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KCACTF Region 6 - Festival 52 - 2020

FESTIVAL 52 - FEBRUARY 23-27, 2020 - ABILENE, TEXAS

2:00pm CST

DTM Dramaturgy by Design/Design Storm Signups EXPO HALL DTM Expo Load In EXPO HALL DTM Tech Olympics Signups EXPO HALL Festival Registration/Information Booth Open Box Office

4:00pm CST

DTM Respondent Walkthru EXPO HALL

5:00pm CST

7:00pm CST

FESTIVAL OPENING CEREMONY AND PERFORMANCE!! AUDITORIUM

8:30pm CST

Honor Crew Orientation AUDITORIUM Arts Admin/ASPIRE Initiative Meeting 203/204 Stage Management Intensive Orientation EXPO HALL Devised Initiative Paricipant Meeting US CONF ROOM Dramaturgy - Orientation DRAMATURGY (EXPO 4) DTM Dramaturgy by Design/Design Storm 1st Meeting DTM WORKSHOP SPACE (EXPO 2) Invited Production Walk Thru AUDITORIUM NPP Playwright - Orientation CC-I SDC Informational Meeting CC-IV

10:00pm CST

VIP/Faculty/Staff Hospitality Room MCM Elegante

6:30am CST

Red - Load In AUDITORIUM

8:00am CST

Orientation - Irene Ryans Preliminary Rounds 1-3 CC-II DTM Continental Breakfast EXPO HALL NPP - Auditions CC-I NPP - Auditions CC-I NPP - Auditions CC-I VIP/Faculty/Staff Hospitality Room VIP Festival Registration/Information Booth Open Box Office Irene Ryans Prelims Holding Area CC-III

8:30am CST

Registration - Irene Ryans Preliminary Round 1 CC-II Design Initiated Collective Creation DTM WORKSHOP SPACE (EXPO 2) Dramaturgy Initiative Meeting #1 DRAMATURGY (EXPO 4) DTM Responses - Allied Crafts - Session 1 EXPO HALL DTM Responses - Costumes - Session 1 EXPO HALL DTM Responses - Lighting - Session 1 EXPO HALL

9:00am CST

SDC Prelim Rehearsal - Director 1 CC-IV Irene Ryans Preliminary Round 1 CC-II Registration - Irene Ryans Preliminary Round 2 CC-II ITJA Orientation GREEN ROOM Arts Admin/ASPIRE Initiative Session 1 203/204 The Building Blocks of Action 207/208 On Site Devised Rehearsal US CONF ROOM

9:30am CST

SDC Prelim Rehearsal - Director 2 CC-IV Saying Yes: Improvisation for the Actor 205/206 Status in Acting 209/210 The Writer's Mixtape | Exercises in Rhythm 201/202

10:00am CST

SDC Prelim Rehearsal - Director 3 CC-IV Irene Ryans Preliminary Round 2 CC-II Registration - Irene Ryans Preliminary Round 3 CC-II Responses - Irene Ryans Prelim Round 1 Auditorium Upper Lobby ITJA Session 1 GREEN ROOM

10:15am CST

DTM Dramaturgy by Design/Design Storm Group Session 1 DRAMATURGY (EXPO 4)

10:30am CST

SDC Prelim Rehearsal - Director 4 CC-IV

11:00am CST

Red - Performance AUDITORIUM Irene Ryans Preliminary Round 3 CC-II Registration - Irene Ryans Preliminary Round 4 CC-II Responses - Irene Ryans Prelim Round 2 Auditorium Upper Lobby

12:00pm CST

Orientation - Irene Ryans Preliminary Rounds 4-8 CC-II

1:00pm CST

Irene Ryans Preliminary Round 4 CC-II Registration - Irene Ryans Preliminary Round 5 CC-II Responses - Irene Ryans Prelim Round 3 Auditorium Upper Lobby Red - Load Out AUDITORIUM

1:30pm CST

EDGE setup 1 - In Women, Too US CONF ROOM Leather Working: Basics and Practical Applications DTM WORKSHOP SPACE (EXPO 2) The Playwright's Toolkit: On Building Worlds and the Semiotic Language 207/208

