Region VII - Festival 40 schedule ( subject to change)
| SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17 | ||
| 5:00-11:00 pm | Conference Registration begins | Salon B |
| All Irene Ryan candidates need to register for the conference PRIOR to Monday’s general meeting at 8:00 am | ||
| MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18 | ||
| 8:00 am-7:00 pm | Load-in: The “M” Word Fine Arts: Main Stage | |
| 7:00 am-5:00 pm Conference Registration Salon B | Conference Registration | Salon B |
| All Irene Ryan candidates need to register for the conference PRIOR to Monday’s general meeting at 8:00 am | ||
| 8:00-9:00 am | Irene Ryan Competition General Meeting | Education Aud. |
| Mandatory meeting for ALL competitors. | ||
| Irene Ryan Judges Organizational Meeting UW Boardroom | UW Boardroom | |
| Mandatory meeting for judges, respondents and timekeepers. | ||
| 9:00-10:00 am | NPP Ten-Minute Play Organizational Meeting | Salon E |
| Hosts: Eric Prince, Elise Forier, Rhett Luedkte | ||
| All Ten-Minute Play playwrights, directors and faculty mentors. | ||
| Discussion of the process and ground rules, to include auditions, casting, rehearsals & performances. | ||
| Jumpstart Your Creativity: Organizational Meeting UW Boardroom | ||
| Presenters: Christopher Sousa-Wynn, Christina Barrigan | ||
| This series of workshops offers daily design challenges to develop participant’s creativity and awareness of design possibilities available in their environment. | ||
| 9:00 am-12:00 pm | Irene Ryan Competition Preliminary Rounds 1-3 | Education Aud. |
| Ryan Nominees/Partners need to be in the staging area | ||
| 45 minutes prior to their scheduled round. Education Gym | ||
| Judges for All Rounds: | ||
| Anne Byrd, Vice Chair, KCACTF Region V | ||
| Daydrie Hague, Member: AEA, SAG, AFTRA | ||
| Dan LaRocque, National Executive Committee of KCACTF | ||
| Respondents: Anne Hoste, (Boise State), Tracy Salter (UNC), | ||
| Michael Smith (CWU), David Edgecomb (U of Alaska), Laura Jones (CSU), Jason Pasqua(Laramie County Community College) | ||
| Timers: Alicia Bickley (YVCC), Dr. Patrick Newell (UW) | ||
| 10:00 am-2:00 pm | KCACTF Barbizon & NWDC Design Expo | Salon F&G |
| Design Tech Management Expo Display setup | ||
| Hosts: Ronn Campbell, John Hill | ||
| 10:30 am-12:00 pm NPP/SSDC Ten-Minute Play Auditions | NPP/SSDC Ten-Minute Play Auditions | Salon E |
| Host: Rhett Luedtke | ||
| Please prepare a 60-second monologue for the audition. Actors who are cast can plan on rehearsals throughout the week and performance on Friday morning. | ||
| 12:00-1:00 pm Lunch Break | ||
| 1:00-5:00 pm | Irene Ryan Competition Preliminary Rounds 4-7 | Education Aud. |
| Ryan Nominees/Partners need to be in the staging area | ||
| 2:00 pm 45 minutes prior to their scheduled round. Education Gym | Education Gym | |
| Barbizon & NWDC DTM Expo Display Room Closed! | ||
| Session Lists posted by 5:00pm. | ||
| 3:00-4:30 pm | Showcase Performance: Vertical Dance | |
| University of Wyoming A&S Auditorium | ||
| 4:00-7:00 pm | NPP/SSDC Ten-Minute Play Call Backs | Salon E |
| Host: Rhett Luedtke | ||
| No additional preparation necessary. Actors who are cast can plan on rehearsals throughout the week and performance on Friday morning. | ||
| 4:00-5:00 pm | DTM Expo Meet and Greet | Salons F&G |
| Hosts: Ronn Campbell, John Hill | ||
| ALL Design & Technology students are invited, and encouraged, to come and meet your design peers entered in the design Expo. It’s a social thing, so don’t stress; no judge sallowed! Refreshments provided. | ||
| 5:00-7:00 pm Dinner Break | ||
| 7:00-10:00 pm | Irene Ryan Competition Preliminary Rounds 8-10 | Education Aud. |
