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4:00pm EST
Finding Your Voice: Ideas for the Transitioning Actor and Singer
Speakers 
Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre, Northwestern State University
Grace Edgar, Mezzo-Soprano, received her Doctorate in Vocal Performance with a minor in Opera Directing from the University of Houston. Before beginning her doctoral studies, Dr. Edgar was a member of the Opera New Jersey Studio and a Resident Artist in the Marion Roose Pullin Studio...
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Wednesday February 26, 2020 4:00pm - 5:15pm EST
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8:00am EST
Actor Warm-Up
Speakers 
Visiting Assistant Professor of Practice, Florida State University
Jason Paul Tate is a New York City based director, choreographer and performer who has been fortunate enough to speak the speech at the Public's Delacorte, tread the boards at the Metropolitan Opera and to walk the planks of a Pirate stunt show. As a movement and fight director he...
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8:00am EST
Partnered Yoga for Theatre Performers
Speakers 
Professor, Marshall University
T. FULTON BURNS (SDC & MFA) is a professional educator, performer, director and fight choreographer, and a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. He has worked as an assistant director with Moises Kaufman, collaborated & performed with the Living Theatre, danced...
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9:00am EST
Improv: Theatre Without Books!
Speakers 
VoiceOver Actor, Los Angeles, CA
James Patrick Cronin has narrated over 600 audiobooks including New York Times Best Sellers, Edgar and Nebula Awards nominees, and a National Book Award finalist. He has narrated the works of Noam Chomsky and Dean Koontz, among others. His work has been recognized with numerous Audie...
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10:30am EST
Sing Out, Louise! Singing and the Alexander Technique
Speakers 
Adjunct Faculty, Elmhurst College
Laura Matthews is an adjunct faculty member at Elmhurst College. She holds an MFA in Pedagogy and Performance from Virginia Commonwealth University and a BA in Musical Theatre and Interdisciplinary Communication Studies from Elmhurst College. She is also a certified Alexander Technique...
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1:00pm EST
1:00pm EST
Big Choices: Clowning in Callbacks
Speakers 
Assistant Professor, Murray State university
Matthew Crider is an assistant professor of movement and acting at Murray State University in Kentucky. He is also a Certified Teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors. He specializes in stage combat, clown, and Suzuki.
1:00pm EST
New York to L.A.: The Business of Acting on the Coasts
Speakers 
School Director, Stella Adler Studio of Acting
Johnny Patrick Yoder is a graduate of the Stella Adler Studio of New York. He has acted in over 60 plays in his career including: Off-Broadway: Our Town (HCLAB), The Third Step (ATA), Stain (development reading, Choice Theatricals); Los Angeles: Enron, Henry VI, Part I, (Burgundy...
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Thursday February 27, 2020 1:00pm - 2:15pm EST
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4:00pm EST
A Casting Conversation/RoundTable Discussion with the Professional Division
Speakers 
Talent Casting Director, Disney Parks Live Entertainment
Mark Catlett is currently a Talent Casting Director for Disney Parks Live Entertainment. Responsible for casting thousands of performers a year in various kinds of shows, both Equity and Non-Equity, Mark hosts thousands of Auditions each year. Prior to his current position, Mark was...
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Thursday February 27, 2020 4:00pm - 5:15pm EST
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4:00pm EST
Audiobooks: Play ALL the Parts!
Speakers
VoiceOver Actor, Los Angeles, CA
James Patrick Cronin has narrated over 600 audiobooks including New York Times Best Sellers, Edgar and Nebula Awards nominees, and a National Book Award finalist. He has narrated the works of Noam Chomsky and Dean Koontz, among others. His work has been recognized with numerous Audie...
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Narrator, Blue Nose Audio
Julie McKay is an Audie-nominated and SOVAS award-winning audiobook narrator of over 300 titles. As an Equity stage actor, she has performed off-Broadway in New York and at regional theatres across the country. Julie is a graduate of Baldwin-Wallace University Conservatory of Music's...
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Thursday February 27, 2020 4:00pm - 5:15pm EST
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4:00pm EST
Climbing Uphill: Work Hard to Make Your Musical Theatre Audition Look Easy
Speakers 
Professor of Music and Theatre, Professional Actor Training Program at Chattanooga State
Jennifer Arbogast Wilson is a professor at Chattanooga State, where she teaches Applied Voice, Voice and Speech, and Musical Theatre. Jennifer holds a Doctor of Arts degree from Ball State University in Vocal Performance with a secondary emphasis in Speech-Language Pathology. As an...
