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Ann Frances Gregg Gerstner

Mounds Park Academy // Shakespeare & Co.
Theatre Educator & Director
St. Paul, MN
Wednesday, February 27
 

9:00am EST

14th Annual Teachers Institute: Theatre for All Abilities UT Conference Center - 413 ABCTim Webb

7:00pm EST

Conquering Theatrical Style! Acting in the Classical Theatre Knoxville Convention Center - 300 ATimothy Mooney Repertory Find Your Fit: How to Find the Right College Program for You Knoxville Convention Center - 300 BSteven House • Marcus Lane • Jeremy Reynolds • Michael Walker How to Prepare the Audition: A Conversation With the Professional Division Knoxville Convention Center - 300 CMark Catlett • Matt Davenport • Ginger Poole Practical Aesthetics: The Atlantic Technique Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom AChristopher Booth
 
Thursday, February 28
 

8:00am EST

CANCELED: The Expressive Actor Method by Michael Lugering: Immediate Access Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom C

9:00am EST

Beg, Borrow, Buy or Build: Costume Budgeting Knoxville Convention Center - 300 BNorcostco KCACTF Region 4 Revealed: Structure, Operations and Opportunities Knoxville Convention Center - Board RoomJoel Williams

9:50am EST

High School Theatre Festival Performances: Block 1 Knoxville Civic AuditoriumJohn E.R. Friedenberg • Kristin Wright • Dianne Carr • Moses Goldberg • Herb Parker • Norcostco • Hollins University

10:30am EST

Theatre for Youth Festival Performance: Cityscape Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom E-GLaura Byland • Tim Webb • Rhonda Wilson Active Script Analysis for Directors: Reading Deep While on Your Feet Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom BAnnie Levy Keep It Clean! Sanitation and Hygiene Practices for Makeup Artists and Actors Knoxville Convention Center - Exhibit Hall Workshop SpaceJason Estala Partner Characterization: A Text-Free Approach to Building Character UT Conference Center - 400 ABob Shryock Seeing Beyond the Space: Designing in Small Spaces With Big Ideas Knoxville Convention Center - 300 BRandall Enlow Stanislavsky Says: Focus and Ensemble Exercises From Moscow Art Theatre School Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom AJennifer Goff

12:00pm EST

Inclusive Theatre: How to Make Your Production Entirely Sensory Friendly UT Conference Center - 413 AJohannah Maynard Edwards

1:00pm EST

Acting in Your Own Short Film Holiday Inn - Parlour 2 A/BGabrielle Berberich • Greg Chwerchak • Brett Goldstein Allies in the Arts: Exploring Privilege in Theatre Panel Knoxville Convention Center - 301 AAnnette Grevious • Will Lowry • Jessika Cummins • Kyla Kazuschyk • Esther Newell • Yolanda Williams Contact Improv for Actors: Create a Deeper Connection to Scene Work Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom CCasey Sams Tennessee Williams's Plastic Theatre: A Call to Action Knoxville Convention Center - 300 BTiza Garland

2:30pm EST

Keynote Presentation: Levi Kreis Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom E-GLee Crouse • Levi Kreis • 1st Street Music & Sound Co. • 4Wall Entertainment

4:00pm EST

Cultural Diversity Interest Group Holiday Inn - Parlour 4 A/BKyla Kazuschyk Acting the Song: A One-On-One Workshop for Performers With Q+A for Coaches Holiday Inn - SummitLisa Wipperling CrossFit Clown Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom BMatthew Belopavlovich Design South: Costume Technology and Props Knoxville Convention Center - 300 ATracy Floyd • Logan Reagan Dialects: An Inroad to Character and Connection! UT Conference Center - 400 ALinda Brennan How to Fight a Bear: Creating Choreography With Character Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom CCaitlyn Herzlinger • Paul Pharris • Andrew Ray Playwriting Aerobics: Focused Writing Exercises UT Conference Center - 413 ADoug Grissom Unpacking the Bard with Laban Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom AMargaret Buckner

5:20pm EST

High School Theatre Festival Performances: Block 2 Knoxville Civic AuditoriumJohn E.R. Friedenberg • Kristin Wright • Dianne Carr • Moses Goldberg • Herb Parker • Norcostco • Hollins University

5:30pm EST

Acting for the Camera: Making the Shift from Stage to Screen Knoxville Convention Center - 300 BJames Leagre Chekhov's Imaginary Body and Laban/Bartenieff Principles Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom AJennifer Mizenko Design South: Costume Design Knoxville Convention Center - 300 AAllison Steadman Embodying Character Transformation UT Conference Center - 400 ACharles Daniel Physicalizing Table Work: On Your Feet the First Week UT Conference Center - 413 CChristie Maturo Special Effects Makeup for the Stage Knoxville Convention Center - 300 CGene Flaharty The Thousand O's of Shakespeare: An Exploration in Sound Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom CIan Andersen