| Ryan Nominees/Partners need to be in the staging area | ||
| 45 minutes prior to their scheduled round. | Education Gym | |
| 7:30-10:00 | Festival Production: Fine Arts: Main Stage | |
| The “M” Word University of Wyoming | ||
| 10:00-1:00 am Load out: The “M” Word Fine Arts: Main Stage | ||
| (or 1/2 hour after performance ends) | ||
| 10:30pm | NPP Ten-Minute Play Directors/Playwrights Meeting | UW Boardroom |
| (or 1/2 hour after) Casting of Ten-Minute Plays | ||
| (cast lists will be posted on the Ten Minute Plays Callboard) | ||
| 10:30-1:00 am | Welcome Party | Salon D |
| All ages welcome. DJ provided. | ||
| Announcement of Ryan Semi-Finals/Ten-Minute plays casting. | ||
| Hosted by University of Wyoming Theatre and Dance. | ||
| Faculty hospitality Hilton Executive Suite, 5th Floor | ||
| TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 | ||
| 7:00 am-2:30 pm | Load-in: Convention | |
| Fine Arts:Studio Theatre | ||
| 8:00 am-7:00 pm | Load-in: Noh Telling Fine Art: Main Stage | |
| 8:00-10:00 am | Vectorworks 2D Drafting Techniques | FA computer Lab |
| Student Presenter: Justin P. Walsh | ||
| 9:00 am-4:30 pm | Conference Registration | |
| Convention Center:Business Center Lobby | ||
| 9:00 am-12:00 pm | “Who Do You Sound Like?” | Salon D |
| Using Voice-Over Techniques to Create Characters | ||
| Presenter: Angeline Underwood | ||
| Unarmed Combat: Simple Techniques | Salon E | |
| for a Contemporary Audience | ||
| Presenter: Jonathan Cole | ||
| 9:00-10:20 am | DTM Expo: Session 1 Closed for judging. | Salons F&G |
| Hosts: Ronn Campbell, John Hill | ||
| Faculty workshop/roundtable on directing, KCACTF and the region | Salon B | |
| David Lee Painter, KCACTF National Directing Coordinator | ||
| Acting Master Class | Salon C | |
| Presenters: Kaitlin Hopkins and Jim Price | ||
| The Viewpoint of Space - a physical meditation | Garden 2&3 | |
| Presenter: Rich Brown | ||
| 10:30 am-12:00 pm | DTM Expo Response NWDC 1: Session2 - Costume Design | Salons F&G |
| Hosts: Ronn Campbell, John Hill | ||
| KCACTF Response: The “M” Word | Salon A | |
| Respondents: Kate Snodgrass, Mark Kuntz | ||
| A Brief Intro to Actors’ Equity Association | Salon B | |
| Presenter: Tom Miller | ||
| Auditions 101-- Back to the Basics | Salon C | |
| Presenter: Dan LaRocque | ||
| Basecamp: Web-based production management | Garden 1 | |
| Presenter: Bryan Boyd | ||
| Grotowski’s Plastiques Garden | 2&3 | |
| Presenter: Rich Brown | ||
| 12:00-1:30 pm Lunch Break | ||
| 1:30-4:20 pm | Knife Fightin’: Applied Concepts | Salon E |
| Presenter: Jonathan Cole | ||
| 1:30-2:50 pm | DTM Expo Response: Session 3 - Lighting Design | Salons F&G |
| Hosts: Ronn Campbell, John Hill | ||
| NPP One Act Plays Festival | Garden 1 | |
| Informational Meeting for Playwrights | ||
| Hosts: Eric Prince, Elise Forier, Anna Brownsted | ||
| This informational session is the introduction to how the One Act Festival will run this week. All One Act writers, directors and participants are asked to attend. | ||
| Beginning Costume Drawing | Garden 2 | |
| Presenter: Jill Hoddick | ||
| National Critics Institute: Session 1 | UW Boardroom | |
| Host: Michael Phillips | ||
| Showcase Performance: Vertical Dance | A&S Auditorium | |
| University of Wyoming | ||
| The Agent’s Role in the World of a Professional New York Actor | Salon A | |
| Presenter: Michael Legg, Associate Director of the Apprentice/Intern Company at Actors Theatre of Louisville | ||
| Fundamentals of Fitzmaurice Voice work Salon C | Salon C | |
| Presenter: Daydrie Hague, Member: AEA, SAG, AFTRA | ||
| 3:00-5:30 pm | Festival Production: Convention | Studio Theatre |
| Western Washington University | ||
