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2019 SETC Convention

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4:00pm EST

Movement Playground: Teachers Teaching Teachers (and Everyone Else!) Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom AMatthew R. Wilson

5:30pm EST

Delivering Musical Theatre Lyrics Through the Chekhov Method Knoxville Convention Center - 300 DLinda Nell Cooper Tap Into Your Fearlessness: Atlanta Theatre/Film Tools for the Actor/Human Knoxville Convention Center - 301 CCory Phelps

7:00pm EST

Conquering Theatrical Style! Acting in the Classical Theatre Knoxville Convention Center - 300 ATimothy Mooney Repertory 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

8:00am EST

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

9:00am EST

Actorbatics! Intro to Droznin Russian Movement UT Conference Center - 400 ACarrigan O'Brian Artist as Entrepreneur: How to Produce Your Own Work UT Conference Center - 413 BEmily Emerson Boost Your Shakespeare Monologue in Just One Session! UT Conference Center - 413 CTimothy Mooney Repertory Meisner Acting: Living in the Moment Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom BGary Kingston The Truths of Stage Combat Knoxville Convention Center - 300 CCaitlyn Herzlinger Using Michael Chekhov's Psychological Gesture With Monologues Knoxville Convention Center - 301 D/ESusan Cato-Chapman • Mark Monday

10:30am EST

Magic Tricks! Overview, Culture and Learning UT Conference Center - 413 CGeorge Younts Partner Characterization: A Text-Free Approach to Building Character UT Conference Center - 400 ABob Shryock Stanislavsky Says: Focus and Ensemble Exercises From Moscow Art Theatre School Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom AJennifer Goff The Nerve-Proof Audition Workshop Holiday Inn - SummitMichael Unger The Slap and the Fall: Common Sites of Injury in Staged Violence Knoxville Convention Center - 301 D/ERobert Aronowitz Unarmed in the Round: Stage Combat Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom CCaitlyn Herzlinger • Andrew Ray Dance Prep: Preparation, Presentation & Career Planning Knoxville Convention Center - 200 D/EStephanie Swant

12:00pm EST

Auditioning Literally A to Z: Tips for the Young Actor Knoxville Convention Center - 300 DLeland Blair Big Choices: Audition Clowning! Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom CMatthew Crider Go, Make You Ready: Voice, Text and Presence for the Actor UT Conference Center - 400 ADavid Schwingle Oops, Where'd My Line Go? How Meditation Can Help You Find It Again Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom BSeret Cole Shakespeare Monologue Jam Session: Bring 10 Lines! Knoxville Convention Center - 301 D/EDoreen Bechtol • Matthew Davies Viewpoints: Directing Physical Action Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom AGeoffrey Reynolds

1:00pm EST

Acting in Your Own Short Film Holiday Inn - Parlour 2 A/BGabrielle Berberich • Greg Chwerchak • Brett Goldstein Choosing and Performing Contemporary Monologues: A Workshop for Actors Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom BLawrence Haynes • Courtney Kochuba Life After Graduation: How to Start Being a Working Actor UT Conference Center - 413 ABrianna Reis Ryan New Walk, New Talk Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom APaul Bawek Refilling the Reservoir: Self-Care for Theatre Arts Career Sustainability Holiday Inn - Parlour 6Rowen Haigh Staging Shakespeare: Discovering Movement in Language Knoxville Convention Center - 301 D/EMolly Claassen Tennessee Williams's Plastic Theatre: A Call to Action Knoxville Convention Center - 300 BTiza Garland

4:00pm EST

Acting the Song: A One-On-One Workshop for Performers With Q+A for Coaches Holiday Inn - SummitLisa Wipperling Audition Q&A With a Disney Casting Director Knoxville Convention Center - 300 CMark Catlett CrossFit Clown Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom BMatthew Belopavlovich Dialects: An Inroad to Character and Connection! UT Conference Center - 400 ALinda Brennan New York to L.A.: The Business of Acting on the Coasts UT Conference Center - 413 CAnnie Hartkemeyer • Ryan Chittaphong • Johnny Yoder Playwriting Aerobics: Focused Writing Exercises UT Conference Center - 413 ADoug Grissom Unpacking the Bard with Laban Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom AMargaret Buckner

5:30pm EST

Acting for the Camera: Making the Shift from Stage to Screen Knoxville Convention Center - 300 BJames Leagre Authentic Voice: The Work of Patsy Rodenburg Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom BGabrielle Berberich Chekhov's Imaginary Body and Laban/Bartenieff Principles Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom AJennifer Mizenko Directing and Acting In-the-Round: An Exploration of Style and Its Rewards Knoxville Convention Center - 301 D/EKathleen Parker • Robert Parker Embodying Character Transformation UT Conference Center - 400 ACharles Daniel High School Audition Workshop: Former Teachers Give Feedback UT Conference Center - 411James Chrismon • Stephen Gundersheim Physicalizing Table Work: On Your Feet the First Week UT Conference Center - 413 CChristie Maturo The Thousand O's of Shakespeare: An Exploration in Sound Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom CIan Andersen

8:00am EST

Actor Warm-Up Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom AElyssa Mersdorf

