commini · John Davenport · Alex Diaz · Alyssa gher · Kasheera Hickson · Calin Irving · Alexia Kregewsski · Jenna DiPalma · Rory Donovan · Chris Frey · Jenna Gagliardo · Lauren Gates · McLaughlin · Rahcel Moon · Elana Morzolf · Jackie Reid · Don Rider · Abigail Grenda · Anne Halliday · Harmony Hansen · Julien Karlen · Sho- Rebecca Righi · Phil Romako · Jason Stump · Jess Suda · Jim Vadala shana Katz · Mike Kilduff · John Kolbinski · Greg Laucella · Luis Lee · Tanya Leppert · Drew Lichvar · Nate Loy · Dan Ludwig · Sarah McCorriston · Jen ADELPHI Mitchell · Nick Muni · Chelsea Ortuno · Meghan Pearson · Mallory Phelps · Stephanie Clark • Katie Cochran • Polina Mihchuk • Brittany Cailtin Reed · Jacob Riley · Nathan Schlegel · Lynnia Shanley · Jesse Swan- Kramer • Patrick Shae • Colin Murphy • Nikki D'Angelo • Allison son · Cherie Tay Hersh • Vanessa Rodrgiguez
INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PA OTHER Kate Smith • Kate Bianco • Nick Hrutkay • Mistey Ferster • Steve McDaniel College Katie Ridgway • Jim Dyson • Colleen Alford • Imgrund • Natalie Palamides • Amy Clyde • Abe Hoose • Henry Fo- Julia Williams • Shelby Parenteau dor • Jake Santina • Veronica Wilt • Amber Thompson Kean University Krystle Seit
RESPONDENTS & INVITED GUESTS Festival Production Respondents: Karen Anselm, Dick Block, Roebrt Boles, James Christy, Jim Murphy, Debra Otte, David White [alternates: Becky Prophet and Scott Mackenzie] Invite Guests: Wendy Rosenfield (NCI), Naomi Frenkel (IRA), Ann Gilford Grey (IRA), Tom Miller (IRA), Stephanie Klapper (IRA), Jim Murphy (IRA), Jo Ann Cunningham (IRA), Janice Goldberg (NPP), Thomas Gibbons (NPP), Bruce Graham (NPP), Larry Loebell (NPP), Rebecca Wright (NPP), David White (NPP), Lee Devin (DRA)
A SPEICAL THANKS TO THE REGION II RESPONDENTS
Andrew Ade · Matthew Allar · Michael Allen · Selena Ambush · Matthew Ames · Karen Anselm · Tim Averil · Naomi Baker · Margaret Ball · Jay Berkowitz · Barbara Blackledge · Jim Brown · James Bunzli · Charles Chapman · Rev. Sean Clerkin · J. Stephen Crosby · Tony Elliott · Ann Emo · Gregory Fletcher · Drew Francis · Scott Frank · Charles Gilbert · Janice Goldberg · Amy Green · Matthew Gregory · Rob Gretta · Roger Hall · Pamela Hendrick · Eileen Hendricks · Cleo House · Jeffrey Ingman · Brian Jones · Len Kelly · Alan Kriezenbeck · Beth Lajouie · Maggie Lally · Ralph Leary · Jeff Lentz · Bob Levy · Kyle Loconti · Judith Ly · Scott Mackenzie · Barbara Marder · Sarah Martin · Jennifer Mattern · Ed Matthews · Georgia McGill · Debra Otte · David Pfeiffer · George Plank · Janice Pope · Becky Prophet · Trish Ralph · Robin Reese · Paul Ricciardi · Harvey Rovine · Tammy Ryan · Steve Satta · David Shuhy · Jim Simmonds · Roberta Sloan · Gary Sloan · Laura Smiley· NJ Stanley · David Sullivan · Janet Sussman · Michael Swanson · Robert Sweetnam · Lars Tatom · Adrienne Thompson · Elizabeth van den Berg · Terra Vandergaw · Wayne Vettleson · Barbara Waldinger · Mark Weunderlich · David White · Gretchen Wingerter · Charles Wittreich · Juliet Wunsch · Dale Young · David Zarko
Region II is always looking for interested faculty to participate in regional re- sponses. Please look at our Festival’s Response Workshops in this program and/or please contact
Juliet Wunsch on [email protected]
32 University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA Festival Staff PROFILES
ALLEN, KEVIN LEE is an Emmy Winning Scenic Designer whose work has been featured in theatres, TV commercials, news broadcasts, hit films, and major corporate events. He has been profiled in such periodicals as the New York Times, the Washington Post, Scanlines, and the Star-Ledger. Mr. Allen is a member of United Scenic Artists and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Kevin is noted for extraordinary service to his local community, where he has served as president of the Montclair (NJ) Chamber of Commerce and as a board member of the Montclair Economic Development Corporation, the Montclair Historical Society, and First Night Montclair. Currently, Mr. Allen serves on the board of the American Globe Theatre in New York City where he has also designed for the last several seasons. Kevin Allen's figurative paintings are held in private collections and have been exhibited in the New York City metro area, the Berkshires, and the Hudson Valley. ALLEN, MICHAEL is the Chair for Design and Technology for Region II and Deputy Chair of Production and Asst. Professor at Montclair State University. Michael has earned credits in a variety of areas in theatre including Performance, Administration and Production. A few of his credits include working for organiza- tions such as NJPAC in the Arts Education Department and Production Manager, for Crossroads Theatre Company. His Stage Management, credits include AEA Stage management for The Passage Theatre, African Globe Theatre, TheatreFest and Premiere Stages and Steal Magnolias, Proof, Trojan Women and The Prince of Homburg at MSU. He has directed at The Newark Community School of the Arts, The Now Theatre, and the 2004 NASPA National Convention in Denver Colorado. At MSU he has directed The Twilight of the Golds by Jonathan Tolins, In the Blood by Suzan Lori Parks, World goes Round, Kander and Ebb Review for the University Players. As a Designer he was the resident lighting designer for Essex County College and has designed lights for the MSU dance concert Works A foot. He has served as scenic designer for the Theatre department’s production of production of Working the Musical and has designed for the African Globe Theatre. He has written two children’s plays and adaptation of snow white entitled An African Tale and an original script Cindy and the Battle of Aspru. ALLISON, MARY ELLEN - is an Equity stage manager who has served in that capacity on over one hundred premieres from Broadway to Regional Theater. She has worked with award-winning playwrights as Horton Foote, Michael Cristofer, Herb Gardner, Bob Randall, and Sheldon Epps and with such outstanding per- formers as Mark Rylance, Jean Stapleton, Allison Janney, Jim Dale, and Frank Langella. She has stage managed for Signature Theater Co., the Lamb's Theater, Goodspeed Opera Company, Theater for a New Audience, Ensemble Studio Theater, and Theaterworks/USA. As an Associate Professor of Theater at New Jersey’s Ramapo College, her work includes founding and serving eleven years as Producer/Director of the Ramapo Summer Shakespeare, and directing main stage productions, including Extremities, A Shayna Maidel, Company, Letters To A Student Revolutionary, Master Harold And The Boys and the New Jersey Premiere of Some Sweet Day. She is proudest of her favorite production, her daughter, Hanna. ANZALONE, FRANK - is currently serving as Event Coordinator/Production Manager for ACTF. Frank serves as Adjunct Assistant Professor at UArts where he teaches Advanced Stage Management & Fundamentals of Stage Management for non-Majors. Last year at UArts Frank directed the Faculty/Student Staged Con- cert of 1776 in addition to Neil Simon’s The Dinner Party in the Studio Series. For 23 years Frank served as PSM at the Walnut Street Theatre -- where he directed a total of seven productions on the Mainstage and in the Studio. In 2003, the Philadelphia chapter of the Stage Managers’ Association (SMA) honored Frank for Lifetime Achievement in Stage Management. Frank holds a Master’s Degree in Directing from Catholic University, where Susan Sarandon was a classmate. Frank graduated cum laude & Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. degree from St. Lawrence University in Canton New York. Frank is a proud member of AEA and SSDC. ATLAKSON, PHILIP has written for Paramount Pictures, Robert Redford, and 20th Century Fox Studios. He wrote and directed the feature film, Not This Part of the World, and two short films, The Catch, and Meet Truck that have played numerous international film festivals and cable channels around the world. He recently directed an Off-Broadway production of Macbeth, as well as critically acclaimed New York productions of his own plays, The Ascetic, Leapfrog Through Time and Space, and The Rehearsal. He has directed Seattle productions of his plays, Charlotte’s Web We Weave, and The Ascetic. Last season he directed his play, An American Noh, at Boise Statue University. His acting credits include Off-Broadway productions of The Rehearsal and Leapfrog Through Time and Space. Film and TV acting credits include, Art and Della, Tattoo: A Love Story, and an episode of America’s Most Wanted. He has played various roles for the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Company of Fools, and Boise Contemporary Theatre. He is the recipient of the Stanley Drama Prize, The Kennedy Center Medallion, The Nell Shipman Award for Excellence in Filmmaking, and the Long Island Film Festival Best Feature Award, and numerous grants, fellowships, and residencies. He is currently a visiting professor of Dramatic Writing in the MFA Creative Writing Program at Adelphi University, and is a member of PEN and the Writer’s Guild of America. BALDWIN, NEIL PHD - (Project Management) is Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at Montclair State University. Prior to joining the faculty at MSU, he served as Manager of the Annual Fund at The New York Public Library and then as founding executive director of the National Book Foundation, sponsor of the National Book Awards. BELL, JOHN - is the Chair of the Performing and Fine Arts department at DeSales University. He holds an MFA in Musical Theatre and a BA in Music. He is an active director, choreographer and conductor. BERRY, ROB is currently a Assistant Professor of Theatre at Anne Arundel Community College. He has B.F.A in Theatre from Western Kentucky University and a M.F.A in Scene Design from The Hillberry Company at Wayne State University. BEST, AMY is the Costume Designer and Director of the Summer Theatre Institute at DeSales University. She has designed costumes for the Pennsylvania Shake- speare Festival as well as theatre in and around Chicago, Texas, Kansas, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and England. BLACKLEDGE, BARB (Associate Irene Ryan Coordinator) is Director of Production at the Department of Theater and Dance at Indiana University of Pennsyl- vania (IUP) with two graduate degrees in theater and one undergraduate degree in English