| 3:00-4:20 pm | DTM Expo Response: Session 4 - NWDC Scenic Design | Salons F&G |
| Hosts: Ronn Campbell, John Hill | ||
| Historical Undergarments | Salon B | |
| Presenters: Ellen Bredehoft and Lee Hodgson | ||
| Time and Space: the Actor’s Vocabulary | Salon C | |
| Presenter: Matt Chapman | ||
| Directors: How to Stage in Any Theatre Configuration | Salon D | |
| Presenter: Tammi Doyle | ||
| 5:30--7:30 Dinner Break | ||
| 7:15-10:00 pm | Festival Production: Convention | Studio Theatre |
| Western Washington University | ||
| 7:30-10:00 | Festival Production: Noh Telling | Main Stage |
| Central Washington University | ||
| 10:00-1:00 am | Load out: Convention | |
| (or 1/2 hour after performance ends) | Load out: Noh Telling Fine Arts | |
| Improv Night Featuring: Comedy Helper | Salon D | |
| Improv Performance by Comedy Helper, of Denver, CO. Come join us for a brief performance of Long Form Improv, followed by audience improv participation. Hosted by University of Wyoming Theatre and Dance. | ||
| Ten-Minute Play Directors/Mentors Meeting | UW Boardroom | |
| WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 | ||
| 8:00am-7:00 pm | Load-in: The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail | Main Stage |
| 8:00-9:00 am . | Irene Ryan Semi-Finals Rehearsal Education Aud | |
| 9:00 am-10:20 am | Touring University Productions | Garden 3 |
| Moderated and Chaired by Daniel Anteau, University of Alaska Anchorage; Patricipants:David Edgecombe and Ronn Campbell | ||
| 9:00 am-4:30 pm | Conference Registration | |
| Convention Center:Business Center Lobby | ||
| 9:00 am-12:30 pm | Irene Ryan Semi-Final Round | Education Aud. |
| Host: Leigh Selting | ||
| Judges/Timer: | ||
| Todd Goldberg, Actor & Director | ||
| Jim Price, Member of the Dramatists Guild, Playwright and Actor. | ||
| Emily Ruddock, Artistic Manager of Actors Theatre of Louisville | ||
| Mindi Logan - Timer | ||
| 9:00 am-12:00 pm | Load-in: NPP One Act Plays Session 1 | Studio Theatre |
| 9:00-10:20 am | KCACTF Response: Convention | Salon A |
| Respondents: Anne Byrd, Kate Snodgrass | ||
| DTM Expo Response: Session 5 - Hair and Makeup Design | Salons F&G | |
| Hosts: Ronn Campbell, John Hill | ||
| Writing the Monologue | Salon B | |
| Presenter: Dennis Schebetta, NWDC & NPP Guest Playwright | ||
| Performing Miracles: The Art and Design of the Theatre of Disabilities | Garden 2 | |
| Presenter: Casey Kearns | ||
| Jumpstart Your Creativity: Session 2 | UW Boardroom | |
| Presenters: Christopher Sousa-Wynn, Christina Barrigan | ||
| 10:30-12:00 pm | KCACTF Response: Noh Telling | Salon A |
| Respondents: Daydrie Hague, Dan LaRocque | ||
| Barbizon LED Demo | Salon D | |
| Presenter: Jared Grohs of Barbizon Light of the Rockies | ||
| DTM Expo Response: Session 6 - Costume Design Salons F&G | Salons F&G | |
| Hosts: Ronn Campbell, John Hill | ||
| The Future of Theatre:Why New Plays and New Voices Matter | Salon B | |
| Host: Eric Prince with Guests Chip Walton and Kate Snodgrass | ||
| National Playwriting Program Roundtable and Open Forum | ||
| The Five Floodgates:Taking your voice to the next level | Salon C | |
| Presenter: Chris Lang | ||
| Strategies for a Balanced Life in the Theatre Arts | Garden 1 | |
| Presenter: Patrick Dizney | ||
| The Natural Beauty of Painted Wood | Fine Arts:Rm 112 | |
| Presenter: Larry Larsen Painting Studio | ||
| 12:00-1:30 pm Lunch Break | ||
| 1:30-5:30 pm | William Inge Theatre Festival Scholarship Scenes - Organizational Meeting | Crane Studio |
| Hosted: Rhett Luedtke | ||
| Guests: Peter Ellenstein, Jim Price | ||
