The National Theater Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts presents the 2022 National Theater Project Regional Convening in New England livestreaming on the worldwide, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV community at howlround.television on Wednesday 9 November and Wednesday 16 November 2022.
The National Theater Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts is delighted to announce the 2022 National Theater Project Regional Convening in New England. Regional convenings are a part of NEFA’s effort in direction of understanding the theater-making ecology throughout the nation, with previous places together with in Jackson, MS; Phoenix, AZ; Minneapolis/St Paul, MN; and Knoxville, TN; we’re excited to renew this apply right here with our area people in a hybrid three-day occasion.
Artists, presenters, producers, service organizations, and philanthropists from throughout the area are invited to hitch National Theater Project advisors and employees in a sequence of panels, group discussions, story sharing, construction evaluation, and networking alternatives as we search to construct a greater understanding of the challenges and triumphs of theater making in New England. Performances from native artists, highlighting the aesthetics of the area might be held every day.
Wednesday 9 November
Welcome and Info Session
8 a.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 10 a.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 11 a.m. EST (New York, UTC -5)
Performance, Q+A (Sageseeker Productions, CT)
9 a.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 11 a.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 12 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5)
Community Theater vs Theater In/With Community
10 a.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 12 p.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 1 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5)
Panelists: Godfrey Simmons, Bronwyn Sims, Jacob Padrón
Performance Q+A (Theater Ensemble of Color, ME)
11:15 a.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 1:15 p.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 2:15 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5)
Defining Community Panel + Closing
1 p.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 3 p.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 4 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5)
Panelists: Reneé Goddess Johnson, Jarvis Green, Company One Member-TBD, Rhode Island Latino Arts Member – TBD
Wednesday 16 November
Welcome, Performance, Q+A (TBD)
8 a.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 10 a.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 11 a.m. EST (New York, UTC -5)
Mentorship Pipeline Panel
8:15 a.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 10:15 a.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -7) / 11:15 a.m. EST (New York, UTC -5)
Panelists: Dawn Simmons, Ethan Paulini, Jeanika Browne-Springer, Melissa Kievmann
Performance Q+A (The Haus of Glitter, RI)
10:30 a.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 12:30 p.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 1:30 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5)
Native/Indigenous artist panel
11:30 a.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 1:30p.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 2:30 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5)
Performance Q+A (Theatre Kapow, NH)
12:45 p.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 2:45 p.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 3:45 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5)
Performance Q+A, Closing (Guerilla Opera, MA)
1:45 p.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 3:45 p.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 4:45 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5)