9:00am EST

Broadway Musical Theatre Workshop Holiday Inn - SummitKristy Cates CANCELED: Joining Forces: Contact Improvisation for Everyone 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 Memorization: Traps, Tricks and Techniques Every Actor Should Know Knoxville Convention Center - 300 AStuart Brown Physicalizing Shakespeare's Fools and Clowns Knoxville Convention Center - 301 D/EKevin Kern • Jon Liebetrau The Playlist Project: An Innovative Tool for Student Actors UT Conference Center - 417Michael Flowers

10:30am EST

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 Self-Tape Audition Like a Pro Knoxville Convention Center - 300 APeter Stone Dance Prep: Preparation, Presentation & Career Planning Knoxville Convention Center - 200 D/EStephanie Swant

12:00pm EST

Actor’s Identity: How to Be Genuine in a World Full of Fakes Knoxville Convention Center - 300 DAmy Dunlap CANCELED: Surprise the Judges: Finding the Perfect (and New) Competition Piece Chakra Vocal Work and Meditation: Warming Up While Zenning Out UT Conference Center - 400 AMatthew Ferrell Have You Lost Your Senses?! Unleashing Your Gifts Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom CSusan McCain Somebody Always Has Your Back: If Something Isn't Right, Find Help! Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom BJane Childs • Sara Ice • Randy Lutz • Brian Martin

1:00pm EST

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 The 10 Hellos: An Approach to Beginning Blank Verse UT Conference Center - 400 AChristopher Marino Your On-Camera Career: Take One, Action! UT Conference Center - 413 AReis McCormick

4:30pm EST

Acting With Myself: The Joy of Shooting the Self-Tape Knoxville Convention Center - 300 BDustin Whitehead Auditioning on Camera: Booking Film & TV Holiday Inn - CumberlandGabrielle Berberich • Greg Chwerchak • Brett Goldstein Freedom and Inspired Connection: Linking Breath and Movement Knoxville Convention Center - 200 D/ELynnae Lehfeldt • Roxanne Wellington Musical Improvisation Knoxville Convention Center - 301 D/ERex Knowles • Sherry Landrum Rubber Chicken Improv Festival Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom CTonya Hays

6:00pm EST

Advances in Pedagogical Approaches to Character Development Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom CKevin Otos • Kim Shively • Lesley-Ann Timlick • Lionel Walsh Connections and Intersections of Laban and M. Chekhov UT Conference Center - 400 ATiza Garland Prep for the Profession UT Conference Center - 413 ABrianna Reis Ryan Preparing for the College Audition UT Conference Center - 413 BTim Evanicki Vocal Gesture: It’s Not What You Say, It's How You Say It Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom BJesse Graham • Roxanne Wellington 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

8:00am EST

Exercising Both Hemispheres of the Brain to Promote Increased Focus Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom AKara Kindall

9:00am EST

Attack of the Actions: Using Doable Actions to Experience Your Song Holiday Inn - SummitChelsea Nicholson CANCELED: Find Your Funny: Clown Intensive Do Less! Acting and the Alexander Technique Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom ALaura Matthews Shakespeare on Your Feet! Using His Words to Play the Bard Holiday Inn - CrystalHerb Parker Tap Into Rhythmic Play: Percussive Dance Skills Knoxville Convention Center - 200 D/EAnnalee Tull The __________ Monologues: Fill in the Blank and Write Your Own Hit Play Knoxville Convention Center - 301 AStuart Stelly Unlocking Character: Exploration of the Vocal Resonators Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom BAnne Swedberg • Lynnae Lehfeldt

10:30am EST

Evoking Character: The Walks of the Suzuki Method of Actor Training Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom CMatt Saltzberg Foreign Language/Movement: Exploration in Language and Physical Response Holiday Inn - CrystalCatherine Webster Motion Capture Performance Knoxville Convention Center - 301 D/EAndrew Ray Taking the Mystery Out of Auditioning Holiday Inn - Parlour 2 A/BJeremy Kent Jackson

12:00pm EST

Bringing the Past to Life Through Living History Performance Holiday Inn - Parlour 2 A/BKaren Vuranch Consent and Creating Safe Theatrical Space Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom CJacqueline Holloway • Sean McCarther Exploring Elements: Qualities of Movement and Neutral Mask Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom BLynnae Lehfeldt Improving Your Work Through Improvisation Holiday Inn - CrystalNew York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts Speak Easy: Releasing With Ease and Expression Knoxville Convention Center - 200 D/EKimberly Willard

1:00pm EST

CANCELED: Using Intent and Imagery to Explore Contemporary Non-Realism Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom B Enhance Your Performance With Locomotion Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom ACody Willets No Nose Knows Shows: Casual Clowning in Standard Performance Holiday Inn - CrystalAaron Gotlieb Staging Intimacy in Education Knoxville Convention Center - 300 BKate Busselle • Chelsea Pace • Laura Rikard The Intense Tension Intensive: Play With Your Tensions Knoxville Convention Center - 301 D/EJames Peck What's Haunting You? Confronting Your Character's Ghosts Knoxville Convention Center - Ballroom CJesse Graham

4:00pm EST

Accessing Shakespeare Through Laban's Efforts Knoxville Convention Center - 301 D/EPaul Hurley CANCELED: Monologues: The Compelling Storyteller Introduction to Voice-Over Performance Knoxville Convention Center - 300 BTom Alsip Onstage Centered: Combating Performance Anxiety Knoxville Convention Center - 300 DMichael DeCoursey