Literature. She’s directed well over 30 productions in the last three decades, including two that were invited to perform at our Region II festival in earlier years: Minor Demons and Crimes of the Heart. She has also had an extensive career as a professional actor in NYC and regional theaters up and down the East Coast. At last year’s festival, she played “Mag” in the invited production from IUP of Beauty Queen of Leenane. BLOCK, DICK (Production Respondent) has been on the faculty at Carnegie Mellon for twenty years, the last five of which as Associate Head of the School, following a freelance career based in New York City, Dick has been active locally with projects designed at the Pittsburgh Playhouse, Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Public Theatre. Additional regional credits include work at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, the American Repertory Theatre in Cam- bridge, Mass, Center Stage in Baltimore and Operate Theatre of St. Louis. Recent designed include TAKE ME OUT and THE TEMPEST at The Human Race in Ohio and MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Dick is co-author of SCENE DESIGN AND STAGE LIGHTING (9Th edition). Dick is also active with USITT and both regionally. He has participated with KCACTF since he began teaching, having served as Design Chair of Region II, Festival and Design Respondent in a number of regions and as the first National Design Chair. He is the recipient of the Kennedy Center Medallion for Distin- guished Service. Dick received his MFA from Northwestern University. BROWN, KALETA is a retired fine arts dean and professor emeritus of theater from Cypress College. She is a past president of the California Educational Theater
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Association (CETA) and the Legislative Action Committee for Arts in Education. Her awards include the Region VIII Lifetime Achievement Award, two Ken- nedy Center Medallions for Theater Excellence, the CETA Medallion for dedication to theatre, and CETA’s Outstanding Theater Educator Award. She has been a festival and/or Irene Ryan respondent in several of the nation’s regions and has directed the Irene Ryan Festival of Scenes at the Kennedy Center in Washing- ton, D.C. BULLINGTON, ROBERT - teaches acting and voice at Clarion University. He earned his M.F.A. in acting at The University of Alabama and a B.F.A. in acting at Ohio University. He has also studied voice and acting at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA, and is a junior member of their teaching faculty. Regional acting credits include Hastings in Richard III at Shakespeare & Co., Charley in Charley’s Aunt at the Virginia Stage Company, Trinculo in The Tempest at Fort Worth Shakespeare In The Park, Nick in The Woods at The Source Theatre in Washington, D.C., as well as appearances at summer stock companies around the country. He also spent 5 years at The Virginia Stage Company as an administrator. His productions of The Cripple of Inishmaan and Make Sense Who May have been seen at recent festivals. CAMERON, WILLIAM is the founding chair of the Theatre and Communication Department at Washington & Jefferson College; he teaches acting, directing, film and has directed more than 30 student productions. As a playwright, Bill is the recipient of the 2007 Julie Harris Playwriting Prize for Violet Sharp, a drama about the Lindbergh Kidnapping. Violet Sharp was produced by the Indiana University of Pennsylvania this past fall and is scheduled for its professional world premiere at Theatre 40 in Los Angeles in February 2009. Bill's plays have been performed off-off-Broadway, at Washington D.C.'s Source Theatre, the Pitts- burgh New Works Festival and the Rochester (Minn.) Civic Theatre. He lives in Washington, Pennsylvania with his wife, Susan Martinelli and their son, Max. CAPECCE, VICTOR - is theatre Professor and TD at Millersville University. After a long career as a USA Designer and Scenic Artist in New York, he created his own faux finish and mural company in Lancaster Pennsylvania, culminating in a stint as the Technical Director and Scenic Designer for Theatre Harrisburg (at the Whitaker Center for the Performing Arts) before joining the faculty at Millersville. His designs have been seen from New York City Opera to Tokyo to Goodspeed Opera House and the Anaheim Convention Center; and his painting work can be seen in films like Ghostbusters and re-runs of Saturday Night Live. CLAUSSEN, DIANE is the Managing Director of Philadelphia Theatre Company, having joined the theatre company in 2007 a few weeks before the opening of the new Suzanne Roberts Theatre on the Avenue of the Arts, after serving as the Managing Director at Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey since 2004. She pre- viously worked as the Executive Director of Court Theatre, a professional LORT theater in Chicago, as the Managing Director of George Street Playhouse in New Jersey, and as the Managing Director, an Assistant Professor and Director of the Theatre Management Program at Ithaca College. Claussen currently sits on the Board of Trustees of the Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia and is a member of Philadelphia's Forum of Executive Women. While in Chicago, Claussen chaired the Board of Trustees of the League of Chicago Theatres, served on the Executive Committee for the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), and as a panelist for peer review panels for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and Theatre Communications Group (TCG). Claussen and Court Theatre received the ABBY Award for Arts Management Excellence from the Arts & Business Council of Chicago CONWELL, CHARLES - has taught stage combat at UArts for 23 years. He is a member of the Society of American Fight Directors. COURTADE , MARC - is currently Business Manger at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, and the Producer and Artistic Director for Performance PLUS!, a pre-performance lecture series. For Long Island University, he serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Arts Management program, teaching classes in Fundraising and Accounting, and is a frequent participant in The Hutton House Lectures at Lorber Hall, offering courses on Musical Theater and Opera. Marc is a speaker for the New York Council for the Humanities, lecturing on The Rodgers and Hammerstein Era: Reinventing Musical Theater and The Ethnic Musicals: Assimi- lation and Integration. He participated in NYSCA Presenting Program Digital Initiative, an intensive exploration of digital technologies used in the performing arts, and produced a collaborative lecture/demonstration between Troika Ranch and Immersion Dance Group to feature digital technologies coupled with tap, prior to the Classical Savion performance at Tilles Center. Previously, Marc has worked in Development for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and New York City Opera, as well as AVP for Enhance Financial Services. An active performer, Marc has appeared in theatre productions all over Long Island; his favorite roles include Benjamin Franklin in 1776, Herbie in Gypsy, Tommy Albright in Brigadoon, Sancho Panza in Man of La Macha, Max Detweiller in The Sound of Music and Andrew Ladd III in Love Letters CUNNINGHAM , JO ANN (Irene Ryan Finals Judge) knows theater from both the production side and the stage. She has produced and written shows for CUNNINGHAM & FREDERICKS for over 15 years, a singing duo that has performed across the country from New York to Alaska. She has also written and directed industrial shows and her work as an actress spans thirty years of Broadway, Off-Broadway, National Tours, Repertory and Stock. Highlights in- clude:Broadway:THE KING AND I, ‘Mrs. Anna’ opposite Yul Brynner, ANNA KARENINA. Off B’way:LADIES OF THE CORRIDOR, ‘Connie Mercer’, THE SHOW GOES ON, with Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, NIGHT SEASONS, ‘Rosa’, written and directed by Horton Foote, SWAN SONG, ‘Joan Davis’, directed by Tony Tanner. National tours: INTO THE WOODS ,’Stepmother’, directed by James Lapine, with Cleo Laine, MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS, ‘Anna Smith’ with Debbie Boone, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC,’Charolotte’ with Mariette Hartley, CAROUSEL, ‘Julie Jordan’ opposite both John Raitt and Robert Goulet.Regional: FULL GALLOP, ‘Diane Vreeland, HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES,’Fiona’, Fleetwood Stage, THE DINING ROOM, Theatre Virginia, PARAMOUR, ‘Paulette’, Old Globe, CHEMIN DE FER ‘Francine’, FOLLIES, Paper Mill Playhouse, KISMET,’La Lume’, 42nd ST., ‘Dorothy Brock, AMT San Jose. O’Neill Memorial theater Center: acting company, Composer/Librettist conference. Clarence Ross Fellow—Master classes in British classical technique with Lynne Britt and Rudy Shelly of the Bristol Old Vic. Member: Circle East…..This past Spring she received critical acclaim, off-Broadway, for her perform- ance as ‘The Bishop’ in David Brendan Hopes’ EDWARD THE KING Currently, she is producing ,with Cornerstone Entertainment Int., PERFECT HAR- MONY:The Barry Sisters Story, and teaching vocal technique at The School for Film and Television in New York. DEVIN, LEE graduated from San Jose State College in 1958 and took his PhD (1967) at Indiana University. He taught at Indiana (1958-62), the University of Virginia (1962-66), Vassar College (1966-70), and Swarthmore College (1970-2002). In 1970 he founded The Theatre at Swarthmore, which became in time the Department of Theater Studies. He retired from teaching in 2002. In 1975 be became a member of the artistic staff of the People's Light and Theatre, acting, teaching acting, and doing dramaturgy. With Rob Austin of the Harvard Business School he wrote Artful Making; What Managers Need to Know about How Artists Work, published in 2003. In 2005 it won LMDA's Elliott Hayes Award for dramaturgy. It's about using theatre techniques to do creative work in business: replacing restraint with release, compromise with collaboration, and industrial teams with knowledge work ensembles. He and Rob are at work on the next book: Reliable Innovation. They've also published articles in several business journals. He's currently a Dramaturg at People's Light, a Senior Research Scholar at Swarthmore College, a Senior Consultant for the Cutter Consortium Innovation