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Current Event
Board Meeting
Sat. Jan 16, 2009
9:30 - NOON
Location: Jen Shafer's House
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Recent Events
ACT Conference - 2009
Theme: Theatre: The Marriage of True Minds
Date: Friday Sept. 25 & Saturday Sept. 26, 2009
Location: Grandview High School
Schedule
Friday September 25, 2009
7:30 - 8:00 a.m. Registration
Breakfast Mixer
Visit the Vendor Tables - start filling out your "Passport to Prizes"
8:00 Opening Ceremonies – Auditorium
Welcome - ACT President
ACT Business Meeting
Introductions
*Board Members
* Vendors
* ACT website
* Mentorships
Quick Discussion of Board Business
*Voting in New President
*New Treasurer & New Secretary
8:40 – 9:50 Special Performance - Storysmith®, Susan Marie Frontczak
10:00 - 11:15 BREAKOUT SESSION I
Workshop IA Acting & Directing for the Camera
Rm U606/Choir Rm presenter: Brandon Fryman
Acting for the camera is different from stage acting and requires a different acting form. This workshop starts with the breakdown of the script, then moves through to the final stages of filming. A step-by-step process is taught: braking down a script, breaking into small groups, 1 director and two actors, then performing and filming a scene. If time permits the scenes may be edited and shown. A great introduction to a process you can use in your classroom with your budding Steven Spielbergs!
Workshop IB The Suzuki Actor Training Method in Action
Rm:U601 Dance Studio presenter: Anne Penner
Japanese director, Tadashi Suzuki, has developed the Suzuki Training to
heighten an actor's emotional and physical power onstage. The series
of physically-demanding exercises focuses on moving one's center of
gravity through space and a "grammar of the feet". It is ideal for
high school students and teachers. Come ready to move and bring socks.
Workshop IC Meet a Mentor
Rm: U605/Theatre Clsrm facilitator(s): Nancy Nyhus & Tracy Schwartz
If you would like a mentor, or would like to be a mentor, please attend this workshop session so that we can pair you up with some one! Beginning teachers and/or those just starting to work in the wonderful world of drama can benefit from the experience, knowledge and advice of the veteran drama teacher. Nancy and Tracy will have talking points to get you started ... everything from play selection to classroom management and fund raising to dealing with parents and administrators. Use this time to share contact information and hopefully start a relationship that will last for years to come.
Workshop ID Trouble Shooting Your Lighting Equipment
Rm: Auditorium Presenter: Susan Osborn, Stagehand I.A.T.S.E #7
Learn
what steps and the order to take those steps to trouble shoot lighting
problems and solve them. Learn how to use a basic voltmeter to solve
problems. One lucky attendee will win a voltmeter in a drawing.
11:30 – 12:45 BREAKOUT SESSION II
Workshop IIB Blending Theatre and Multimedia – A Dynamic Collaborative for the Stage
Rm: U609/Media Clsrm presenter: John DeYoung & Kurt Muenstermann, Video Production & Theatre Arts -
Valor Christian High School
This workshop will encourage theatre directors to collaborate with their video production departments on some of the aesthetic elements of theatrical productions. The presenters will talk about the challenges and benefits of this unique collaborative process in a media-driven society, and include footage of recent High School productions that married digital video elements with live performance.
Workshop IIC Character & Rhythm through Movement
Rm: 601/Dance Studio presenter: Laurence Curry
This
workshop is designed to expand participants range of understanding of
what goes into an actor’s physical home work. Using music as the
medium, participants will be equipped with different tools to utilize
when approaching and maintaining a new character’s spine.
Workshop IID Making the Ordinary, Extraordinary
Rm: 605/Theatre Clsrm presenter: Meghan Anderson Doyle, Costume Designer - DCTC
This workshop will show you how to utilize everyday objects and easily attained supplies to create a student generated approach to design and construction of sets, props, and costumes.
12:45 - 2:15 Lunch on your own
AWARDS LUNCHEON
***Must have Reservation Ticket to attend.***
2:30 - 3:45 BREAKOUT SESSION III
Workshop IIIB Master the Art of Teaching and Learning with Drama Games
Rm: U601/Dance Studio presenter: Jonas Basom, Drama Education Network
Learn how to use drama games to establish effective classroom management, teach arts standards, enhance literacy, reach multiple intelligences, build towards performance, and develop skills for success in school and life. A great workshop for all drama specialists, classroom teachers, and professors.