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Thursday February 27, 2020 4:00pm - 5:15pm EST
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4:00pm EST
Elements of Character: Earth, Air, Fire and Water
Speakers 
Professor of Theatre, Auburn University at Montgomery
Neil David Seibel is a proud member of Actors Equity with directing and acting credits at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Mill Mountain Theatre in Virginia, Denver Center Theatre Company, Theatre Aspen, Arvada Center, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Shakespeare Festival...
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4:00pm EST
"Yes, And" for Directors: Improv as a Tool for Text Analysis and Rehearsal
Speakers 
Assistant Professor of Theatre, Centre College
Dr. Goff is an Assistant Professor of Dramatic Arts at Centre College in Danville, KY. As an actor, director, and improviser, her work has been seen in Colorado, Oregon, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Maryland, Virginia, and Kentucky. She also co-founded...
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Thursday February 27, 2020 4:00pm - 5:15pm EST
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5:30pm EST
Muppets & Marvel & Mice, Oh My! Casting Q&A With Feld Entertainment
Speakers 
Casting & Performer Training Manager - Stage, Feld Entertainment
Ryan Cowles is currently the Casting and Performer Training Manager for Feld Entertainment, specializing in and focusing on its Stage productions. Before joining Feld, Ryan was a Principal Cast member with “Beach Blanket Babylon”, the worlds longest running musical revue, in San...
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Thursday February 27, 2020 5:30pm - 6:45pm EST
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5:30pm EST
Actor’s Identity: How to Be Genuine in a World Full of Fakes
Speakers 
Associate Dean of the School of the Arts; Chair of Theatre Department, North Greenville University
Amy Dunlap, Assistant Professor, is the Associate Dean of the School of the Arts and Chair of the Theatre Department at North Greenville University in South Carolina. She earned a BFA in Drama with a Directing concentration from Carnegie Mellon University and an MFA in Acting from...
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Thursday February 27, 2020 5:30pm - 6:45pm EST
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5:30pm EST
Consent in Performance
Speakers 
Lead Instructor/Instructor, Intimacy Directors International/University of South Florida
Dan is a Director, Fight Director, Intimacy Director, and Movement Specialist based in Tampa, Fl. Their Intimacy and/or Fight Direction has appeared at Joe's Pub, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre, Urbanite Theatre, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, American Stage, Jobsite...
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Certified Intimacy Director/Associate Professor of Movement, Intimacy Directors & Coordinators/West Virginia University
Jessica is a movement specialist and actor with over 20 years of experience in higher education. She has a BA in Theatre from Kent State University and an MFA in Acting from The Ohio State University. She is currently an Associate Professor of Movement for the BFA and MFA Acting Studios...
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5:30pm EST
Improv and Acting From Stage to Screen
Speakers AS
Angela Scates is a seasoned industry professional, with experience as an Actor, Dancer, Photographer, Writer Producer and Host. She is an LA Native who was raised in the arts community, and the daughter of a musician who produced and wrote for Beyonce, Whitney Houston, Diana Ross...
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Thursday February 27, 2020 5:30pm - 6:45pm EST
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5:30pm EST
The Stella Adler Studio of Acting Workshop
Speakers
School Director, Stella Adler Studio of Acting
Johnny Patrick Yoder is a graduate of the Stella Adler Studio of New York. He has acted in over 60 plays in his career including: Off-Broadway: Our Town (HCLAB), The Third Step (ATA), Stain (development reading, Choice Theatricals); Los Angeles: Enron, Henry VI, Part I, (Burgundy...
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Thursday February 27, 2020 5:30pm - 6:45pm EST
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8:00am EST
Actor Warm-Up
Speakers 
Chair & Assistant Professor of Theatre, Department of Theatre Arts, Huntington University
Ryan Long is Chair of the Department of Theatre Arts and Assistant Professor of Theatre at Huntington University. She has worked for nearly 15 years as a freelance actor, director, and vocal coach, and she is passionate about helping other theatre professionals learn and grow in their...