Practice, and a Certified Scrum Master. He's at work on several writing projects that interfere with his trout fishing, and cause him to neglect his grandchildren. EMBREE, NICK - is the Head of the Design and Technology Program at the University of the Arts. He is also a freelance set designer with many credits in and around Philadelphia and in regional theater. EVANS, RACHEL (Associate Irene Ryan Coordinator) Rachel Evans is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre at Kean University in New Jersey, where she teaches mentors theatre education majors, teaches acting, and directs children’s theatre. She serves on the Board for the Educational Theatre Associa- 34 University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA PROFILES tion and presents regularly at conferences for EdTA, AATE, and various state Thespian festivals. She was the recipient of an Ann Shaw Fellowship from Theatre for Young Audiences/USA that took her to Australia for ASSITEJ 2008, an international Theatre for Young Audiences festival and conference. Current activi- ties include authoring items for New Jersey’s high school theatre exam, publishing reviews for Theatre Journal, designing modern dance costumes, and writing original plays for young audiences. Rachel is a former high school theatre teacher, arts administrator, and AEA stage manager. She has a BFA in Theatre/ Performance from Hofstra University and an MFA in Directing from University of Pittsburgh. FERRIER, MASTER SERGEANT BLAIR - is the Chief Audio Engineer for the United States Military Academy Band at West Point, NY. In that position, he serves as both live and recording engineer for the Band, the Academy Glee Club, Cadet Orchestra, and the Cadet Chapel. His sound design for Fefu and Her Friends at SUNY New Paltz earned a Certificate of Merit in 2006. Currently MSG Ferrier provides audio technical guidance in the Hudson Valley to educa- tional theaters. To keep his rock "chops" up to speed he mixes for the 4-Horn Band SHARP9. www.thesoundbuilder.com FINDLAN-POWELL, JULIE - has been designing costumes for over 15 years. She holds a BFA in Acting from Clarion University and a MFA in Costume De- sign and Construction from Penn State University. Prior to teaching, Julie ran the Pittsburgh division of Costume World; She then went on to be the Resident Costume Designer for RWS and Associates, located in Manhattan. At RWS she designed costumes for several prestigious theatrical events, such as ice shows, holiday extravaganzas, and major theme parks throughout the United States. She started teaching at Clarion University last year and is very excited to get back into Theatre. FRENKEL, NAOMI - has been a singer all her life . She's performed an opera, concerts, oratorios, and her own cabaret show. Venues include the Kennedy Center (member of the original cast of Mass) Wolf Trap, Phillips Collection, Anderson House, Renwick Gallery, Arts Club and other sites in NYC. She holds two master's degrees... in music and special education, is the founder and director of the Working Voice LLC, a training service for the speaking and singing voice. Among her clients are politicians, executives, actors, teachers, clergy, and government personnel from many federal departments. She is a constant visitor at large corporations where she leads seminars and workshops for improvement of voice and presentation skills. Visit her web site at www.theworkingvoice.com . It is her voice you hear on the promotional video for Apex Covantage. She has taught at Catholic University, Northern Virginia Community College and the Studio Theatre that Conservatory , specializing in accent neutralization. GIBBONS, THOMAS is playwright-in-residence at InterAct Theatre Company in Philadelphia, which has premiered seven of his plays: Pretending to America, 6221, Axis Sally, Black Russian, Bee-luther-hatchee, Permanent Collection, and A House With No Walls. Other plays include The Exhibition and Homer. His plays have also been seen at the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center, off-off-Broadway at Blue Heron Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Florida Stage, Unicorn Theatre, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, New Repertory Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, Center Stage, Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, Kirk Douglas Theatre/Center Theater Group, Aurora Theatre, Madison Repertory Theatre, and many others. He is the recipient of seven playwriting fellowships from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, two Barrymore Awards for Outstanding New Play, a Pew Fellowship in the Arts, the NAACP Theatre Award, the Roger L. Stevens Award from The Fund for New American Plays, and the Barrie and Bernice Stavis Playwriting Award. GOLDBERG, JANICE, Director of over 75 new plays, many genres. Recent: Rose colored Glass, New York premier, director/co-author, published by Samuel French. Off-Broadway and independent New York venues Include: Michael Schimmel Arts Center, Circle in the Square Downtown, Soho Rep, CAP21, neighborhood Playhouse, Tisch School of the Arts, Theatre 54, Greenwich House Theatre, Circle East, The Lambs, HERE, Vital Theatre, Pulse Ensemble Thea- tre, Harold Clurman Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Source, New American Globe, Regional credits include: NJRep, North Coast Rep, Tulsa Rep, Venice Little Theatre, The Centaur Theatre and Mai Theatre in Montreal. Janice has co-authored five plays with Suzan Bigelow and has directed each in Northern California as well as Autumn Run for CAP21’s Blackjacks Festival. Rose Colored Glass has been a finalist for the USTheaterwest Competition and Dorothy Silver Playwrit- ing Award Guest Director/Instructor at Johns Hopkins, NYU Humboldt State, College of the Redwoods, Honors include: Pilgrim Project Grant; directing awards for NYU, The Turnip Festival, and Autumn Run in Northern CA. Artistic Director: Artistic new Directions. Member SSDC, Dramatist’s Guild, First Look Theatre Company, Circle East. Janis studied under the legendary Leland Starnes from Yale University. She also conducts workshops for college students around the country in Cold readings, Auditioning, Collaboration Among Artists, and Thriving in New York, among others. GOLDBOGEN, TAMARA - recently joined the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh’s Theatre Arts Department as theatre-arts lecturer and director of the Shakespeare-in-the-Schools’ touring outreach program. Ms. Goldbogen has a wide variety of experiences as a playwright, dramaturg, arts educator, fundraiser, and program coordinator. As Education Partnerships Coordinator at the Tony-Award-Winning Children's Theatre Company she managed ongoing initiatives and developed new programming for the education department. Other roles include work with Spoleto Festival USA, University of Hawaii, and as the founding director of South Carolina Young Playwrights an organization dedicated to the support and development of young writers. Ms. Goldbogen's teaching credits include New Play Development at The College of Charleston and Playwriting I at the University of Texas at Austin, and Drama & Performance in the Classroom at the University of Pittsburgh. Ms. Goldbogen received an MFA in Drama and Theater for Youth from the University of Texas at Austin GRAHAM ,BRUCE - PLAYS: Burkie, Early One Evening at the Rainbow Bar & Grille, Moon Over The Brewery, Champagne Charlie Stakes, Minor Demons, Desperate Affection, Belmont Avenue Social Club, According to Goldman, Dex and Julie Sittin’ in a Tree and the one man show, The Philly Fan, which is com- ing up on its sixth revival. Coyote on a Fence won the ’98 Rosenthal Prize, was nominated for two Drama Desk Awards, and ran on London’s West End starring Ben Cross. Something Intangible premieres at the Arden Theatre in spring of ’09. FEATURE FILMS: Dunston Checks In, Anastasia, Steal This Movie. T.V. MOVIES: Hunt for the Unicorn Killer, The Christmas Secret, Right on Track, Tiger Cruise, Ring of Endless Light. (Humanitas Award Winner – Best Chil- dren’s Screenplay.) The Most Wonderful Time of the Year premieres on the Hallmark Channel Christmas ’08. TELEVISION: Roseanne, Legwork. BOOK: The Collaborative Playwright (co-written with Michele Volansky) He has received awards from the Pew Foundation, the Theater Association of Pennsylvania, the Rockefeller Foundation and was the 1992 Princess Grace Foundation Statuette recipient. Graham currently teaches film and theater courses at Drexel Uni- versity. He lives in Philadelphia with Stephanie and their daughter, Kendall. GREGORY, MATTHEW A.J. - As an actor, director and costume designer, Matthew Gregory has worked on and off Broadway, and in venues across the coun- try. He has performed at the Kennedy Center, the Saratoga Shakespeare Company, and most recently appeared in the Off-Broadway production of Leo Tol- stoy’s The Power of Darkness at the Mint Theater. He has directed productions for Saratoga Second Stage, the Steamer No. 10 Theatre and NYU. His designs have been seen at the Juilliard School, the Village Theatre in Seattle and the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. Matthew has also worked as a costume artisan on various films including X-Men, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and Charlie’s Angels. As an educator, Matthew has taught at Adelphi University, SUNY Albany, Siena College and is currently an Assistant Professor at CUNY - Kingsborough. GRETTA, ROB - is an Assistant Professor of Musical Theater at Indiana University of PA. He holds an M.F.A. in Directing from Florida State University. At IUP he received KCACTF’s Certificate of Merit for Directing for his work on 3Penny Opera and Guys and Dolls which also received a Certificate for Excellence in Ensemble. Some favorite directing projects include Mame, Jesus Christ Superstar, Pippin, Always . . . Patsy Cline, Singin’ in the Rain, Man of La Mancha, and
