Theatre Professionals Teleconferences

Theatre Professionals Teleconferences are held each year on a rotating basis for groups of theatre leaders and staff. Moderated by experienced professionals from the field, these series offer geographically separated theatre professionals the opportunity to share information and ideas and to work with peers to find solutions to common problems. Moderators prepare a list of potential topics for each call with input from the participants creating an open and engaging learning environment.

Participation in the Theatre Professionals Teleconferences is open only to TCG Member Theatre staff who function as Education Directors, Production Managers and Trustees. A fee of $75 will cover the technical programming costs of your participation.

Spring 2013 Theatre Professionals Teleconferences

Education Directors
Production Managers
Trustees

Spring 2013: Education Directors

Moderator:
Kati Koerner, Director of Education, Lincoln Center Theater

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

Registration Fee: $75

Dates:
All teleconferences last one hour and begin at 2:00pm Eastern Time (unless otherwise noted).

Education Directors (All Budget Sizes)

Thursday, February 28

Thursday, March 21

Thursday, April 18

Thursday, May 23

Only one person per theatre may register, and registration is only open to staff members at TCG Member Theatres. Participants are encouraged to register early, as space is limited and registrations are accepted on a first come, first served basis. If you have any questions, email government and education programs associate Alissa Moore.

Spring 2013: Trustees

Moderator:
Cynthia Huffman, Board President-elect, Intiman Theatre

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

Registration Fee: $75

Dates:
All teleconferences last one hour and and begin at 2:00pm Eastern Time (unless otherwise noted).

Trustees (All Budget Sizes)

Tuesday, March 19

Thursday, April 25

Thursday, May 30

Thursday, June 20

Only one person per theatre may register, and registration is only open to staff and board members at TCG Member Theatres. Participants are encouraged to register early, as space is limited and registrations are accepted on a first come, first served basis. If you have any questions, email the director of government and education programs Laurie Baskin.

Moderator Bios:

Moderator for Production Managers
Josh Friedman, Managing Director, Hangar Theatre
(Former Production Manager, Alley Theatre)
Josh Friedman 's career in the performing arts spans more than two decades. He has worked in arts leadership positions as a producer, director of outreach, teacher, and stage manager. At the Alley Theatre he has been in charge of the administration, management, and development of the theatre's production department, supervising a staff of 55 full-time employees and managing an annual budget of $3.5 million. Accomplishments during Friedman's tenure include managing expenses to consistently achieve balanced budgets, creating operational efficiencies, which enabled growth in personnel and technology, and improving employee satisfaction resulting in a 300 percent increase in staff longevity. His previous professional credits include positions at the Indiana Repertory Theatre, Cleveland Play House, Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Studio Arena Theatre, and O'Neill Theatre Center's National Playwrights Conference. Friedman has taught classes and workshops at Butler University, Indiana University, and the University of Illinois. Friedman is an alumnus of the Stanley K. Lacy Leadership Association LEAD program and served on the Board of Trustees for the Indianapolis Fringe Festival. He served on the grant selection panel for Theatre Communications Group's Leadership University Grant and has presented at various national conferences. Friedman is a graduate of Drew University in Madison, New Jersey and studied Fund Raising Management at The School of Philanthropy at Indiana University.

Moderator for Trustees
Cynthia Huffman, Board President-elect, Intiman Theatre
Cynthia Huffman (Itiman Theatre) is President-elect of the Board of Intiman Theatre where she has been a trustee since 2007. During her tenure she has chaired the Education Committee, the national search for Managing Director and, most recently, the Planning Committee for Intiman’s new beginning. Cynthia is Secretary of the Board of Trustees of Seattle Children’s Hospital, and serves on their Quality and Safety Committee, Management Development & Compensation Committee, and Government Affairs/Advocacy Committee. Formerly she was a member of the Board of Trustees of Childhaven, a center for treatment and prevention of child abuse and neglect, and served as Chair of the Advisory Committee for the Center on Infant Mental Health and Development at the University of Washington. Before retiring, Cynthia was Director of Bank Street Head Start in New York City, a child life specialist at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and had a business career in broadcast sales management. 

Moderator for Education Directors
Kati Koerner, Director of Education, Lincoln Center Theater
Kati Koerner has been Lincoln Center Theater’s Director of Education since October 2002. She is also currently Co-Chair of the New York City Arts in Education Roundtable, a 100+ member service organization for cultural groups that provide education programs to the city’s schools and communities. Koerner serves on the NYC Department of Education’s Advisory Council on Arts Education and helped develop their Blueprint for Teaching & Learning in the Arts in Theater. Koerner is a member of the Center for Arts Education’s Advocacy Committee. For TCG, she facilitates conference calls for theater education directors; was a member of their Theatre Education Assessment Models (TEAM) working group; and has been a grants panelist. Koerner served on The Children’s Theatre Company’s Advisory Board for their U.S. Department of Education-funded Neighborhood Bridges program. Prior to coming to LCT, Koerner worked as a high school drama teacher and as The Children’s Theater Company’s Education Partnerships Coordinator. Koerner also has extensive experience as a director, translator and teaching artist both in the U.S. and in Germany. She holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University and an M.F.A. in Drama and Theatre for Youth from the University of Texas at Austin. In 2011, she received the American Alliance for Theater & Education’s Lynn Wright Special Recognition Award for her work with English Language Learners.

Theatre Professionals Teleconferences Archives

For Theatre Professionals Teleconferences Archives which includes program information dating back to Fall 1999 and moderator information dating from Fall 2010 click here.