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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
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Wednesday, February 26
 

4:00pm EST

Creating Your Own Work: Utilizing Yourself in Your Art
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From concept to script to production, this on-your-feet session will cover a wide range of performance type and will empower you to get to work! Work begets work, and this workshop will get you working.
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Christopher Booth

Director of Admissions, Atlantic Acting School
Chris Booth is an award winning New York based actor, writer, comedian, storyteller, and Director of Admissions at the Atlantic Acting School._x000D_ _x000D_ His television work includes: National Geographic’s "Brain Games" as well as being the co-creator, writer, and co-star... Read More →

Wednesday February 26, 2020 4:00pm - 5:15pm EST
CC - LO 19/15
  For Performers, Workshop - Intermediate |   For Playwrights, Workshop - Intermediate
 
Thursday, February 27
 

10:30am EST

Exposition and Its Discontents: How to Write Exposition for Plays
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We’ll look at a range of models — classic through contemporary — as examples of how exposition works and how it can be dealt with. Participants will leave with the tools they need to write great backstory in their plays.
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Andrew Pederson

Professor of English, Concordia University Chicago
Andy Pederson is a playwright and professor. His plays have been produced in New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, Memphis, Indianapolis, and several other places. He has written 10 plays, including IN THE SOUNDLESS AWE (with Jayme McGhan), which had its world premiere with the New Light... Read More →

Thursday February 27, 2020 10:30am - 11:45am EST
CC - LO 06
  For Playwrights, Workshop - Intermediate

12:00pm EST

Playwriting Interest Meeting
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Annual meeting of playwrights and others interested in creating, producing and performing new plays.
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avatar for Darren Michael

Darren Michael

Professor of Acting/Directing, Austin Peay State University
Darren is a Professor of Acting/Directing at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, and has been a professional actor/director/playwright for three decades. Former President of the Tennessee Theatre Association, Former Chair of the SETC Playwriting Division, Darren... Read More →

Thursday February 27, 2020 12:00pm - 12:50pm EST
CC - LO 08
  For Playwrights, Meeting

1:00pm EST

Directing Staged Readings as New Play Development
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Staging the new play reading can be a rewarding opportunity. Learn tips for assessing drafts in development, the different kinds of staged readings, Equity requirements and setting realistic expectations.
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avatar for Neil David Seibel

Neil David Seibel

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... Read More →

Thursday February 27, 2020 1:00pm - 2:15pm EST
CC - LO 27
  For Directors, Workshop - Intermediate |   For Arts Administrators, Workshop - Intermediate |   For Playwrights, Workshop - Intermediate

7:00pm EST

Getchell New Play Open Rehearsal: 25 Light Years From Now
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Join us for an open rehearsal for the reading of SETC’s 2020 Charles M. Getchell New Play Contest award-winning play.

In 1942, Josie and Fran’s love is tested when Fran reveals she is leaving to help the War effort with the WAAC (Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps.) Josie, unable to move past her family’s painful history with war, deserts Fran and they never speak again until Josie hears of Fran’s death in the War. 25 years later, Josie receives a letter from Fran’s grown daughter, Isabella, who found an old photo of her recently deceased mother and Josie together. Josie sets off to meet Isabella, leaving her daughter, life, and the present behind to revisit the past one more time as she attempts to fix her broken heart from 25 years ago.    
Thursday February 27, 2020 7:00pm - 10:00pm EST
CC - LO 26
  For Playwrights, Reading
 
Friday, February 28
 

10:30am EST

8 Hacks to Being a Better Improviser
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Through demonstration and participation, this fun, fast-paced workshop offers real, tangible, specific things you can do in a scene as a good improviser.
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avatar for George Younts

George Younts

Charleston Co. School of the Arts
Originally from Illinois, George has toured nationally and has worked as an actor, director, designer, producer, technician, magician and playwright.  He also tours in a one-man adaptation of A Christmas Carol during the Holidays. A Charleston County School of the Arts Theatre Teacher... Read More →