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Closer, as well as noted chamber operas il matrimonio segreto and Amahl and the Night Visitors. Rob has been a professional actor since 1986, working off- Broadway, in regional theaters, theme parks, and national tours. Favorite roles include: Herr Schultz (Cabaret), Mushnik (Little Shop of Horrors), Magaldi (Evita), and Clive/Cathy (Cloud 9). Rob is a proud member of AEA and the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. GUILFORD-GREY, ANN - Recent projects include role of Kostelnicka in Timberlake Wertenbaker’s workshop adaptation of JENUFA directed by Irina Brown at Georgetown U; narrator for Naomi Frenkel’s SHAKESPEARE IN SONG” hosted by Washington Shakespeare Company; assistant to Diana Denley’s pro- ductions of TWELFTH NIGHT and THE TEMPEST (Franklin Park). Actor/member of New York’s Art & Work Ensemble (AWE), Ann was Eleanor Iselin in the NY premiere of John Lahr’s stage adaptation of THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE; other productions include THE CHANGELING, ROMEO AND JULIET, BURY ME AT SEA (AWE); A SHOT OF RECOVERY (Friends and Artists/NY). Regional credits: SAVAGES, (Center Stage); OUR TOWN, IN- HERIT THE WIND (Arena Stage and Russian Tour); A MURDER OF CROWS (American Showcase Theatre). International: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, THE FANTASTICKS, EQUUS, FEMALE TRANSPORT (Australia): CHAMBER MUSIC, AGNES OF GOD (Brussels). Film: DC CABS. TV: HOMICIDE; LIFE ON THE STREETS. A graduate of the Gately/Poole Studio (Meisner Technique), Actor’s Movement Studio NY and member of AEA, AFTRA, SAG HANSEN, STEFANIE instructs and supervises properties and also serves as a scenic designer for the Resident Ensemble Players (the newly formed equity com- pany at the University of Delaware) and the Professional Theatre Training Program also at the University of Delaware. Her prop artisan and prop master credits include The Old Globe, McCarter Theatre, Intiman Theatre, Lake George Opera Festival, San Diego Junior Theatre, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and St. Louis Repertory Theatre. Ms. Hansen received her B.F.A. in design from Webster University - Conservatory of Theatre Arts and her M.F.A. in design from San Diego State University. She is a member of United Scenic Artists Local 829 and SPAM (Society of Property Artisan Managers). HASHIMOTO-SINCLAIR, DR. YOKO - is the director of Costume and Makeup for the Department of Theatre and Dance at West Chester University. Be- sides teaching, she designs costume and makeup for the University Theatre productions. She received four Meritorious Awards for Excellence in Costume and Makeup Design from Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and is President of the Repertory of International Cultural Exchange. The company traveled twice to Japan for performances and lectures, and performed in several U.S. states. She designed costumes and/or makeup for many companies includ- ing Opera Delaware, Savoy Company, Venture Theatre, Opera North and Philadelphia Revels. Dr. Hash frequently makes presentations as a lecturer, workshop leader and Japanese dancer. Presently, she is the training coordinator of Rotary International Foundation's MAST/LINK, the Mid-Atlantic Ambassadorial Scholarship training program for both US and international students. HAUGHEY, PROFESSOR THOMAS - serves as the faculty technical director and production manager for all shows produced by the Department of Theatre and Dance. Through twelve years of experience in both professional and academic settings, he has developed a broad range of technical skills that allow him to bring a unique perspective to the classroom and stage. His courses, such as stagecraft, scenic construction and rigging, and AutoCAD, train students in the practi- cal application of theatre production and scenic construction. Thomas's professional experience in scenic design and production includes work for The Univer- sity of Connecticut, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, Beaver College (now Arcadia University), The People's Light and Theatre Company, and ESPN, as well as numerous seasons of one-a-week summer stock in New Jersey. HAY, ROSEY - Trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Assistant Director for Trevor Nunn at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Assisted Nikos Psacharopoulos on The Greeks at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. New York productions- Off Broadway: US premiere of Dennis Potter’s Brimstone and Treacle. Off Off Broadway: Jungle of the Cities, Hitting Town, Astonish Me, The Ruffian on the Stair, La Musica. Regional: Hedda Gabler with Christine Baranski at Buffalo’s Studio Arena Theatre; Tom Jones, Wild Oats, No Orchids for Miss Blandish and the US premiere of Carthaginians by Frank McGuinness – all at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Yale Drama: Love’s Labour’s Lost at the Yale Repertory Theatre. Currently teaches Junior Acting Technique at the University of the Arts, Philadelphia. She has taught and directed in numerous conservatory training programs in England and the United States: Juilliard School, NYU Graduate Acting; American Academy of Dramatic Arts; Stella Adler Conservatory; Arcadia University HENRY, GREGG - Artistic Director KCACTF. Upcoming productions: A Sleeping Country by Melanie Marnich for Round House Theatre and Teddy Roose- velt and the Ghostly Mistletoe by Tom Isbell and Mark Russell for The Kennedy Center. Recent productions include the U.S. Premieres of Girl in the Goldfish Bowl for MetroStage and You Are Here for Theatre Alliance; An Experiment with an Air Pump for Journeymen Theater Ensemble; Two-Headed and Scara- mouche for Washington Shakespeare Company. Productions for Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences: Mermaids, Monsters and the World Painted Purple by Marco Ramirez, Mark Russell & Tom Isbell’s Teddy Roosevelt and the Treasure of Ursa Major, Barbara Field’s Dreams in the Golden Country and Norman Allen’s The Light of Excalibur. He has directed development workshops for Arena Stage’s Downstairs and Centerstage’s First Look. He hosts the MFA Playwrights’ Workshop at the Kennedy Center in partnership with NNPN. He is artistic associate for Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences for New Works & Commissions, developing projects by Marsha Norman, Jason Robert Brown, Naomi Iizuka, Quiara Hudes and others. Gregg is the Curator of the Kennedy Center Page-to-Stage New Play Festival. He holds an MFA from the University of Michigan, and has served on the faculties of the University of Michi- gan, Western Michigan University, Iowa State University and Catholic University of America. Gregg is a proud member of LMDA, The Dramatists Guild and SSDC. HOBBS , JR, JOHNNIE - has been affiliated with the nationally recognized Freedom Theatre for over thirty years. He attributes his success to the mentoring he received from Freedom Theatre’s co-founders, the late John E. Allen, Jr. and the retired Robert Leslie. Mr. Hobbs played key roles in many of Freedom Theatre’s most critically acclaimed productions, including: Black Nativity, Black Picture Show (Barrymore nomination), Simply Heavenly with Melba Moore and Zooman and the Sign with Virginia Capers. Film credits include principal roles in Twelve Monkeys, Snipes, Up Close and Personal, Rocky Balboa and most recently, Cover directed by Bill Duke. Mr. Hobbs distinguished himself in a tour-de-force performance of the one-man play Paul Robeson by Phillip Hayes Dean. Mr. Hobbs is an associate professor of theater at UArts. Heis the Head of Acting, Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Academic Achievement Program and the advisor of the African American Student Union. KELLY, LEONARD is an Assistant Professor at West Chester University where he teaches acting, voice and speech and dialects. Len has directed a number of productions at West Chester, including The Bald Soprano, Twelfth Night and Noises Off! And most recently Len directed Assassins. He serves as a nominator for the Barrymore Awards in Philadelphia and was honored to be part of the Barrymore nominated ensembles of Vagabond Acting Troupe’s The Art of War and The Pig Iron Theatre Co. production of Pay Up!. Len is also an Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework. KLAPPER, STEPHANIE (Irene Ryan Finals Judge – Klapper Casting NYC) Klapper Casting’s work has been seen on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regionally, internationally, on television and film, and heard on radio. Currently on Broadway: Horton Foote’s Dividing the Estate. Selected recent Off-Broadway projects include: Selected recent Off-Broadway projects include: A Dangerous Personality; Continuous City; King of Shadows; Frankenstein (the new musical); None of the Above; an oak tree.. For Primary Stages numerous plays, most recently A Body of Water; Buffalo Gal; Something You Did; and In the Continuum (NY, 36 University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA PROFILES
International and National Tour), and TACT’s Bedroom Farce. NY Casting for Mary Zimmerman's The Arabian Nights (Berkeley Rep. and Kansas City Rep.) Mirror of the Invisible World (Goodman Theatre); The Blonde, The Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead (Cincinnati Playhouse); Old Wicked Songs (Vienna English Theatre). Ongoing projects for Capital Repertory Theatre, Delaware Theatre Company, Milwaukee Rep; Roundhouse Theatre; Virginia Stage Company, New Theatre, New York Classical Theatre; Clarence Brown Theatre, and Vermont Stage Company (amongst others). Numer- ous independent feature films. Ms. Klapper is a member of the Casting Society of America and the League of Professional Theatre Women. KOSCIELNIAK, LYNNE: designs have represented the United States at the Prague Quadrennial of Stage Design (’07) and at World Stage Design Exposi- tion (’05).Her work includes: the Chicago premiere of Sarah Ruhl’s EURYDICE (Piven Theatre,Chicago), Naomi Izuka’s TATTOO GIRL (The Viaduct, Chicago), lighting designs for dance: Bill Evans and Jump Rhythm Jazz Project, and set, light, and costume design for the world premiere of the musical, PARALLEL LIVES (Theatre for the New City, NYC). Lynne is an Associate Professor of Scenography and the Director of Design and Technology at the University at Buffalo. She is the immediate past Chair of Design and Technology for Region II, KCACTF and holds an MFA in Stage Design from North- western University. Her work has earned her an Emerging Designer Residency (Steppenwolf), a Design Fellowship at the Kennedy Center (Intensive in Scenic & Costume Design: The Collaborative Process with Ming Cho Lee and Constance Hoffman), a Joseph Jefferson Citation Nomination, and The Michael