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NYC Symposium Agenda July 15-17, 2010 New York City Host Hotel: Courtyard by Marriott Times Square South 114 West 40th Street, New York, NY, 10018 Meeting Spaces: (IAM) International Arts Movement, 38 W 39th St 3rd floor Redeemer Church Offices, 1359 Broadway 4th floor (EAG) Episcopal Actors’ Guild, The Little Church Around the Corner on 29th St between 5th and Madison Lamb’s Church of the Nazarene, 61 Rivington St between Allen St (1st Ave) and Eldridge St on the lower East Side (subway stop 2nd Ave on the F and V lines) St. Malachy’s Church – the Actors Chapel, 239 West 49th Street (www.actorschapel.org) NOTE: The location of events will require some travel around Manhattan- we encourage you to become familiar with travel options in NYC. A pocket map is also a good thing to keep handy. When you register via the registration link on the web site you will be asked to select events – choose carefully as the venues have limited seating and once they fill up we cannot accommodate more registrations. We also cannot switch your selections after you register. When an event is full it will no longer be available on the registration forms online – if you don’t see an event it means it is full and you’ll need to make another selection. Total symposium attendance is limited to 140 people. You can contact Dale Savidge at the registration area at 864-430-9502 if you have any questions the days of the symposium. NOTE: CITA is not providing travel planning for this event – check with a travel agent for assistance in arranging air and ground travel to the hotel and meeting spaces. When you arrive at the symposium please check in at the Marriott Lobby – main floor. Note the times for registration and check in – we will only be in the lobby during these times. The lobby area is small so we will not be able to congregate there. The registration fees are as follows: If you are staying at the Courtyard by Marriott Times Square South hotel: CITA members register for $125 NonCITA members register for $140 If you are not staying at the Courtyard by Marriott Times Square South: CITA members register for $140 NonCITA members register for $155 Your registration fee admits you to all scheduled events. It does not include any meals, transportation or NYC souvenirs! Thursday, July 15, 2010 Noon – 1:30 Registration and check in (Marriott Lobby) pm TH01 Babette’s Feast presented by Threads Theatre Company (IAM) Limited to 50 people 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm TH02 Shakuntala and the Ring of Recognition by Magis Theatre (Lambs) Limited to 90 people 5 : 0 0 – 6 : 0 0 pm Creating Judas: a conversation with Fr James Martin on the development of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot led by Fr. George Drance (Lambs) Limited to 90 people Dinner Freud’s Last Session written by Mark St Germain 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm 1 0 p m - ? ? at the Marjorie S. Deane Theatre on West 63rd near Lincoln Center Your symposium fee admits you to the show as well as a talkback with the writer and cast immediately following! Limited to 140 people For info on the show visit here Join the Facebook page here Head out on the town with some other attendees and extend the conversation! TH01: Babette’s Feast is the story of a small, austere religious community in a Norwegian seaside town. A mysterious French woman, through great personal sacrifice, provides a feast and introduces the community to the essence of grace. Through wine, delicious food, and conversation, cold religious ascetics are able to love and forgive one another, and after a lifetime of fear and blind rule-following, experience faith for the first time. Threads Theater Company seeks to bring a thoughtful artistic voice to the cultural conversation that will be welcomed as a vibrant contribution in the current exchange of ideas. Threads’ work will pave the way for Christian artists to engage the culture with art that is an outflow of their faith. Threads seeks to produce well-crafted plays that show both the world’s goodness and its brokenness, and point to the reality of redemption, renewal or healing. Our plays attempt to respectfully explore issues of faith, spirituality, and/or religion, yet refrain from offering easy solutions to the complexities of life. http://threadstheatercompany.org TH02: Shakuntala and the Ring of Recognition is Kalidasa's 5th Century Classic adapted by the Magis Theatre Company. In the fifth century, India 's master poet Kalidasa composed an epic of love, fidelity, courageous faith, hope in spite of despair, and memory. Bringing this work back to the stage provides the Magis Theatre Company with a lavish opportunity to engage some of the most beautiful