| The Inge Festival Scholarship Scene Auditions consist of feature fully rehearsed student directed 10-minute scenes from Region 7’s best student directors. A student must direct the scene, and the cast size must be between two and six actors. All pre-registered participants must attend this information and rehearsal session. | ||
| NPP One Act Plays Session 1 | Studio Theatre | |
| Respondents: Kate Snodgrass, NPP National Chair | ||
| Scott Frank, Region II NPP Vice-Chair | ||
| Adrienne Thompson, KCACTF National Selection Team | ||
| Backyard Gene Pool by Amy Hollon, University of Wyoming | ||
| Pouring Rain by Laura Karavitis, Washington State University | ||
| The Problem With Apples by Leean Kim Torske, University of Wyoming | ||
| NPP/SSDC Ten Minute Play | Salon D | |
| Reviewed Rehearsal | ||
| 1:30-4:30 pm | Shakespeare Without a Net | Salon B |
| Presenter: Roger Winn | ||
| Coming to the Door Again:More of the Meisner Technique | Salon C | |
| Presenter: Matt Vadnais | ||
| Stage Combat in Performance | Salon E | |
| Presenter: George W. Bellah 3rd | ||
| 1:30-2:50 pm | DTM Expo Design Response: Session 7 - Scenic Design | Salons F&G |
| Hosts: Ronn Campbell, John Hill | ||
| Actor’s Workshop for Life After College | Garden 1 | |
| Presenter: Patrick Dizney | ||
| Effective Make up Designs for Alcone Entries | Garden 2 | |
| Presenter: Sharon Sobel | ||
| National Critics Institute: Session 2 | UW Boardroom | |
| Host: Michael Phillips | ||
| 3:00-5:30 pm | Basics of Draping and Costume Construction | UW Boardroom |
| Presenter: Ted Stark | ||
| 3:00-4:30 pm | DTM Expo Response: Session 8 - Sound Design | Salons F&G |
| Hosts: Ronn Campbell, John Hill | ||
| How to Succeed in “The Business” | Salon A | |
| Presenters: Kaitlin Hopkins and Jim Price | ||
| Professional Design Portfolio Workshop and Panel Discussion | Garden 1 | |
| Host: Dean Panttaja | ||
| 5:30-7:30 pm Dinner Break | ||
| 7:30-10:00 pm | Festival Production: The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail | Main Stage |
| Colorado State University | ||
| 10:00 pm-1:00 am | Load out: The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail Fine Arts | Main Stage |
| (or 1/2 hour after performance ends) | Student Dance Party | Salon D |
| All ages welcome. DJ provided. | ||
| KCACTF Ryan Finalists will be announced! | ||
| Hosted by University of Wyoming Theatre and Dance. | ||
| Ten-Minute Play Directors/Mentors Meeting | UW Boardroom | |
| Faculty hospitality Hilton Executive Suite, 5th Floor | ||
| THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21 | ||
| 8:00 am-7:00 pm | Load-in: The Rocky Horror Show | Main Stage |
| 8:00-10:00 am | Vectorworks and USITT RP2 Light plots | Computer Lab |
| Presenter: Justin P. Walsh | ||
| 8:00-9:00 am | USITT Meet and Greet | Salons F&G |
| Hosts: Christina Barrigan | ||
| ALL Design & Technology students are invited, and encouraged, to come and meet. | ||
| Refreshments provided. | ||
| 9:00 am-4:30 pm | Conference Registration | |
| Convention Center:Business Center Lobby | ||
| 9:00 am-12:00 pm | Load-in: NPP One Act Plays Session 2 | Studio Theatre |
| 9:00-11:50 am | William Inge Theatre Festival Scholarship | Crane Studio |
| Scenes – Session 1 | ||
| Hosted: Rhett Luedtke | ||
| Guests: Peter Ellenstein, Jim Price | ||
| The Inge Festival Scholarship Scene Auditions consist of one scene, lasting no longer than 10 minutes of running time | ||
| 9:00-10:20 am | DTM Expo Response: Session 9 - Theatre Crafts and Technology | Salons F&G |
| Hosts: Ronn Campbell, John Hill | ||
| Irene Ryan Semi-Final Round Response | Salon A | |
| Respondents: Todd Goldberg, Jim Price, Emily Ruddock | ||
| A response for the semi-finalists, partners and coaches, all welcome. | ||
| Dramaturgy Initiative: Project Responses | Salon B | |
