ACTF Region IV - Festival 59

ACTF Region IV - Festival 59

9:00am EDT

Festival Leadership Load-In Taylor Center 219 Global Education Center

1:30pm EDT

Festival Volunteers Orientation Taylor Center 231 Theatre AUM

2:00pm EDT

Festival Volunteers - Festival Setup Taylor Center 219 Global Education Center

8:00am EDT

Festival Volunteers - Festival Setup Taylor Center 219 Global Education Center Sensory Relief Space Taylor Center 147 CDS

1:00pm EDT

Festival Registration Open Taylor Center 219 Global Education Center

2:00pm EDT

Channel/Focus Check - Alabama Shakespeare Festival Festival Stage Alabama Shakespeare Festival Stage Manager Student Registration and Prompt Book Setup DTM Expo Taylor Center 230 DTM Expo Student Setup Time DTM Expo Taylor Center 230

3:00pm EDT

ASPIRE Arts Leadership Program Orientation Education 203 Dean's Conference Room DEVISED THEATRE INITIATIVE ORIENTATION Taylor Center 231 Theatre AUM

4:00pm EDT

Irene Ryan Volunteer Orientation Taylor Center 222 Invited Production Tour - Venue Walkthrough - ASF Festival Stage Alabama Shakespeare Festival ITJA Institute Theatre Journalism & Advocacy Introduction Education 203 Dean's Conference Room Stage Directors and Choreographers Orientation Taylor Center 231 Theatre AUM

4:30pm EDT

Stage Management Orientation DTM Expo Taylor Center 230

5:00pm EDT

Irene Ryan Prelim Respondent Orientation Taylor Center 222 Dramaturgy Meet and Greet/Orientation ADMIN 132 Provost Conference Room NPP Orientation (Playwrights, Directors, AND Dramaturgs) Taylor Center 231 Theatre AUM

5:30pm EDT

DTM Expo Orientation DTM Expo Taylor Center 230

6:00pm EDT

Stage Management - Respondent Book Reviews DTM Expo Taylor Center 230

7:00pm EDT

Conference Opening / Welcome Session - House Opens Alabama Shakespeare Festival

7:30pm EDT

Conference Opening / Welcome Session Alabama Shakespeare Festival

8:30pm EDT

Irene Ryan Orientation Alabama Shakespeare Festival Musical Theatre Initiative Orientation Alabama Shakespeare Festival

9:00pm EDT

Hospitality Suite - Faculty and Guest Artists Only Fairfield Inn & Suites

8:00am EDT

NPP - Set Up Ten Minute Play Auditions with SMs and Directors Goodwyn 307 DEVISED Workshop Goodwyn 109 Stage Management - Respondent Book Reviews continued Taylor Center 307 Honors Lounge VIP Room Guests, Faculty, Staff Taylor Center 219 Global Education Center Sensory Relief Space Taylor Center 147 CDS NEXT STEPS - Professional Company Display Tables DTM Expo Taylor Center 230 Festival Registration and Information Desk Taylor Center 219 Global Education Center Irene Ryan Preliminary Round Audition Rooms Taylor Center 221 & 223 Irene Ryan Preliminary Round Holding Room Taylor Center 222 Performers Warm Up Room Education 100

8:30am EDT

NPP - Ten Minute Play Auditions Goodwyn 307

9:00am EDT

DTM Respondent Walkthrough DTM Expo Taylor Center 230 FIRST SEMESTER - Load In & Tech Taylor Center 231 Theatre AUM Stage Management - Respondent / Student Interviews Taylor Center 307 Honors Lounge Help Desk Taylor Center 219 Global Education Center TWELFTH NIGHT- Load In & Tech - ASF Festival Stage Alabama Shakespeare Festival

9:30am EDT

Dramaturgy Session ADMIN 132 Provost Conference Room Musical Theatre Initiative Preliminary Round Warm Up & Holding Room Goodwyn 112

10:00am EDT

ASPIRE - Arts Leadership Program Session Education 203 Dean's Conference Room ACTF RESPONDENT TRAINING - Region IV Leadership Goodwyn 109 DTM - Response Session DTM Expo Taylor Center 230 MTI Musical Theatre Initiative Preliminary Round Audition Rooms Goodwyn 110 DTM Expo Hall Open DTM Expo Taylor Center 230