traditions of the past and some of the most exciting innovations of the present. The play performed at LaMama ETC in March – come join members of the company in readings and discussion of this dynamic work of sacred theatre. Magis Theatre Company works to: - Offer theatre professionals, students and teachers a comprehensive, regularly scheduled technical work-out. - Perform works that examine the human condition and feature the actor's craft as a vehicle for inspiring a sense of greater possibility in our audiences. - Explore the essential theatricality shared in differing acting techniques and develop a specific theatrical vocabulary that focuses on the connections rather than the differences. http://www.magistheatre.org Creating Judas: a conversation with Fr James Martin on the development of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (by Stephen Adly Guirgus) led by Fr. George Drance (TBA) The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (NY Times Review). Out of Fr Martin’s collaboration with Stephen Adly Guirgus came this play and a book, A Jesuit Off-Broadway: Center Stage with Jesus, Judas and Life's Big Questions (Loyola, 2007). In this brief session you will hear a little about their friendship and collaboration and Fr Martin’s perspective creating an original theatre piece. The Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author and culture editor of America, the national Catholic magazine. Father Martin graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business in 1982, where he received a bachelor's degree in finance. After working for six years in corporate finance and human resources with General Electric Co., he entered the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) in 1988. During his novitiate, Fr. Martin worked in a hospice for the sick and dying with the Missionaries of Charity in Kingston, Jamaica; and at the Nativity Mission School, a school for poor boys, in New York City. In Aug. 1990, he pronounced his simple vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. From 1990 to 1992, he studied philosophy at Loyola University in Chicago, and also worked in an outreach program with street-gang members in the inner city. For his regency, he worked for two years with the Jesuit Refugee Service in Nairobi, Kenya, where he helped East African refugees start small businesses; and for one year with America magazine in New York City. In 1995, Father Martin began his theology studies at the Weston Jesuit School of Theology, in Cambridge, Mass., where he received his master's degree in divinity in 1998, and his master's in theology in 1999. While in Cambridge, he also worked as a chaplain at a Boston prison. After completing his Jesuit studies, he was ordained a Catholic priest in June 1999. He received an honorary doctor of divinity degree (D.D.) from Wagner College in 2007. On Nov. 1, 2009, he pronounced his final vows as a Jesuit. Father Martin is the author of several books. His bestselling memoir My Life with the Saints (Loyola, 2006), which received a 2007 Christopher Award, was named one of the "Best Books" of 2006 by Publishers Weekly, and also received a First Place award from the Catholic Press Association. My Life with the Saints has sold over 100,000 copies and is used in schools, parishes and book clubs around the country. His most recent book is A Jesuit Off-Broadway: Center Stage with Jesus, Judas and Life's Big Questions (Loyola, 2007), which was named one of Publishers Weekly's "Best Books" of 2007 and was awarded a First Place award from the Catholic Press Association. His book The Jesuit Guide to Almost Everything (HarperOne) will be published in spring 2010. Evening Theatre Option: Freud's Last Session by Mark St Germain After escaping the Nazis in Vienna, legendary psychiatrist Dr. Sigmund Freud invites a young, little known professor, C.S. Lewis to his home in London. Lewis expects to be called on the carpet for satirizing Freud in a recent book, but the dying Freud has a much more significant agenda. On the day England entered World War Two, Freud and Lewis clash on the existence of God, love, sex and the meaning of life – only two weeks before Freud chose to take his own. Inspired by Dr. Armand M. Nicolai Jr.’s book “The Question of God”, FREUD’S LAST SESSION is a provocative and moving confrontation between two giants in their quest to discover the truth about each other and themselves. Friday, July 16, 2010 Registration and check in (Marriott Lobby) 9:00 am – 10:00 am Breakfast with your friends 10:00 am – 11:30 a m N o o n – 1 : 3 0 FR01 Communicating the Heroism of the Human Spirit led by Dani Davis and Jason Howland (Redeemer) 70 people – 2 : 4 5 pm 2 : 4 5 – 3 : 1 5 pm FR10 Joshua: songs and readings from a new musical led by