Merritt Scholarship for Excellence in Design and Collaboration. Lynne is a member of United Scenic Artists - Local 829. LALLY, MAGGIE is an associate professor of Theatre Arts at Adelphi University, where she teaches acting and cabaret theatre (sketches and songs in the Brechtian tradition). She has directed in New York City and regionally and developed numerous cabarets including three with music written by Jonathan Larson (RENT). Maggie has directed readings of new plays at venues including: The Public Theatre, Barrington Stage Company, Jewish Repertory Thea- tre, The DR2 Theatre, and through the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival where she is Immediate Past Chair of Region 2. She has taught cabaret writing and performance workshops at colleges and universities including NYU, Duke University, University of Michigan, Iowa State University, University of Pennsylvania and currently at Adelphi University. She is a member of The Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers (SSDC). LARSEN, ANIKA can currently be seen playing Kate/Lucy in the national tour of Avenue Q. Anika has performed on Broadway in Xanadu, All Shook Up and Rent. Off-Broadway she has been in Zanna, Don’t!, How to Save the World and Find True Love in 90 Minutes, and Miracle Brothers. Anika majored in theater at Yale University, and she is Associate Artistic Director of Jaradoa Theater. LEARY, RALPH (Coordinator of NCI ) is a professor in the English Department of Clarion University, where he teaches modern and contemporary dramatic literature as well as the plays of Shakespeare. On occasion, he is allowed to take small roles in campus productions, especially when they need an old guy. He has been a respondent to region productions and at various times served as Chair of NCI and the Dramaturgy Initiative. LEHMAN, SUSAN BETH has been performing since she was a child and received her BA and MFA in Acting from UCLA. She has worked on the New York and LA stages and regional theatre along with film and television and many television commercials. She as taught acting, writing and directing at thea- tres and universities extensively in Los Angeles and is currently teaching at West Chester University. As a writer she has won: Austin Film Festival Screen- writing Award, Set in Texas best Screenplay, Horton Foot Excellence in Screenwriting, and 2008 Fellowship in Script works for the PA Council on the Arts LESTER, HUGH is presently Visiting Professor of Drama at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. holds a B.A. from Pomona College, an MA from Tulane University in Theatre Criticism, and an MFA in Theatre Design from the University of New Orleans. He has been a professional designer for over thirty- five years. A member of the United Scenic Artists, his scenic and lighting design credits include over 200 productions for such theatres as the Charles Play- house in Boston, the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, the Folger Shakespeare Theatre and The Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.; Tulane Shakespeare Festival, the Contemporary Arts Center, The New Orleans Opera Company, and Tulane University in New Orleans. His lighting designs have been seen internationally in Hong Kong, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Paris, as well as in New York both off- and on Broadway. He was Art Director for the nationally acclaimed educational TV series Powerhouse and for Family Business starring Milton Berle. LOCONTI, KYLE chairs the Division of Arts & Media at Niagara County Community College. Within that division, she teaches, directs and choreo- graphs in the Department of Theatre Arts. She served as Director of the college dance company, Tanzen for twenty-five years. Outside of the college, Ms. LoConti has served as the production Stage Manager for Shakespeare in Delaware Park, in Buffalo New York, for the past 14 years. Last year, she was named Director of the Emanuel Fried New Play Workshop at Road Less Traveled Productions, also in Buffalo, NY. LOEBELL, LARRY - produced full-length plays include House, Divided, La Tempestad, The Ballad of John Wesley Reed, and Pride of the Lion. Published full length plays include La Tempestad in the anthology Playing With Canons: Explosive New Works from Literature by America's Indie Playwrights, NYT Books, and Pride of the Lion, by layscripts.com. Published short plays in regular production include Angie and Arnie Sanguine, But Who's Counting, and Just Before the War Between the Plates, all published by Playscripts.Com. Larry has been awarded four Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowships in laywriting, an EST/Sloan Science Foundation rewrite commission for his play Girl Science, and was awarded a new play commission for House, Divided from the National Council for Jewish Culture. His living play Living News, written for the National Constitution Center in hiladelphia, is in its third sea- son of daily school-year performances. He teaches playwriting and dramaturgy at Arcadia University in Glenside, PA, and film history at University of the Arts. LOSSO, ERNEST A. - is a graduate of New York's Neighborhood Playhouse and instructed with Sanford Meisner. He has Served as actors' agent, casting director, associate producer, writer, producer and director for television on shows such as Star Trek, Mission Impossible, The Lucy Show, Mannix, Be- witched, The Partridge Family, James at 15, and The Paper Chase, which won the cable Ace award for outstanding hour dramatic series for three consecu- tive years. He has directed more than 30 television commercials and has worked at all the major Hollywood Studios and television networks, Presently teaching the Meisner technique acting and acting on Camera at Uarts. LOWY, ANDREW is a senior Theatre major at West Chester University. His credits at WCU, in addition to being President of University Theatre, include dramaturgy/assistant direction for the musicals Cole, Assassins, and Gypsy, for which he won the LMDA/KCACTF National Student Dramaturgy Award. He has worked extensively at Paper Mill Playhouse, as the Assistant to the Director (Mark Waldrop) for Little Shop of Horrors, as well as writing for their production study guides for the past two seasons. Andrew received a fellowship in the Literary Department at the prestigious Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, where he worked on four new musicals. MACKENZIE, SCOTT (Workshop Coordinator) is an Associate Professor and Director of Theatre at Pennsylvania’s Westminster College. He earned his Master of Fine Arts in Acting from Michigan State University and his Ph.D. from Wayne State University. His acting experience includes film, television, and theatre. Roles in Othello, Medea, The Crucible, A Tale of Two Cities, and Arsenic and Old Lace are among his theatre performance credits. Included in the, productions he has directed are: All My Sons, The Subject Was Roses, Lost in Yonkers, Kiss Me Kate, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Lara- mie Project, Once Upon a Mattress, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Baker From Madrigal. Baker was the English language premier of Traidor, 37 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, Region II, Festival 41
inconfesso y martir by Jose Zorilla. In cooperation with the Hoyt Institute of Fine Art, Scott co-wrote and directed Out of the Fire: Voices of the Holocaust. While on active duty with the United States Army Reserve in 2006, he directed Bigfoot Stole My Wife, the first show produced entirely by military and civilian personnel stationed in Baghdad’s International Zone MEESTER - Professor Meester is Associate Professor of Theatre and Director of the Costume Design/Production Program at the University of Alabama. Some of her designs at UA include: The Threepenny Opera, Ragtime, All's Well that Ends Well, You Can't Take it With You, and West Side Story. As resident cos- tume designer at the Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival her work included costume designs for: Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Noth- ing, The Merchant of Venice, A Comedy of Errors, and Titus Andronicus. Other venues Meester's designs have been seen at are: The Alabama Shakespeare Festival, The Redlight Theatre (Washington D.C.), Birmingham Children's Theatre, Arkansas State University, Memphis Black Rep, Henderson State Univer- sity, University of Louisiana-Monroe, University of Northern Iowa and Louisiana State University. She is currently the Design Chair (Region IV) for the Ken- nedy Center American College Theatre Festival and is an active member of the United State Institute for Theatre Technology as well as the Southeast Theatre Conference. Ms. Meester earned her MFA in Stage Design from Southern Methodist University and a BS in Apparel Technology from Purdue University. MEHLER, CHARLIE - has written lyrics, book, and music for the musicals Wealth, and How Not to Avoid It (a musical adaptation of Shaw's Major Barbara) and Poster Children. He has served as lyricist on the musicals Hard Road and Downtown. Mehler's forthcoming PhD dissertation deals with musical theatre as a venue for mainstreaming marginalized populations. MILLER, TOM - Prior to joining the staff of Actors' Equity Association, Tom was an Actor for over 25 years, performing in National Tours, Regional Theatre, Off Broadway and Europe. Additionally, he performed with the Atlanta Ballet, Ballet Florida, the Carl Radcliff Dance Theatre and at Opryland USA. As a Direc- tor, his credits include “Cabaret”, “You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown”, “Dames At Sea” and Off-Off Broadway productions of “All I Ever Did Was Love Some- one”, “Dark Snow” and “SWAK”. He can be seen in the documentary “Show Business – The Road To Broadway” hosting an opening night Gypsy Robe presen- tation. For over a decade Tom was honored to serve as a voter for the annual Tony Awards. Tom is a graduate of Indiana University with a degree in Education. MILLS, MIRIAM - has taught acting for over 25 years and has directed hundreds of plays nationally. She started out as an actress in NYC and has appeared in numerous plays in New York and throughout the United States. MISENHEIMER, BECKY - M.F.A., Assistant Professor of Theater, St. Bonaventure University—At SBU Becky teaches Intro, Design, and Tech