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The Great Plains Theatre Conference Prairie Conversations
The Great Plains Theatre Conference was pleased to present their 2015 Prairie Conversations Series with talks from Omaha, Nebraska that was livestreamed on global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv from Saturday 23 May to Friday 29 May.
The Prairie Conversations Series is a group of open-ended conversations with the national artists gathered at the Great Plains Theatre Conference. The discussions traverse a wide array of topics surrounding how we are making theatre today. Speakers and details below.
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2015 GPTC Prairie Conversations
The Transition
Saturday 23 May at 11 a.m.-11:45 a.m. PDT (Vancouver) / 1 p.m.–1:45 p.m. CDT (Omaha) / 2 p.m.-2:45 p.m. EDT (Toronto) / 18:00-18:45 GMT / 7 p.m.-7:45 p.m. BST (London)
A discussion of the ever-changing dynamics between director and playwright.
Kate Snodgrass, Constance Congdon, and Jane Unger. Moderator: Ron Zank
Reverse Zeitgeist Buffet
Sunday 24 May at 11 a.m.-11:45 a.m. PDT (Vancouver) / 1 p.m.–1:45 p.m. CDT (Omaha) / 2 p.m.-2:45 p.m. EDT (Toronto) / 18:00-18:45 GMT / 7 p.m.-7:45 p.m. BST (London)
Exploring the intersection between the political and the imagination.
Emma Goldman-Sherman and Kia Corthron. Moderator: Jody McAuliffe
New Design Brain’s Dissected
Monday 25 May at 11 a.m.-11:45 a.m. PDT (Vancouver) / 1 p.m.–1:45 p.m. CDT (Omaha) / 2 p.m.-2:45 p.m. EDT (Toronto) / 18:00-18:45 GMT / 7 p.m.-7:45 p.m. BST (London)
An introduction of the Design Wing.
Kip Marsh and the Design Wing. Moderator: Eliza Bent
Community Work
Tuesday 26 May at 11 a.m.-11:45 a.m. PDT (Vancouver) / 1 p.m.–1:45 p.m. CDT (Omaha) / 2 p.m.-2:45 p.m. EDT (Toronto) / 18:00-18:45 GMT / 7 p.m.-7:45 p.m. BST (London)
The purpose and method behind the creation of South Omaha Stories.
Kia Corthron, Ruth Margraff, Josh Hecht, and Scott Working. Moderator: Josh Hecht and Scott Working.
Wild Music
Wednesday 27 May at at 11 a.m.-11:45 a.m. PDT (Vancouver) / 1 p.m.–1:45 p.m. CDT (Omaha) / 2 p.m.-2:45 p.m. EDT (Toronto) / 18:00-18:45 GMT / 7 p.m.-7:45 p.m. BST (London)
A discussion of emerging uses of music in the development and production of plays.
Ruth Margraff, Mark Bruckner, Mary Beth Easley. Moderator: Mary Beth Easley
Contemporaries Transforming the Classics
Thursday 28 May at 11 a.m.-11:45 a.m. PDT (Vancouver) / 1 p.m.–1:45 p.m. CDT (Omaha) / 2 p.m.-2:45 p.m. EDT (Toronto) / 18:00-18:45 GMT / 7 p.m.-7:45 p.m. BST (London)
Two contemporary playwrights discussing some modern takes on classical theatre.
Constance Congdon and Doug Wright. Moderators: Doug Wright and Constance Congdon
Listening Well
Friday 29 May at at 11 a.m.-11:45 a.m. PDT (Vancouver) / 1 p.m.–1:45 p.m. CDT (Omaha) / 2 p.m.-2:45 p.m. EDT (Toronto) / 18:00-18:45 GMT / 7 p.m.-7:45 p.m. BST (London)
A discussion of new paradigms in dramaturgy.
Liz Engelman, Emma Goldman-Sherman, Jody McAuliffe, Heather Helinsky, Drew Lichtenberg. Moderator: Liz Engelman
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