Thomas Hallett (TBA) 50 people – 4 : 3 0 p m 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm FR11 Theology and Theatre: Sacred intersections led by Todd Johnson (IAM) 60 people FR12 Christian Faith and Practice in John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt led by Bert Wallace (Redeemer) 70 people FR 13 Confrontatie led by Jonathan Roberts (EAG) 55 people FR14 THE GREAT DIVORCE: A Workshop in Dialogue led by Frank Mihelich (Actors Connection) 25 people Afternoon Break and travel FR10 continued 3 : 1 5 FR03 The Broadway Blessing led by Retta Blaney (IAM) 60 people Lunch Break with your friends p m 1 : 3 0 FR02 Altarboyz and Godspel discussion with Ken Davenport and Kevin Del Aguila led by Scott Hayes (EAG) 55 people FR21 The lights on Broadway: the role of the critic and reviewer led by Lauren Yarger and Retta Blaney (IAM) 60 people FR22 The Threads Model: the difficult journey from church to theatre led by Kim Prentice and Misty Wills (Redeemer) 70 people FR23 The Episcopal Actors’ Guild: history and mission led by Karen Lehman (EAG) 55 people FR 14 continued “Messiah Rocks” Showcase with LaChanze and J Robert Spencer Selections from the upcoming touring show produced by Halfpint Studios (Dani Davis and Jason Howland) and a talkback with the artists and producers (TBA) http://www.handelsmessiahrocks.com Theatre on your own E v e L a t e n i n g n i g h t Gather some friends, buy some cheap tickets at the TKTS booth, and enjoy an evening of great theatre – extend the experience by talking about it afterward Meet and discuss the day with other attendees over coffee and pie at one of New York’s fabulous eateries (the cheesecake at Juniors on W 45th is legendary) FR01: Communicating the Heroism of the Human Spirit in Musical Theater led by Dani Davis and Jason Howland (TBA) In this workshop, Jason and Dani will discuss how to unlock, via the tools of the song, the heroism implicit to the success of any work in the musical theater, be it writing, directing, designing, or performing. Dani Davis is a director, lyricist, Broadway Producer, and former Broadway performer. She was the lead producer for Little Women the musical on Broadway. Her theatrical credits in performance and creative production range from Broadway, to off Broadway to regional theater to symphony concerts. She has directed Tony nominees and many Broadway stars. Davis, a graduate of Duke University, consults for a variety of secondary and university music theater education programs throughout the U.S. She serves on the advisory board to Duke’s Baldwin Scholars, and co-chairs Duke’s national alumnae mentoring initiative, DAME. She is a member of the League of Professional Theater Women. Jason Howland is a Broadway composer (Little Women the musical), music producer, arranger, and conductor. He has supervised eight Broadway productions, and produced several Broadway cast recordings and solo albums. He has conducted for such luminaries as Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Linda Eder, and The Kingston Trio, and has led the Atlanta Symphony, New Jersey Symphony, Memphis Symphony, and the Florida Orchestra. Howland is a graduate of Williams College. Visit www.halfpintstudios.com FR02: Altar Boyz and Godspell discussion with Ken Davenport and Kevin Del Aguila led by Scott Hayes. The producer (Ken) and author (Kevin) of the off-Broadway sensation Altar Boyz (it ran for over 2000 performances) dialogue with the audience on the development of the show and the process of integrating religion and theatre in a commercial setting. Ken is now in the preparing the upcoming revival of Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak's Godspell (read about it here) Scott Hayes teaches theatre at Regent University in VA Beach, VA and was a college roommate of Kevin. FR03 The Broadway Blessing led by Retta Blaney (IAM) The producer of the annual event, held each fall at St John the Divine Cathedral on the upper west side, will describe the genesis of this dynamic event, the current programming, and how she sees it contributing to the spiritual life of theatre artists in New York. Retta Blaney is the author of Working on the Inside: The Spiritual Life Through the Eyes of Actors, which includes interviews with Kristin Chenoweth, Edward Herrmann, Liam Neeson, Phylicia Rashad and Vanessa Williams. Her blog, Life Upon the Sacred Stage, features news, reviews and insights into the worlds of faith and the performing arts. The address is: http://uponthesacredstage.blogspot.com FR10: Joshua: songs and readings from a new musical led by Thomas Hallett (TBA) Note: this session runs from 1:30- 4:30 pm A New Musical based on the novel by Joseph Girzone and the Bristol Bay Productions Film. Join us as 12 actors present an abridged