Friday February 28, 2020 10:30am - 11:45am EST
CC - LO 09/05
  For Performers, Workshop - Intermediate |   For Playwrights, Workshop - Intermediate |   #CurtainUpYall, Workshop - Intermediate

10:30am EST

14 Tips for Submitting Your Plays
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Get 14 concrete tips for maximizing a playwright's chance for success when sending a script to a theatre or contest.
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avatar for Nancy Gall-Clayton

Nancy Gall-Clayton

Independent Playwright, Independent Playwright
Nancy Gall-Clayton loves playwriting and collaborating with other theatre artists. She's written more than 80 plays (many are “tens” or one-acts, including 11 about Kentucky women). Her work has been on stages in half the states and on four continents. "The Colored Door at the... Read More →

Friday February 28, 2020 10:30am - 11:45am EST
CC - LO 06
  For Playwrights, Workshop - Basic |   #CurtainUpYall, Workshop - Basic

12:00pm EST

Instant Playwriting: Trusting Yourself to Enter the Moment
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Actively engage in the writing of a complete script through a coached timed writing process. By letting yourself enter the moment, you can find your writing focus heightened and pressurized, often resulting in a surprisingly exciting product.
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Ivan Fuller

Department Chair, Rider University
Dr. Ivan Fuller serves Rider University’s Westminster College of the Arts as professor of theatre and chair of the Theatre & Dance Department. He teaches courses in Theatre History, Script Analysis and Dramatic Literature. In addition to his work as a director, actor and poet, Ivan... Read More →

Friday February 28, 2020 12:00pm - 12:50pm EST
CC - LO 06
  For Playwrights, Workshop - Intermediate |   #CurtainUpYall, Workshop - Intermediate

1:00pm EST

Writing the Good Read: Aspiring Screenwriters' Questions Answered
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A freewheeling Q&A discussion where a veteran screenwriter of films such as “The Fly” and “Dragonheart” offers tips of the trade, as well as pitfalls to avoid, for aspiring screenwriters.
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avatar for Charles Pogue

Charles Pogue

Independent Artist, Freelance
Charles Edward Pogue wrote screenplays for DRAGONHEART and the acclaimed THE FLY. His novel of DRAGONHEART was published world-wide. He also scripted DOA, PSYCHO III, KULL THE CONQUEROR, and award-winning Sherlock Holmes films. He has written a prize-winning comedy, WHODUNNIT, DARLING... Read More →

Friday February 28, 2020 1:00pm - 2:15pm EST
CC - LO 06
  For Playwrights, Workshop - Intermediate |   #CurtainUpYall, Workshop - Intermediate

4:00pm EST

Writing for Children and Winning Their Adults
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Theatre for youth can speak to all ages. We will use exercises, activities and prompts to create multi-dimensional characters and unique stories that will delight children and challenge adults.
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Alaska Vance

Theatre Department Chair, Playwright, King University
Alaska Reece Vance is a playwright, director and author. She currently serves as chair of the theatre department at King University. Alaska’s plays have been performed at the New York International Fringe Festival, the New Orleans Fringe and in cities throughout the U.S. as well... Read More →

Friday February 28, 2020 4:00pm - 5:15pm EST
CC - LO 06
  For Playwrights, Workshop - Intermediate

5:30pm EST

In Someone Else's Skin: Practicing Empathy to Create Stageable Writing
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Collaboratively write a short poetic script and add staging and performance ideas. Taking a look at the world from someone else's perspective, participants connect to sensory images in order to create rich, actable original writing with an emphasis on sense-driven creative movement.
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Tori Averett

Chair, Department of Theatre and Dance, Troy University
Tori brings a strong and committed voice for all arts education and believes in the power of the arts to bring people together. Currently, Tori heads up the Department of Theatre and Dance at Troy University, where she leads the state of Alabama's only Theatre Education program, teaches... Read More →

Friday February 28, 2020 5:30pm - 6:45pm EST
CC - LO 19/15
  For Performers, Workshop - Intermediate |   For Playwrights, Workshop - Intermediate |   #CurtainUpYall, Workshop - Intermediate

7:00pm EST

Getchell New Play Reading: 25 Light Years From Now
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Enjoy the staged reading of SETC’s 2020 Charles M. Getchell New Play Contest award-winning play. An in-depth response session and critique immediately follows.