| Respondents: Michael Phillips | ||
| A response to students who have entered dramaturgical packets in the LMDA/ATHE/KCACTF Dramaturgy Initiative. | ||
| Actor/Singer Vocal Survival Guide | Salon C | |
| Presenter: Kaitlin Hopkins | ||
| Stage Combat: Follow the Pain | Salon E | |
| Presenter: Adam Critchlow | ||
| Can They Do That? The Business of Playwriting | Garden 2 | |
| Presenter: Dennis Schebetta, NWDC & NPP Guest Playwright | ||
| Jumpstart Your Creativity: Session 3 | UW Boardroom | |
| Presenters: Christopher Sousa-Wynn, Christina Barrigan | ||
| 10:30 -11:50 am | KCACTF Response: The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail | Salon A |
| Respondents: Jim Price, Emily Ruddock | ||
| DTM Expo Response: Session 10 | Salons F&G | |
| Hosts: Ronn Campbell, John Hill | ||
| USITT- Northwest Section Business Meeting | UW Boardroom | |
| Host: Ronn Campbell, Region VII chair of Design & Technology | ||
| The Sweet Smell of Success: Winning Playwriting Awards at the Kennedy Center | Salon B | |
| Presenter: Kate Snodgrass, KCACTF National Playwriting Chair, Producing Director, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre | ||
| The Business of Acting: Where do I go from here? | Salon D | |
| Presenter: Jon S. Robbins | ||
| Practical Dramaturgy | Garden 1 | |
| Presenter: Michael Phillips | ||
| The Costume Designer as Dramaturg and Psychologist | Garden 2 | |
| Presenter: Markas Henry | ||
| Musical Theatre Dance Workshop: “5-6-7-8” | Dance Studio | |
| Presenter: Bud Coleman | ||
| Millinery: An Introduction to Hat-Making | Costume Shop | |
| Presenters: Ellen Bredehoft, Lee Hodgson Garden 1 | ||
| 12:00-1:30 pm | Playwright’s lunch | |
| This event is a no-host lunch. Please bring your lunch to the Conference Room for an informal gathering of playwrights published and playwrights hoping to someday publish. Eric Prince and Elise Forier will be joined by Kate Snodgrass, Scott Frank, William Missouri Downs and informally network, relax and share insights into the nuts and bolts of the playwriting business. | ||
| USITT Northwest Section No Host Lunch | UW Boardroom | |
| USITT Northwest Business Meeting Continued | ||
| Host: Christina Barrigan | ||
| This event is a no-host lunch. Please bring your lunch to the Boardroom to join in the winter business meeting for all of those who are involved in technical theatre | ||
| Meet & Greet for Two-Year, Transfer Student and Graduate Interviews | Salon C | |
| Hosts: George Caldwell | ||
| An informal gathering of students seeking information about the next step in their theatre education and training. This networking opportunity is supported by KCACTF VII and Northwest Drama Conference. | ||
| 1:30-5:30 pm | NPP One Act Plays Session 2 | Studio Theatre |
| Respondents: Kate Snodgrass, NPP National Chair | ||
| Scott Frank, Region II NPP Vice-Chair | ||
| Adrienne Thompson, KCACTF National Selection Team | ||
| The Shrink Factor by Maura K Robinson – Colorado State University | ||
| Waiting for Baby James by Emma Pattee – Portland Community College | ||
| Niagara Fell by Anna Austin Brownsted – University of Wyoming | ||
| 1:30-2:50 pm | DTM Expo Response: Session 11 - Stage Management | Salons F&G |
| Hosts: Ronn Campbell, John Hill | ||
| Respondent: Brad Buffum | ||
| William Inge Theatre Festival Scholarship Scene - Session 2 | Crane Studio | |
| Hosted: Rhett Luedtke | ||
| Guests: Peter Ellenstein, Jim Price | ||
| National Critics Institute: Session 3 | UW Boardroom | |
| Host: Michael Phillips | ||
| The Professional Actor’s Headshot and Resume | Salon A | |
| Presenter: Emily Ruddock, Actors Theatre of Louisville | ||
| Electronics for Stage | Salon B | |
| Presenter: David Mackie | ||
