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A WELCOME FROM YOUR STATE THESPIAN OFFICERS Julie Drayer Branson HS Tristin Baro Smith Cotton HS Hey Thespians! We have a lot of exciting Hello Thespians I’m Tristin and we have worked so performances and workshops in store for you this year! hard and had way too much fun working on conference So much can happen to a person's life in just 3 days. This weekend I hope you branch out, learn more about this year so get out there have and say “Hi” we would yourself, meet new friends and most importantly be love to meet you. Remember to always SHOW yourself and SHOW YOUR TRUE COLORS ! YOUR TRUE COLORS and GLOW. Danielle Feinstein Parkway North HS Trevor Nicks Owensville HS Hey Thespians! As cheesy as " SHOW YOUR TRUE COLORS" may seem, there is a lot of value to be taken from it. Don't be afraid to be who you are. And why should you when you are surrounded by fellow thespians, the most accepting people on Earth? Take this opportunity to meet new people, share some amazing times and just be yourself! And don't be afraid to come talk to me, I love making friends and I'm sure we have something in common! Have an awesome conference! THESPIANS!!! Welcome to the 2013 Missouri State Thespian Conference! I’m Trevor Nicks from Owensville High School, Troupe #6828, and one of your four awesome Student State Officers. We are so thrilled to have been able to work on this conference for the past year and we really hope you enjoy it. But remember, no matter how good of a conference we present, YOU make the difference. So get out there and “SHOW YOUR TRUE COLORS .” ❊1❊ CONFERENCE SCHEDULE THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 FRIDAY, JANUARY 11 8-10:30am Registration 10:15-11:00am General Session 1 11am-1pm Lunch Mini-Workshop Sessions 1A, 1B, & 1C A: 11-11:30am B: 11:45-12:15pm C: 12:30-1pm Page-to Stage Auditions 1-1:30pm Tech Scholarship Set-Up 1-2:15pm Long Form Workshop 1 One-Act: Summer at the Lake Parkway North HS IEs – Performance Theatre for Life Set-Up 1-5pm All-State Tech Interviews All-State Performance Auditions 1:30-2:30pm Tech Scholarship Interviews 2:30-3:30pm Theatre Ed Scholarship Interviews Theatre for Life Scholarship Interviews 2:30-3:45pm Long Form Workshop 2 One-Act: Actor’s Nightmare Parkway West HS IEs – Performance Sponsor Meeting 2:30pm-5pm Tech Scholarship Open Viewing 4-5:15pm Long Form Workshop 3 IEs – Performance 5-7pm Dinner Freestyle Theatre Improv Shows A: 5-5:30pm B: 5:45-6:15pm C: 6:30-7pm 7-7:30pm General Session 2 9-10am Performance Scholarship Auditions 9:30am-12pm IEs – Tech Theatre 9:30am-10:45am Long Form Workshop 4 One-Act: The Least Offensive Play in the Whole Darn World North Kansas City HS 10-11:45am All-State Performance Call Backs Round 1 11am-1pm Lunch Performance and Display Callbacks Mini-Workshops 2A, 2B, & 2C A: 11-11:30am B: 11:45am-12:15pm C: 12:30-1pm 1-2:15pm Long Form Workshop 5 One-Act: A Zoo Story Webster Groves HS 1-2:45pm All-State Performance Call Backs Round 2 1-5pm College Callbacks Tech Challenge Check-In & Sessions 2:30-3:45pm Long Form Workshop 6 One-Act: I Hate Shakespeare Fort Zumwalt North HS 4-5pm Short Form Workshop 1 5-7pm Dinner Freestyle Theatre Improv Shows A: 5-5:30pm B: 5:45-6:15pm C: 6:30-7pm 7-7:30pm General Session 3 ✰ Closed Campus Begins ✰ 7:45-9:45pm Mainstages Ferrara: Into the Woods Marquette HS 123: Antigone - Lindbergh HS 10-11:30pm Late Night Activities Improv Olympix Session 1 12am Curfew See details on page 7 ✰ Closed Campus Begins ✰ 7:45-9:45pm Mainstages Ferrara: The Diviners Parkway Central HS 123: Greater Tuna - Poplar Bluff HS 10-11:45pm