Contact

Aimee-Lynn Newlan, ITA Executive Director
Illinois Theatre Association
aimeelynn@illinoistheatre.org
312-265-5922 x1  (office)

When

Friday, March 29, 2019
Saturday, March 30, 2019
Sunday, March 31, 2019

1-, 2-, and 3-Day Packages Available!

Tickets Available for Shows Only:
$5 per show, or $10 for a package of three
Walk-up to PPT Box Office for sales. 

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Where

Peoria Players Theatre
4300 North University Street
Peoria, IL 61614

and

Peoria Park District
1125 West Lake Avenue
Peoria, IL 61614 

HOST HOTEL and AFTER-GLOW EVENTS:
Our host hotel is the Par-a-Dice Hotel & Casino (7 Blackjack Blvd., East Peoria IL 61611). Our After-Glow events will take place at this hotel as well. Group rates are $99-$119 (depending on the night of reservation), and are available through 3/18.

Reservations can be made by calling 1-800-547-0711 and referencing code 0329THE. 

NOTE:
The Awards Brunch on 3/31/19 will take place at
The Cracked Pepper's
WAREHOUSE ON STATE
736 SW Washington St., Peoria IL 61602
(10 minutes from the hotel)

This program is supported partially by a grant from

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Friday, 3/29/19

8:15am - Registration Begins

8:45am - WELCOME/OPENING REMARKS

9:00am - Workshops - Session One:
- Grant Writing: Think Like a Cook!
- Special Needs Theatre
- So...You Want to be a Technical Director?

10:30am - Workshops - Session Two:
- Putting Pizzazz Into Your Productions
- So...You Want to be a Stage Manager?
- Securing our Future:The Role of Education in Community Theatre

12:00pm - Lunch/Round Table Discussions

1:10pm - Workshops - Session Three:
- Don't Think Outside the Box - Destroy It!
Strategic Planning for Community Theatre
- No Business Like Show Business
- Lighting Design/Programming on ETC EOS

2:40pm - Keynote Presentation

4:00pm - Showcase Presentation -
Adams and Jefferson

5:30pm - Dinner

7:00pm - WELCOME/AACTFest Rules

7:10pm - Mainstage Presentation #1 -
Private Eyes

9:00pm - WELCOME/AACTFEST Rules

9:10pm - Mainstage Presentation #2 - 
Walking with my Ancestors

10:30pm - After-Glow Celebration -
DJ Ryan Hogan's Dance Party
(Par-a-Dice Hotel and Casino)

Saturday, 3/30/19

8:15am - Registration Begins

8:45am - WELCOME/OPENING REMARKS

9:00am - Workshops - Session One:
- Putting the Drama Back in Dramaturgy
- To Dance is Human: Building Community Through African Dance
- Back and Forth, Up and Down

10:30am - Workshops - Session Two:
- Excellence in Programming for Recreation Offerings
- Make up is a Drag!
- Excel at Excel

12:00pm - Lunch/Round Table Discussions

1:10pm - Workshops - Session Three:
- Engaging Volunteers in Community Theatre
- Playback Theatre Bootcamp
- Why Knot?

2:40pm - Playback Theatre Performance

3:50pm - WELCOME/AACTFest Rules

4:00pm - Mainstage Presentation #3 -
The Marriage Proposal

5:30pm - Dinner

7:00pm - WELCOME/AACTFest Rules

7:10pm - Mainstage Presentation #4 -
The Crucible

9:00pm - WELCOME/AACTFest Rules

9:10pm - Mainstage Presentation #5 -
Fourteen

10:30pm - After-Glow Celebration -
Miss Flo No Mo' (Drag Show)
(Par-a-Dice Hotel and Casino)

Sunday, 3/31/19
9:30am  - Registration Begins
10:00am - Awards Brunch
The Warehouse on State, East Peoria