| Telling the Story Through Pictures: | Salon E | |
| Image Driven Narrative For Directors | ||
| Presenter: Elizabeth Williams | ||
| Budai Xi: The Living Art of Taiwanese Glove Puppetry | Garden 1 | |
| Presenter: George W. Bellah 3rd | ||
| Costume Rendering:Tips to Conquer the Blank Paper | Garden 2 | |
| Presenter: Markas Henry | ||
| Mime and Pantomime: Tools for the Actor Fine Arts: | Dance Studio | |
| Presenter: Bill Bowers | ||
| 3:00-4:30 pm | DTM Expo Response: Session 12 - TBD | Salons F&G |
| Hosts: Ronn Campbell, John Hill | ||
| The Director’s Process | Salon A | |
| Presenter: Peter Ellenstein, Artistic Director for the William Inge Center | ||
| Does your Theatre Dept have a Student Org? | Salon B | |
| Presenter: Dr. Laura Jones | ||
| USITT KEYNOTE ADDRESS: “THEATRE, FILM AND TELEVISION: FROM PROPS TO SET DECORATION” | Salon C | |
| SPEAKER: LAURA RICHARZ | ||
| An Introduction Chekhov’s Psychological Gesture Salon E | Salon E | |
| Presenter: Lisa Betz | ||
| 4:30-5:30 pm | KCACTF Region VII “Town Hall” | Salon A |
| An open forum with Greg Henry and Mindi Logan, | ||
| Let us know how we are doing! | ||
| 5:30-7:00 pm | University of Wyoming, President’s Faculty Reception | UW Art Museum |
| Host: UW President Tom and Jacque Buchanan. | ||
| Dinner Break | ||
| 7:30-10:00 pm | Festival Production: The Rocky Horror Show | Main Stage |
| University of Northern Colorado | ||
| 10:00 pm-1:00 am | Load out: The Rocky Horror Show | |
| (or 1/2 hour after performance ends) | Ten Minute Play Directors/Mentors Meeting | UW Boardroom |
| Tech Olympics | Salon D | |
| Host: Central Washington University student chapter of USITT | ||
| Come and watch the fun! | ||
| Faculty hospitality Hilton Executive Suite, 5th Floor | ||
| FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22 | ||
| 8:00-10:20 am | NPP/SSDC Ten Minute Plays | Studio Theatre |
| Preparation and Final Rehearsals | ||
| 9:00 am-4:30 pm | Conference Registration | |
| Convention Center:Business Center Lobby | ||
| 9:00 am-12:00 pm | Load-in: It Goes Without Saying | Main Stage |
| Musical Theater Performance and Auditioning | Salon C | |
| Presenters: Kaitlin Hopkins and Jim Price | ||
| Resonance: the source of all Life | Salon E | |
| Presenter: Chris Lang | ||
| Millinery Part II: Hands-on | Costume Shop | |
| Presenters: Ellen Bredehoft, Lee Hodgson | ||
| 9:00-10:20 am | DTM Expo Response Session 13: Open Viewing | Salons F&G |
| Hosts: Ronn Campbell. John Hill | ||
| Student Theatre Productions:Students Producing Their Own Work | Salon A | |
| Panel: Emily Harvey, Dayo Anderson, Emily Knight | ||
| Naked Playwriting | Salon B | |
| Presenter: William Missouri Downs | ||
| Playing the Audience | Salon D | |
| Presenter: James B Nicola | ||
| Jumpstart Your Creativity: Session 4 | UW Boardroom | |
| Presenters: Christopher Sousa-Wynn, Christina Barrigan | ||
| Community College Connections: | Garden 2 | |
| Host: Joe Jacoby, North Idaho College | ||
| A Roundtable discussion between community college faculty. | ||
| 10:30-11:50 am | NPP/SSDC Ten Minute Plays | Studio Theatre |
| Hosts: Elise Forier, Eric Prince, Rhett Luedtke | ||
| Respondents: | ||
| Scott Frank KCACTF Region II NPP Vice-Chair | ||
| Kate Snodgrass KCACTF NPP National Chair | ||
| Adrienne Thompson KCACTF National Selection Team | ||
| All performed in sequence with minimal five minute transitions | ||
| The Call | ||
| by Jason Drew Panzer, Willamette University | ||
| Directed by Anna Brownsted, University of Wyoming | ||
| PS – I Love You | ||
| by Madeleine Cartwright, Central Washington University | ||
| Directed by Dania Salgado, George Fox University | ||
| Love Cycle | ||
