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As of May 14, 2015 (subject to change)
A = Amway Grand Plaza Hotel | T = Grand Rapids Civic Theatre
Monday, June 22, 2015
1 - 10 pm Community Theatre Management Conference (A)
5 - 10 pm AACT Meetings (A)
Tuesday, June 23
9 - 11:30 am AACT Board Meeting (A)
8:30 am - 8:30 pm Community Theatre Management Conference (A)
11:30 am - 8 pm AACT Committee Meetings (A)
6 pm Rehearsals Begin (T)
6:30 - 8:30 pm Adjudication Workshop & Intro to Adjudication (T)|
8:30 – 10:30 pm Welcome Reception (T)
Wednesday, June 24
8:30 – 10:30 am AACT Meetings (A)
8:30 - 11:30 am Community Theatre Management Conference (A)
10:30 – 11:45 am Regional Reps/State Contacts Meeting (A)
10:30 – 11:45 am Youth Summit (A - Haldane)
12 – 5:30 pm Silent Auction & Design Competition/Exhibit (T)
1:15 - 5:15 pm Performance Session 1: Orphans (Region IX, Spokane Civic Theatre) (T)
The 39 Steps (Region III, Elkhart Civic Theatre) (T)
5:30 - 6:45 pm Opening Night Dine-arounds or on your own
7 - 11 pm Performance Session 2: God of Carnage (Region VI, Lantern Theatre) (T)
The Romancers (Region V, Dassel-Cokato Community Theatre/FungusAmongus Players) (T)
11 pm After Show Networking on your own
Thursday, June 25
8 am - 1:00 pm Vendor Exhibits (A)
9 - 10:15 am Meet AACTFest 2015 special guest, Dan Goggin (A)
10:30 - 11:45 am Workshops (A)
Build Your Audience Through Digital Marketing (A - Haldane)
From Transactions to Relationships: CRM Strategies (A - Thornapple)
New Ideas in Senior Theatre (A - Berkey)
A Career in Community Theatre (A - Winchester)
10:30 – 11:45 am Youth Summit (A - Nelson)
12 – 5:30 pm Silent Auction & Design Competition/Exhibit (T)
1 – 2pm AACT Awards and Membership Meeting (T)
2:15 – 6:15 pm Performance Session 3: Feeding the Moonfish (Region II, Rochester's Black Sheep Theatre) (T)
Freud's Last Session (Region III, Kokomo Civic Theatre) (T)
6:30 pm Evening on your own
Friday, June 26
8 am - 1:00 pm Vendor Exhibits (A)
9 - 10:15 am Workshops (A)
From Rags to Ball Gowns (A - Grandview)
Theatre Changes Lives! Theatre for Youth with Special Needs (A - Haldane)
Write a Musical?! (A - Thornapple)
Playing the Verbs (A - Berkey)
9 - 11:45 am Sit Down with Stage Rights (A - Heritage Hall)
10:30 - 11:45 am Workshops (A)
Resources for Musical Theatre & Licensing In's & Out's (A - Grandview)
Blocking: Creating a more Interesting Visual Presentation (A - Haldane)
OSHA ... dammit. (A - Thornapple)
Places in 5 (A - Berkey)
When Color Does Matter (A - Winchester)
10:30 – 11:45 am Youth Summit (A - Nelson)
12 – 5:30 pm Silent Auction & Design Competition/Exhibit (T)
1:15 - 5:15 pm Performance Session 4: The Nina Variations (Region VII, Platte Valley Players) (T)
Winter Flowers (Region I, Warner Theatre/Warner Stage Company) (T)
5:30 - 7 pm Dinner on your own
7 - 11 pm Performance Session 5: Detachments (Region X, SHAPE Performing Arts Centre) (T)
The Lady of Larkspur Lotion (Region IV, Theatre Albany) (T)
11 pm After-Show Networking (on your own)
Saturday, June 27
8 am - 1:00 pm Vendor Exhibits (A)
9 - 10:15 am Workshops (A)
Trusting Fun: Children’s Theatre Exercises that Empower, Engage, and Enlighten (A – Grandview)
Theatrical Lighting in a Small Space on a Limited Budget (A – Heritage Hill)
Surprise! Shakespeare Got Italy Right! (A – Haldane)
Veterans, Seniors, and Oil Workers – Oh my! (A – Thornapple)
Toastmasters and Theatre... A Winning Combination (A – Berkey)
10:30 - 11:45 am Workshops (A)
Working on Winning the Audition – The Shurtleff Approach (A – Grandview)
Directing Older Actors (A – Haldane)
Shakespeare for Kids (A – Thornapple)
Ticketing Basics for Serving Patrons with Disabilities (A – Berkey)
Playwriting – Is It for Me? (A – Winchester)
I Won’t Dance ... Don’t Ask Me! (T – Dance Studio)
The Art of Scene Painting (T - Snell Hall)
8:30 - 10:30 am AACT Board Meeting (A)
12 – 5:30 pm Silent Auction & Design Competition/Exhibit (T)
1:15 - 5:15 pm Performance Session 6: Lone Star (Region IV, Tupelo Community Theatre) (T)
I Am My Own Wife (Region VIII, The New Group West) (T)
5:30 - 7 pm Dinner on your own
7:30 - 8:30 pm Pre-Awards Cocktail Party (T)
8:30 - 10 pm Awards Ceremony (T)
10:30 pm Awards Dessert Reception (A)
Sunday, June 28
8:30 - 9:30 am Adjudication Workshop Wrap-up (A)
