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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

Madison Grace Phillips

12:00pm EST

SETC Convention and Louisville Info Hubs CC - South Pre-function Upper Concourse

3:30pm EST

From Booking to Settlement: A Discussion with the Kentucky Performing Arts Staff CC - M 112

4:00pm EST

Design/Tech Convention Planning Meeting CC - LO 12Matthew Leckenbusch • Emily Strickland • Krista Franco Theatrical Makeup: Blood, Guts and Gore CC - LO 02Stephen Davis Directing Shakespeare: Subtext and Lear’s “Darker Purpose” CC - LO 09/05Cornel Gabara Creating Your Own Work: Utilizing Yourself in Your Art CC - LO 19/15Christopher Booth

7:00pm EST

The Atlantic Acting Technique: A Practical Approach to Acting CC - Ballroom BChristopher Booth Unarmed Combat in the Round CC - M 108Andrew Ray Quick Characters and the Expressive Actor Technique CC - LO 09/05T. Fulton Burns Design Is Dramaturgy: Approaching the Designer as Storyteller CC - LO 01Natalie Robin

8:00pm EST

Design/Tech Mixer CC - Ballroom D-E4Wall Entertainment Lighting • Royal Caribbean Productions • XS Lighting & Sound • IA Stage

8:00am EST

SETC Convention and Louisville Info Hubs CC - South Pre-function Upper Concourse

9:00am EST

Theatre for Youth Festival Performance: The Odyssey CC - Ballroom D-E Vectorworks Viewports: From Concept to Construction CC - LO 10/14Sabrina Hykes-Davis Directing Interest Meeting CC - LO 27Rick St. Peter Thinking Theatrically: Putting Your Own Twist on Classic Disney Stories CC - LO 12Disney Theatrical Group Working With Michael Chekhov's Artistic Frames CC - LO 09/05Lionel Walsh Actors Theatre of Louisville Tour Actors Theatre of LouisvilleActors Theatre of Louisville

10:30am EST

Theatre for Youth Festival Performance: "Huck Finn" CC - Ballroom D-E Design South: Costume Technology and Properties CC - LO 12Logan Reagan Sound Design for Musicals CC - LO 11Nicholas Drashner Sketching, Rendering and Model Making for the Theatre CC - LO 10/14J. Theresa Bush (she/they) • Eric Abele • Lauren Roark • Jessica Gaffney • Christopher Pickart • Brian Scruggs • Isaac Ramsey What Rules You? A Director's Rules for Success CC - LO 27Paul Crook Laban and Chekhov: Shape and Psychological Gesture CC - Ballroom CJennifer Mizenko Exposition and Its Discontents: How to Write Exposition for Plays CC - LO 06Andrew Pederson

12:00pm EST

Theatre for Youth Festival Performance: "Once on this Island" CC - Ballroom D-ENorcostco Costume Design Through Digital Rendering CC - LO 02Eric Abele Design South: Projections CC - LO 12Joseph Payne Lecoq Training for Actors: Playing With Movement CC - Ballroom CDavid Gaines Stage Combat Panel CC - LO 27Andrew Ray The Thousand O's of Shakespeare CC - LO 03Ian Andersen Directing and Acting In-the-Round: An Exploration of Style and Its Rewards CC - LO 09/05Robert Parker

1:00pm EST

Community Theatre Festival - "Just Outside the Door" YPAS at duPont Manual High SchoolDramatists Play Service Design South: Technical Direction CC - LO 12Thomas Fagerholm • Justin Hagovsky • Charles Nasby • Carl Anderson • Elliott Hays-Wehle • Darryl Willard Light It Up: LEDs and Lighting in Costumes CC - LO 10/14Allison Amidei Seeing Old Things New: Re-Envisioning the Classics With Bold Design CC - LO 19/15Preston Lane • Katie O'Kelly • Anya Klepikov Directing Staged Readings as New Play Development CC - LO 27Neil David Seibel Big Choices: Clowning in Callbacks CC - Ballroom CMatthew Crider

2:35pm EST

Community Theatre Festival - "The 39 Steps" YPAS at duPont Manual High SchoolDramatists Play Service

4:00pm EST

Sensory-Friendly Theatre: Crafting an Inclusive Experience for All Ages CC - LO 16Johannah Maynard Edwards 3D Build Plans for Scenic Shops Using Vectorworks CC - LO 10/14Camden Simon Lighting for Dance CC - LO 11David Fillmore Acting for the Camera: Quick Skills to Improve Now! CC - LO 01Peter Stone Contemporary Stage Combat Techniques CC - Ballroom CRobert Aronowitz Elements of Character: Earth, Air, Fire and Water CC - LO 09/05Neil David Seibel Shakespeare Monologue Jam Session: Bring 10 Lines CC - Ballroom ADoreen Bechtol