courses and executes scenery, lighting, and costumes for SBU productions. Previously, she taught and designed at Ashland University in Ohio, where she served as Technical Director for 6 years. Favorite designs include Revenge of the Space Pandas, Woyzeck: A Construction, Talley's Folly, and scenery for Proof, which appeared at the KCACTF Region III festival. Outside the academia, Rebecca has been the Production Manager for the Ashland Summer Theatre Festival, has designed lighting for the Ashland Regional Ballet and the Ensemble Theatre Company in Cleveland. She has worked as a technician at Williamstown Theatre Festival and Actors Theatre of Louisville, where she is a veteran of the Humana Festival of New American Plays. Rebecca received her M.F.A. in Theatre from the University of South Carolina, and her B.A from Randolph-Macon College in Virginia. MURPHY, JIM (Region I Co-Vice-Chair) is a faculty member at Northern Essex Community College. He and his wife, Susan Sanders, have collaborated as director and designer on many productions, both at NECC and professionally. Jim is a past recipient of a faculty fellowship in directing at the Kennedy Center and is also a recipient of a Kennedy Center Medallion in recognition of service to KCACTF. Jim’s teaching has been recognized for teaching excellence by the National Institute of Staff and Development organization. This past summer he received an NEH grant to study Shakespeare at the American Shakespeare Center in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. NORGREN, CATHY has served KCACTF in a number of administrative capacities for over 20 years; she is happy to end her official service to KCACTF by being on the National Selection Team. In civilian life Cathy teaches design at the University at Buffalo, where she is Professor and Associate Chair of Theatre & Dance. She teaches at the KC Summer Intensives in Playwriting each July.Cathy is also a member of United Scenic Artists, local 829. As a freelance designer she has designed costumes for: Theatre for Young Audiences at the Kennedy Center; Actors Theatre of Louisville, Humana Festival of New American Plays; the Cleveland Playhouse; the former Studio Arena Theatre in Buffalo; Alabama Shakespeare Festival; North Carolina Shakespeare Festival; the National Shake- speare Company; Indiana Repertory Theatre; Virginia Stage; Vermont Stage; Pennsylvania Center Stage; and Arden Theatre of Philadelphia. Cathy has upcom- ing designs at the Roundhouse Theatre, Bethesda MD; and GEVA Theatre in Rochester NY. Cathy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude from Mount Holyoke College, and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Carnegie Mellon University. O'STEEN, MICHAEL - holds a BFA in Acting and an MFA in Directing from Carnegie Mellon University. His direction/choreographic credits include the Off- Broadway production of Just Feet From Broadway, A Tribute To Michael Bennett for KC cable television, Anything Goes and The Sound of Music at West- chester Broadway Theatre, both Guys and Dolls and Little Shop of Horrors at Struthers Library Theatre and You're a Good Man Charlie Brown at Pittsburgh Musical Theatre, among many others. Michael performed on Broadway in Meet Me in St. Louis and Starlight Express and in the National Companies of Cats, Sayonara, Fame and Guys and Dolls. His film appearances include Woody Allen's Everyone Says I Love You and he has performed at may of the country's re- nowned regional theatres; Manhattan Theatre Club, Goodspeed Opera House, Papermill Playhouse, Walnut Street Theatre, and Studio Arena. Finally, Michael is a member of SSDC, AEA, SAG, SAFD, and ATME. OTTE, DEBRA BERGSMA - (Design Tech Management Task Force and Project Management Initiator) is a faculty member in Theatre and Fashion Studies at Montclair State University. She previously served as Director of both the Theatre and Arts Management programs at Long Island University and as Resident Costume Designer. Her design credits include costume designs for CBS, the Joffrey Ballet, Linda Tarnay, Merce Cunningham, many regional, Off-Broadway and university productions; puppet design for Henson Associates; and industrial design. In the past ten years, she has produced and costumed six productions that performed at the KCACTF Region II Festival including Skriker, which performed at the National Festival in 1998. She is serving on the national level as Member-at-Large and previously served as Chair-of-Chairs, Festival Production Respondent in Region V and Regional Design Respondent in Regions I, III, IV, V and VI. She was Chair of Region II from 2002-2005 and Design Co-Chair prior to that. In 1999 and again in 2005, she was honored to receive the Kennedy Center Gold Medallion for her work with KCACTF. She holds an MFA in Design from Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. PARKER, DR. HARRY B. is currently serving as the National Chair of KCACTF. He is a Professor and the Chair of the Department of Theatre at Texas Chris- tian University in Fort Worth, Texas. PATTERSON, DANIEL (Irene Ryan Semi Final Judge) Prof. Patterson is Chair of Theatre and Dance at Keene State College in New Hampshire. In addition to being a past chair of KCACTF for Region I, Professor Patterson chairs the Critics Institute and is a member of the selection team and executive board for Region I. Recently, he has been a festival respondent for Region VIII, Region II, and Region VI and has been asked several times to consult on the Critics Insti- tute workshop in other regions. Professor Patterson graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. He was given the Kennedy Center Medallion in 2003 for 38 University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA PROFILES his work with KCACTF. He has acted with numerous Shakespeare companies around the country and is most proud of the fact that he has performed in fifteen of the Bard’s works to date PECK, JAMES is an actor, writer, director and games player who has performed and taught throughout Europe since the mid 1980s. Studying Improvisation with Kevin Tomlinson and writing with Keith Tutt, and graduating from The Central School of Speech and Drama, James worked mostly in Film and TV in the 90s until an overwhelming desire to find a better way, led him to Dell’Arte. He came to Blue Lake in 2002 to join the MFA program and graduated with the school’s MFA in Ensemble Based Physical Theatre in 2006. PFEIFFER, DAVID - This is David’s Second year at Kutztown University. Last year he directed and choreographed Little Shop of Horrors. David was on the directing staff of New York City Opera at Lincoln Center for ten years, where he directed, among others, productions of Medea, Carmen, Mikado and The Pearl Fishers. He has directed at over 50 companies throughout North America, Europe and Japan. He has taught or done residencies at The University of Southern California, Carnegie Melon, Indiana University, LSU among others. David worked as an actor and singer Off-Off Broadway, Daytime TV, independent films and various festivals, including the Spoleto Festival, as well as with many symphonies, opera companies and regional theatres. His latest work in film Winesburg Ohio was released on the festival circuit this year. PROPHET, DR. BECKY (Student Directing Lab head, Regional Directing Task Force, Leadership Task Force, Faculty Forum-Directing Dialogues), is a profes- sor of theatre at Alfred University where she has taught for sixteen years. Before finding her way to upstate New York, she taught, acted, and directed in the Bos- ton area, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Atlanta. Throughout her career of teaching and directing she has often worked with new plays and developing directors. From a festival in Atlanta for readings of women’s plays to work in the Association for Theatre in Higher Education’s (ATHE) new plays project, Becky has worked with dozens of new plays and playwrights all over the country. Four years ago, with the launch of the Student Directing Initiative, Becky found great satisfaction in bringing directing opportunities to students at the festival. In addition, she sometimes directs in the ten minute New Plays Project for Region II of the American College Theatre Festival and is often a respondent to regional productions. She was named the 2007 “Road Warrior” for Region II. Becky was the Directing Faculty Fellow to the national festival at the Kennedy Center from Region II for 2006. Directing and teaching are her life and her love, except for her family. Becky lives in Alfred, NY with her artist-husband. Their two perfect children have grown to college age and live on campuses far, far too far away. QUICK, ROBYN is an associate professor and the coordinator of the theatre studies program in the Theatre Arts Department at Towson University, where she teaches courses in theatre history and dramaturgy. She holds a Ph.D. in theatre studies from the University of Michigan, a master's degree in theatre from Kent State University and a bachelor's degree in theatre and English from Western Maryland College. She currently serves as the Chair of Dramaturgy and the Na- tional Critics’ Institute for Region 2 of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. RAINE, PATRICIA is Acting Head of Musical Theater at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia where she supervises training for BFA students in Musical Theater, and teaches performance classes for the developing singer/actor. Her students regularly appear on and Off-Broadway, in regional theaters across the country, and in national and international productions and tours. In addition to her work in the studio, Dr. Raine is also active as a stage director. Dr. Raine has held teaching positions in opera/music theater at Northern Arizona University, the University of Wisconsin, and the University of Minnesota. Ms. Raine holds performance degrees from Arizona State University (B.Music), Northern Arizona University (M.Music) and the University of Minnesota (Doctor of Musical Arts) with additional studies at the Staatliche Hochschule fuer Musik in Detmold, Germany and Wilfred Laurier University in Ontario.Performing credits in- clude over thirty leading roles, ranging from Mozart’s Constanze to Coleman’s Sweet Charity, in professional theaters throughout the U.S. and Europe. RALPH , P. GIBSON is the former properties