version of the musical currently in development for commercial production. Following the production, enjoy a Q&A session with the creative team as they examine the suitability of works of faith for the commercial theatre. Hosted by Thomas Hallett, book and Theo Carver, music and lyrics. www.joshuathemusical.com FR11: Theology and Theatre: Sacred intersections led by Todd Johnson (IAM) Dr Todd Johnson, professor of liturgy at the Brehm Center at Fuller Seminary (Pasadena) will discuss the theological intersections of Christianity and theatre in terms of incarnation, community and presence. Come and dialogue about how much theatre and theology have in common. Dr Johnson will be leading (with Dale Savidge) a week long intensive for seminarians on theatre and faith in NYC just prior to the symposium. Follow the link above for more info. FR12: “Who among us has been so generous?” Christian Faith and Practice in John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt led by Bert Wallace (Redeemer) “This play is dedicated to the many orders of Catholic nuns who devoted their lives to serving others in hospitals, schools and retirement homes. Though they have been much maligned and ridiculed, who among us has been so generous?” (from the author’s program notes) Coming on the heels of the various sexual scandals in the Catholic Church in the early 2000s, Doubt could easily have become an anti-Christian screed. However, Shanley presents us with a carefully considered examination of both faith and the title emotion. Sister Aloysius, the protagonist, is not presented either as a hypocrite or a victim, but rather as a rational believer doing what she fiercely believes is her duty as a teacher, a woman, and a Christian. Even the play’s conclusion, in which Sister Aloysius finally (in the play’s final moment) tells her assistant that she does indeed have “such doubts” about what she has done, does not compel the viewer to conclude that she is admitting guilt or a lack of faith. Bert Wallace examines Doubt as both theatrical literature and performed play. Bert Wallace is associate professor of theatre at Campbell University in NC. FR 13: Confrontatie led by Jonathan Roberts NYC Composer and Sound Designer Jonathon Roberts will lead a workshop on "confronting" the Bible. "Confrontatie" is a Dutch composition tradition started by composer Louis Andriessen where composers confront a masterwork by using their talents to react artistically to something they especially like or dislike, creating a new composition and simultaneously getting a personal understanding of the masterwork. In this tradition we will use our unique talents to confront the Bible. No matter what your feeling toward religion or your artistic (or non-artistic) background this interactive workshop will give you new ideas to express yourself. www.jmtr.com/bible FR14: THE GREAT DIVORCE: A Workshop in Dialogue led by Frank Mihelich (at The Actors’ Connection, 630 9th Ave. on the 14th floor. This is between 44th and 45th streets) Note: this session runs from 1:30- 4:30 pm Frank is a professional actor, member of both Threads Theatre and the Magis Theatre companies, and on staff with the Actors’ Connection in NYC. After a successful run of the Magis-developed ensemble version of CS Lewis’ Great Divorce, Frank is now developing a one-man production of that book. Join him for a workshop performance and an opportunity to dialogue about this work , about the way Magis develops new work, and the way non-dramatic literature is prepared for performance. FR21: The lights on Broadway: the role of the critic and reviewer led by Lauren Yarger and Retta Blaney (TBA) How do two theatre reviewers cover the performing arts, and bring their faith perspectives to bear on what they see? Further, how can you as an audience member benefit from critical reviews and use them to decide on the best use of your entertainment dollars? Retta Blaney is the author of Working on the Inside: The Spiritual Life Through the Eyes of Actors, which includes interviews with Kristin Chenoweth, Edward Herrmann, Liam Neeson, Phylicia Rashad and Vanessa Williams. Her blog, Life Upon the Sacred Stage, features news, reviews and insights into the worlds of faith and the performing arts. The address is: http://uponthesacredstage.blogspot.com Lauren Yarger is Executive Director of Masterwork Productions, Inc. (http://masterworkproductions.org) She is a member of The Outer Critics Circle, The Drama Desk, the American Theater Critics Association and was a 2008 Fellow at the O'Neill National Critics Institute. Her Broadway and NY theater reviews appear at http://reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com and are syndicated at BuddyHollywood.com. Yarger writes a blog of news, book reviews and