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Thursday, May 3

Emerging Scholars Panel

7:30pm-9:30pm (Bartley 1011)

Casey Berner, M.A. Candidate, Villanova University: Three Men, Six Musicals, One Singular Sensation: The Public Theater’s New Play Development from ‘Hair’ to ‘Hamilton’

Samantha Lazar, Ph.D Candidate, Yale University: Philadelphian Devised Theater and the Cultivation of Community

Yannick Trapman-O’Brien: “The Question Remains”: How performance as research can lead to research as a form of performance

Kickoff Reception | 9:30pm

Friday, May 4

Workshop Session with Michael John Garcés

 Workshop participation granted on first come first serve basis. Please arrive by 8:30 to reserve your spot. Those unable to participate are welcome to observe.
9:00am-10:30am (Vasey Theatre)

Documentary Theatre Panel
10:40am-11:40am

Diana Benea, Ph.D, University of Bucharest/CUNY-The Graduate Center: The Ethical and Political Stakes of Oral History in/as Performance: Ping Chong and Company’s ‘Undesirable Elements’ Series (1992-)

Liz Green, MSW Candidate, Temple University: Therapeutic Interventions in Documentary Theatre: A Case Study of Older Adults in an Oral History Performance Process

Caitlin Kane, Ph.D Candidate, Cornell University: “The Loneliness Project”: Cultivating Intergenerational Connection through Documentary Performance

Audience Engagement and Education Outreach Panel
11:50am-1:05pm

Lisa Brenner, Ph.D; Chris Ceraso, MFA; and Kimani Fowlin, MFA, Drew University: Community Based Theatre Partnerships: Drew University and Newark Public Schools

Tara Demmy, MA Candidate; Heather Lemos, MA Candidate; and Megan Schumacher, MA Candidate, Villanova University: Villanova Theatre’s Education Dramaturgy: A Year in Review

Susan Rotkovitz, MFA and Steven Satta, MFA, Towson University: Theatre Artist/Teaching: A Model for Creating Audience Engagement and Relevance in the 21^st Century

 

Brown Bag Lunch Session with Philadelphia Artists 
1:05pm-3:05pm

Suzana Berger, University of Pennsylvania

Thomas Choinacky, Applied Mechanics

Lee Ann Etzold, Wilma Theater

Allison Heishman, Simpatico Theatre

LaNeshe Miller-White, Theatre in the X

Kittson O’Neill, Shakespeare in Clark Park

Erlina Ortiz and Gabriela Sanchez, Power Street Theatre Company

Space and Locality Panel

3:15pm-4:30pm

Julia Bumke, MFA: “Opera For All”: Embracing Theatricality to Cultivate 21^st Century Opera Audiences

Andrew Starner, Ph.D, University of Pennsylvania: The Right to Remain: Theatre Legitimating Community and Forgiveness

Hank Willenbrink, Ph.D, University of Scranton: Architecture as a Driver for Site-specific and Community-Based Devising Practices: The Case of ‘Proprioception’

Keynote Address: Michael John Garcés
4:45pm-5:30pm

Closing Reception | 5:30pm