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Friday, March 1
 

12:00am EST

Fringe Festival Kickoff: The Most Fine Actor; John Wilkes Booth Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom E-GLee Crouse • Chad McDonald • 1st Street Music & Sound Co. • 4Wall Entertainment

7:00am EST

Graduate School Auditions & Design/Tech Interviews Holiday Inn - Grand Pavilion BallroomJohn E.R. Friedenberg • Jamey Strawn • Cadie Burks

7:30am EST

Pedal Java Specialty Coffee Cart Knoxville Convention Center - Lower Clinch Concourse

8:00am EST

USITT Southeast Section Business Meeting Knoxville Convention Center - 300 A Actor Warm-Up Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom AElyssa Mersdorf Breath, Story and Combat: Activating the Breath in Scenes of Violence Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom CBart Williams Write for Southern Theatre Magazine Knoxville Convention Center - Board RoomJ.K. Curry • Deanna Thompson Café / Coffee Stand Knoxville Convention Center - Rotunda Room SETC Check-In and Registration Desk Knoxville Convention Center - Clinch ConcourseJean Wentz • Amanda Nielsen SETC's Marketplace: Information Hub, Convention Gear, Silent Auction, Consultant Mini Clinics, Leadership Connection, Knoxville Info, Louisville Info Knoxville Convention Center - Clinch Concourse Gus' Green Room Knoxville Convention Center - Exhibit HallBreak A Leg Network / Dwayne Ague SETC Family Room Holiday Inn - Parlour 7

8:30am EST

Spring Professional Auditions (261–520) & Dance Call Knoxville Convention Center - Lecture HallStephanie Swant • Lisa Leonard • 4Wall Entertainment • Cumberland County Playhouse

9:00am EST

Keynote Emerging Artists of Promise Meeting II Holiday Inn - Parlour 1Tonya Hays Theatre Symposium Interest Meeting Holiday Inn - Parlour 2 A/BE. Bert Wallace • Andrew Gibb Antique Textiles as Teaching Tools Knoxville Convention Center - Exhibit Hall Workshop SpaceJack Smith Brain Busters: Technical/Design Challenges Knoxville Convention Center - 301 BYelena Babinskaya • Dana White Jr. Broadway Musical Theatre Workshop Holiday Inn - SummitKristy Cates Building Greener Theatre: Reuse + Repurpose + Recycle = Saving Money! Holiday Inn - Parlour 4 A/BDaniel Bennett • Thomas Fagerholm CANCELED: Jesus Christ . . . Superstar? Broadway Musicals Through a Christian Worldview UT Conference Center - 413 B CANCELED: Joining Forces: Contact Improvisation for Everyone Costumer Side Hustle: How Your Skill Set Works Outside the Theatre Knoxville Convention Center - 300 BFreddy Clements • Heather Hogg • Sharon Morgan Directing Strategies and Techniques: Taking Chances, Getting Results Knoxville Convention Center - 300 DDavid Alley • Richard St. Peter • Bruce Speas Expressive Action: Make Your Performance Come Alive! Knoxville Convention Center - 200 D/EKristi Shamburger • David Shamburger Fitting a DIY CNC Machine in Your Shop Knoxville Convention Center - 300 CJared Cole Flying Scots Boot Camp: A Whole Body Approach to Dialect Acquisition Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom CBart Williams Lighting Design Basics: How to Develop a Light Plot in 3½ Easy Steps Knoxville Convention Center - 301 ABrian Scruggs Memorization: Traps, Tricks and Techniques Every Actor Should Know Knoxville Convention Center - 300 AStuart Brown Opportunities to Engage: Leadership and SETC Holiday Inn - CumberlandTiza Garland Physicalizing Shakespeare's Fools and Clowns Knoxville Convention Center - 301 D/EKevin Kern • Jon Liebetrau Playwriting With the Bard: Avoiding Sentimentality Through “King Lear” Knoxville Convention Center - 301 CDavid Schwingle SETC Theatre Consulting Network: On the Road 2018 UT Conference Center - 413 CMichael Hardy • Betsey Horth • Brandon Smith • David Wohl Stage Manager's Guide to Floor Taping Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom AAnne Carncross • Emma Cook • Elana Deutch • Joseph Herrera • Rebecca Nelson • Nathanael Tria Stage Managers and the Five Elements of Budgeting UT Conference Center - 413 AMatthew Miller Text Yourself: Building Character Through Song Lyric Study UT Conference Center - 400 ACarol Dusdieker • Stephen Svoboda The Playlist Project: An Innovative Tool for Student Actors UT Conference Center - 417Michael Flowers Musical Theatre Coaching Sessions UT Conference Center - 411Valerie Accetta • Ian LeRoy • Nancy Wolfgang Theatre Job Fair Knoxville Convention Center - Exhibit Hall - Theatre Job FairApril Marshall • Constance Smith Design Competition: Displays Open Knoxville Convention Center - Exhibit HallClemson Theatre • Allison Steadman • Emily Strickland • Neno Russell • Justin Reed