1:45pm CST

EDGE PERFORMANCE 1 - In Women, Too US CONF ROOM

2:00pm CST

SDC Prelim Rehearsal - Director 5 CC-IV Irene Ryans Preliminary Round 5 CC-II Registration - Irene Ryans Preliminary Round 6 CC-II Responses - Irene Ryans Prelim Round 4 Auditorium Upper Lobby NPP One Act Play Concert Readings - Sessions 1, 2, 3 - Rehearsal/Prep Time CC-I Faculty/Staff Only Town Hall 209/210 Student Advisory Board - 1st meeting 203/204 Dramaturgy New Script Office Session DRAMATURGY (EXPO 4) Light Lab - Q&A and Open Session LIGHT LAB (EXPO 1) Directing When You're the Only ___________ in the Room 205/206 Light Lab - Q&A and Open Session LIGHT LAB (EXPO 1)

2:30pm CST

EDGE strike 1 - In Women, Too US CONF ROOM SDC Prelim Rehearsal - Director 6 CC-IV

3:00pm CST

NPP One Act Play Concert Readings - Session 1 - Reading CC-I SDC Prelim Rehearsal - Director 7 CC-IV Irene Ryans Preliminary Round 6 CC-II Registration - Irene Ryans Preliminary Round 7 CC-II Responses - Irene Ryans Prelim Round 5 Auditorium Upper Lobby Four Verbs and Eight Movement’s That Can Inspire Dialogue 209/210 DTM Responses - Scenic - Session 1 EXPO HALL DTM Responses - Sound - Session 1 EXPO HALL DTM Responses - Stage Management - Session 1 EXPO HALL KA-POW!! Stage Combat Slaps & Punches That WORK US CONF ROOM

3:30pm CST

NPP One Act Play Concert Readings - Session 1 - Response CC-I SDC Prelim Rehearsal - Director 8 CC-IV Dramaturgy Casebook Reviews DRAMATURGY (EXPO 4) ITJA Session 2 GREEN ROOM Intensive: Lift Our Voices: LGBTQ+ Stories 207/208 Face Casting DTM WORKSHOP SPACE (EXPO 2) Side Man - Load In AUDITORIUM

4:00pm CST

NPP One Act Play Concert Readings - Session 2 - Reading CC-I SDC Prelim Rehearsal - Director 9 CC-IV Irene Ryans Preliminary Round 7 CC-II Registration - Irene Ryans Preliminary Round 8 CC-II Responses - Irene Ryans Prelim Round 6 Auditorium Upper Lobby Building Comunidad: Connecting with a Bilingual Theatre Community 203/204 Whelan Tape Technique 201/202 Invisible Theatre: From Boal to the Mannequin Challenge 205/206 The Physical Actor: WAY beyond the psychological! Aware, Available, Responsive! 209/210

4:30pm CST

NPP One Act Play Concert Readings - Session 2 - Response CC-I SDC Prelim Rehearsal - Director 10 CC-IV

5:00pm CST

DTM Dramaturgy by Design/Design Storm Group Session 2 DRAMATURGY (EXPO 4) NPP One Act Play Concert Readings - Session 3 - Reading CC-I SDC Prelim Rehearsal - Director 11 CC-IV Open Rehearsal Block US CONF ROOM Irene Ryans Preliminary Round 8 CC-II Registration - Irene Ryans Preliminary Round 9 CC-II Responses - Irene Ryans Prelim Round 7 Auditorium Upper Lobby

5:30pm CST

NPP One Act Play Concert Readings - Session 3 - Response CC-I SDC Prelim Rehearsal - Director 12 CC-IV

6:00pm CST

Orientation - Irene Ryans Preliminary Rounds 9-12 CC-II SDC Prelim Rehearsal - Director 13 CC-IV Open Rehearsal Block US CONF ROOM VIP Dinner TBD

6:30pm CST

SDC Prelim Rehearsal - Director 14 CC-IV

7:00pm CST

Open Rehearsal Block US CONF ROOM Irene Ryans Preliminary Round 9 CC-II Registration - Irene Ryans Preliminary Round 10 CC-II Responses - Irene Ryans Prelim Round 8 Auditorium Upper Lobby

