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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)