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Theatre Workshop
The Mississippi Theatre Association will host a theatre workshop on September 30 - October 1 in Gulfport, MS, the location of the 2012 MTA Festival. The meeting will be held at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College – JD campus at the Arena Theatre. The workshop will begin at 1:00 p.m. on September 30 and end at 5:00 p.m. on October 1.
Location:
Arena Theatre, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Jefferson Davis Campus
Cost:
| Workshop fee | $35 |
| CEU fees | $35 |
Registration:
Click here to register to attend the workshop.
Tentative Schedule:
Friday
| 1:00 p.m. | Welcome and Introductions |
| 1:30-3:00 | Lighting 101: A beginning lighting workshop that covers the basics of fixtures, terms, color, cool/warm, and light plots. This class will give the participants a working knowledge of stage lighting. By Rusty Scafidel, Theatrical Lighting Systems Inc. |
| 3:15-4:15 | Carol Anderson, Mississippi Humanities Council will talk about the Humanities Council, their mission and the grants available to theatres in Mississippi. |
| 4:30 – 5:30 | Ellis Anderson, Mississippi freelance writer and photographer, will talk about the Mississippi Creative Economy and what it means to theatres in Mississippi. This initiative which is sponsored by the MS Arts Commission and the MS Developement Authority is looking at the arts as a driving force behind economic recovery and revitalization. Learn more about this initiative from Ellis and take the information back to your community and start your own study. For more information visit http://mscreativeeconomy.com/. |
| 6:00 | Dinner |
Saturday
| 8:00 | Arts Integration in the Classroom – Arts Education in the Theater”? MAC will present grant opportunities for schools and community theaters along with strategies for integrating theater into the classroom and building value for community theater through education. Presented by Kim Whit and Jodie Engle from the Mississippi Arts Commission | |
| 9:00 – 11:00 | “You can Do THAT with Hot Glue?!?!” by Dex Edwards, University of MississippiIt is the demonstration of approximately 50 tricks (Props, Scenic and Costume) that can be easily and cost effectively be produced with hot glue. All of them outside the normal intended use of the product. Hand props, armor pieces, furniture ornamentation, masks, realistic spider webs, crowns, jewelry, fake foods, puppets and more. There is a hands-on component of the workshop as well, were participants can try their hand at achieving some of the effects as part of the demonstration. | |
| 11:15 – 12:30 | Layne Taylor, Executive Director, Natchez Little Theatre, will talk about NLT’s experience getting an executive director as well as lead a discussion on increasing the number of volunteers and diversity. | Developing a 10-Minute Play Festival / Playwriting by MJ Etua |
| 12:30 – 1:30 | Lunch / Tour Facilities | Lunch / Tour Facilities |
| 1:30 – 2:30 | This session will cover some of the latest trends in social media and how your theatre can leverage tools like Facebook, Twitter, and Foursquare to promote your theatre and encourage participation. We will also look at traditional promotion tools such as local print media and paid advertising. (Thomas La Foe) | High School Drama Festival overview and MTA Festival Overview. This session will review how DramaFest and MTA work. Sandra Camphor and Suz Allmon will talk about the process and what you can expect in terms of the competition as well as talk about other opportunities available to you and your students. |
| 2:30 – 3:30 | The Tao of Directing: Less is More by Ken Bolinsky.Mounting a play or musical in a school or community theatre setting is usually more about producing and stage managing than it is about the art and craft of directing. Join Mississippi’s only Union-member stage director for a round-table discussion of the history, philosophy, and technique of this newest of theatrical disciplines.For seasoned and beginning directors, student directors, wannabe directors, and actors and technicians who want to know what a director is actually supposed to be doing! | MAAE – Arts Management |
| 3:30 – 4:30 | Round table discussion / MTA | MTA Update/Round table discussion & Stacy Howell will talk about the registration process for Individual events and the Playwriting Competition. |
Questions?
Contact Thomas La Foe, MJ Etua or Stephen Cunetto
