Contact

Aimee-Lynn Newlan, ITA Executive Director
Illinois Theatre Association
aimeelynn@illinoistheatre.org
312-265-5922  (office)
630-635-2066 (fax) 

When

Saturday September 19, 2015
from 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM CDT


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Where

Illinois Central College
1 College Drive
East Peoria, IL 61635

Holiday Inn and Suites
101 Holiday Street
East Peoria, IL 61611


 
Driving Directions 

September 19, 2015 

FEATURING

  • Ra Joy, Executive Director Arts Alliance Illinois
  • ITA's Annual Membership Meeting 
  • Division Meetings (College/University Theatre, Community Theatre, Creative Drama, Professional Theatre, Secondary School Theatre, Theatre for Young Audiences)
  • ITA's Annual Awards of Excellence Ceremony
  • Dynamic Workshops
  • Mock Audition Clinic
  • After-Glow Celebrations
  • Networking and Sharing of Resources
  • Special Prizes
Attention Teachers:  CPDU's available!

WORKSHOPS
  • Affinity Charts and Theatre Arts 
    (Father Dominic Garramone)
  • Building Ensemble in a Time Crunch (Stacy Joyce)
  • Creating Access to Community Theatre for Young Artists with Special Needs 
    (Dr. Andy Morgan and The Penguin Project)
  • First Impressions: Headshots Dos and Donts
    (Joe Baldwin, A&B Photo & Print) 
  • Mindfulness and Self-Awareness: 
    Engaging the Vessel of the Artist (Brenna C. Cronin)
  • Mock Audition Clinic (Aimee-Lynn Newlan)
  • Planning and Maintenance of Your Rigging System 
    (Bill Conner)
  • Shakespeare Whispers Into Your Ear: 
    First Folio Technique (Kevin Long)
  • Stage Combat Basics (Kenneth Z. Kendall)
  • Write a Musical (Lucinda Lawrence)
AFTERGLOW

The "official" celebration may end at 6:00pm, but the connecting and fun doesn't have to... Explore East Peoria's vibrant culture scene:
  • Sister Act (performed by the oldest community theater in Illinois, The Peoria Players)
  • West Side Story on a giant screen at the Peoria Riverfront Museum
  • Octoberfest on the Riverfront
  • Peter Pan at the Eastlight Theatre
  • PSO Concert  -- Carnival! (Oscar winning music from Red Violin with dynamic, young violinist Charles Yang)
  • Wine and Arts Night at the Peoria Riverfront Museum
  • The Peoria Sculpture Walk
  • 21st Annual Chinquapin Folk and Storytelling Festival
PRICING*

$95 - ITA Member
$145- Non-member
$65 - ITA Student Member
$75 - Student Non-member 

*includes continental breakfast, a box lunch, hors d'oeuvres, and a cash bar
 

Attention Teachers:  CPDU's available!

NOT YET A MEMBER OF THE ITA?  CLICK HERE TO JOIN US! 

This program is supported partially by a grant from:

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