9:30am EST

Smoky Mountain Café Knoxville Convention Center - Exhibit Hall

9:50am EST

High School Theatre Festival Performances: Block 3 Knoxville Civic AuditoriumJohn E.R. Friedenberg • Kristin Wright • Dianne Carr • Moses Goldberg • Herb Parker • Norcostco • Hollins University

10:00am EST

Fringe Festival Performance: Smoke Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom E-GLee Crouse • Chad McDonald • David Alford • 1st Street Music & Sound Co. • 4Wall Entertainment Exhibit Hall Open: Commercial Exhibits & Education Expo Knoxville Convention Center - Exhibit HallEsthere Strom

10:15am EST

Community Theatre Festival Performances: Block 2 Austin-East Magnet High SchoolLyle Tate • James Alexander Bond • T.K. Lee • Amy Wratchford • Austin-East Magnet High School • Dramatists Play Service

10:30am EST

State President, Representative and Executive Director Roundtable Holiday Inn - CumberlandJeff Gibson • Betsey Horth Women in Theatre Interest Group UT Conference Center - 417Rowen Haigh A Stitch in Time Knoxville Convention Center - 301 CAudrey Hamilton • Jennie Ruhland Access for the Blind: The Visual Made Verbal Through Audio Description Holiday Inn - Parlour 2 A/BJoel Snyder Age, Animals, Zombies: Theatrical Makeup Knoxville Convention Center - 300 DStephen Davis Applying Linklater to Shakespeare: Breath, Thought and Imagery UT Conference Center - 400 ADerek Gagnier • Mia Self CANCELED: Harnessing the Power of Effective Suzuki Principles CANCELED: Simply Sondheim: Navigating the Complexities of a Sondheim Audition UT Conference Center - 413 A Going Pro: Transitioning From the Amateur to the Professional Theatre Holiday Inn - Parlour 4 A/BGregory Mach Highlights of Theatre Symposium 27: Theatre and Embodiment Knoxville Convention Center - 300 CTessa Carr • Kaja Dunn • Sarah McCarroll • Timothy Pyles Islam and Theatre: The Dynamic Expression of a Rich Culture and Faith Knoxville Convention Center - Board RoomTim Matheny Juggling for Everyone! An Actor's Juggling Primer Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom BSam Wallace Legal Issues for the Theatre Holiday Inn - Parlour 1Daniel Ellison Outside the Box Thinking in Theatre Production Knoxville Convention Center - 300 BFranklin deCelle Programming Projections: A Beginner's Guide to Watchout Knoxville Convention Center - 301 BRuth Brandvik Reinventing the Curriculum Wheel: Changing Times and Students UT Conference Center - 413 CRobert Berls • Casey Watkins Rigging Systems and Safety for the End User Knoxville Convention Center - Exhibit Hall Workshop SpaceEric Stevie Self-Tape Audition Like a Pro Knoxville Convention Center - 300 APeter Stone Singing With Style in Musical Theatre Holiday Inn - SummitEdrie Means Stage Managing on Broadway Knoxville Convention Center - 301 AClaudia Lynch Writing Plays for Young People: Know Your Market UT Conference Center - 413 BLaura King You Want Me to Make What? Innovative Storytelling on a Tight Budget Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom CEmma Denson Dance Prep: Preparation, Presentation & Career Planning Knoxville Convention Center - 200 D/EStephanie Swant

