Seesaw Theatre's Eighth Annual Inclusive Theatre Festival was a weekend-long conference (11 & 12 November 2023) dedicated to celebrating innovation, education, and community in the fields of arts accessibility and inclusivity. This year's conference was produced in collaboration with production collective Calling Up Justice. Presenters included performance project Sins Invalid, audiologist and advocate Tina Childress, and nationally-acclaimed playwright Tsehaye Geralyn Hébert. Whether you're an actor, writer, researcher, director, educator, stage manager, designer, or producer: come to ITF to learn, explore, and innovate!
Schedule
Saturday 11 November at Norris University Center
Conference Opening - Aashna, Matthew, and Zoe
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. EST (New York, UTC -5)
Disability Consulting in Theatre: What, When, and Why - Aly Easton
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5)
Making Theatre for All: Where Do We Begin? - Tsehaye Geralyn Hébert
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5)
Accessibility Beyond Audiences: Attracting and Retaining Disabled Talent - Terri Lynne Hudson
2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5)
Perspectives from the House When Deaf or Hard of Hearing - Dr. Tina Childress
3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 4:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5)
Sunday 12 November on Zoom
Welcome to Day 2! - Aashna, Claudia Alick
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. EST (New York, UTC -5)
We need to stop ADDING access to the art. We need to start BUILDING access in the art. - MoMo Holt
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5)
The Intersectionality of Authentic Storytelling - Simone Brazzini
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 12:45 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5)
Crip Performance as Movement Building: Disability Justice and the Work of Sins Invalid - Sins Invalid
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5)
Calling Up Justice: Access Across Space and Time - Claudia Alick
3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 4:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5)
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