Fall Forum 2005 - Agenda
Art in the Board Room
New York City, November 11-13, 2005
Tentative Agenda
Friday, November 11, 2005
Bryant Park Grill, 25 West 40th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
6:00 PM — 7:15 PM Registration and Cocktail Reception
7:15 PM — 8:30 PM Dinner
8:30 PM — 9:30 PM Keynote Address
* Welcome: Abel Lopez (Board President, TCG; GALA Hispanic Theatre)
* Remarks: Nancy Roche and Jaan Whitehead (co-authors, The Art of Governance, members of the National Council for the American Theatre)
* Introduction: Ben Cameron (Executive Director, TCG)
* Keynote Address: Cora Cahan (President, the New 42nd Street)
Saturday, November 12, 2005
American Airlines Theatre, 227 West 42nd Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues), 8:30 AM — 1:00 PM
Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues), 1:30 PM — 5:00pm
8:30 AM — 9:00 AM Continental Breakfast and Late Registration* (American Airlines Theatre–Penthouse)
* Registration packets will also be distributed for those who registered at Bryant Park Grill
9:00 AM — 9:30 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks (American Airlines Theatre–Penthouse)
Ben Cameron (Executive Director, TCG)
9:30 AM — 10:30 AM Plenary Session (American Airlines Theatre–Penthouse)
* The Business of Theatre Art; The Art of Theatre Business
Lee Devin (Dramaturg, The People's Light & Theatre Company, Professor Emeritus of Theatre at Swarthmore College and co-author of Artful Making: What Managers Need to Know About How Artists Work)
10:30 AM — 10:45 AM Coffee Break (American Airlines Theatre–Penthouse)
10:45 AM — 12:15 PM Plenary Session (American Airlines Theatre–Penthouse)
* The Director/Actor Relationship
Anne Bogart (Artistic Director, SITI Company) and members of SITI Company
12:15 PM — 1:00 PM Box Lunch (American Airlines Theatre–Penthouse)
1:30 PM — 3:00 PM Breakout Sessions (Theatre Row)
* Interactive, Experiential Workshops on Playwriting
Led by Constance Congdon (playwright)
Led by Arthur Kopit (playwright)
Led by Ellen McLaughlin (playwright)
Led by Chay Yew (playwright)
3:00 PM — 3:30 PM Coffee Break (Theatre Row)
3:30 PM — 5:00 PM Breakout Sessions (Theatre Row)
* Workshops led by Artistic Directors centered on the play Mr. Marmalade
Led by Susan Booth (Artistic Director, Alliance Theatre Company)
Led by Martha Lavey (Artistic Director, Steppenwolf Theatre Company)
Led by Timothy Near (Artistic Director, San Jose Repertory Theatre)
Led by Charles Newell (Artistic Director, Court Theatre)
5:00 PM — 7:30 PM Free Time
7:30 PM Attend Roundabout Theatre Company's Mr. Marmalade (the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre, Laura Pels Theatre) — please note early curtain time
Sunday, November 13, 2005
American Airlines Theatre, 227 West 42nd Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues)
8:30 AM — 9:00 AM Continental Breakfast (American Airlines Theatre–Penthouse)
9:00 AM — 10:15 AM Plenary Session (American Airlines Theatre–Penthouse)
* How to Talk to Artists About their Work and Understanding the Creative Process
John Borstel (Humanities Director, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange)
Michael Greif (director, Mr. Marmalade)
Noah Haidle (playwright, Mr. Marmalade)
10:15 AM — 10:45 AM Coffee Break (American Airlines Theatre–Penthouse)
10:45 AM — 12:00 PM Plenary Session (American Airlines Theatre–Penthouse)
* Evaluation of Creativity
Abigail Adams (Artistic Director, The People’s Light & Theatre Company)
Andre Bishop (Artistic Director, Lincoln Center Theater)
Gordon Edelstein (Artistic Director, Long Wharf Theatre)
12:00 PM — 12:30 PM Closing Remarks (American Airlines Theatre–Penthouse)
Ben Cameron (Executive Director, TCG)