KCACTF Region 1 Conference 57: Full Schedule

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9:00am EST

Defining the World of the Play

Saturday February 1, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am EST

General, open to all. Designers create the tangible elements of design. But how do we approach and describe the world of the play from the perspective of a playwright or a director? How can we participate in world building without being heavy handed with how talk about, think about and work towards a 3 dimensional representation that the play exists in. Students participating in this workshop are asked to bring in some adjectives that describe what it feels like to live where they are from without being literal. For instance – I am from New Hampshire and it feels crisp with a slight coolness to the air. I hear crushed leaves and smell cut grass. It is quiet except for the sound of cars intermittently passing by on the surrounding, distant roads. I can feel my lungs fill with clean, cold air. It feels vast and also full of nature and trees. We will read a short 10-minute play and participants will work in groups to create a vision/image/mood board that describes the elements of the world. Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop or some kind of device that allows them to search for images or music.

Speakers

Bridget O'Leary

NPP Respondent, Independent Artist

Bridget Kathleen O'Leary is a freelance director, dramaturg and theater educator. Since 2022 she has been the Director of New Play Development for Moonbox Productions where she curates and oversees the annual Boston New Works Festival. From 2008-2018 she served as the Associate artistic... Read More →

Saturday February 1, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am EST
Philbrick Student Center

Workshop

2:30pm EST

Irene Ryan's Final Response Holding Room

Saturday February 1, 2025 2:30pm - 4:00pm EST

Philbrick

Ryan participants

Speakers

Christie Maturo

Professor of Theatre, Region 1 Vice Chair, Region 1 Ryan's Chair

Christie Maturo is an Assistant Professor of Theatre at Central Connecticut State University where she teaches acting and directing. Christie has worked across the country as an actor, director, and producer. Most recently she worked with Undermain Theatre in Dallas and on the award-winning... Read More →

Justin Pesce

Irene Ryan Vice-Chair, KCACTF Region 1 Leasdership

Saturday February 1, 2025 2:30pm - 4:00pm EST
Philbrick Student Center

Irene Ryans