11:00am EDT

ITJA Institute Theatre Journalism & Advocacy Session Education 203 Dean's Conference Room DEVISED Workshop Goodwyn 109

11:15am EDT

NPP - Ten Minute Play Casting Session Goodwyn 307

11:30am EDT

FIRST SEMESTER - House Opens Taylor Center 231 Theatre AUM

12:00pm EDT

FIRST SEMESTER - Invited Showcase presented by University of Georgia, 2025 Shelton full length winner Taylor Center 231 Theatre AUM NPP - Ten Minute Play Rehearsals Goodwyn 307

1:00pm EDT

African American Theatre Artists: Affinity Space Goodwyn 109 Dramaturgy Casebook Responses ADMIN 132 Provost Conference Room Marti Inmon - Creating Accessible Scenic Designs Goodwyn 222

1:20pm EDT

DTM - Response Session DTM Expo Taylor Center 230

2:00pm EDT

FIRST SEMESTER - Load Out Taylor Center 231 Theatre AUM Jesse Dreikosen - Alternative Avenues in the Entertainment Industry Goodwyn 111 Literary Managers & Dramaturgs of America - Playwrights Workshop Goodwyn 109 Stage Management - Respondent / Student Interviews Taylor Center 307 Honors Lounge MISS EVERS' BOYS- Pre-Load In Alabama Shakespeare Festival MTI Musical Theatre Initiative Preliminary Round Audition Rooms Continued Goodwyn 110

2:15pm EDT

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK - Load In & Tech Taylor Center 231 Theatre AUM

2:30pm EDT

NPP - Rehearsals for One Act Play Readings Goodwyn 307

2:45pm EDT

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK - House Opens Taylor Center 231 Theatre AUM

3:00pm EDT

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK - Invited Showcase presented by Mississippi State University Taylor Center 231 Theatre AUM Jim Lile - Production Management Goodwyn 111 Student Advisory Board Interest Session ADMIN 132 Provost Conference Room ITJA Institute Theatre Journalism & Advocacy Session Education 203 Dean's Conference Room

3:20pm EDT

DTM - Response Session DTM Expo Taylor Center 230

3:30pm EDT

Jeff Sherwood - "Friendshipping" - Networking Strategies for now and beyond graduation Goodwyn 116 JACK AND THE BEANSTALK - Talk Back with MSU and ACCESS Taylor Center 231 Theatre AUM Workshop: Jesse Dreikosen - Let's Model It Goodwyn 102 AMERICAN DREAMING - REHEARSAL ONE FOR 2024 Shelton Winner Goodwyn 109

4:00pm EDT

Rachel Kelsey - Audition Techniques Goodwyn 110 Dramaturgy Casebook Responses ADMIN 132 Provost Conference Room Alpha Psi Omega / Delta Psi Omega Student Mixer Goodwyn 111 Stage Management Seminar Liberal Arts 112 Education Reading Room

4:30pm EDT

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK - Load Out Taylor Center 231 Theatre AUM

5:00pm EDT

DJ Kenny Load In for Student Reception Taylor Center 231 Theatre AUM

5:20pm EDT

DTM - Holdover Reponse Session DTM Expo Taylor Center 230

7:00pm EDT

TWELFTH NIGHT- House Opens Alabama Shakespeare Festival

7:30pm EDT

TWELFTH NIGHT - Presented by Troy University- Invited Production Alabama Shakespeare Festival

9:30pm EDT

Irene Ryan & MTI Musical Theatre Initiative Semifinalist Announcements and Partner Meetings Alabama Shakespeare Festival

10:00pm EDT

Festival Kickoff Student Reception Taylor Center 231 Theatre AUM Hospitality Suite- Faculty and Guest Artists Only Fairfield Inn & Suites

10:15pm EDT

TWELFTH NIGHT - Load Out Alabama Shakespeare Festival

11:30pm EDT

DJ Kenny Load Out from Student Reception Taylor Center 231 Theatre AUM

7:00am EDT

MISS EVERS BOYS - Continue Load In & Tech Alabama Shakespeare Festival

7:30am EDT

Performers Warm Up Room Education 100

8:00am EDT

TWELFTH NIGHT- Invited Production Response Session Goodwyn 111 Stage Management - Respondent Book Reviews continued Taylor Center 307 Honors Lounge MTI Musical Theatre Initiative Semi Final Holding Room Goodwyn 112 Irene Ryan Semifinals Rehearsal Time Goodwyn 109 VIP Room Guests, Faculty, Staff Taylor Center 219 Global Education Center Sensory Relief Space Taylor Center 147 CDS Irene Ryan Semi Final Holding Room Goodwyn 112