11:00am EST

Food Trucks Knoxville Convention Center - Outdoor Plaza Terrace (Second Floor) Bruster’s Ice Cream Knoxville Convention Center - Lower Clinch Concourse Moonshine Mountain Cookies Knoxville Convention Center - Lower Clinch Concourse Taco Cart Knoxville Convention Center - Upper Clinch / Henley Concourse Grab & Go Knoxville Convention Center - Cumberland Concourse

11:30am EST

Fringe Festival Performance: Paper Houses Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom E-GLee Crouse • Chad McDonald • 1st Street Music & Sound Co. • 4Wall Entertainment

12:00pm EST

Movement and Physical Theatre Interest Group Holiday Inn - Parlour 4 A/BMatthew R. Wilson Actor’s Identity: How to Be Genuine in a World Full of Fakes Knoxville Convention Center - 300 DAmy Dunlap Associated Colleges of the South Meet and Greet Knoxville Convention Center - Conference RoomFlorida State University CANCELED: Surprise the Judges: Finding the Perfect (and New) Competition Piece CANCELED: Tips for Submitting Your Plays Chakra Vocal Work and Meditation: Warming Up While Zenning Out UT Conference Center - 400 AMatthew Ferrell Connecting the Singer and the Actor Holiday Inn - SummitEdrie Means • Susan Pike Diversity in Costume Design: Rendering Representation Knoxville Convention Center - 301 AAllison Amidei • Kaja Dunn From Classroom to Colleague: Transitions From Grad School Holiday Inn - Parlour 1Kelsey Fisher-Waits • Ashley Meyer • Rick Reeves • Jamie Rogers • Gabriel Vanover Have You Lost Your Senses?! Unleashing Your Gifts Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom CSusan McCain Immersive Theatre: The Rehearsal Process Knoxville Convention Center - 301 D/EJerre Brisky • Molly Donahue • Julie A. Richardson Musical Scene Study on Film UT Conference Center - 413 BTom Alsip Sink the Titanic Nightly? CRAZY! Serenbe Playhouse Tells Their Story Knoxville Convention Center - 300 CJoel Coady • Jennifer Jenkins • Shelby Mays Somebody Always Has Your Back: If Something Isn't Right, Find Help! Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom BJane Childs • Sara Ice • Randy Lutz • Brian Martin Storytelling Through Design: Tying Your Design to the Script Knoxville Convention Center - 300 AAndrea Boccanfuso • Therrin Eber Taste the DMX Rainbow: What Is a DMX Universe, and Why Is One Never Enough? Knoxville Convention Center - 300 BChristopher Collins The Audacity of It! Creating Soundscapes Knoxville Convention Center - 301 BDale Pickard Tips for Aspiring Screenwriters UT Conference Center - 417Charles Pogue Writing the Impossible Holiday Inn - Parlour 2 A/BThomas DeTitta

12:15pm EST

SETC Professional Division Meeting Knoxville Convention Center - Lecture HallMatt Davenport • Ginger Poole

12:30pm EST

Friday Lunch Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom A

1:00pm EST

Musical Theatre Committee Meeting Holiday Inn - Parlour 1Valerie Accetta • Nancy Wolfgang Small Theatre Support Group Knoxville Convention Center - Board RoomKim Miller Playwright's Corner Holiday Inn - CumberlandDarren Michael 9 Before IX: Women’s Voices as One-Person “Informance” UT Conference Center - 417Francene Kirk Acting as a Profession: Kick-Start Your Acting Career Holiday Inn - SummitGabrielle Berberich • Greg Chwerchak • Brett Goldstein All About the Other: Discovering Deeper Connections Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom CAmy Dunlap Building a Physical Character Knoxville Convention Center - 301 D/ENathan Allen CANCELED: Play-Filled Devising: Buoyant and Daring Process and Product From Stage to Screen: Improv and Acting Knoxville Convention Center - 300 ABlake Babbitt Health Awareness: Grant-Funded Theatre Devised to Educate Audiences Holiday Inn - Parlour 4 A/BBill Adams • Mark Duncan Integrating Lights, Sound and Projection Design Knoxville Convention Center - 301 CJoseph Payne Painting and Light: Examining Light Interpretation in Fine Art Knoxville Convention Center - 301 BBridget Williams QLab for Stage Managers Holiday Inn - Parlour 2 A/BShawn Paul Evans The 10 Hellos: An Approach to Beginning Blank Verse UT Conference Center - 400 AChristopher Marino The Art of Hot Glue Casting and Molding Knoxville Convention Center - Exhibit Hall Workshop SpaceTerry Jachimiak Theatre Creation: Genesis as a Model in the Devising Process of "Ezekiel" Knoxville Convention Center - 300 BJoe Frost Turban Fashion in Jane Austin's Regency Era Knoxville Convention Center - 413 BDonna Buckley Turning Heads, No Strings Attached: Wireless Automation of Pneumatics Knoxville Convention Center - 300 CRobert Anderson • Thomas Fagerholm What Rules You? A Director's Rules for Success UT Conference Center - 413 CPaul Crook Where Have All the TDs Gone? A Discussion of TDs in Today's Theatre Knoxville Convention Center - 300 DVictoria Fisher • Camden Simon You Built a Set Out of What? Ways to Save Money by Using Unusual Materials Knoxville Convention Center - 301 AAndy Bleiler Your On-Camera Career: Take One, Action! UT Conference Center - 413 AReis McCormick