4:10pm EST

Community Theatre Festival - "The Lion in Winter" YPAS at duPont Manual High SchoolDramatists Play Service

5:00pm EST

Beer Break CC - Exhibit HallVari-Lite Strand

5:30pm EST

Design South: Scenic CC - LO 12Jonathon Taylor Special Effects Makeup for the Stage CC - LO 26Gene Flaharty AdaptDeviZe: How to Make a Big Project a Manageable Script and Production CC - M 108Devair Jeffries • Nicole Dietze • Rodney McKeithan Directing Through the Chorus CC - LO 09/05Laura Matthews The Stella Adler Studio of Acting Workshop CC - LO 03Johnny Yoder • Christa Jones • Kern McFadden

6:00pm EST

Design Competition: Displays Open CC - Exhibit HallMatthew Leckenbusch • Emily Strickland • Krista Franco

7:00pm EST

Getchell New Play Open Rehearsal: 25 Light Years From Now CC - LO 26 Design Keynotes CC - Ballroom D-EGregg Barnes • Anna Louizos • Howell Binkley • Matt Hubbs

10:00pm EST

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

8:00am EST

SETC Convention and Louisville Info Hubs CC - South Pre-function Upper Concourse

8:30am EST

Design Competition: Displays Open CC - Exhibit HallMatthew Leckenbusch • Emily Strickland • Krista Franco

9:00am EST

Exhibit Hall Open: Commercial Exhibits & Education Expo CC - Exhibit HallVictoria Fisher Vectorworks for Master Electricians CC - LO 10/14Leo Lei Lighting Design Paperwork Tips and Tricks CC - LO 16Aaron Mooney Clown Combat: Investigating the Techniques of Slapstick CC - Ballroom CBrandon Sterrett • Zechariah Pierce Walking a Tabletop Puppet CC - LO 17/18Robin Vest • Tom Burch

10:00am EST

Fringe Festival Performance - "Monkey Off Back - Circus Still in Town" CC - Ballroom D-EDawn Larsen • Chad McDonald • Dick Satori • 4Wall Entertainment Lighting • XS Lighting & Sound

10:30am EST

So You Want to Tour? Learn About Life on the Road and How to Start CC - L 03Walker White • Shelby Stark • Al Ridella Give Your Production More Punch: How Directors Shape the Dramatic Action CC - Ballroom CJohn Gulley 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 Actors Theatre of Louisville Tour Actors Theatre of LouisvilleActors Theatre of Louisville

11:30am EST

Fringe Festival Performance - "Hear I Go" CC - Ballroom D-EDawn Larsen • Chad McDonald • Erin Parsons • Connor Graham • 4Wall Entertainment Lighting • XS Lighting & Sound

12:00pm EST

Embrace the Plastic: Painting 3D-Printed Set Models CC - LO 17/18David Carter Creative Sound Creation: Building Sound Design From Found Objects CC - LO 09/05CC Conn Immersive Theatre Tech and Performance for Stage Managers and Directors CC - LO 13Julie A. Richardson • Molly Donahue • Jerre Brisky Advanced Airbrushing: Working in Real Time Part 2 CC - LO 26Brad Darvas • Meghan Bernstein

1:00pm EST

Community Theatre Festival - "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" YPAS at duPont Manual High SchoolDramatists Play Service Design South: Sound CC - LO 12Nicholas Drashner Lighting Load-In Prep for Beginning Master Electricians CC - LO 10/14Terri Becker Meisner Acting: Living in the Moment CC - LO 01Gary Kingston Moving Inside the Box CC - M 111Jason Tate

2:30pm EST

Keynote Presentation: Matthew Aaron Stern CC - Ballroom D-ELee Crouse • Matthew Aaron Stern

2:35pm EST

Community Theatre Festival - "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" YPAS at duPont Manual High SchoolDramatists Play Service

4:00pm EST

3D Scanning and Printing for Wearable Items CC - LO 17/18Robert Berls Design South: Lighting CC - LO 12Maranda DeBusk • Will Lowry • Kevin Frazier • Miriah Borden Conversation With a Disney Casting Director: Audition Tips CC - M 112Mark Catlett Developing Characters for the Sketch Comedy Audition CC - LO 19/15Canedy Knowles Differences in Stage Management Across the Pond CC - LO 11Karen Baker • Ian Evans

4:30pm EST

Fringe Festival Performance - "The Attic" CC - Ballroom D-EDawn Larsen • Chad McDonald • Aaron Gotlieb • The Fool Errant • 4Wall Entertainment Lighting • XS Lighting & Sound