8:30am EDT

NPP National Playwriting Program - FIREFLIES by J. Harvey Stone, Hollins University - One Act Play Reading Taylor Center 223 NPP - American Dreaming - REHEARSAL TWO 2024 Shelton Winner Goodwyn 307 NEXT STEPS: Two Year College Faculty Roundtable Goodwyn 116 MTI Musical Theatre Initiative Semi Final Rounds Goodwyn 110

9:00am EDT

Raife Baker - Embodied Voice Education 100 ASPIRE - Arts Leadership Program Session Education 203 Dean's Conference Room THE BIRDZ - Pre-Load In Alabama Shakespeare Festival DTM - Response Session DTM Expo Taylor Center 230 Dramaturgy Casebook Responses ADMIN 132 Provost Conference Room Stage Management - Respondent / Student Interviews Taylor Center 307 Honors Lounge SDC Stage Directors & Choreographers Preliminary Rounds Taylor Center 231 Theatre AUM DTM Expo Open DTM Expo Taylor Center 230

10:00am EDT

Ten Minute play rehearsal Goodwyn 111

10:15am EDT

NPP National Playwriting Program - WHITE CHRISTMAS (SUCH DEVOTED SISTERS) by Olivia Maness, College of Charleston - One Act Play Reading Taylor Center 223

10:30am EDT

How to Review - Benji Carr Education 203 Dean's Conference Room NPP National Playwriting Program- Ten Minute Play Rehearals Goodwyn 307

11:30am EDT

MISS EVERS' BOYS- House Open Alabama Shakespeare Festival DTM - Response Session DTM Expo Taylor Center 230

12:00pm EDT

MISS EVERS' BOYS- Presented by North Carolina A&T University - Invited Production Alabama Shakespeare Festival

12:30pm EDT

ASPIRE - Arts Leadership Program Session Education 203 Dean's Conference Room AMERICAN DREAMING - REHEARSAL THREE FOR 2024 Taylor Center 231 Theatre AUM

12:45pm EDT

Asian-American Artists: Affinity Space Goodwyn 115

1:00pm EDT

DTM - Jackson Berhow - The Art of Adaptational Costume Design Liberal Arts Tech Wing 210

1:15pm EDT

Stage Management - Respondent / Student Interviews Taylor Center 307 Honors Lounge

2:00pm EDT

MISS EVERS' BOYS - Load-Out Alabama Shakespeare Festival Correy West - “Seize the Stage, A Broadway Dance Workshop” Taylor Center 231 Theatre AUM Dramaturgy Session: Co-Teaching Dramaturgy ADMIN 132 Provost Conference Room Jeff Sherwood - Sound Design Introduction -- An Aesthetic Approach Liberal Arts Tech Wing 311 NPP National Playwriting Program- THE PEOPLE v. ANTIGONE HARDING by Jay Smith, University at North Carolina Greensboro - One Act Play Reading Taylor Center 223

3:00pm EDT

Katherine C. Irwin - Short-form Podcasting: the generative AI edition Liberal Arts 221 Audio Lab Kris Rau McIntyre - Beginner Boal: Theatre of the Oppressed Exercises for Classrooms and Rehearsals Taylor Center 231 Theatre AUM DTM - Response Session DTM Expo Taylor Center 230 Irene Ryan Semifinals Round Goodwyn 109 THE BIRDZ- Continue Load In & Tech Alabama Shakespeare Festival

3:30pm EDT

Stephen Gelpi - Disney Goodwyn 111

4:00pm EDT

Dramaturgy Session: Resources for Dramaturgs ADMIN 132 Provost Conference Room Stage Management Workshop: Details & Communication-Paperwork Time Liberal Arts 112 Education Reading Room NPP - American Dreaming - Invited Reading 2024 Region IV Shelton Full Length Winner Taylor Center 223 NPP National Playwriting Program: Shelton Reading REHEARSAL - DEAR VINCENT by J. Harvey Stone, Hollins University Goodwyn 307

