2010 TCG National Conference - Videos
Welcome to the audio and video gallery of the 2010 TCG National Conference. Available for streaming on this page, you will find audio and video clips from the Conference held in Chicago, IL from June 14-16. Transcripts for selected sessions will be available for download soon. Please note that due to the long length, the initial video buffers may take as long as 90 seconds before the video begins.
Critical Conversations:
Theatre, the arts & the Cities We Live In
Critical Conversations: Theatre, the arts and the Cities We Live In from Theatre Communications Group on Vimeo.
A conversation between Chicago's Mayor Richard M. Daley and Ralph Remington, Director of Theater and Musical Theater at the NEA.
Coming soon - Download the full transcript (pdf).
A Conversation with...
Playwrights Theresa Rebeck & Tanya Saracho
A Conversation with Playwrights Theresa Rebeck and Tanya Saracho from Theatre Communications Group on Vimeo.
Moderated by Polly Carl, Director of Artistic Development, Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Coming soon - Download the full transcript (pdf).
By Design:
Creativity & the City
By Design: Creativity and the City from Theatre Communications Group on Vimeo.
Moderated by Carol Coletta, CEO, CEOs for Cities
Panelists: Olga Garay, Executive Director, City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs; Gordon Gill, Partner, Smith + Gill Architecture; Bruce Mau, Chief Creative Officer, Bruce Mau Design; Andrew Taylor, Director, Bolz Center for Arts Administration
How do the arts and culture make a community more desirable, creative and innovative? How do the creative industries impact the identity, economy and livability of the cities in which they exist and how can that impact be greater? As a theatre community, can we partner with other industries to leverage our combined resources? A panel of creative industry leaders engaged in a vibrant conversation about the creative ecology at work in every community.
This session was funded by the Chicago Community Trust.
Coming soon - Download the full transcript (pdf).
2010 TCG National Conference Awards
2010 TCG National Conference Awards from Theatre Communications Group on Vimeo.
The annual TCG Awards are a vital part of acknowledging unyielding commitment and artistic contributions to the theatre field. Since 2001 the TCG Awards have saluted extraordinary dedication to the American theatre community. Nominations for these awards come from leaders of TCG member theatres, affiliate members and other theatre service organizations. The following awards were presented in Chicago:
Regional Funder Award: The Joyce Foundation
TCG Visionary Leadership Award: Bill Rauch, Artistic Director, Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Peter Zeisler Memorial Award: Jack Reuler, Artistic Director, Mixed Blood Theatre Company
Theatre Practitioner Award: Bernard Gersten
National Funder Award: Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
Alan Schneider Director Award: Anne Kauffman
Coming soon - Download the full transcript (pdf).