8:00pm CST

Open Rehearsal Block US CONF ROOM Irene Ryans Preliminary Round 10 CC-II Registration - Irene Ryans Preliminary Round 11 CC-II Responses - Irene Ryans Prelim Round 9 Auditorium Upper Lobby Side Man - Performance AUDITORIUM

9:00pm CST

Open Rehearsal Block US CONF ROOM Irene Ryans Preliminary Round 11 CC-II Registration - Irene Ryans Preliminary Round 12 CC-II Responses - Irene Ryans Prelim Round 10 Auditorium Upper Lobby

10:00pm CST

Irene Ryans Preliminary Round 12 CC-II Responses - Irene Ryans Prelim Round 11 Auditorium Upper Lobby Side Man - Load Out AUDITORIUM VIP/Faculty/Staff Hospitality Room MCM Elegante

10:30pm CST

STUDENT PIZZA PARTY MCM Elegante

11:00pm CST

Responses - Irene Ryans Prelim Round 12 Auditorium Upper Lobby

7:30am CST

Student Body - Load In AUDITORIUM

8:00am CST

Next Step Registration CC-II NPP Full Length Play Concert Readings - Session 1 - Rehearsal/Prep Time CC-I On Site Devised Rehearsal US CONF ROOM Next Step Holding Area CC-III VIP/Faculty/Staff Hospitality Room VIP Festival Registration/Information Booth Open Box Office

8:30am CST

Dramaturgy Initiative Meeting #2 DRAMATURGY (EXPO 4) DTM Responses - Allied Crafts - Session 2 EXPO HALL DTM Responses - Costumes - Session 2 EXPO HALL DTM Responses - Lighting - Session 2 EXPO HALL DTM Responses - Stage Management - Session 2 EXPO HALL Auditioning Without Monologues 205/206

9:00am CST

Dramaturgy Casebook Interviews DRAMATURGY (EXPO 4) Red - Response 201/202 Effective Rehearsal Methods for Musical Theatre Voice Students 209/210 NPP Full Length Play Concert Readings - Session 1 - Reading CC-I Arts Admin/ASPIRE Initiative Session 2 203/204 ITJA Session 3 GREEN ROOM Next Step Auditions CC-II

9:30am CST

Open Scene Challenge US CONF ROOM

10:00am CST

Side Man - Response 201/202 Archetypes and Character 209/210 Light Lab - Q&A and Open Session LIGHT LAB (EXPO 1) Improvisational Comedy 205/206 Light Lab - Q&A and Open Session LIGHT LAB (EXPO 1)

10:30am CST

NPP Full Length Play Concert Readings - Session 1 - Response CC-I Managing Prop Paperwork DTM WORKSHOP SPACE (EXPO 2) Resume Tune-up 207/208

11:00am CST

EDGE setup 2 - Improv Strikes Back US CONF ROOM Women and Allies Meet & Greet 209/210 Acting Truthfully: Meisner Emotional Prep 201/202

11:15am CST

DTM Dramaturgy by Design/Design Storm Group Session 3 DRAMATURGY (EXPO 4) EDGE PERFORMANCE 2 - Improv Strikes Back US CONF ROOM

11:45am CST

EDGE strike 2 - Improv Strikes Back US CONF ROOM

12:00pm CST

MTI Prelim Orientation CC-II Student Body - Performance AUDITORIUM

1:00pm CST

MTI Prelim Round 1 CC-II SDC Preliminary Round - Preparation CC-IV

1:15pm CST

Student Body - Load Out AUDITORIUM

1:30pm CST

EDGE setup 3 - Wolf Moon US CONF ROOM

1:50pm CST

EDGE PERFORMANCE 3 - Wolf Moon US CONF ROOM

2:00pm CST

Dramaturgy Casebook Reviews DRAMATURGY (EXPO 4) MTI Prelim Round 2 CC-II Responses - MTI Prelim Round 1 CC-II NPP One Act Play Concert Readings - Sessions 4, 5, 6 - Rehearsal/Prep Time CC-I Students Only Town Hall 209/210 Documentary Playwriting: "Say it right, say it correct" 207/208 Stage Management for Opera SM (EXPO 3) DIRECTOR'S FORUM GREEN ROOM Basic Marbling Techniques DTM WORKSHOP SPACE (EXPO 2) Set Design with Purpose 201/202 Arts Admin/ASPIRE Initiative Session 3 203/204 Next Step Call Backs Auditorium Upper Lobby Next Step Technical Interviews Auditorium Upper Lobby SDC Preliminary Round - Performances CC-IV