4:30pm EDT

THE WOLVES- Pre Load In Alabama Shakespeare Festival

5:30pm EDT

DTM - Holdover Reponse Session DTM Expo Taylor Center 230

7:00pm EDT

THE BIRDZ- House Open Alabama Shakespeare Festival

7:30pm EDT

THE BIRDZ- presented by Auburn University at Montgomery - Invited Production Alabama Shakespeare Festival

9:00pm EDT

Irene Ryan, MTI, and SDC Finalist Announcements Alabama Shakespeare Festival

9:30pm EDT

Irene Ryan Finalists and Partners Meeting Alabama Shakespeare Festival THE BIRDZ- Load Out Alabama Shakespeare Festival Hospitality Suite- Faculty and Guest Artists Only Fairfield Inn & Suites

7:00am EDT

THE WOLVES - Continue Load In & Tech Alabama Shakespeare Festival

8:00am EDT

Next Steps Setup for Auditions and Tables Goodwyn 112 and Goodwyn Lobby MISS EVERS' BOYS - Invited Production Response Session Liberal Arts Tech Wing 111 THE BIRDZ- Invited Production Response Session Liberal Arts Tech Wing 110 Irene Ryan Semifinals Response Liberal Arts 112 Education Reading Room Irene Ryan Finals Rehearsal Goodwyn 109 VIP Room Guests, Faculty, Staff Taylor Center 219 Global Education Center Irene Ryan Finalist Warm Up Room Education 100 Sensory Relief Space Taylor Center 147 CDS

8:30am EDT

NEXT STEPS - Audition Sign-ups for Two Year Transfer Students Goodwyn Lobby NPP - Ten Minute Play Rehearsals Goodwyn 307 Christine Hellman - Consent-Forward Rehearsal Rooms: Building Safer, More Collaborative Processes for Directors & Choreographers Taylor Center 231 Theatre AUM NEXT STEPS - Colleges, Universities Fair Goodwyn Lobby

9:00am EDT

ASPIRE - Arts Leadership Program Presentations Education 203 Dean's Conference Room Workshop: Michael Krek - The White Model, A Study in Proportion & Scale Goodwyn 102 Jeffrey Mosser - Career Pathways Through and Around Milwaukee Rep Goodwyn 110 NEXT STEPS: University Auditions for Two Year Transfer Students Goodwyn 112 CAMP LOGAN - Pre-Load In Alabama Shakespeare Festival DTM Expo Open DTM Expo Taylor Center 230

9:30am EDT

Dramaturgy Session: Program Note Revisions ADMIN 132 Provost Conference Room

10:00am EDT

NEXT STEPS: Conservatory and Professional Audition Signups Goodwyn Lobby Sam Wallace and Dr. Andrew McMichael - Juggling for Beginners Taylor Center 231 Theatre AUM Interview with An Artist Education 203 Dean's Conference Room NPP - DEAR VINCENT by J. Harvey Stone, Invited Reading 2026 RegionIV Shelton Full Length Winner Goodwyn 307 Stage Management Respondent / Finalist Interviews Taylor Center 307 Honors Lounge

11:00am EDT

A Speed Date With Michael Chekhov: Creating Instant Characters With The Life Body Taylor Center 231 Theatre AUM SDC Choreography Response Goodwyn 113 LatinE Theatre Artists: Affinity Space Liberal Arts Tech Wing 111 NEXT STEPS Auditions: Professional Companies Goodwyn 112

11:30am EDT

THE WOLVES - House Open Alabama Shakespeare Festival

12:00pm EDT

American Dreaming - Response Session for 2024 Shelton Winner Goodwyn 110 Mya Brown - "Make it less Weird" Taylor Center 231 Theatre AUM THE WOLVES- Presented by Coastal Carolina University - Invited Production Alabama Shakespeare Festival

1:00pm EDT

Irene Ryan Finalist Audition Check In and Set Up for Final Round Goodwyn 109 Mimi Ayers - Patch a Play Liberal Arts Tech Wing 110 Irene Ryans Holding Room Final Round Goodwyn 110 NEXT STEPS - College and University Callbacks Goodwyn Lobby NPP - Ten Minute Play Rehearsals Goodwyn 307