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9:00am EST
Song Stories: A Different Kind of Musical Theatre Acting Workshop
Speakers 
Professor, DeSales University
John Bell is a musical theatre teacher, conductor, director, composer, and librettist. He served an internship on the world premiere of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods. Professional credits include the Old Globe Theatre, the Orlando Shakespeare Theatre, the Stratford Festival, Meadowbrook...
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Friday February 28, 2020 9:00am - 10:15am EST
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9:00am EST
Pumice Clay Character Mask-Making for Commedia Work
Speakers 
Assistant Professor of Theatre and Director of Theatre, Wilkes University
Jon Liebetrau has been a professional theatre artist for over thirty years. He has performed on stage and directed for theaters from NY to California and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association and SAG/AFTRA. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Theatre and Director...
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Professor of Theatre, Wilkes University
Friday February 28, 2020 9:00am - 10:15am EST
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9:00am EST
Walking a Tabletop Puppet
Speakers RV
Assistant Professor, Guilford College
TB
Assistant Professor of Scenic Design, UNC Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Tom is a professional scenic designer and educator based in Charlotte, NC. He began his career in Chicago with credits at many major companies there including The Goodman, Chicago Shakespeare, Court, Northlight and many others. Regional credits include off-Broadway, Berkeley Rep...
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10:30am EST
If You Push Me, I Will Slap You Silly: Unarmed Stage Combat
Speakers 
Professor of Instruction, Columbia College Chicago
David Woolley: Fight Master Society of American Fight Directors; Professor of Instruction/Combat Coordinator, Columbia College Chicago; freelance fight and intimacy choreographer, member SDC and AEA; performing as Guido Crescendo in "Dirk & Guido: the Swordsmen!" for the past 30...
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10:30am EST
Tattoos? No Problem! Methods for Covering and Applying Tattoos for Theatre
Speakers 
Assistant Professor of Theatre, University of South Alabama, Department of Theatre and Dance
Christina Johnson is a Costume Designer/ Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, AL. Christina is a native of Little Rock, AR. She received her MFA in Costume Design & Production from The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL. During her...
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Friday February 28, 2020 10:30am - 11:45am EST
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1:00pm EST
Accent Reduction for Native Southern Speakers
Speakers 
Assistant Professor, Winthrop University
Matt has performed nationally and internationally in tours of HAIR (logging in some 1900 performances), The Rocky Horror Show (25th Anniversary Tour), JFK: The Rock Opera, The Threepenny Opera, and Carnival! He has performed multiple contracts with Disney Cruise Line and Universal...
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Friday February 28, 2020 1:00pm - 2:15pm EST
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1:00pm EST
Commitment in Non-Realistic Performance: Visceral Imagery
Speakers 
Professor, Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus
Pamela Z. Sears is a Professor of Theatre at Georgia Southern University, Armstrong campus. Her principal teaching specialties are acting, movement and voice. In addition, Professor Sears is the Assistant Chair for the Department of Communication Arts on the Armstrong campus and is...
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1:00pm EST
Moving Inside the Box
Speakers
Visiting Assistant Professor of Practice, Florida State University
Jason Paul Tate is a New York City based director, choreographer and performer who has been fortunate enough to speak the speech at the Public's Delacorte, tread the boards at the Metropolitan Opera and to walk the planks of a Pirate stunt show. As a movement and fight director he...
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Friday February 28, 2020 1:00pm - 2:15pm EST
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1:00pm EST
Gestures: Let the Text and Accompaniment Be Your Guide
Speakers LH
Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre/Voice, The University of Alabama
Luvada A. Harrison enjoys a varied and distinguished academic and performing career. She has performed with regional opera companies and symphony orchestras throughout the United States and Europe. As an Arts Educator, she worked for the Education Department of the New York City Opera...
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Friday February 28, 2020 1:00pm - 2:15pm EST
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1:00pm EST
Juggling 101: Juglito Ergo Sum
Speakers MW
Director of Theatre, Southern Union State Community College
Michael Williams, Jr. is the director of theatre at Southern Union State Community College in Wadley, Alabama. He has served as the director since 2009. In addition to directing shows and teaching courses in theatre appreciation and acting methods, Mr. Williams has worked with the...
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Friday February 28, 2020 1:00pm - 2:15pm EST
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1:00pm EST
Rubber Chicken Improv Festival for Fun and Profit
Speakers 
GHS Theatre Director, Gulfport High Schoo
Tonya Hays is the founder and Director Emeritus of the nationally recognized WINGS Performing Arts Program at the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center. The WINGS program is dedicated to nurturing, talent, spirit and leadership in children and youth through the arts, community service and...
