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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

Emma Grace Imes

https://emmagraceimes.com

Emma Grace Imes is a Lexington Kentucky based theatre artist with B.A in Theatre from the University of Kentucky. She has performed in multiple student produced works at the University. Including "Robin" in Horse Girls, and, "Mother" in Women and Wallace. On the mainstage her ten minute play, How/Why My Sock Monkey Became Real, was selected to be produced as a part of the college's New Works Now 2018 program. Emma has co directed, co adapted, and produced The Little Prince in drag with her creative partner Brent Watts. As apart of the schools selective advance directing course she wrote/produced two experimental site specific works. Behind her college career is her community theatre experience which spans over 30 productions.

12:00pm EST

SETC Check-In and Registration Desk CC - South Pre-function Upper ConcourseAmanda Nielsen • Elizabeth Theodora • Disney Auditions

4:00pm EST

Movement Playground: Teachers Teaching Teachers (and Everyone Else!) CC - Ballroom CAndrew Ray Creating Your Own Work: Utilizing Yourself in Your Art CC - LO 19/15Christopher Booth

7:00pm EST

Unarmed Combat in the Round CC - M 108Andrew Ray

10:00pm EST

Ten-Minute Play Festival: Orientation & Auditions CC - Ballroom D-EHollins Playwright's Lab

12:01am EST

Ten-Minute Play Festival: Authors to Work! CC - LO 06Hollins Playwright's Lab

7:00am EST

Ten-Minute Play Festival: Readings CC - LO 06Hollins Playwright's Lab

9:00am EST

Ten-Minute Play Festival: Casting CC - LO 17/18Hollins Playwright's Lab Collaborating With Disabled and Neurodiverse Artists CC - LO 19/15Brandon Bruce • Andrew Brown

10:00am EST

Ten-Minute Play Festival: Rehearsals CC - M 108Hollins Playwright's Lab

10:30am EST

What Rules You? A Director's Rules for Success CC - LO 27Paul Crook Exposition and Its Discontents: How to Write Exposition for Plays CC - LO 06Andrew Pederson

12:00pm EST

Stage Combat Panel CC - LO 27Andrew Ray Playwriting Interest Meeting CC - LO 08Laura King • Darren Michael Women+ in Theatre Interest Meeting CC - LO 04Rowen Haigh Making the Leap to Professional Theatre: When, How and Where to Start CC - LO 07Daniel Gordon • Erick Buckley

1:00pm EST

Demystifying Archetypal and Psychological Gesture CC - M 111Jeanine Henry • Kristen Cerelli Life After College: From Undergrad to the Profession With URTA CC - LO 08Brackley Frayer • Kristy Leigh Hall • Jenny Wales • Jim Wren

4:00pm EST

Ten-Minute Play Festival: Tech Rehearsals CC - Ballroom D-EHollins Playwright's Lab Woke or the Great Awakening? Problem Plays in a Time of Great Sensitivity CC - LO 17/18Darren Michael • Steven Burch

5:30pm EST

Actor’s Identity: How to Be Genuine in a World Full of Fakes CC - LO 01Amy Dunlap Green Theatre Around the World CC - L 06Molly Braverman • Charlie Deull

7:00pm EST

Getchell New Play Open Rehearsal: 25 Light Years From Now CC - LO 26

10:00pm EST

Ten Minute Play Festival Performances CC - Ballroom D-EHollins Playwright's Lab

9:00am EST

Walking a Tabletop Puppet CC - LO 17/18Robin Vest • Tom Burch

10:30am EST

An Insider's Guide to Booking Film and TV CC - LO 02Gabrielle Berberich • Brett Goldstein • Greg Chwerchak If You Push Me, I Will Slap You Silly: Unarmed Stage Combat CC - Ballroom ADavid Woolley 8 Hacks to Being a Better Improviser CC - LO 09/05George Younts 14 Tips for Submitting Your Plays CC - LO 06Nancy Gall-Clayton

12:00pm EST

The Body Never Lies: Blocking Strategies for Beginning Directors CC - M 108Stuart Brown Instant Playwriting: Trusting Yourself to Enter the Moment CC - LO 06Ivan Fuller

1:00pm EST

Steal Like a Director: La MaMa Umbria International Symposium for Directors CC - LO 27Tosha Fowler • Sarah Provencal Accent Reduction for Native Southern Speakers CC - LO 03Matthew Ferrell Nationalism and Its Dangers CC - M 112Steven Burch • Charles Harmon • Gale Temple Playwright's Corner CC - LO 24Laura King • Darren Michael

2:15pm EST

The Farm Theatre's Bullpen Sessions: Live Podcast Recording Interview with Nicole Brewer CC - Main Concourse BoardroomPadraic Lillis • Nicole Brewer

4:00pm EST

Writing for Children and Winning Their Adults CC - LO 06Alaska Vance

4:30pm EST

Ready to Publish Reading: "A Singular They" by Aliza Goldstein CC - LO 26Laura King • Stage Rights

5:30pm EST

Building a Strong Ensemble: Quickly Creating a Safe Space to Experiment CC - M 108Jemma Levy

7:00pm EST

Getchell New Play Reading: 25 Light Years From Now CC - LO 26

7:15pm EST

Women+ in Theatre Reception CC - Ballroom B

9:00am EST

Exploding Gender: Creating Space for Gender Diverse Theatre (Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Special Series) CC - M 112John Meredith • JD Stokely