KCACTF Regional Exchange, KCACTF Region 2 NPP Chair
TJ Young is a Texas-born playwright and dramaturg based in Pittsburgh, where he serves as co-representative for the Dramatists Guild - Pittsburgh region. His plays include WE FLY, The Inseparables (Pittsburgh Public Theatre Commission), Isle of Noises (James Madison University Commission... Read More →
Friday January 31, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EST
FA 127Maloney Hall
General, open to all. This workshop will be a practical hands-on workshop working with materials for participants to create and implement a design, reusing and repurposing materials around us. We are living in a time with packaging, by-products and waste created from many areas of production that we can save, reuse, repurpose to create new creations for the stage. This workshop is a time to explore those options and expand that access to creative shared ideas. All materials will be supplied.
Assistant Professor of Design, St. Lawrence University
My background in technical theatre, design, and academic reaches back over 20 years. Frequently, I have worked with regional equity theatres, and opera companies in the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and West Coast, where our remote location for production required a direct need to economize... Read More →
Friday January 31, 2025 11:00am - 12:15pm EST
FA 127Maloney Hall
General, open to all. "Playwright and Actor Sadie Chamberlain, Saint Michael's College (SMC) class of '25, will share the origins of and inspiration for her play ""A Taste of Freedom"" which explores her lived experiences as a person with Cerebral Palsy. Set within a mystical Celtic landscape, “A Taste of Freedom” uses the power of the human imagination to explore the internal complexities of life as a person with a disability.
The play recently served as the Fall Mainstage production at SMC with Chamberlain playing the protagonist, The Maiden, who escapes her physical limits by hiring a surrogate, The Siren, to act in her stead. The Siren seduces The Highlander, who is somewhere between a Lumberjack and a Disney Prince. The Maiden watches from a control booth, providing special effects; but she can't resist intervening and is eventually ""outed"" and reluctantly drawn into the action herself...
Chamberlain will detail the origins of the play, which began as a coping method, and the way the play evolved during two years of rewrites. Professor Peter Harrigan, who served as Advisor and Director, will share comments, and introduce a professionally-filmed 17 minute video sequence from the play. Both speakers will share audience responses to the play, and speak about the importance of representation and advocacy, and allow time for Q&A.
If you would like more information about the play, please see the following links:
Brad Dell (he/him/his) is the National Chair of KCACTF and past Chair of KCACTF Region 5. As Chair of the Department of Music and Theatre at Iowa State University Brad teaches classes in directing and performing arts. He is the recipient of the 2024 College Award for Outstanding Department... Read More →
KCACTF National Exchange, KCACTF NPP National Member at Large
Jackie Rosenfeld is the KCACTF National Playwriting Program Member at Large and is the Assistant Professor of Playwriting and Pedagogy at East Texas A&M University where she leads the New Play Development Initiative. Her plays have been produced in Texas and Colorado as well as New... Read More →
Saturday February 1, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EST
FA 127Maloney Hall
KCACTF Regional Exchange, KCACTF Region 3 DTM Co-Chair
Ann Dasen is the faculty Costume, Hair, and Makeup Designer in the Department of Theatre and Dance at Central Michigan University. Ann has managed and designed costumes for various theatres in Michigan, Philadelphia and New York. Ann’s areas of interest focus on SFX Make-up and... Read More →
Cassie is an Associate Professor of Theatre and Technical Director at Muskingum University, and teaches in all areas of Design, Tech, and Management (among other things). She is the current Chair of Region II of KCACTF, and will drop everything to look at a photo of your dog or show... Read More →
Saturday February 1, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EST
FA 127Maloney Hall
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 →
Emmett H. Buhmann (BFA, University of Wyoming, 2002; MFA University of California-Irvine, 2009) is the Lighting Design Faculty Member for the Bridgewater State University Department of Theatre. Freelance Design: Company ONE (peerless), The Un-Common Theater Company (Carrie: The Musical... Read More →
Sarah is Theatre maker, director, and educator. She specializes in Forum Theatre, devising, and Shakespeare. At Bridgewater State University, Sarah is an Assistant Professor.
Literary & Artistic Coordinator, Barrington Stage Company
Moira O'Sullivan is a director and dramaturg and the Literary & Artistic Coordinator at Barrington Stage Company. Previously, she worked in the literary department at Portland Stage and was the Director of New Works at Playhouse on Park for two seasons. She has served on the script... Read More →
Eric Ort is a freelance director, arts educator, and nonprofit administrator. Formerly an artistic producer at TheaterWorks Hartford, Eric directed THE WOLVES and EVERY BRILLIANT THING and served as line producer for new play workshops. Other directing includes projects at The University... Read More →
Saturday February 1, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EST
FA 127Maloney Hall
Sarah is Theatre maker, director, and educator. She specializes in Forum Theatre, devising, and Shakespeare. At Bridgewater State University, Sarah is an Assistant Professor.
Literary & Artistic Coordinator, Barrington Stage Company
Moira O'Sullivan is a director and dramaturg and the Literary & Artistic Coordinator at Barrington Stage Company. Previously, she worked in the literary department at Portland Stage and was the Director of New Works at Playhouse on Park for two seasons. She has served on the script... Read More →
Eric Ort is a freelance director, arts educator, and nonprofit administrator. Formerly an artistic producer at TheaterWorks Hartford, Eric directed THE WOLVES and EVERY BRILLIANT THING and served as line producer for new play workshops. Other directing includes projects at The University... Read More →
Saturday February 1, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm EST
FA 127Maloney Hall