master for the Eastman Opera Company and an Associate Professor of Theatre and scenic designer, the College at Brockport, State University of New York. RANNEY, COLLIN is a BFA Theatre Design & Technology student in his final semester at the University at Buffalo. His design work has been represented at past KCACTF festivals, as well as the USITT Design Expo. Recently returning from a semester abroad in ondon, England where he furthered his theatre arts education, some of his work includes: Assistant Scenic Design: Pacific Conservatory for the Performing Arts, Costume Design: MAURITIUS (Kavinoky Thea- tre), Production Design: SPRING AWAKENING University at Buffalo), Scenic & Costume Design: CITY OF ANGELS (UB), Director: BUT THE CLOUDS (Middlesex University), Director: THE EXCEPTION & THE RULE (Middlesex University), Costume Design: ZODIAQUE DANCE ENSEMBLE (UB). Collin’s work has earned him the 2008 USITT W. Oren Parker Scene Design, a Design Fellowship at the Kennedy Center (Intensive in Scenic & Costume De- sign: The Collaborative Process with Ming Cho Lee and Linda Cho), and various KCACTF Regional awards. Portfolio available at: www.collinranney.com. REDMAN, DR. BEVERLY - teaches theatre history, world dramas, voice and speech and acting styles, as well as directs, at Ursinus College. She has also taught and directed at the U of Texas, Loyola Marymount, LA, and U of CA, Irvine. She holds both an MFA and PhD from the U of CA, and she holds an MA from Georgetown U. REESE, ROBIN - assistant professor of Theatre Arts at Penn State Altoona holds an M.F.A. from The Actors Studio Drama Program at New School University. She is a proud member of Actors Equity. She is an O'Neil Playwrights Semi-Finalist and has directed numerous shows in New York City and regional theatre. She has performed in her own physical theatre pieces across the United States and in Italy. REYNOLDS, STEVE, professor of theatre at Wittenberg University in Springfield, OH, has been directing and teaching acting, playwriting, and contemporary American drama since 1981. Recent Wittenberg directing credits include Urinetown, a gender bent Taming of the Shrew, The Seagull, The Learned Ladies, and My Fair Lady. Favorites over the years at Wittenberg include Dancing at Lughnasa, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Boys Next Door, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Gogol’s Inspector General set in the American Wild West, All My Sons, and Picnic. In 2000 he directed Dan Stroeh’s it is no desert, which received the 2001 National Student Playwriting Award from KCACTF. While completing his M. A. and Ph.D. at The University of Michigan he directed In Celebration, Ah, Wil- derness!, Of Thee I Sing and the rock musical version of Two Gentlemen of Verona. His other productions include Pirates of Penzance, Man of La Mancha and She Loves Me (Springfield, OH Summer Arts Festival), Camelot, Bye Bye Birdie, Man of La Mancha, The Sound of Music, Gigi and The Unsinkable Molly Brown (Croswell Opera House, Adrian, Michigan), Brigadoon (Ann Arbor Civic Theatre), a Wittenberg alumni showcase of Lloyd’s Prayer (Hollywood), Reck- less (Mira Costa Community College) and The Chairs (Wilton, CT Playshop). Reynolds fell in love with theatre as an undergraduate at Tufts-in-London. He has published reviews in Theatre Journal and received a N.E.H. Summer Seminar Grant to study American playwrights at Columbia University. From 2004-2008 Reynolds served as Region III National Playwriting Program Chair. He has received the O.D.K. Teaching Award at Wittenberg and a Kennedy Center Gold Medallion Award for Excellence in College Teaching from Region III of KCACTF. This past November he directed a Julie Harris tribute production of The Member of the Wedding for Cape Rep Theatre on Cape Cod, Massachusetts while on sabbatical from Wittenberg. ROESLER, NICK - is a proud member of the FullStop Collective, to which he brings his talents as actor, director and writer. Nick's recent credits include How- ard Blackburn in The Morgan Theater Project (Mystic Seaport), Macbeth in 3 Kings and Their Dead (Are the Fish Happy?), Lucio in Measure for Measure (TSI), and the Narrator in A Living History of Revivalism and Socialism Amongst the Harpist Community at Eminence, Indiana (Katharsis Theater). Current 39 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, Region II, Festival 41
work includes the FullStop Collective’s new adaptation of Oliver Saks’ Musicophilia. Other theater work includes interning with The Wooster Group and work- ing with the National Theater Institute. ROSENFIELD, WENDY (Guest Critic) has been theater critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer since 2006, when she emerged from a five-year baby-raising sabbati- cal, cold-called the arts editor and asked if they needed an extra freelancer. She currently writes the Drama Queen blog for ArtsJournal.com, a clearinghouse for international arts news, and was chief theater critic for the Philadelphia Weekly from 1995 until 2001, when that baby was born. She was a 2008 NEA Fellow in Theater and Musical Theater, a participant in the Bennington Writer's Workshop, and is a 1991 graduate of Bennington College. Shortly after graduation from Bennington, she created and edited the literary quarterly Quo Modo, hosted the Monster Literary Truck and Tractor Pull (a monthly fiction- and poetry- read- ing series), and taught a summer class in ‘zine-making (a bit of anthropology: ‘zines were the paper and ink precursor to today’s blog) right here at the University of the Arts. She is the mother of two passionate young theatergoers, is a wife, fiction writer, was proofreader to a swami, publications editor for the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, and still can’t believe she gets paid for what she believes just might be the coolest job in the world. SATTA, STEVE is an Associate Professor of Voice/Acting at Towson University; he holds a BFA in Acting from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and an MFA in Acting and University Diploma in Voice Teaching from York University in Toronto where he was trained by David Smukler. He spent 15 years in New York as an actor and teaching artist and administrator for various arts-in-education companies including Theatre for a New Audience, ENACT, and the Irondale Ensem- ble Project. He makes his home in Baltimore with his partner Patrik and their furry family - 3 cats, 2 dogs, one horse and a guinea pig named Hamlet. In addition to teaching he works professionally as a director and dialect coach in Baltimore and the surrounding areas. SHAWGER, DAVID C. “KIP” JR - is the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival National Chair of Design and Technology. A native of New Jersey, he is an award winning designer with over 300 design credits and 30 years experience in education, community, professional theatre, television and film. Kip was member of the KCACTF National Selection Team in 2008 and in 2001 he received the Kennedy Center Gold Medallion of Excellence for his work with ACTF. He has also worked on a Kennedy Center Fellowship with Ming Cho Lee. SICKELS, BRIAN - A scenic, lighting and concert designer, as well as technical director with both professional and educational experience, Q. Brian Sickels works throughout the East Coast and New York City. An MFA design graduate from Michigan State University, he has designed and technical directed in Buf- falo, NY for Studio Arena and Kavinoky theatre: in Rochester NY for the Eastman Opera Company, GeVA and the University of Rochester; in NYC for the Greenhouse Dance Ensemble; and in Boston for the Mirage Mime Co. and JTW Entertainment. As an educator, he taught at Keuka College in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, SUNY, Cortland the University of Rochester and East Stroudsburg University. He is the winner of Southern Illinois University Scene Design Competition, a Member of United Scenic Artists Local 829, IATSE and USITT. He is currently Production Technical Director with the Arts Bank Theatre and the UArts. STANLEY, N. J. - is Assistant Professor of Theatre at Lycoming College in Williamsport, PA, where she teaches acting, directing, theatre history, and dramatic literature. J. has directed over 40 productions at colleges and universities across the United States, including Hedda Gabler, Macbeth, How I Learned to Drive, The Glass Menagerie, Lysistrata, The Laramie Project, and Angels in America, Part I. She has also directed professionally at the Millbrook Playhouse, the Pio- neer Playhouse, the Electric Theatre Company, and Off Off Broadway. J. has been affiliated with KCACTF for almost 20 years, serving as a production respon- dent and workshop presenter, as well as a judge and respondent for the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship competition. She earned an MFA in Directing from Flor- ida State University and the PhD from Indiana University. STEWART, COLIN - is the Assistant Professor of Technical Direction at Ithaca College, where he has taught since 1995, serving as Technical Director or Tech- nical Director Mentor for close to 100 productions. Professionally he has recently been a Technical Director for the Hanger Theatre and Williamstown Theatre Festival. His 30-year career has included positions as Production Manager, Technical Director or Master Carpenter for numerous professional theatres and scene shops, including: Studio Arena Theatre, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Long Wharf Theatre, Shea's Theatre, North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, Backstage Productions and North Carolina Scenic Studios, where he worked on sets for numerous operas, theatres, theme shows, industrial presentations and television. He received his B.A. from Trent University and his M.F.A. from North Carolina School of the Arts STEWART, MELANIE - actively links her professional work as a performer, choreographer, director and producer of contemporary dance theatre to her aca- demic work at Rowan University as a Professor of Theatre and Dance. With her professional company, Melanie Stewart Dance Theatre, she has produced criti- cally acclaimed work on the fringe circuit both here and abroad. This year, she will partner with Obie Award winning director John Clancy to create Time to Dance! for the 2009 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival. She