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4:00pm EST
Conversation With a Disney Casting Director: Audition Tips
Speakers
Talent Casting Director, Disney Parks Live Entertainment
Mark Catlett is currently a Talent Casting Director for Disney Parks Live Entertainment. Responsible for casting thousands of performers a year in various kinds of shows, both Equity and Non-Equity, Mark hosts thousands of Auditions each year. Prior to his current position, Mark was...
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Friday February 28, 2020 4:00pm - 5:15pm EST
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5:30pm EST
Storytelling in Motion: Creating Ensemble Through Movement
Speakers 
Assistant Professor of Acting and Movement, University of Alabama
Kelley Schoger is Assistant Professor of Acting and Movement in the undergraduate and graduate theatre programs at University of Alabama. She is an actor, movement specialist and certified teacher of the Alexander Technique. Kelley worked professionally in New York City as an actor...
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5:30pm EST
Practice Better to Perform Better: Training the Musical Theatre Singer
Speakers 
Professor, Ira Brind School of Theater Arts, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA
Charlie Gilbert has been training young performers and creating provocative work for the musical stage for forty years. He started the musical theater program at The University of the Arts and headed it for over twenty years. Charlie is a professional director and musical director...
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Friday February 28, 2020 5:30pm - 6:45pm EST
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8:00am EST
Inspiration: The Pure Movement Work of Trish Arnold
Speakers 
Associate Professor, Southeast Missouri State University
Roxanne Wellington is an Associate Professor of Acting and Voice at the Conservatory of Theatre & Dance at Southeast Missouri State University. She has previously taught theatre at Central Michigan University, Oakland University and Wayne State University, specializing in movement...
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9:00am EST
You Can Juggle! An Actor's Juggling Primer
Speakers 
Senior Lecturer of Theatre, Auburn University at Montgomery
Sam Wallace is a Senior Lecturer of Theatre for Auburn University at Montgomery. He has been entertaining audiences as a juggler, actor, singer, musician, designer, and director for four decades. Professionally, he has performed for theaters in Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas, and Alabama...
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Director of Theatre, Southern Union State Community College
Michael Williams, Jr. is the director of theatre at Southern Union State Community College in Wadley, Alabama. He has served as the director since 2009. In addition to directing shows and teaching courses in theatre appreciation and acting methods, Mr. Williams has worked with the...
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10:30am EST
10:30am EST
Training Today's Action Actor
Speakers AR
Certified Stage Combat Instructor, Society of American Fight Directors
Andrew is an actor, fight director and educator who works from coast to coast. He is a certified stage combat instructor with the Society of American Fight Directors that holds a BA in Theatre from The University of Kentucky and an MA in Theatre from Louisiana Tech University where...
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Co-Founder, Neutral Chaos Combat NYC
Robert Aronowitz is a New York City based Actor, Director, Fight/Movement Coordinator, Intimacy/Consent Advocate, and Certified Teacher of Stage Combat. His work has taken him all over the world and he is a proud member of both the Society of American Fight Directors and the British...
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Practice, Florida State University
Jason Paul Tate is a New York City based director, choreographer and performer who has been fortunate enough to speak the speech at the Public's Delacorte, tread the boards at the Metropolitan Opera and to walk the planks of a Pirate stunt show. As a movement and fight director he...
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Saturday February 29, 2020 10:30am - 11:45am EST
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10:30am EST
Wake Up Your Resonators!
Speakers BB
Director of Theatre/Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre, Southern Arkansas University
Brittany Bara is currently the Director of Theatre/Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre at Southern Arkansas University. She approaches her work as an actor, director and vocal coach, as exploring pathways to connection. As an actor and director, she has performed extensively through...
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Saturday February 29, 2020 10:30am - 11:45am EST
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10:30am EST
Five Common Unarmed Combat Skills for the Stage
Speakers 
Assisitant Professor, The University of Southern Mississippi
Caitlyn Herzlinger is a certified teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD) and Dueling Arts International (DAI), as well as a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance and the Assistant Professor of Movement and Acting at the USM. Caitlyn works as an actress, director...