2:30pm CST

EDGE strike 3 - Wolf Moon US CONF ROOM

3:00pm CST

NPP One Act Play Concert Readings - Session 4 - Reading CC-I MTI Prelim Round 3 CC-II Responses - MTI Prelim Round 2 CC-II SAFE SPACE 209/210 Dramaturgy Lit/Office DRAMATURGY (EXPO 4) DTM Responses - Stage Management - Session 3 EXPO HALL

3:30pm CST

NPP One Act Play Concert Readings - Session 4 - Response CC-I Financial Planning for the Theatre Artist DTM WORKSHOP SPACE (EXPO 2) Ion Console Tips & Tricks LIGHT LAB (EXPO 1) ITJA Session 4 GREEN ROOM Dive into Devising: Theatrical Text 205/206 Props Round Table 207/208 So You Want to be a KCACTF Respondent-Respondent Training 201/202 Ada and the Engine - Load In AUDITORIUM

4:00pm CST

NPP One Act Play Concert Readings - Session 5 - Reading CC-I MTI Prelim Round 4 CC-II Responses - MTI Prelim Round 3 CC-II Latinx and Allies Meet & Greet 203/204 Empathy, Vulnerability, and the Meisner Technique 209/210 SDC Preliminary Round - Responses CC-IV

4:30pm CST

NPP One Act Play Concert Readings - Session 5 - Response CC-I

5:00pm CST

DTM Dramaturgy by Design/Design Storm Group Session 4 DRAMATURGY (EXPO 4) Arkansas State Meeting 207/208 Louisiana State Meeting 209/210 New Mexico State Meeting 203/204 Oklahoma State Meeting 205/206 Texas State Meeting 201/202 NPP One Act Play Concert Readings - Session 6 - Reading CC-I Open Rehearsal Block US CONF ROOM MTI Prelim Round 5 CC-II Responses - MTI Prelim Round 4 CC-II

5:30pm CST

DTM Dramaturgy by Design - Setup Presentations EXPO HALL NPP One Act Play Concert Readings - Session 6 - Response CC-I

6:00pm CST

Open Rehearsal Block US CONF ROOM MTI Prelim Round 6 CC-II Responses - MTI Prelim Round 5 CC-II VIP Dinner TBD

7:00pm CST

Responses - MTI Prelim Round 6 CC-II

7:30pm CST

MTI Dance Auditions US CONF ROOM

8:00pm CST

Ada and the Engine - Performance AUDITORIUM

9:00pm CST

Open Rehearsal Block US CONF ROOM

10:00pm CST

Ada and the Engine - Load Out AUDITORIUM Open Mic CC-II VIP/Faculty/Staff Hospitality Room MCM Elegante

7:00am CST

Everybody - Load In AUDITORIUM

8:00am CST

NPP Full Length Play Concert Readings - Session 2 - Rehearsal/Prep Time CC-I VIP/Faculty/Staff Hospitality Room VIP Festival Registration/Information Booth Open Box Office

8:30am CST

Dramaturgy Initiative Meeting #3 DRAMATURGY (EXPO 4) DTM Responses - Scenic - Session 2 EXPO HALL DTM Responses - Sound - Session 2 EXPO HALL DTM Responses - Stage Management - Session 4 EXPO HALL Creative Characterization 205/206 Arts Admin/ASPIRE Initiative Session 4 203/204 SDC Finalist Interviews Auditorium Upper Lobby

9:00am CST

Student Body - Response 201/202 SDC Final Rehearsal - Director 1 CC-IV Finding your little escapes in a stressful industry DTM WORKSHOP SPACE (EXPO 2) Queering The Moving Body 209/210 Oral Kaleidoscopes: Using the Voice to Tell the Story 207/208 On Site Devised Rehearsal US CONF ROOM ITJA Session 5 GREEN ROOM Open Jar Auditions CC-II NPP Full Length Play Concert Readings - Session 2 - Reading CC-I Open Jar Broadway Workshop/Auditions CC-II