1:15pm EDT

Stage Management Respondent / Finalist Interviews & Deliberations Taylor Center 307 Honors Lounge

2:00pm EDT

THE WOLVES - Load Out Alabama Shakespeare Festival Dramaturgy Community Time ADMIN 132 Provost Conference Room Irene Ryan Finals Round Goodwyn 109 SDC Rehearsal Taylor Center 231 Theatre AUM

2:30pm EDT

First Semester - Showcase Response Session Liberal Arts Tech Wing 110 Anna Dulba-Barnett - The Intersection of New Work and Classic Dramaturgy Liberal Arts Tech Wing 111

3:00pm EDT

BOLD - Carlos Cruz and Ta'Varis Wilson Goodwyn 116 Festival Gala Production Meeting Alabama Shakespeare Festival CAMP LOGAN - Continued Load In & Tech Alabama Shakespeare Festival

3:30pm EDT

NPP- Ten Minute Play Festival Dry Tech Liberal Arts Tech Wing 211 MTI Musical Theatre Initiative Semi Finals Response Sessions Goodwyn 112

4:00pm EDT

LGBTQ+ Affinity Space - Neil David Seibel Liberal Arts Tech Wing 110 Stage Management Workshop: Teamwork makes the dream work! Liberal Arts 112 Education Reading Room Irene Ryan Finalist Response Session Goodwyn 109

7:00pm EDT

CAMP LOGAN - House Open Alabama Shakespeare Festival

7:30pm EDT

CAMP LOGAN- presented by Alabama State University- Invited Production Alabama Shakespeare Festival

9:30pm EDT

DTM Design Technology Management Awards Ceremony Alabama Shakespeare Festival Hospitality Suite - Faculty and Guest Artists Only Fairfield Inn & Suites

10:45pm EDT

CAMP LOGAN - Load Out Alabama Shakespeare Festival

8:00am EDT

NPP National Playwriting Program - Ten Minute Play Festival Tech Rehearsal Goodwyn 109 SDC Finals Tech Rehearsal Taylor Center 231 Theatre AUM NPP - Ten Minute Play Festival Tech Rehearsals - Holding Space Goodwyn 110 VIP Room Guests, Faculty, Staff Taylor Center 219 Global Education Center

8:15am EDT

THE WOLVES- Invited Production Response Session Goodwyn 112

9:00am EDT

DTM Expo Strike DTM Expo Taylor Center 230 Santa Fe Opera Technical Apprenticeship Interviews DTM Expo Taylor Center 230

10:00am EDT

Ten Minute Play Festival PERFORMANCE! Goodwyn 109 ITJA Institute Theatre Journalism & Advocacy Session: Festival Recap Education 203 Dean's Conference Room Festival Gala Tech Prep Alabama Shakespeare Festival

11:30am EDT

NPP - Ten Minute Play Festival Response Goodwyn 109 MTI Musical Theatre Initiative Finalists Rehearsals / Coaching Goodwyn 110 SDC - Stage Directors & Choreographers Finals and Response Session Taylor Center 231 Theatre AUM

12:30pm EDT

NPP Festival Wrap Up Meeting for NPP Leadership and Respondents Only Goodwyn 112

1:00pm EDT

Festival Gala Rehearsals Alabama Shakespeare Festival

1:30pm EDT

Moving Forward: Discussion about the Future of ACTF Goodwyn 112

2:00pm EDT

Festival Gala Tech Rehearsals with MTI Finalists Alabama Shakespeare Festival

2:30pm EDT

Christine Hellman - Movement - Introduction to Lucid Body Taylor Center 231 Theatre AUM CAMP LOGAN - Invited Production Response Session Goodwyn 112

3:00pm EDT

National Selection Meeting DTM Expo Taylor Center 230

5:00pm EDT

Chancellor's Dinner for Invited Guests Only Taylor Center 222

7:00pm EDT

Festival Gala House Opens Alabama Shakespeare Festival

7:30pm EDT

FESTIVAL GALA Performance and Awards Ceremony Alabama Shakespeare Festival

9:30pm EDT

Hospitality Suite - Faculty and Guest Artists Only Fairfield Inn & Suites