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10:30am EST
“Ding It” Before You Sing It: Song Analysis for Singing Actors
Speakers
Professor, Ira Brind School of Theater Arts, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA
Charlie Gilbert has been training young performers and creating provocative work for the musical stage for forty years. He started the musical theater program at The University of the Arts and headed it for over twenty years. Charlie is a professional director and musical director...
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Saturday February 29, 2020 10:30am - 11:45am EST
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12:00pm EST
Creating the Soul of the Play: Chekhov's Atmospheres
Speakers 
Assistant Professor of Acting and Movement, Kent State University
Paul Hurley is an Assistant Professor of Acting and Movement at Kent State University. As a professional actor, Paul has performed leading roles with the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, New York Classical Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Great Lakes Theater...
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12:00pm EST
How to Hustle and Make a Life for Yourself in Professional Theatre
Speakers 
Graduate Teaching Assistant/MFA Directing Candidate, Adjunct Instructor, Independent Director/Actor, University of Alabama, Appalachian State University, Various Theatres
Karen Sabo is a director, teacher, writer, and actor. She's been in three resident acting companies, including the Barter Theater where she was also a resident director, dialect coach, and eventually, director of education. Karen studied with the American Conservatory Theatre, the...
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Saturday February 29, 2020 12:00pm - 12:50pm EST
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1:00pm EST
Joining Forces: Contact Improvisation for Everyone
Speakers 
Executive Director, The Drama Center of City Arts
Todd Fisher is a Theater Artist, Husband, Beer Brewer and, if it’s your birthday, Singer. A graduate of UNCG Theater and Dance, trainee of the SITI Company and member of the John Gamble Dance Theater, he has taught Contact Improv for over 20 years. He currently serves as the director...
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Dance educator, Guilford County Schools
Christine Kiernan Fisher holds a BFA in ballet from Columbia College and an MFA in performance and choreography from UNC Greensboro. A choreographer, performer, sometimes-lighting designer and stage manager… Christine co-founded Random Dance Company, and has performed with 2B Tribe...
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1:00pm EST
Dive Into Devising: Interpreting Non-Theatrical Media
Speakers 
Lead Program Representative & Teaching Artist, National Theater Institute
The National Theater Institute: Founded in 1970, The National Theater Institute (NTI) is the leading theater training program at the two-time Tony Award-winning
Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut and the
Moscow Art Theater School in Moscow, Russia. With a singular schedule and an unmatched breadth of training, NTI’s credit-earning training programs offer students a springboard to the professional theater world. These programs include a two-week residency in London or NYC, tickets to 20+ shows, and classes...
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Saturday February 29, 2020 1:00pm - 2:15pm EST
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1:00pm EST
Motion Capture Performance
Speakers AR
Certified Stage Combat Instructor, Society of American Fight Directors
Andrew is an actor, fight director and educator who works from coast to coast. He is a certified stage combat instructor with the Society of American Fight Directors that holds a BA in Theatre from The University of Kentucky and an MA in Theatre from Louisiana Tech University where...
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1:00pm EST
Partnering Basics: Salsa and Social Dance for the Stage
Speakers 
Assistant Professor, Arkansas State University
Brianna Lucas Larson is currently an Assistant Professor at Arkansas State University in the Department of Theatre. She teaches dance classes and does movement and choreography work for the department productions. Outside of the usual styles of dance studied for Musical Theatre, Brianna...
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4:00pm EST
4:00pm EST
Performing on the Fringe or What I Did on My Summer Vacation
Speakers 
Associate Professor Theatre, Francis Marion University
Storyteller/singer-songwriter, Dawn Larsen grew up in the Ozarks amid lots of mountain music, arts, and storytelling. She founded and operated the last traveling Toby tent show in the country and researches and publishes about that and tent theatre. For the past two years Dawn has...
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Saturday February 29, 2020 4:00pm - 5:15pm EST
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4:00pm EST
Actorbatics: An Introduction to Droznin Russian Movement
Speakers
Lead Program Representative & Teaching Artist, National Theater Institute
The National Theater Institute: Founded in 1970, The National Theater Institute (NTI) is the leading theater training program at the two-time Tony Award-winning
Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut and the
Moscow Art Theater School in Moscow, Russia. With a singular schedule and an unmatched breadth of training, NTI’s credit-earning training programs offer students a springboard to the professional theater world. These programs include a two-week residency in London or NYC, tickets to 20+ shows, and classes...
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Saturday February 29, 2020 4:00pm - 5:15pm EST
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