10:00am CST

Ada and the Engine - Response 209/210 LGBTQ+ and Allies Meet & Greet 205/206 SDC Final Rehearsal - Director 2 CC-IV Adding a Dimension in Your Drawings 201/202 DTM Dramaturgy thru Design Presentations EXPO HALL Eos Augment3d LIGHT LAB (EXPO 1) New Play Development Dramaturgy DRAMATURGY (EXPO 4) Technical Directors Forum DTM WORKSHOP SPACE (EXPO 2) HEADSHOTS EXPO HALL

10:15am CST

DTM Dramaturgy by Design - Presentations EXPO HALL

11:00am CST

NPP Full Length Play Concert Readings - Session 2 - Response CC-I SDC Final Rehearsal - Director 3 CC-IV

11:30am CST

Everybody - Performance AUDITORIUM

12:00pm CST

SDC Final Rehearsal - Director 4 CC-IV

1:00pm CST

Orientation - Irene Ryans SemiFinals Rounds 1-3 CC-II SDC Final Rehearsal - Director 5 CC-IV Everybody - Load Out AUDITORIUM Irene Ryans Semi Finals Holding Room CC-III

1:30pm CST

A transparent conversation with a Literary Manager for early career playwrights and dramaturgs. "Really, ask me anything." DRAMATURGY (EXPO 4) A transparent conversation with a Literary Manager for early career playwrights and dramaturgs. "Really, ask me anything." DRAMATURGY (EXPO 4) SAFE SPACE 205/206 So you're the ASM . . . now what? SM (EXPO 3) Rehearsals - Irene Ryan SemiFinals Rounds 1-3 CC-II National Committee - Lunch Meeting GREEN ROOM

1:50pm CST

EDGE setup 4 - Oklahoma, USA! US CONF ROOM

2:00pm CST

EDGE PERFORMANCE 4 - Oklahoma, USA! US CONF ROOM SDC Final Rehearsal - Director 6 CC-IV Audio Playwriting 203/204 Heigh-Ho its off to work we go! The ins and outs of the Disney College Programs and Internships. 207/208 Demystifying Shakespeare With The Actor's Toolbox 209/210 Get that light in my board! LIGHT LAB (EXPO 1) Arts Admin/ASPIRE Initiative Interviews Auditorium Upper Lobby

2:30pm CST

NPP Full Length Play Concert Readings - Session 3 - Rehearsal/Prep Time AUDITORIUM Creating your own work: A Devised Theatre Approach 205/206

2:45pm CST

EDGE strike 4 - Oklahoma, USA US CONF ROOM

2:55pm CST

EDGE setup 5 - Help Wanted US CONF ROOM

3:00pm CST

EDGE PERFORMANCE 5 - Help Wanted US CONF ROOM Irene Ryan Semi Final Round 1 CC-II Company Management: A Workday that Does Not End 207/208 From Pixar to Puppets: How puppetry can reshape old classics 201/202 Raising the Stakes in Playwriting 203/204 DIRECTOR'S FORUM GREEN ROOM HEADSHOTS EXPO HALL

3:20pm CST

EDGE strike 5 - Help Wanted US CONF ROOM

3:30pm CST

DTM Award Deliberation SOUND ROOM Lessons from the touring crew: Marking the stage the Centerline and Zero Zero way. DTM WORKSHOP SPACE (EXPO 2) Intensive: Lift Our Voices: LGBTQ+ Stories 209/210 Ah-Ha! the Moment of Discovery 205/206 Broadway Bootcamp Dance US CONF ROOM Dramaturgy Workshop - Off Campus Museum Dramaturgy TBD NPP Full Length Play Concert Readings - Session 3 - Reading AUDITORIUM NPP Full Length Play Concert Readings - Session 3 - Reading AUDITORIUM

4:00pm CST

Irene Ryan Semi Final Round 2 CC-II Responses - Irene Ryans Semi Final Round 1 Auditorium Upper Lobby Prague Quadrennial 2019: Student Perspectives of Changes in Scenographic Practices 207/208

4:30pm CST

ITJA Session 6 GREEN ROOM Differently Abled and Allies Meet & Greet 201/202 Engineering a New Stage Blood DTM WORKSHOP SPACE (EXPO 2)