| by Matthew Garrison, University of Idaho | ||
| Directed by Emily Harvey, Western Washington University | ||
| Nothing Left to Loose | ||
| by Anya Ballinger, Willamette University | ||
| Directed by Robert James Vrtis, University of Oregon | ||
| Sharing This Room with You | ||
| by Nicholas Schwab, University of Wyoming | ||
| Directed by Andrea Gonzales, Washington State University | ||
| Mufsidun | ||
| by Sam Craw, University of Colorado at Boulder | ||
| Directed by Brian Gibbons, University of Idaho | ||
| DTM Expo Session 14 | Salons F&G | |
| Closed for Final Deliberations | ||
| KCACTF Response: The Rocky Horror Show | Salon A | |
| Respondents: Jim Price, Emily Ruddock | ||
| Vietnamese Water Puppetry in Performance | Salon B | |
| Presenter: George W. Bellah 3rd | ||
| Painting & Building a cut drop | Salon D | |
| Presenter: Dave Barnett | ||
| Dramaturgy at the College and University | Garden 1 | |
| Presenter: Michael Phillips | ||
| Quick Change Frogs & Other Oddities: Designing for Children’s Theatre | Garden 2 | |
| Presenter: John Hill | ||
| 12:00-4:30 pm | Design Tech Management Expo - Strike all displays | Salons F&G |
| 12:00-1:00 pm | KCACTF/NWDC Regional Meeting | UW Boardroom |
| Annual meeting for all faculty & NWDC members to give festival feedback and discuss policy and planning | ||
| 12:00-1:30 pm Lunch Break | ||
| 1:30-3:30 pm | NWDC KEYNOTE PERFORMANCE | Main Stage |
| IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING STARRING BILL BOWERS | ||
| Host: Tammis Doyle, President of the NWDC | ||
| Bill bowers, international mime sensation and Broadway veteran, presents his hit solo play, It Goes Without Saying. The show opened in New York City last season to rave reviews, and is now touring the U.S. A Q&A with Mr. Bowers will follow the performance. | ||
| 1:30-2:50 pm | National Critics Institute: Session 4 | UW Boardroom |
| Host: Michael Phillips | ||
| 3:00-4:20 pm | Viewpoints | Garden 2&3 |
| Presenter: Chip Persons | ||
| NPP Ten-Minute Plays Responses | Studio Theatre | |
| Hosts: Elise Forier & Eric Prince | ||
| Respondents: Scott Frank- KCACTF Region II NPP Vice-Chair | ||
| Kate Snodgrass -KCACTF NPP National Chair | ||
| Adrienne Thompson- KCACTF National Selection Team | ||
| All Playwrights to attend, with open option for SSDC directors, mentors, and casts of the plays | ||
| 4:00-5:30 pm | NPP Ten-Minute Plays | Studio Theatre |
| SSD&C Directing Fellowship Interviews | ||
| All faculty mentors and student directors are required to attend. | ||
| Irene Ryan Finals Rehearsal Fine Arts | Main Stage | |
| This is an opportunity to check out the new space and do a walk-through of entrances, exits, etc. (No time for complete runs.) All candidates, partners, and accompanists should be present. Please be prompt so that we can give one general briefing of procedures prior to walkthrough. | ||
| 5:30-7:30 pm Dinner Break | ||
| 7:30-10:00 pm | Irene Ryan Finals | Main Stage |
| Host: Mindi Logan | ||
| Judges/Timer: | ||
| Bill Bowers, Professional actor, mime and educator | ||
| Kaitlin Hopkins, Professional theater, film, television and radio actor | ||
| Michael Legg, Associate Director of the Apprentice/Intern Co. ATL. | ||
| Timer: Leigh Selting (UW) | ||
| 10:00-1:00 am | Festival Awards Presentation | Main Stage |
| (or 1/2 hour after performance ends) | Festival Awards Celebration! Join your colleagues following the awards ceremony. DJ provided. | Salon D |
| Hosted by University of Wyoming Theatre and Dance. | ||
| Faculty hospitality Hilton Executive Suite, 5th Floor | ||
| SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23 | ||
| 9:00 am - 10:15 am | Irene Ryan Finalists Response | TBD |