inspiration for Christian artists at http://christianperformers.blogspot.com. FR22: The Threads Model: the difficult journey from church to theatre led by Kim Prentice and Misty Wills (Redeemer) Explore how a professional theatre company (Threads) was birthed by a group of friends with the support of their local church (Redeemer Presbyterian) - and the ongoing joys and challenges of keeping it financially sound and focused on its mission. Sacred encounters happen everyday on stage and off for this group of committed artists. Join them for a brief snapshot of this exciting work. FR23: "The Episcopal Actors' Guild: A Theatrical Legacy" led by Karen Lehman, Executive Director and Matt Roberson, Assistant to the Exec. Director Come and learn about this vibrant organization, founded in 1923, which provides substantial charitable support for people of the performing arts, primarily in the New York City area. As a part of this session you will relive the history of the EAG through a tour of the landmark Church of the Transfiguration, also known "The Little Church Around the Corner," where the history of the EAG and the church is depicted in a series of beautiful stained glass windows. Saturday July 17, 2010 Breakfast with some NEW friends 8:00 am – 9:00 am 9:30 am – 10:45 am 10:45 am – 11:00 am 11:15 am - 12:30 pm SA01 EVERYWOMAN and the end times led by Gil Elvgren of Regent University (IAM) 60 people SA02 A Stage Manager's Negotiation of Faith and Art in Active Theatrical Process led by Evangeline Rose Whitlock (Redeemer) 70 people SA03 Performance Process: developing personally and spiritually led by Fr. George Drance (TBA) 25 people SA04 The spiritual lives of theatre artists led by Fr. David Garretson (St Malachy’s Church) 50 people Morning Break (try a NYC bagel if you haven’t already) SA10 Writers roundtable led by Kris Rasmussen (IAM) 60 people SA11 Church-theatre relations: getting beyond suspicions led by Luann Jennings (Redeemer) 70 people Performers Process (continued) SA14 Broadway Theatre Tour led by Fr. David Garretson (meet in Shubert Alley near the Juniors restaurant on 45th) 15 people Lunch with some more NEW friends 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm E v e L a t e Emily reading presented by Firebone Theatre Company with talkback by playwrights and producers led by Steven Day and Chris Craigin Day and wrapping up of the symposium (Lambs) 140 people g Dinner in town and theatre (secure tickets in advance or check the TKTS board in Times Square) Make plans at the symposium to hang out together with other attendees at one of the hundreds of plays in performance tonight! N i g h t ! Jonathon Roberts is composer and theater artist from Wisconsin living in NYC for the last three years. He performs biblical art songs and tells disarming, awkward stories at clubs throughout the city. He also performs regularly with the absurdist theater troupe Theater The (www.theaterthe.com ). Tonight he will perform a solo set all for audiences – location TBA. www.jmtr.com n i n SA01: EVERYWOMAN and Intimations of the End Times led by Gil Elvgren Dr Gil Elvgren (Regent University) is creating a contemporary version of the medieval EVERYMAN play for a female lead role with a focus on end-times. This session will provide actors an opportunity to read selected scenes from this work in progress and writers to discuss together the role of the prophetic in playwriting. Sacred themes include both looking into the past and the future: EVERYWOMAN has this dual focus. SA02: A Stage Manager's Negotiation of Faith and Art in Active Theatrical Process led by Evangeline Rose Whitlock A professional stage manager and current graduate student at University of California, San Diego, leads a discussion based on a personal case study of her work as the PSM of La Mandragola at UC San Diego. A panel of stage managers and directors will address the theoretical and practical implications when theatre and faith collide. SA03: Performance Process: developing personally and spiritually led by Fr. George Drance Using exercises of various theatre techniques, participants will understand certain dynamics that are foundational to both the creative process and spirituality. Please wear clothing that allows you to move freely. SA04: The spiritual lives of theatre artists Fr. David Garretson is a priest in the Eastern Orthodox Church who ministers to artists through his pastoral ministry at Saints Peter andPaul Orthodox Church in South River, NJ; he is also the International Representative of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (http://www.iatse-intl.org/home.html) and is known warmly among Broadway theatre technicians as "Father Dave." He will lead a session, as both pastor and theatre practitioner, on how one maintains a spiritual life while pursuing a vocation in the professional theatre. Fr. David is also available throughout the symposium for conversations about this topic. SA10: Writers’ Roundtable led by Kris Rasmussen. In Search of Sacred Stories worth Telling “This is the true nature of sacred theater. It is not a passive performance such as we have become programmed to accept. Rather it is engaging and active, as in Greek theater where the audience responded with chant and song within the play…and more importantly to deepen together in soul communion and shared expansion of consciousness after the sacred theater offering was finished.