5:00pm CST

Open Rehearsal Block US CONF ROOM Irene Ryan Semi Final Round 3 CC-II Responses - Irene Ryans Semi Final Round 2 Auditorium Upper Lobby

5:30pm CST

NPP Full Length Play Concert Readings - Session 3 - Response CC-I

6:00pm CST

Open Rehearsal Block US CONF ROOM Responses - Irene Ryans Semi Final Round 3 Auditorium Upper Lobby VIP Dinner TBD

6:30pm CST

Festival Drag Show - Rehearsal AUDITORIUM

7:00pm CST

MTI Dance Rehearsal US CONF ROOM

8:00pm CST

Faculty/Staff Town Hall: Supporting Our Students 201/202

9:00pm CST

Genderosity & Festival Drag Show AUDITORIUM Genderosity & Festival Drag Show AUDITORIUM

10:00pm CST

VIP/Faculty/Staff Hospitality Room MCM Elegante

8:00am CST

Festival Registration/Information Booth Open Box Office VIP/Faculty/Staff Hospitality Room VIP

8:30am CST

Arts Admin/ASPIRE Initiative Wrap-up 203/204

9:00am CST

Orientation - Irene Ryans Finals Round 1-2 AUDITORIUM Devised Initiative Performances - Preparation US CONF ROOM Everybody - Response 205/206 Fear Factor: Using Halloween to Make Shakespeare Accessible 207/208 Playwriting: Why Does Your Play Deserve the Stage? 201/202 Lift Our Voices: LGBTQ+ Stories CC-IV A psychological slant on acting. 209/210 College Meet & Greet Convention Center Lobby Showcase of Invited Scenes - Rehearsal CC-II ITJA Session 7 GREEN ROOM Tech Olympics EXPO HALL

9:30am CST

Rehearsals - Irene Ryans Finals Round 1-2 AUDITORIUM

10:00am CST

Dramaturgy/NPP 10 Minute Play & National One Act - Concert Reading - Preparation CC-I NPP 10 Minute Play - Concert Reading - Preparation CC-I Devised Initiative Performances - Performances US CONF ROOM HEADSHOTS EXPO HALL

11:00am CST

Irene Ryans Finals Round 1 AUDITORIUM Dramaturgy/NPP 10 Minute Play & National One Act - Concert Reading - Readings CC-I NPP 10 Minute Play - Concert Reading - Readings CC-I Life Budgeting for the Free Lance Professional 203/204 Theater Games - What they are and why we play them. 209/210 Irene Ryans Finals Holding Room AUDITORIUM

11:30am CST

Devised Initiative Performances - Responses US CONF ROOM

12:00pm CST

Irene Ryans Finals Round 2 AUDITORIUM DTM Expo Load Out EXPO HALL

12:30pm CST

Dramaturgy/NPP 10 Minute Play & National One Act - Concert Reading - Responses CC-I NPP 10 Minute Play - Concert Reading - Responses CC-I

1:00pm CST

Irene Ryans Finals Responses Auditorium Upper Lobby Resumes and Cover Letters for Designers and Technicians 207/208 Showcase of Invited Scenes - Performance CC-II SDC Final Round - Preparation CC-IV

2:00pm CST

MTI Finals Orientation AUDITORIUM Student Advisory Board - final meeting 203/204 Playwriting: Adapting plays from other sources 205/206

2:30pm CST

MTI Finals Rehearsal AUDITORIUM Dramaturgy Initiative Meeting #4 DRAMATURGY (EXPO 4) #Don'tChangeTheWords: The Dramatists Guild and You CC-I SDC Final Round - Performances CC-IV

3:00pm CST

People of Color and Allies Meet & Greet 201/202 HEADSHOTS EXPO HALL

3:30pm CST

MTI Finals AUDITORIUM

4:00pm CST

Stage Management Intensive - Round Table SM (EXPO 3)

4:30pm CST

MTI Finals Responses Auditorium Upper Lobby SDC Final Round - Responses CC-IV

6:00pm CST

VIP Reception The Local

6:30pm CST

Region 6 KCACTF Recognition and Closing Ceremony AUDITORIUM