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2020 SETC Convention

Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) - Connecting You to Opportunities in Theatre Nationwide
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Family Room
SETC’s Women+ in Theatre Committee and the Parent Artist Advocacy League are collaborating once again to bring attendees with children a quiet, tucked-away room designated for relaxation and re-connection during the convention. In addition, a Parent & Caregiver Resource Packet has been created to help you prepare for your visit to Louisville, Ky. Wed./Thur./Fri. | 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM Sat. | 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Christie Connolly

Union College Theatre
Program Director & Assistant Professor of Theatre
Barbourville, KY

Birmingham-Southern College 2014, BA Theatre Arts • Texas Tech University 2019, MFA Performance & Pedagogy • Playback Nigeria Summer 2018, Artist in Residence

8:00am EST

Partnered Yoga for Theatre Performers CC - Ballroom BT. Fulton Burns

9:00am EST

Dream On! Educational Touring for College Recruiting CC - LO 03Paul Crook Working With Michael Chekhov's Artistic Frames CC - LO 09/05Lionel Walsh

10:30am EST

What Rules You? A Director's Rules for Success CC - LO 27Paul Crook Laban and Chekhov: Shape and Psychological Gesture CC - Ballroom CJennifer Mizenko

12:00pm EST

Looking for Normal: Stagecraft Practices at Small Colleges and Universities CC - LO 06Heather Sinclair Storytelling in a Transitioning World: Diversifying Academia CC - LO 01Pamela Sears • Anna Filippo What Is Intimacy Direction? Intimate Insights CC - LO 11Allison Bibicoff Lecoq Training for Actors: Playing With Movement CC - Ballroom CDavid Gaines Conscientious Theatre Training: Anti-Racist Theatre (Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Special Series) CC - LO 28Nicole Brewer

1:00pm EST

Building a Program From the Basement Up CC - LO 16David Nisbet • Morgan Brooks Introduction to Intimacy for Educators CC - LO 09/05Daniel Granke • Jessica Morgan

4:00pm EST

Connections and Intersections of Laban and Michael Chekhov CC - LO 19/15Tiza Garland Contemporary Stage Combat Techniques CC - Ballroom CRobert Aronowitz "Yes, And" for Directors: Improv as a Tool for Text Analysis and Rehearsal CC - M 108Jennifer Goff Woke or the Great Awakening? Problem Plays in a Time of Great Sensitivity CC - LO 17/18Darren Michael • Steven Burch

5:30pm EST

Embracing Inclusion: A Small Program Thinks BIG CC - LO 13Amy Guerin

7:00pm EST

Getchell New Play Open Rehearsal: 25 Light Years From Now CC - LO 26 Stage Management Games CC - Ballroom BShawn Paul Evans • Patricia Crotty • EmptySpace Technology

9:00am EST

Teaching Theatre Appreciation Online CC - LO 23E. Bert Wallace Women in Higher Ed: Discovering and Perfecting Your Ideal "Role" CC - LO 02Valerie Accetta • Christianne Roll • Nancy Wolfgang Curiouser and Curiouser: Devising Alice! CC - M 108R Cliff Thompson • Brandyn Graves

10:30am EST

Give Your Production More Punch: How Directors Shape the Dramatic Action CC - Ballroom CJohn Gulley A Project-Based Approach to Introductory Theatre Classes CC - LO 17/18Jeffrey Kean • Mark Creter The Girl Project Starter Pack CC - LO 28Jeni Benavides • Vanessa Becker Weig • Margaret McGladrey • Ellie Clark

11:00am EST

Secondary School Theatre Festival - "Silent Sky" Bomhard Theatre (Kentucky Center of the Arts)

12:00pm EST

I'm From the Government, and I'm Here to Help — Seriously! CC - LO 07Miah Michaelsen Acting for Healthcare Sciences CC - LO 10/14Erik DeCicco The Body Never Lies: Blocking Strategies for Beginning Directors CC - M 108Stuart Brown

1:00pm EST

Secondary School Theatre Festival - "Ernest and the Pale Moon" Bomhard Theatre (Kentucky Center of the Arts) Connecting With Community Through Programming and Partnerships CC - LO 16Christian Elser • Jenna Elser Mindfulness and Self-Care During the Tech Process for Human Sustainability CC - LO 19/15Ariadne Calvano Steal Like a Director: La MaMa Umbria International Symposium for Directors CC - LO 27Tosha Fowler • Sarah Provencal Small Theatre Support Group CC - LO 21/22Kim Miller Directing Pedagogy: Methods for Teaching Directors CC - LO 23Molly Claassen Commitment in Non-Realistic Performance: Visceral Imagery CC - LO 09/05Pamela Sears Meisner Acting: Living in the Moment CC - LO 01Gary Kingston Rubber Chicken Improv Festival for Fun and Profit CC - Ballroom CTonya Hays

4:00pm EST

Expanding Michael Chekhov: Exploring Intersections With Other Techniques CC - M 108Christie Maturo • Paul Hurley Improv for the Ensemble: Exploring Group Mind Through Sound and Movement CC - Ballroom CTavish Forsyth Applied Theatre Interest Group CC - LO 01Tenika Dye Burgess

5:30pm EST

Finding Funds: Working Together to Locate Friends and Cultivate Support CC - LO 03David Balthrop • Lucy Love Designing for Devised Theatre CC - LO 16Casey Watkins Shining Your Stars: Troubleshooting Actor Problems as a Director CC - LO 08Ryan Long • Michael Wainstein Storytelling in Motion: Creating Ensemble Through Movement CC - Ballroom CKelley Schoger

10:30am EST

Wake Up Your Resonators! CC - M 107Anne Swedberg • Brittany Bara Five Common Unarmed Combat Skills for the Stage CC - Ballroom ACaitlyn Herzlinger

11:30am EST

Devised Theatre for Change: Opioid Addiction CC - Ballroom D-E

1:00pm EST

The Student Has Become the Teacher: Transitioning From Student to Professor CC - LO 27Rebecca Huguet • Dylan Bollinger • Todd Siff • Christie Connolly • Lauren Carlton • Bill West-Davis

4:00pm EST

Actorbatics: An Introduction to Droznin Russian Movement CC - M 108Carrigan O'Brian