TCG National Conference 2007 - Agenda
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Thursday, June 7
| 12:00pm | Registration Begins, Vendor Fair Opens | Guthrie Theater First Floor |
| 1:00pm | Artist Workshops: Laurie Brooks “Post-Performance Discussion Techniques” Tina Landau “Viewpoints and Composition” Michael Rohd “Devising Civic Theatre” |
Various |
| 3:30-4:30 | Orientation for international guests and first-time conference-goers | McGuire Proscenium Stage |
| 3:30-4:30 | Trend Workshops | Various |
| 5:30-7pm | Welcome, Opening Speeches: Joe Dowling, Artistic Director, Guthrie Theater, Molly Smith, Artistic Director, Arena Stage | Wurtele Thrust Stage |
| 7-8:30pm | Opening Night Reception, sponsored by Target | The Open Book |
| 9-10pm | Global Tapas | The Children’s Theatre Company |
| 10:00pm | Late Night Event | The Children’s Theatre Company |
Friday, June 8
| 8:00am-6pm | Registration Open | Guthrie Theater Fourth Floor |
| 8:00am | Trustee Breakfast, Hosted by the National Council for the American Theatre, sponsored by US Trust | Guthrie Theater Dowling Studio Lobby |
| 8:00am | Continental Breakfast Available; Vendor Fair open | Guthrie Theater First Floor |
| 8:30-9:30am | Affinity Group Sessions | Various |
| 10-11am | Plenary Session: Wole Soyinka, Nobel Prize-winning poet, playwright and activist | Wurtele Thrust Stage |
| 11:15-12:15pm | Plenary Session: “The Artist as Activist,” Moderated by Barbara Schaffer Bacon, with artists Rha Goddess, John Malpede and Kathy Randels | McGuire Proscenium Stage |
| 12:15-1:15pm | Lunch, Trend Workshops, and Salon Series | Various |
| 1:30-2:45pm | Breakout Sessions | Various |
| 1:30-2:45pm | Artist Workshop: Tina Landau, “Viewpoints and Composition” | Guthrie Theater |
| 3:15-4:50pm | Performance: In the Continuum | Wurtele Thrust Stage |
| 4:50-6:00pm | TCG Annual Meeting | Wurtele Thrust Stage |
| 6:00pm | Vendor Fair Closes | Guthrie Theater First Floor |
| 6-8pm | Spotlight On…Reception | The Open Book |
| 6-10pm | Dinner and theatre on your own | |
| 10:00pm | Late Night Event and 365 Days/365 Plays performance by Mixed Blood Theatre | Illusion Theater |
Saturday, June 9
| 8:00am-3pm | Registration Open | Guthrie Theater Fourth Floor |
| 8:00am | Continental Breakfast Available, Vendor Fair Open | Guthrie Theater First Floor |
| 9:00-10:15am | Breakout Sessions | Various |
| 9:00-10:15am | Artist Workshop: Laurie Brooks, “Post-Performance Discussion Techniques” | Guthrie Theater |
| 10:45-12pm | Plenary Session: “Visions of Tomorrow’s Theatre: A Roundtable Discussion,” Moderated by Kristin Marting with artists Clove Galilee, Joseph Haj, Young Jean Lee, Ruben Polendo, Dan Rothenberg and Sean San José | Wurtele Thrust Stage |
| 12-1:30pm | Plenary Session: “Creating and Producing the New American Musical,” Moderated by Sue Frost, with Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater of Spring Awakening, Jessica Hagedorn and Mark Bennett of Most Wanted and Steve Cosson and Michael Friedman of Nobody’s Lunch | Wurtele Thrust Stage |
| 1:30-2:30pm | Lunch, Trend Workshops, and Salon Series | Various |
| 1:30-2:30pm | Lunch with 365: Suzan-Lori Parks and Bonnie Metzgar and a performance by Mixed Blood Theatre | Wurtele Thrust Stage |
| 2:45-3:45pm | Issue-based Forums | Various |
| 3:00pm | Vendor Fair Closes | Guthrie Theater First Floor |
| 4-6pm | Closing Plenary: Teresa Eyring,
Executive Director, TCG Awards Ceremony |
Wurtele Thrust Stage |
| 6-7pm | Closing Reception | Guthrie Theater Fifth Floor Lobby |
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