Workshop IIIC Creating a healthy marriage of the performing arts in a public school department
Rm: U606/Choir Rm presenter: Gail Sindelar, Keith Farmer, Coordinators, Grandview High School
Performing Arts Dept.
Through Panel presentation/Q&A discussion, we will present our own history of working to create a balanced, healthy performing arts department that is inclusive and mutually supportive. Then we will address specific questions from the audience, regarding solutions to unbalanced situations within performing arts programs.
Workshop IIID Techies That Work
Rm: U605/Theatre Clsrm presenter: Carmel Alston, Innovation Group (formerly known as Opera Shop)
A new view on how to train/educate students interested in technical theatre/entertainment careers. Simple ways to augment training to give your tech students and edge on entering college or the work force.
4:00 - 5:15 BREAKOUT SESSION IV
Workshop IVA Curriculum Rodeo
Rm: U606/Choir Rm presenter: David Saphier
The science teacher has approached you with a way to make the digestive
system more fun, the social science teacher wants to add a new hands-on
element to their Civil War unit, and the Civics teacher is tired of lecturing
students. And they have come to you, the drama teacher for help.
Learn some fun ways to turn theatre games into cross-curricular magic.
Workshop IVB Spicing Up the Marriage That Has Lost Its Zest
Rm: U605/Theatre Clsrm presenter: Joni Kiesecker
This workshop is all about finding and sharing the fun as you learn
Joni's slightly different approach to getting kids motivated. Be
prepared to get involved in activities such as pantomime,
improvisation, monologue writing, and theatrical vocabulary in fun ways
that will keep you and your students engaged and wanting to do more.
Workshop IVC Auditioning for the Camera
Rm: U609/Media Clsrm presenter: Richard Robichaux, Recruiter
New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts
This is an on-your-feet, on-camera workshop using current scripts from television
and film. This workshop breaks down the insider information actors need to
make the leap from stage to screen.
Workshop IVD Performance Lighting in the 21st Century
Rm: U610/Band Rm presenter: Joe Cervone, Intermountain Regional Manager - Production Resource Group
Demonstrating lighting techniques using mixed sources (conventional, automated, LED and HID) as well as getting the most out of lighting control consoles. Using light and darkness as effective but unobtrusive mood and emotion enhancers, and the use of patterns to create depth and motion.
5:15 – 5:30 Wrap Up - Auditorium
*Closing comments for day one
*Suggestion of evening entertainment
Saturday September 26, 2009
8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast Mixer
8:30 – 9:00 *Prize Drawings (Our Vendor’s gracious giveaway!) - Auditorium
Passport to Prizes!
9:15 - 10:45 Breakout Session V
Workshop VA Page to Stage
Rm: U606/Choir Rm presenter: Susan Marie Frontczak, Storysmith®
Presented by the Storyteller who shared her work with us on Friday morning, this workshop allows you to explore various ways that a literary source or narrative verse can be brought to live performance. Try out exercises and idea such as editing choices, emoting from subtext, and character definition. Great for teachers of all ages (Elementary through High School). Get ideas that you can take back to your classroom on Monday! It is not necessary to have seen Friday's performance to enjoy this workshop.
Workshop VB Issues in School Theatre Safety
Tour - presenter: Mike Pearl, Theatre Teacher and Director - Grandview HS
Meet in Auditorium
Participants will take a guided tour of the Grandview High School theatre facility with an emphasis on noting safety measures in place. Following the tour, participants will engage in an open forum discussion regarding health and safety in school theatres.
Workshop VC Keeping the Spark Alive -Spontaneity and Character
Rm: U610/Band Rm presenter: Allison Watrous
This workshop will explore exercises and utilize improvisation in order
to give the participants tools to jump in and out of character, sustain
the spark of character discovery, make bold choices, and create
truthful 3-dimensional characters rooted in human behavior.