2:30pm EST

Keynote Presentation: Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom E-GLee Crouse • Preston Lane • Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder

3:45pm EST

Commercial Exhibitor Showcase Knoxville Convention Center - Exhibit HallHollins Exposition Services

4:00pm EST

Publications Committee/Southern Theatre Editorial Board Meeting Knoxville Convention Center - Board RoomJ.K. Curry • Deanna Thompson Food Trucks Knoxville Convention Center - Outdoor Plaza Terrace (Second Floor) Happy Hour / Cash Bar Knoxville Convention Center - Rotunda Room Community Theatre Festival Performances: Block 3 Austin-East Magnet High SchoolLyle Tate • James Alexander Bond • T.K. Lee • Amy Wratchford • Austin-East Magnet High School • Dramatists Play Service

4:30pm EST

Fringe Festival Performance: 9 Before IX Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom E-GLee Crouse • Chad McDonald • Francene Kirk • 1st Street Music & Sound Co. • 4Wall Entertainment Applied Theatre Interest Group UT Conference Center - 413 ATenika Dye Burgess Theatre for Youth Division Meeting UT Conference Center - 413 CRiley Braem All-State Meeting and Social Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom AKris McIntyre 3D Printing and Corsetry: Customizing Your Corset Holiday Inn - Parlour 1Robert Berls • Kristin Grieneisen • Casey Watkins Acting With Myself: The Joy of Shooting the Self-Tape Knoxville Convention Center - 300 BDustin Whitehead Airbrush 101: Introduction to Airbrush Makeup Holiday Inn - Parlour 4 A/BMeghan Bernstein Auditioning on Camera: Booking Film & TV Holiday Inn - CumberlandGabrielle Berberich • Greg Chwerchak • Brett Goldstein CANCELED: Coaching Dynamic Performances: Collaboration in Musical Theatre Collaboration in Musical Theatre: The Director and Musical Director Holiday Inn - SummitJustin Cowan • Preston Lane Creative Approaches for College Theatre Season Selection and Marketing Knoxville Convention Center - 301 AChase Bringardner • Ashley Butler Design South: Technical Direction Knoxville Convention Center - 300 ABrian Smallwood Freedom and Inspired Connection: Linking Breath and Movement Knoxville Convention Center - 200 D/ELynnae Lehfeldt • Roxanne Wellington Intro to North American Indigenous Drama and Performance UT Conference Center - 413 BElizabeth Kirkland Knot Tying, Terminology and Practice Knoxville Convention Center - 301 BAaron Mooney Making a Small Musical: From Page to Stage UT Conference Center - 417Roger Bean • Jonathan Brielle • Gayla Morgan • Michael Roberts • Charlie Schulman Musical Improvisation Knoxville Convention Center - 301 D/ERex Knowles • Sherry Landrum Oh, What a Drag! Drag Makeup for Stage Knoxville Convention Center - 300 CMeghan Bernstein • Norcostco Our Violent Delights: Deconstructing the Combat Narrative Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom BRobert Aronowitz • Jason Tate Put Your Acting Into Animation and Beyond UT Conference Center - 400 ADeborah Stone Putting Together the Big Puzzle: Stage Management Paperwork Knoxville Convention Center - Exhibit Hall Workshop SpaceJulie A. Richardson Rubber Chicken Improv Festival Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom CTonya Hays Taking the Patriarchy out of Directing: An Intersectional Feminist Directs Knoxville Convention Center - Conference RoomRachel Blackburn • Molly Claassen What to Do When Your Character Becomes Too Real? Knoxville Convention Center - 301 CEmily Pritchard • Jeff Swenskie Workshopping Plays With Authors on the Spectrum Holiday Inn - Parlour 2 A/BDayDay Robinson • Dillon Rouse Ready to Publish Reading: "Rev" by Rachel Bykowski Knoxville Convention Center - 300 DDarren Michael • Stage Rights