is also the Artistic Director of the nEW Festival, an annual program of project mentorship, professional education and presentation of new works in residence at UArts. She, a BA from Webster College Theatre Conservatory and an MFA from Temple University and has won numerous awards for her choreography including fellowships from the NEA, The PA Council on the Arts and Dance Advance, a program of the Pew Charitable Trusts. SWANSON , MICHAEL - NPP Director - is coordinator of theatre and dance at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania. Swanson’s teaching career includes stints at Western Illinois University, Fresno City College, the University of Arizona, and Franklin College, where he was director of theatre and first chair of the fine arts department. Swanson was co-founder and artistic director of the Shakespeare & More Theatre Company of Central Indiana. Michael earned his Ph. D. at The Ohio State University, an MFA in directing at Wayne State University, and a BA from Hamline University. He is an associate member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers.Swanson is immediate past chair of KCACTF Region III, and was awarded the KCACTF Gold Medallion for his efforts. He serves on the directing task force and the selection committee in Region II, and has served on the selection committee and as circuit and workshop coordina- tor for Region VIII. Michael has directed new plays in Regions II, III, and VIII. SWEETNAM, ROBERT R. - is a New York based scenic and lighting designer and an assistant professor in the Department of Speech Communications and Theatre Arts Queensborough Community College. He earned his MFA in Design for Stage and Film from NYU, Tisch School of the Arts. Robert’s most recent scenic designs are the New York premier of Fit to Kill at the Clurman Theatre; Trojan Women, Romeo & Juliet, Julius Caesar, Lysistrata, Oedipus Rex, and A Raisin in the Sun at Queensborough Performing Arts Center. Other recent scenic designs are Stop Kiss, All in the Timing, A Hatful of Rain, The Private Life of the Master Race at the Shadowbox Theatre. Regional work includes Penguin Rep and Shadow Lawn Stage and Peter Pan at the Maui Center for the Performing Arts. As always he expresses his love and appreciation for his wife, Marisa, and daughter, Elizabeth. TASCA, DR. JULES - is an award winning playwright with 125 published plays to his credit. His works have been produced in national theaters (from the Mark Taper Forum to the Bucks County Playhouse) and abroad. His plays La Llorona and Maria were produced on NPR. His libretto for The Amazing Einstein won the national award in New York’s Performing Arts Repertory Theater Playwriting contest and toured nationally and played at The Kennedy Center. His libretto for C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe premiered in California, played in London and New York and is currently touring nationwide. A mem- ber of New York’s Dramatist Guild, Awards include, Theater Trip, a Thespie Award for Best New Play; Old Goat Song drama critic’s award in LA; The Balkan 40 University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA PROFILES
Women, Barrymore Award for Best Play; Judah’s Daughter, the Dorothy Silver International Playwriting Award. The Mission, is currently running at Miami’s The New Theatre. TATOM, LARS - teaches all aspects of performance at Anne Arundel College in Annapolis MD. The former Director of Theatre for the American University in Cairo, he has also taught in California, Colorado, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Thailand. Additionally, he has extensive theatre management experience, including having served at the Founding Artistic Director of the Sacramento Shakespeare Festival, and the Asst. Producing Artistic Director of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. TRUSCOTT, ANDREW is a senior Theatre major at West Chester University. He is acting as the KCACTF Festival 41 Scheduler and Event Coordinator. His credits at WCU, in addition to being the Treasurer of University Theatre, include Co-Producer and Artistic Director of the WCU BC/EFA AIDS Benefit which to date has raised $27,000 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. He also works as the Treasurer for Alpha Psi Omega (Rho Mu Cast), The WCU High School Theatre Festival, and is working to update these budgeting systems in his last year at the University. Andrew also works for the State Theatre of Easton’s Freddy Awards as an Asst. Choreographer for their yearly ceremony. VAN DEN BERG, ELIZABETH (Vice Chair and Irene Ryan Coordinator) has served as a Voice and Dialect Coach for over 40 productions in the Washington DC Metropolitan area, most recently for Carmen produced by Synetic Theatre at the Kennedy Center, and History Boys at the Studio Theatre. She is an Associ- ate Professor and Chair of the Theatre Arts Department at McDaniel College in Westminster, MD. She was named a top teaching artist by KCACTF in 2005, and was awarded a Kennedy Center Gold Medallion for her work with KCACTF in 2006. This coming spring, as part of her sabbatical semester, she will be perform- ing the role of Ugolino in Synetic Theatre’s version of Dante, based on the Inferno. A proud member of Actors’ Equity Association, AFTRA and SAG, she is a graduate of Tisch School of the Arts Grad Acting program. VAN DER HORN-GIBSON, DR.JODI is the Director of Theatre at Molloy College. Recent productions include The Taming of the Shrew, The Tempest, and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. VARGA, ANDREA - is a faculty member at SUNY New Paltz and a founding member of Jaradoa Theater which is a member-based company in NYC whose mis- sion is to promote mercy, beauty and truth. Jaradoa Theater is a company of professional theater artists--actors, directors, designers, writers--who serve through performance. Jaradoa's members are equally devoted to productions and performance-based outreach. They do theater that promotes mercy, beauty and truth in an environment where artists thrive, and use storytelling to address brokenness in their community. Most recently Ms. Varga designed the costumes for Measure for Measure at SUNY New Paltz, A Year with Frog and Toad at Dorset Theatre Festival in VT, and the new musical Serenade by Rachel Sheinkin and Nils Olaf Dolven for Jaradoa Theatre in NYC. She is a graduate of the master's program at Florida State University. www.jaradoatheater.org VOLANSKY, MICHELE is Assistant Professor of Drama at Washington College. She serves as the dramaturg for the annual PlayPenn New Play Development Conference and has worked at the Atlantic Theatre Company, the Arden Theater, Azuka Theatre Collective, 1812 Productions, Victory Gardens, and Next Thea- tre, in addition to her staff time at Actors Theatre of Louisville (1992-95), Steppenwolf Theatre Company (1995-2000) and Philadelphia Theatre Company (2000-2004). Volansky has, in her career, worked on over 150 new and established plays, including the Broadway productions of Buried Child and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest as well as plays that have been produced in theaters across the United States and Europe. She is the 1999 inaugural recipient of the Elliot Hayes Award for Dramaturgy and is a past President of the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas. Her book on playwriting and collaboration, co-written with Bruce Graham and entitled The Collaborative Playwright, was published by Heinemann Press in March 2007. She is also a doctoral student at the University of Hull (England), writing about the critics Kenneth Tynan and Frank Rich. WALDINGER, DR. BARABARA - currently teaches Acting, Dramatic Literature, Theatre History and Drama for Teachers at Queens College. Previously, she has taught at Hofstra University, Marymount Manhattan College and AMDA. She is Artistic Director of HRC Showcase Theatre, an Equity company located in Hud- son, NY, which produces staged readings of new works. She is a respondent for KCACTF Region 2, a director for the New Play Development Program at ATHE, and lectures for the NY Speakers for the Humanities. Barbara was trained in Reacting to the Past at Barnard, helped to pioneer it at Queens College, and has pre- sented workshops at conferences and college campuses. WHITE, DAVID - is a playwright, dramaturg and director of new works. His plays have been seen in venues around the U.S. and he has also worked with numer- ous artists to bring their visions to the stage. He teaches at Towson University and is an Artistic Director of WordBRIDGE Playwrights Laboratory (www.wordbridge.org), a play development lab that provides pre-professional playwrights with the opportunity to develop their works with professional artists. WINAR, GAIL currently teaches at Kean University and New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts for the Lee Strasberg Institute of Acting for Stage and Film. She also serves as a Master Teaching Artist, Lecturer and Dramaturg for the Roundabout Theatre Company on Broadway in New York City. She has over 20 years of experience as an actress and director in regional and New York theaters, and earned her MFA from the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Academy for Classical Acting at the George Washington University. WUNSCH, JULIET (Region II Chair) is the Associate Professor of Set and Lighting Design at West Chester University. She has designed for The Walnut Street Theatre, Freedom Theatre, Philadelphia Arts Bank, Society Hill Playhouse, Irongate Theatre, the Merriam Theatre and Mount Gretna Playhouse. In the aca- demic arena, Julie has designed lighting for the University of Delaware Professional Theatre Training Program, The University of the Arts, and Evansville Univer- sity. Prior to relocating to the Philadelphia area, she worked extravaganzas in Atlantic City and designed in New York, Pittsburgh and DC. Julie holds an MFA from Carnegie Mellon University. ZACCARDI, CHRIS a proud member of Actors Equity. Broadway: All Shook Up, Lestat, A Chorus Line (the new one), Wicked, and the up coming 9 to 5 the musical. Off Broadway: Play writes Horizon, Theater for a New Audience. Regional: Center Theater Group, Goodspeed Opera House, Coconut Grove Play- house, Walt Disney World, United States Marine Corps.
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