In 1942, Josie and Fran’s love is tested when Fran reveals she is leaving to help the War effort with the WAAC (Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps.) Josie, unable to move past her family’s painful history with war, deserts Fran and they never speak again until Josie hears of Fran’s death in the War. 25 years later, Josie receives a letter from Fran’s grown daughter, Isabella, who found an old photo of her recently deceased mother and Josie together. Josie sets off to meet Isabella, leaving her daughter, life, and the present behind to revisit the past one more time as she attempts to fix her broken heart from 25 years ago.    
Friday February 28, 2020 7:00pm - 10:00pm EST
CC - LO 26
  For Playwrights
 
Saturday, February 29
 

9:00am EST

Pedagogies of Playwriting
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Examine effective playwriting pedagogies for three different groups: high school, undergraduate and adult writers.
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avatar for David Beach

David Beach

Associate Professor, Radford University
David Beach is a playwright, director and educator living in the New River Valley in Southwest Virginia. He is an associate professor of English at Radford University, an MFA playwright in the Playwright's Lab at Hollins University, an alumnus of the Kennedy Center Playwriting Intensive... Read More →
LK
avatar for Kimberly Patterson

Kimberly Patterson

Kimberly Patterson spent more than a decade in New York City working in Off and Off-Off Broadway theaters in almost every capacity possible. Her plays have appeared in the New York International Fringe Festival, the Orlando Fringe Festival, and the New York Musical Theater Festival... Read More →

Saturday February 29, 2020 9:00am - 10:15am EST
CC - LO 12
  For Educators, Workshop - Intermediate |   For Playwrights, Workshop - Intermediate

9:00am EST

Creating New Theatre: Engaging the Personal and Political
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Create theatrical performances that have personal and/or political significance through improvisation, storytelling and directed writing techniques. While appropriate for all skill levels, participants should be prepared to share autobiographical stories.
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avatar for Dan Bacalzo

Dan Bacalzo

Assistant Professor, Theatre Program Coordinator, Florida Gulf Coast University
Dan Bacalzo is the Theatre Program Coordinator for Florida Gulf Coast University, where he teaches courses that include Devising Performance, Applied Theatre, Community-Based Performance, Script Analysis, and Creating New Theatre. He holds a PhD in Performance Studies from New York... Read More →
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Saturday February 29, 2020 9:00am - 10:15am EST
CC - LO 19/15
  For Theatre-Makers Across Disciplines, Workshop - Intermediate |   For Playwrights, Workshop - Intermediate

1:00pm EST

The Power of Partnerships in New Play Development and Production
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How can different theatre organizations collaborate to create new work that is mutually beneficial? Learn how Cleveland Play House and StageOne Family Theatre developed "Jacked," a TYA play that uses fairy tale and music to explore the impact of the opioid crisis on a community.
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Saturday February 29, 2020 1:00pm - 2:15pm EST
CC - LO 01
  For Playwrights, Workshop - Advanced |   For Arts Administrators, Workshop - Advanced

4:00pm EST

New Play Writing Workshop: Generating New Ideas
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Through a series of writing exercises, an award-winning playwright will guide other writers to generating new ideas and inspirations for upcoming "to-be-written" plays.
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avatar for Josh Hartwell

Josh Hartwell

Playwright Instructor, Curious Theatre Company and The Denver Center
Josh Hartwell is an Artistic Company Member at Curious Theatre Company, and an Ensemble Member at Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (BETC). As an award-winning and internationally produced playwright, Hartwell is represented by Abrams Artists Agency in NY. CONTRIVED ENDING (Ovation... Read More →

Saturday February 29, 2020 4:00pm - 5:15pm EST
CC - LO 06
  For Playwrights, Workshop - Intermediate
 
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