2018 SETC Convention: Full Schedule

1:00pm CST

So You Want to Have Kids?

A panel discussion about the realities of raising children as a theatre practitioner in the 21st century.

Presenters

Ashleigh Poteat is an Assistant Professor of Fashion and Theatre at Centenary University in New Jersey. She has designed costumes and scenery Off-Broadway, Regional, Professional and Academic productions over the last fifteen years.

Thursday March 8, 2018 1:00pm - 2:15pm CST
Battle House - Ashland Place B

Workshop, Women in Theatre, Cultural Diversity

Interest Area Women in Theatre, Cultural Diversity
Skill Level General

1:00pm CST

Violent Delights: Spectacle on Stage

Theatre professionals and scholars from different disciplines will discuss representations of violence on stage. The presenters will offer a series of short papers that productively engage with the roundtable theme of Violence as Spectacle.

Presenters

Geoffrey Douglas

Dr. Geoffrey Aaron Douglas is an artist and an educator. He works as a professor at Armstrong State University, where he teaches classes in playwriting and arts management. He directs university and independent productions and has served as dramaturg for productions in Austin, New... Read More →

Stephanie Murphy

Zackary Ross

Assistant Professor of Theatre, Bellarmine University

Kyle Thompson

Seth Wilson

John Wright

Thursday March 8, 2018 1:00pm - 2:15pm CST
Riverview - Schooner

Workshop, History/Theory/Literature/Criticism, Stage Movement, Women in Theatre

Interest Area History/Theory/Literature/Criticism, Stage Movement, Women in Theatre
Skill Level Advanced

9:00am CST

What Women Want: Directing From a Female Perspective

So, you've been hired to direct Taming of the Shrew or Phantom — and you're a woman. Come learn and discuss how women in power positions can change perspectives on age-old classics to include fuller and more complex portrayals of the female experience.

Presenters

Carrie Colton

Presenter

Carrie Colton is an actor, director, and composer haling from Salt Lake City, Utah, where she was born and raised. Carrie holds a BFA in Classical Acting from Southern Utah University and an MFA in directing from Florida State University. Some of her favorite directorial credits include... Read More →

Jenna Elser

Artistic Director, Glow Lyric Theatre

Jenna is the Artistic Director of Glow Lyric Theatre in South Carolina. Some of her groundbreaking work in her community includes producing and directing a re-imaging of Gounod’s opera Romèo et Juliette that sparked dialogue about the treatment of immigrants and refugees in the... Read More →

Friday March 9, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CST
Battle House - Crystal Ballroom

Workshop, Women in Theatre, Directing, Cultural Diversity

Interest Area Women in Theatre, Directing, Cultural Diversity
Skill Level Intermediate

10:30am CST

Women in Theatre Interest Group

Come join us for the second official meeting of the newly formed SETC Women in Theatre Interest Group! Join us to discuss ways that we can support women in theatre, expand opportunities for women in theatre, and to advocate for future generations of women in theatre.

Presiders

Shannon Robert

Associate Professor of Scene Design, Clemson University

Shannon Robert (USA 829) serves on the scene design faculty at Clemson University, on the faculty for the directing certification for the Hollins MFA playwriting program, and is an instructor for the Dramatists Guild of America Institute (working with playwrights on creating environment... Read More →

Friday March 9, 2018 10:30am - 11:45am CST
Battle House - Midtown

Meeting

Interest Area Women in Theatre, Cultural Diversity

1:00pm CST

Writing Strong Women: A Collaboration With Idealistic Collegiate Women

We must engage collegiate female students (especially those sheltered by religious upbringing) in the development, writing and producing of strong female characters and stories to combat objectification.

Presenters

Linda Nell Cooper

Chair of Theatre Arts Dept./Artistic Director of Alluvion Stage Company, Liberty U; Alluvion Stage Company

Mrs. Cooper works professionally as a director, choreographer, producer, and casting director, and is a member of the SDC. She currently serves as artistic director for the Alluvion Stage Company and as Chair of the Theatre Arts Department at Liberty University. Mrs. Cooper is a member... Read More →

Friday March 9, 2018 1:00pm - 2:15pm CST
Battle House - Ashland Place B

Workshop, Women in Theatre, Playwriting, Cultural Diversity

Interest Area Women in Theatre, Playwriting, Cultural Diversity
Skill Level General

4:30pm CST

Women in Theatre: A Panel Discussion

For the fourth year in a row, this panel (with exciting new members) will identify and discuss key issues facing women in professional theatre — from personal bias, qualifier words and self-sabotage to representation with LGBTQ+, people of color and allies.

Presenters

Karen Arredondo

Will Davis

Danica Jenelle Horton

Director, University of Memphis

Danica Jenelle Horton is a freelance director and teaching artist based in Memphis, Tennessee, with specializations and interest in dialect coaching, devised theatre, and community-based theatre. She holds an MFA in Directing from the University of Memphis, a Masters of Science in... Read More →

Interest Area Women in Theatre, Cultural Diversity
Skill Level General

2018 SETC Convention

1:00pm CST

German Cardenas

Ashleigh Poteat

1:00pm CST

Geoffrey Douglas

Stephanie Murphy

Zackary Ross

Kyle Thompson

Seth Wilson

John Wright

9:00am CST

Carrie Colton

Jenna Elser

10:30am CST

Shannon Robert

1:00pm CST

Linda Nell Cooper

4:30pm CST

Karen Arredondo

Will Davis

Danica Jenelle Horton

Roberta Inscho-Cox

Jo Sanburg

Caisa Sanburg

Kyle Yampiro

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