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9jjhGq8pMM Kris Rasmussen will lead a panel discussion with other writers and examine where and how they search for story ideas with sacred themes. Kris will discuss her time with the theater program at Luther Luckett Correctional Facility, the subject of the award-winning documentary “Shakespeare Behind Bars” while other writers will discuss historical narratives, retelling of Biblical narratives, and current events as theatrical stories all as a means to engage in sacred storytelling. SA11: Church-theatre relations: getting beyond suspicions led by Luann Jennings Historically even theatre with sacred themes has been met with suspicion, if not outright hostility, by religious groups. In the contemporary western world the hostility has thawed and, in places, been replaced by support and enthusiasm. Luann is on staff with Redeemer Presbyterian Church in NYC and was instrumental in bringing a theatre company into existence by leveraging the support of her church. SA14: Broadway Theatre Tour Fr. David Garretson will take up to 15 people on a backstage tour of selected Broadway theatres where he regularly plies his trade as a leader in IATSE. See the workings of a Broadway theatre while enjoying a lively conversation with Fr. David about living a faithful life as a theatre artist. Meet in Shubert Alley near the Juniors restaurant on 45th and be on time! 2:00 – 4:30 pm at the Lamb’s Church Emily by Chris Cragin– presented by Firebone Theatre Company By the time she was 30, Emily Dickinson had so isolated herself from the world that she never left the house and rarely accepted visitors. Many have hypothesized why. This play looks at the different events and relationships in Emily's life, and presents these as possible pieces to the puzzle. It offers Emily's poetic voice as a glimpse of her true self, her passionate spirituality, vigorous intellect, courageous sense of humor, and wounded heart. Chris Cragin earned her MFA in Stage Directing from Baylor University, she found her true artistic passion, playwriting. Chris has written six full length plays including A War in a Manger (commissioned and given a "first look presentation" by Art Within Theatre in Atlanta), Emily (upcoming Production at Acacia Theatre in Milwaukee, workshopped at Pacific Theatre in Vancouver), Deadheading Roses (produced by Firebone Theatre at The Lamb's in Times Square and Acacia Theatre, and published by Original Works Publishing), Debutantes Anonymous (workshopped at The Lamb's Theatre), The River Nun (developed at The Public EWG), and Lady of the Dunes. Chris also has six one act plays: Milking Success (Actor's Theatre of Louisville Semi-Finalist and MWTC finalist), Peanut Butter or Soy (Produced at Baylor University), Pankhurst (Produced at Baylor University), Nathaniel, Dig (The Public EWG retreat), and Port Authority (The Public EWG retreat). Chris is a proud member of the inaugural Emerging Writer's Group at The Public Theatre. FIREBONE THEATRE acts as a lighthouse to New York City audiences by producing quality theatre that confronts the timeless questions of human mortality (bone) and divine immortality (fire). The company has worked closely with men and women who have created great art in regards to these issues. These artists include: Horton Foote (To Kill a Mockingbird, Tender Mercies), Arthur Giron (Edith Stein, Becoming Memories), Stafford Arima (Ragtime, Suessical, Altar Boyz), Carolyn Rossi Copeland (Producing Director for The Boys Next Door, The Cotton Patch Gospel, Smoke on the Mountain), and Don Chaffer (ASCAP CHR song of the year) To learn more about Firebone Theatre, our mission and objectives visit http://www.firebonetheatre.com/index.html Another option for evening show tickets: discounted single and group rates for Broadway and Off-Broadway shows are available through Givenik. Anyone purchasing these discounted tickets also supports Masterworks, which will get a percent of the sale. If you’d like to support this fine organization while seeing shows just visit this link to see which shows are participating http://www.givenik.com/Masterworks