5:30pm EST

Designing for Devised Theatre CC - LO 16Casey Watkins Blood and Tattoo Effects for Stage: Create That Bad Boy Look for Your Show CC - LO 07Gary Weatherly Introduction to Dance Lighting CC - LO 13Aaron Mooney Creative Solutions for Stage Managers CC - LO 20Julie A. Richardson • Stacy Blackburn • Jeffery Cochran • Karen Baker • George Hamrah • Cherrie Sciro

6:30pm EST

Community Theatre Festival - "'night, Mother" YPAS at duPont Manual High SchoolDramatists Play Service

7:00pm EST

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

8:05pm EST

CANCELLED - Community Theatre Festival - "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" YPAS at duPont Manual High SchoolDramatists Play Service Community Theatre Festival - "The Gulf" YPAS at duPont Manual High SchoolDramatists Play Service

10:00pm EST

Fringe Festival Performance - "Big Top" CC - Ballroom D-EDawn Larsen • Chad McDonald • David Gaines • 4Wall Entertainment Lighting • XS Lighting & Sound

11:15pm EST

Fringe Festival Performance - "This is My Heart for You" CC - Ballroom D-EDawn Larsen • Chad McDonald • The Little Company • 4Wall Entertainment Lighting • XS Lighting & Sound

9:00am EST

Design Competition: Displays Open CC - Exhibit HallMatthew Leckenbusch • Emily Strickland • Krista Franco Exhibit Hall Open: Commercial Exhibits & Education Expo CC - Exhibit HallVictoria Fisher Design & Technology Committee and Interest Meeting CC - LO 01Matthew Leckenbusch • Emily Strickland • Krista Franco Aging Made Easy CC - LO 03Gene Flaharty Act Like It's Your Business: Branding and Marketing Skills for Artists CC - LO 27Jonathan Flom Transforming the Face: Crafting Characters From the Neck Up CC - LO 04Erin Parsons Digital Prompt Books for Stage Managers CC - LO 13Shawn Paul Evans

9:50am EST

Community Theatre Festival - "Stranger, Danger, Promise and Pledge" YPAS at duPont Manual High SchoolDramatists Play Service

10:00am EST

Fringe Festival Performance - "A Different Way of Thinking" CC - Ballroom D-EDawn Larsen • Chad McDonald • Cody Clark Magic • 4Wall Entertainment Lighting • XS Lighting & Sound

10:30am EST

Make That Picture Move: Effective Use of Projection Design in Production CC - LO 10/14Cody Stockstill Auditioning for RWS Corporate Entertainment CC - M 112Katie Proctor Delving Deeper Into Shakespeare Using the First Folio CC - Ballroom CPaul Hurley Simple Clarity in Performance: The Lecoq Approach CC - LO 09/05David Gaines Wake Up Your Resonators! CC - M 107Anne Swedberg • Brittany Bara “Ding It” Before You Sing It: Song Analysis for Singing Actors CC - LO 04Charlie Gilbert • D'Arcy Webb Transitioning to Digital Stage Management: You Want to Use an App for THAT? CC - LO 13Shawn Paul Evans • Ken White

11:25am EST

Community Theatre Festival - "A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney" YPAS at duPont Manual High SchoolDramatists Play Service

12:00pm EST

The Colder Side of Dyeing: Using Ice to Dye Fabrics CC - LO 17/18Cynthia Overton Creating the Soul of the Play: Chekhov's Atmospheres CC - Ballroom CPaul Hurley Linklater Voice and Laban Movement CC - Ballroom ALynnae Lehfeldt • Roxanne Wellington • Anne Swedberg Out of Your Head!: Vocal Tactics to Open Up Any Performance or Monologue CC - Ballroom BNathaniel McIntyre

1:00pm EST

Costume High Tech! CC - LO 16Tory Depew Music-Inspired Design: Free Your Creativity! CC - LO 09/05Kyla Kazuschyk • Emma Arends • Suellen da Costa Coelho Dive Into Devising: Interpreting Non-Theatrical Media CC - M 104Carrigan O'Brian Motion Capture Performance CC - Ballroom AAndrew Ray Stage Management Interest Meeting CC - LO 17/18Stacy Blackburn • Karen Baker A Grassroots Guide to Great Theatre: Making Something out of Nothing CC - LO 08Maranda DeBusk • Shelby Mays • Joel Coady Musical Scene Study on Film CC - LO 12Tom Alsip

4:00pm EST

Down and Dirty Knife Fighting: Basic Knife Meets Unarmed Combat CC - M 107Regent University Physical Approaches to Character: The Laban Technique CC - M 104Gregg Lloyd Actorbatics: An Introduction to Droznin Russian Movement CC - M 108Carrigan O'Brian

10:00pm EST

Gala Afterparty Dance CC - Ballroom A