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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 21st 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 21st 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