Friday, April 20, 2018
Shuttles run to UAA at 7:45, 8:00, 8:15, and 8:30 a.m. - Due to limited capacity, please RSVP here.
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Registration open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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8:00-9:00 a.m.
Breakfast - Mainstage Lobby (2nd Floor)
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9:00-10:00 a.m.
Welcome – Brian Cook, Chair, EMOS 2018
Founder’s lecture – Theresa J. May, co-Founder, EMOS
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10:10-11:30 a.m.
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Paper Panel
Derek Davidson, Appalachian State University
Paul Brunner, Indiana University
Dale Seeds, The College of Wooster
"Dead, White and Green: The Performance Ecology of the Dead White Zombies Collective"
Damond Morris, Skagit Valley College
Title: TBA
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Workshop
Devising Sustainability: creating an adaptable toolkit to be radically, and responsibly, present
Claire K. Redfield and Neda Y. Movahed, Arizona State University
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11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Lunchtime Theatre
Lunch
Pizza/Salad Lunch (vegan and gf options)
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Play Reading
EMOS semi-finalist and undergraduate student entry
The Last Forest by Jordan Crenshaw
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1:30-2:50 p.m.
Panel
Environmental Justice and Climate Issues in Alaska
Moderator: Brian Cook
Speakers:
Polly Carr, Alaska Center
Vicky Clark, Trustees for Alaska
Ceal Smith, Alaska Climate Action Network
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Workshop
How dominant patterns of land use affect our movement
Gabrielle Barnett, Independent scholar/artist
3:00-4:20 p.m.
Workshop
Integrating the arts and environmental issues in educational settings
Antonia (Tonia) Krueger, Eckerd College
Workshop
Mei Mei Evans, Alaska Pacific University
Rosanne Pagano, Alaska Pacific University
4:30-5:50
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Engaging Audiences in a Climate Lens
Julia Levine, The Arctic Cycle
Jessica Litwak, The H.E.A.T. Collective
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Workshop
Capturing the Ride of YOUR Play on Stage
Crystal Skillman, playwright and winner of EMOS 2018 New Play Contest
5:50-6:20 p.m.
Performance
Choreographed by Molissa Udevitz, Anchorage Artist; Performed by Shanette Harper and Katie Evans
Meet outside ARTS 134 (Scene Shop)
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6:30-7:45 p.m.
Awards banquet
(full-symposium or banquet ticket required)
Shuttles run to hotel
8:00 p.m.
Opening night performance EMOS-winning play
Rain and Zoe Save the World by Crystal Skillman
(full conference registration or performance ticket required)
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Shuttles run to hotel