Saturday, April 21, 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.
Registration and Breakfast
9:00-10:20 a.m.
Paper Panel
Matthew Delbridge, University of Melbourne, Victorian College of the Arts
"Monkey Business: ‘Or Getting Your Ape On’"
“Eco-Theatre and Storytelling Strategies in Climate Fiction”
Antonia (Tonia) Krueger, Eckerd College
"Sharing Voices: Contemporary Performance on Behalf of the Arctic"
Emma Morgan-Thorp, York University
“'In Love with Place:' Settler Performances & Unsettling Affects on the Wild West Coast"
​10:30-11:50 a.m.
Workshop
Movement as a tool to deepen our connection with nature
Molissa Udevitz, Anchorage artist
(Note: open to the first 25 participants only)
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Play Reading
Runner Up, EMOS New Play Contest
Oberon Springs by M.G. Erickson
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12:00-1:00 p.m. - Lunch
Lunch on your own
Shuttles run back and forth to Tudor Square Shopping Center
Food options include:
Wendy's
Uncle Joes' Pizza
Thai Kitchen
Blue Fox Bar and Restaurant
Golden Gate Chinese
Taco King
1:10-1:30 p.m.
Performance
CHOP CHOP: Sounding Fire, Signaling Smoke
Bronwyn Preece, University of Huddersfield
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1:40-3:00 p.m.
Keynote Performance
3:10-4:30 p.m.
Workshop
Satire Beyond Parody: Creating Absurd Worlds to Expose Human Frailty (and idiocy…)
Brenda Varda, Wordspace Los Angeles
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Panel
More Sustainable Materials and Practices for Scenic Production
Paul Brunner, Indiana University
Michael Mehler, Allegheny University
​4:40-6:10 p.m.
Panel
Climate Change Theatre Action 2017 Panel and Readings
Chantal Bilodeau, The Arctic Cycle
Brian Cook, University of Alaska, Anchorage
Julia Levine, The Arctic Cycle
Jessica Litwak, Artists Rise Up New York
Giovanni Ortega, Pomona College
Paula Cizmar, University of Southern California
Derek Davidson, Appalachian State University
Lydia Fort, Emory University
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6:10-7:30 p.m.
CCTA Reception (must be 21 years of age or older - RSVP required)
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7:30-8:30 p.m.
Performance
Performed by: Brenda Varda, Wordspace Los Angeles
​Shuttles run to hotel
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8:00 p.m.
Performance of 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
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Optional group gathering: Bar Meetup Downtown, TBA