5:20pm EST

High School Theatre Festival Performances: Block 4 Knoxville Civic AuditoriumJohn E.R. Friedenberg • Kristin Wright • Dianne Carr • Moses Goldberg • Herb Parker • Norcostco • Hollins University

6:00pm EST

College and University Interest Meeting/Mixer Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom ARobert Homer-Drummond • Barbizon Lighting Company • Samuel French Advances in Pedagogical Approaches to Character Development Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom CKevin Otos • Kim Shively • Lesley-Ann Timlick • Lionel Walsh CANCELED: Belting: Effective Technique and Commanding Characters Holiday Inn - Summit Connections and Intersections of Laban and M. Chekhov UT Conference Center - 400 ATiza Garland Creative Solutions for Stage Managers Knoxville Convention Center - Exhibit Hall Workshop SpaceKaren Baker • Stacy Blackburn • George Hamrah • Jen Lane • Julie A. Richardson • Cherrie Sciro Engaging Youth Through Queer Theatre for Young Audiences Holiday Inn - Parlour 2 A/BAndy Waldron Leather Mask-Making Techniques and Tricks Knoxville Convention Center - 300 BAllison Steadman Prep for the Profession UT Conference Center - 413 ABrianna Reis Ryan Preparing for the College Audition UT Conference Center - 413 BTim Evanicki Those Things Are Still Going Bump in the Night! UT Conference Center - 417Barbara Brock To Scrim or Not to Scrim Knoxville Convention Center - 301 BAaron Mooney Vocal Gesture: It’s Not What You Say, It's How You Say It Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom BJesse Graham • Roxanne Wellington Empowering Theatre Artists as Faith-Filled Servants Knoxville Convention Center - 301 D/ETenika Dye Burgess Shakespeare for Beginner Filmmakers Knoxville Convention Center - 300 AKyle Schnack The Stella Adler Studio of Acting Workshop Knoxville Convention Center - 300 CAnnie Hartkemeyer • Ryan Chittaphong • Johnny Yoder Media Lab: Work Sessions Knoxville Convention Center - 301 CKenton Yeager • Yeagerlabs

7:00pm EST

National Meeting Alpha Psi Omega/Delta Psi Omega Knoxville Convention Center - 300 B Getchell New Play Reading: "The Other Half" by Mark Cornell Knoxville Convention Center - 300 DDarren Michael • Mark Cornell • Craig Pospisil

7:15pm EST

Christians in Theatre Arts (CITA) Networking Session Knoxville Convention Center - 301 D/EJoe Frost Stage Management Across the Pond Knoxville Convention Center - Exhibit Hall Workshop SpaceKaren Baker • Ian Evans

8:00pm EST

Design/Tech Awards Ceremony Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom E-GClemson Theatre • Allison Steadman • Emily Strickland • Neno Russell • Justin Reed • Linda Cho • Victoria “toy” Deiorio • Riccardo Hernandez • Jonathan Spencer • Norcostco • Shure, Inc. • Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC) • 1st Street Music & Sound Co. • Sculptural Arts Coating, Inc • Broadway Media Distribution • 4Wall Entertainment • Betsey Horth • Productions Unlimited Inc. • Serenbe Playhouse • Friends of Props • Triad Stage • The Rose Theater • Lexington Children’s Theatre

10:00pm EST

Fringe Festival Performance: Man Cave Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom E-GLee Crouse • Chad McDonald • Timothy Mooney Repertory • 1st Street Music & Sound Co. • 4Wall Entertainment
 

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