Workshop VD Creating Collage Work
Rm: U601/Dance Studio presenter: Jim LaVita and Katie Elliott, 3rd Law Dance/Theater
Elliott and LaVita will delineate the process through which they and their company create narratively-structured, evening-length works that incorporate dramatic soundscapes, created and 'found' imagery, thoughtful and engaging narration, and imaginative costuming and props and lighting---all grounded on new vocabularies of athletic, gesture-based movement. Demonstration videos of concert excerpts will
be shown and part of the workshop will be devoted to a moderated open discussion about creating works.
11:00 – 12:15 Workshop Session VI
Workshop VIA There's Help Out There: Working with area theatre, dance and
Rm: U605/Theatre Clsrm music organizations in metro Denver
presenter: Charlotte D'Armond Talbert, Coordinator - Scientific and
Cultural Collaborative
Need ideas and resources for professional help in the classroom or on-stage? Wonder about financial help for backstage tours or matinees? Charlotte represents over 27 cultural organizations in metro-Denver and their educational outreach. Learn and share how cultural support with professional development, matinees, workshops, and master-classes.
Workshop VIB SHOUT OUT!: Poetry as Performance
Rm: U606 – Choir Rm presenter: Jen Renaldi, Teacher - South HS/Member of the 2006
Denver Slam Team (winners of National Poetry Slam)
And introduction to Spoken Word ("slam poetry") as an art form. We will brainstorm identify pieces, focusing on the power of performance, and making the performance serve the poem itself. Multiple suggestions for lesson plans that easily fulfill and resonate with State Standard objectives.
Workshop VIC National History Day: A How To Workshop
Rm: U610 Band Rm presenter(s): Ed Glassman, Video/Cinema Arts - DSA
Barbara Allen, 6th Grade Social Studies - DSA
This workshop will take teachers through the process for students to create a performance project for National History Day. This includes: research, script writing, work citing, process paper and questioning for the competition.
Workshop VID Working with Student Designers
Rm: U609/Meeting Rm presenter: Shelby O'Clair
Students are often pushed to the side when it comes to designing. But
you can successfully have students design your shows and take one more
thing off your very busy plate. Come and talk about tried-and-true
ways to work with young designers, introduce your students to new
career paths in theatre, and give them even further ownership of their
productions.
12:30 – 2:00 Working Lunch "Where are we now?"
Rm: U610/Band Rm
Bring your boxed lunch and participate in a panel discussion about the new Colorado State Theatre Standards, state level advocacy and research resources, Partners of Support in Colorado and much more.
presenter(s): Karol Gates, Content Specialist for the Arts –
Colorado Department of Education
Sheila Sears, Arts Education Manager –
Colorado Council on the Arts
Kathy Yates, Executive Director - Think360 Arts
2:15 – 3:30 Breakout Session VII
Workshop VIIA Networking – Elementary Level
Rm: U609/Meeting Rm moderator: Nancy Nyhus
Workshop VIIB Networking – Middle Level
Rm: U605/Theatre Clsrm moderator: Joni Kiesecker
Workshop VIIC Networking - High School
Rm: U606/Choir Rm moderator: Jen Shafer
Workshop VIID Networking – Special Interests/Technical Theatre
Rm: U610 Band Rm moderator: David Peterson
3:45 – 4:00 Closing Comments - Auditorium
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ACT Conference, September 2008
A Comedy of Eras: Theatre Education Through the Ages
Sept. 19 & 20, 2008
Location: Denver School of the Arts
Ok, Ok .... so you lost your notes or you can't remember the title of the book mentioned or you forgot to ask that one question ... we understand!
Please use the following emails to contact the workshop presenters.
10:00 - 11:15 BREAKOUT SESSION I
11:30 – 12:45 BREAKOUT SESSION II
Workshop: Group Improvisation
presenter: Allison Watrous, <alli_wa@hotmail.com>
Workshop: Adding that one (design) thing.
presenter: Colby Elliott, <colbyelliott@msn.com>
2:30 - 3:45 BREAKOUT SESSION III
4:00 - 5:15 BREAKOUT SESSION IV Workshop:Cool ideas for teaching technical theatre.
presenter: Colby Elliott, <colbyelliott@msn.com>
Workshop: Lighting Design and Console Training
presenter: Bobby Harrell, www.bobbyharrelllighting.com
9:15 - 10:45 Breakout Session V Workshop: Making The Old New Again
presenter: Colby Elliott <colbyelliott@msn.com>
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