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.
Registration open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
8:00-9:00 a.m.
Breakfast - Mainstage Lobby (2nd Floor)
9:00-10:00 a.m.
Welcome – Brian Cook, Chair, EMOS 2018
Founder’s lecture – Theresa J. May, co-Founder, EMOS
10:10-11:30 a.m.
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
Workshop
Devising Sustainability: creating an adaptable toolkit to be radically, and responsibly, present
Claire K. Redfield and Neda Y. Movahed, Arizona State University
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Lunchtime Theatre
Lunch
Pizza/Salad Lunch (vegan and gf options)
Play Reading
EMOS semi-finalist and undergraduate student entry
The Last Forest by Jordan Crenshaw
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
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
Workshop
Engaging Audiences in a Climate Lens
Julia Levine, The Arctic Cycle
Jessica Litwak, The H.E.A.T. Collective
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)
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)
Shuttles run to hotel