7:00pm EST

Design Keynotes: Linda Cho, Victoria "toy" Deiorio, Riccardo Hernandez, Jonathan Spencer Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom E-GLinda Cho • Victoria “toy” Deiorio • Riccardo Hernandez • Jonathan Spencer

10:00pm EST

Ten-Minute Play Festival Performances Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom E-GLauren Brooke Ellis • Todd Ristau • 1st Street Music & Sound Co. • 4Wall Entertainment
 
Friday, March 1
 

8:00am EST

Actor Warm-Up Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom AElyssa Mersdorf

9:00am EST

Antique Textiles as Teaching Tools Knoxville Convention Center - Exhibit Hall Workshop SpaceJack Smith Building Greener Theatre: Reuse + Repurpose + Recycle = Saving Money! Holiday Inn - Parlour 4 A/BDaniel Bennett • Thomas Fagerholm Directing Strategies and Techniques: Taking Chances, Getting Results Knoxville Convention Center - 300 DDavid Alley • Richard St. Peter • Bruce Speas Physicalizing Shakespeare's Fools and Clowns Knoxville Convention Center - 301 D/EKevin Kern • Jon Liebetrau

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

10:15am 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

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 Islam and Theatre: The Dynamic Expression of a Rich Culture and Faith Knoxville Convention Center - Board RoomTim Matheny You Want Me to Make What? Innovative Storytelling on a Tight Budget Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom CEmma Denson

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 Diversity in Costume Design: Rendering Representation Knoxville Convention Center - 301 AAllison Amidei • Kaja Dunn Storytelling Through Design: Tying Your Design to the Script Knoxville Convention Center - 300 AAndrea Boccanfuso • Therrin Eber

1:00pm EST

QLab for Stage Managers Holiday Inn - Parlour 2 A/BShawn Paul Evans You Built a Set Out of What? Ways to Save Money by Using Unusual Materials Knoxville Convention Center - 301 AAndy Bleiler

2:30pm EST

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

4:00pm EST

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 Taking the Patriarchy out of Directing: An Intersectional Feminist Directs Knoxville Convention Center - Conference RoomRachel Blackburn • Molly Claassen

6:00pm EST

Advances in Pedagogical Approaches to Character Development Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom CKevin Otos • Kim Shively • Lesley-Ann Timlick • Lionel Walsh Engaging Youth Through Queer Theatre for Young Audiences Holiday Inn - Parlour 2 A/BAndy Waldron The Stella Adler Studio of Acting Workshop Knoxville Convention Center - 300 CAnnie Hartkemeyer • Ryan Chittaphong • Johnny Yoder
 
Saturday, March 2
 

8:00am EST

Theatre for Youth Forecast Knoxville Convention Center - 300 DRiley Braem • Tim Webb • Rhonda Wilson Exercising Both Hemispheres of the Brain to Promote Increased Focus Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom AKara Kindall

9:00am EST

Playback Theatre: Improv With a Purpose Holiday Inn - Medallion/CarriageTenika Dye Burgess

10:30am EST

African Diasporic Dance Styles of Broadway Knoxville Convention Center - 200 D/EMadia Cooper-Ashirifi Foreign Language/Movement: Exploration in Language and Physical Response Holiday Inn - CrystalCatherine Webster Playback Theatre Demonstration: Audience Stories Come to Life! Holiday Inn - Medallion/CarriageTenika Dye Burgess • Stavros Keritsis • Jeni Lamm • Ethan Norman • Melody Watts • Terry Weber

12:00pm EST

Consent and Creating Safe Theatrical Space Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom CJacqueline Holloway • Sean McCarther Discovering Character Through Energy Centers Knoxville Convention Center - 301 D/EPaul Hurley Multilayered Sound Design Knoxville Convention Center - 301 BNicholas Drashner Ten-Minute Plays: It's a Small World After All Knoxville Convention Center - 300 ADavid Beach • Lauren Brooke Ellis • Laura King • Kimberly Patterson

1:00pm EST

Enhance Your Performance With Locomotion Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom ACody Willets No Nose Knows Shows: Casual Clowning in Standard Performance Holiday Inn - CrystalAaron Gotlieb The Intense Tension Intensive: Play With Your Tensions Knoxville Convention Center - 301 D/EJames Peck

2:30pm EST

Keynote Presentation: Muriel Miguel Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom E-GLee Crouse • Muriel Miguel

4:00pm EST

Accessing Shakespeare Through Laban's Efforts Knoxville Convention Center - 301 D/EPaul Hurley Collaborative Playwriting Knoxville Convention Center - 301 AJosh Hartwell Fire the Canon! Diversifying Academic Theatre Repertoire Knoxville Convention Center - 300 CGaye Jeffers • Chalethia Williams • Amy Guerin • Jennifer Luck • Ellen Peck Onstage Centered: Combating Performance Anxiety Knoxville Convention Center - 300 DMichael DeCoursey
 

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