Music, poetry, grade school, high school, and college come together to strengthen mutual understanding and develop the collective voice of an entire community.
Exec. Dir., Hylton Performing Arts Center/Associate Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts, George Mason University
Directing, translating, writing, writing about, and teaching theater and opera, new and old; building a community (artistic, social, political, economic) for the Hylton Center; exploring and advancing the enduring values and evolving opportunities of the liberal arts throughout the... Read More →
theater, gender and performance, cross-cultural adaptations of classics, civic poetics, ensemble, multiracial theater, British and American women playwrights (especially feminist)
Friday August 3, 2012 8:00am - 9:30am EDT
Regency B, Ballroom Level400 New Jersey Ave NW Washington, DC 20001 USA
ARTAGE PUBLICATIONS' SENIOR THEATRE RESOURCE CENTERVisit Bonnie Vorenburg in the Exhibit HallFor over 20 years, older performers and their directors have turned to the Senior Theatre Resource Center for plays, books, materials, and workshops that charm audiences. Whether you are an amateur or skilled professional, we have something fo... Read More →
An all-conference event, sponsored by WTP and ATHE Moderated by Maya E. Roth (Georgetown University) Join us for a staged reading of this year's Winning Play--which features feminist perspectives and significant roles for female performers. The Playwright of this year's winning play will join us for a QandA to follow the featured event. We will also briefly preview other new feminist plays honored by this year's contest, which draws more than 100 entries annually from across the US and beyond.
theater, gender and performance, cross-cultural adaptations of classics, civic poetics, ensemble, multiracial theater, British and American women playwrights (especially feminist)
Friday August 3, 2012 1:45pm - 5:00pm EDT
Regency B, Ballroom Level400 New Jersey Ave NW Washington, DC 20001 USA
I'm a long-time member of ATHE and former FGR of the Directing Program. Rather than retype my profile, pls visit my faculty profile at http://www.cla.purdue.edu/theatre/directory/?p=Anne_Fliotsos See you at ATHE!
The musical comedy centers on an abused elderly widow who discovers the meaning of life and the joys of living while surviving on the streets of Washington, DC.
ARTAGE PUBLICATIONS' SENIOR THEATRE RESOURCE CENTERVisit Bonnie Vorenburg in the Exhibit HallFor over 20 years, older performers and their directors have turned to the Senior Theatre Resource Center for plays, books, materials, and workshops that charm audiences. Whether you are an amateur or skilled professional, we have something fo... Read More →
Friday August 3, 2012 5:15pm - 6:45pm EDT
Regency C, Ballroom Level400 New Jersey Ave NW Washington, DC 20001 USA
Second session of two-part workshop/demonstration exploring the use of hip-hop performance as a tool for civic engagement within theatre: performance by workshop participants.
Writing music and poetry has been my creative outlet to the world, allowing others to take journeys through my experience and thoughts. Steve Broadnax, a friend first and foremost, has been a mentor, partner, and fan of my work constantly pushing me to break boundaries and master... Read More →
Bill Doan is a writer, educator, and artist. A professor of Theatre at Penn State, his most recent play, Drifting, premiered at Dixon Place Theatre in New York City in 2015. Doan is adapting the play for the Graphic Medicine Book series at Penn State Press and has had two pieces published... Read More →
The Arts Infusion Initiative is a cohort of teaching artists and arts organizations seeking to engage "at-risk" youth by introducing theatre, and other artistic endeavors as a a positive occupation, and a gateway to a more productive and fulfilling life.
Congo Square Theatre Company... Read More →
A review type performance of feminist humor in action followed by a round table discussion about the potential of women's feminist comedy to initiate and accomplish social change
Kimberly Dark is a writer, professor, yoga teacher and raconteur, working to reveal the hidden architecture of everyday life one clever essay, poem, and story at a time. She uses humor, surprise and intimacy to help audiences discover their influences, and reclaim their power as social... Read More →
As a theatre professor I feel strongly about the power of mentorship. I do all I can to foster the development of students and colleagues in education and performance careers. I'm also artistic director of the Starry Night Repertory Theatre, whose mission is to bring theatre to warm... Read More →
Saturday August 4, 2012 1:45pm - 5:00pm EDT
Regency A, Ballroom Level400 New Jersey Ave NW Washington, DC 20001 USA
Adjunct Professor and Doctoral Candidate, City University of New York
Ben Spatz is Artistic Director of Urban Research Theater in New York City. His solo performance RITE OF THE BUTCHER (Cave Soak Festival, 2012; United Solo Festival, 2011) explores themes of power and violence through a unique synthesis of poetry, martial dance, and folk songs in an... Read More →
Rehearsed Reading of Brand-New Translation of Spanish Golden Age Play 'The Force of Habit': What happens when you raise a 17th-century boy to sew and behave as a girl, and his sister to fight as a soldier?
Exec. Dir., Hylton Performing Arts Center/Associate Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts, George Mason University
Directing, translating, writing, writing about, and teaching theater and opera, new and old; building a community (artistic, social, political, economic) for the Hylton Center; exploring and advancing the enduring values and evolving opportunities of the liberal arts throughout the... Read More →