Dance Late Night Activities 12am Curfew SATURDAY, JANUARY 12 9-9:30am Check-Ins Tech Challenge Page-to-Stage 9:30-10:15am Improv Olympix Page-to-Stage Performance 1 9:30-10:30am Short Form Workshop 2 9:30-11:30am Tech Challenge 9:30am-12pm College Callbacks Visit Colleges & Vendors 10:15-11am Improv Olympix cont. Page-to-Stage Performance 2 10:45-11:45am Short Form Workshop 3 11-11:45am Improv Olympix cont. Page-to-Stage Performance 3 11:45am-1:45pm Lunch Mini-Workshops 3A, 3B, & 3C A: 11:45am-12:15pm B: 12:30-1pm C:1:15-1:45pm 11:45-2pm Hotel Check-Out 2-2:30pm General Session 4 2:45-4:45pm Mainstages Ferrara: Is He Dead? St. Francis Borgia HS 123: Antigone - Lindbergh HS 4:45-5:45pm General Session 5 Return Home See details on page 11 ❊2❊ See details on page 15 OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER ROBERT WESTENBERG: After a lengthy performing career that included work on Broadway and OffBroadway, in regional theatres, national tours, television and film, Mr. Westenberg is now concentrating on teaching and directing. He is perhaps best remembered for his roles in the original Broadway casts of Into the Woods as the Wolf and Prince, for which he received a Tony nomination and Drama Desk Award, Secret Garden as Neville Craven, and Sunday in the Park with George, where he replaced Mandy Patinkin in the title role. He also performed the role of Javert in the Broadway production of Les Miserables. Other Broadway credits include leading roles in 1776, Company, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, A Christmas Carol and Zorba, for which he received a Theatre World Award. While known for his work in musical theatre, he has also appeared in numerous plays and classical works, including Shakespeare, in theatres around the country. His national tour credits include Zorba, Funny Girl, and The Full Monty. His film and television credits are The Ice Storm, Before and After, The Stars Fell on Henrietta, Mr. and Mrs. Bridge, Swift Justice, Central Park West, and Law and Order: SVU. He has sung at Carnegie Hall in The Gay Divorcee and can be heard on several original cast albums. He recently performed the roles of Mr. Darling and Captain Hook opposite Cathy Rigby’s Peter Pan in Branson, Missouri. Mr. Westenberg is married to Kim Crosby and is the proud father of their three children. He teaches at Drury University where he serves as Chair of the Theatre Department. ❊3❊ MISSOURI THESPIAN TROUPES AT CONFERENCE Honor Troupe★ Affton HS #1734★ Holt HS #4334★ Parkway South HS #3168★ Aurora HS #4470 Joplin HS #3239★ Parkway West HS #4797★ Belton HS #1158★ Kickapoo HS #1151 Pattonville HS #1934★ Blue Springs South HS #6140 Kirkwood HS #748 Poplar Bluff HS #4379★ Branson HS #3482★ Ladue Horton Watkins #1109★ Raymore-Peculiar HS #3964 Lafayette HS #5236 Richmond HS #7179 Brentwood HS #1061★ Cape Central Senior HS #1508 Center HS #4949 Chaminade #1496 De Soto HS #5087 Forsyth HS #7625 Fort Zumwalt East HS #7417★ Fort Zumwalt North HS #5140★ Fort Zumwalt South HS #5026★ Fort Zumwalt West HS #5929 Francis Howell Central #5743★ Francis Howell HS #1917 Francis Howell North #4956 Fulton HS #4565★ Grandview HS #2906★ Harrisonville HS #1341★ Hazelwood Central HS #3300 Hazelwood East HS #1220★ Hazelwood West HS #786★ Hermann HS #2910 Hickman HS #5568 Lebanon HS #4108 Lee's Summit HS #1885★ Lee's Summit North HS #6258★ Lee's Summit West HS #6761★ Lindbergh HS #2533★ Maplewood Richmond Heights HS #3189 Marquette HS #5424 McCluer HS #787 Mehlville HS #5022 MICDS #2958 Monett HS #5409 Neosho #1770 Nerinx Hall #747 Nixa HS #3833 Normandy #837 North Kansas City HS #2191 Owensville HS #6828★ Parkview HS #5067★ Parkway Central H.S. #1876★ Parkway North HS #4551★ Ritenour HS #5095 Rock Bridge HS #644 Rockwood Summit HS #6313 Ruskin HS #3732 Smith-Cotton HS #4261 St. Charles HS #1171 St. Francis Borgia Regional HS #2787★ St. Joseph Central HS #5224 Staley HS #7378 Strafford HS #5247 Timberland HS #6430 Troy Buchanan HS #6223 Union HS #5406★ Villa Duchesne/Oak Hill School #4095★ Visitation Academy #7280 Warrenton HS #4166 Washington HS #4233 Waynesville HS #1669 Webster Groves HS #191 Whitfield School #5436★ COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES AT CONFERENCE Central Methodist University Coffeyville Community College Culver-Stockton College Drury University Fontbonne University Fort Scott Community College Lindenwood University Missouri Southern State University Missouri State University Missouri Valley College New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts Northwest Missouri State University Oklahoma City University School of Theatre Ottawa University Rockford College Savannah College of Art and Design Southeast Missouri State University Southern Illinois University Carbondale Southern Illinois University Edwardsville St. Louis University St. Louis Community College - Meramec State Fair Community College Stephens College University of Central Missouri William Jewell College William Woods University Webster University VENDORS AT CONFERENCE ATC Cine Services, Inc. Costume Holiday House Gibbols Insight Theatre SLSMasks ❊4❊ Stages Theatrefolk XS Lighting MISSOURI STATE THESPIAN BOARD MEMBERS Chapter Director: Jennifer Forrest-James, Parkway South High School (August 2017) Debbie Corbin - Branson High School (2015) Mikelle Cortez – Fulton High School (2015) Lara Corvera- Pattonville High School - (2014) Shayne Daniel - Lee's Summit North High School (2013) Ken Franke - Hazelwood East High School (2014) Ben Martin - Lee Summit West High School (2013) Nona Miller - Owensville High School (2014) Theresa Nigus – Fort Zumwalt North High School (2015) Brad Rackers – Lee’s Summit West High School (2015) Amie Gossett – Parkway West High School (2016) Angie Hetz – Parkway Southwest Middle School (2014) Chad Little – Parkway North High School (2016) New Elects Andrea Martin – Fort Zumwalt West High School (2016) Lorie O’Leary – Fort Zumwalt North High School (2016) MISSOURI STATE THESPIAN DIRECTORS 2012 – current Jennifer Forrest-James 2002-2012 Debbie Corbin 1999-2002 Freda Blevins 1996-1999 Lana Hagan 1993-1996 Brian Welch 1984-1993 Judy Rethwisch 1982-1983 Ed Grooms 1972-1973 Alan Englesman MISSOURI STATE THESPIANS HALL OF FAME Brian Welch, 2012 Bob and Marti Fowler, 2011 MISSOURI STATE THESPIANS TOTS-EAT AWARDS TRICK OR TREAT SO KIDS CAN EAT – “BECAUSE HUNGER IS A VERY SCARY THING.” TROUPE AWARDS Cornucopia Award: Highest average collection total per troupe on the team TEAM GVHV: 10,938 total pounds (5,469 per troupe average) Grain Valley HS Troupe #6557, Grain Valley, MO & Harrisonville HS Troupe #1341, Harrisonville, MO Community Spirit Award: 1st team registered LEE’S SUMMIT UNITED Lee’s Summit West HS, Troupe #6761 Lee’s Summit HS, Troupe #1885 Lee’s Summit North HS, Troupe #6258 Summit Christian Academy, Troupe #7225 STATE AWARDS Cornucopia Award: Most total weight for a Chapter DIVISION 3 – 21-30 troupes registered – MISSOURI: 36,068 pounds - 21 troupes Outstanding Commitment Award: Greatest percent participation of active ITS troupes within a Chapter Division 3: 21 – 30 troupes registered MISSOURI 15% RANDOM $100 TOTS-EAT COUPON WINNER: DeSoto HS, Troupe #5087 ❊5❊ LUNCH SHIFTS A YELLOW B RED C BLUE Affton HS #1734 Aurora HS #4470 Belton HS #1158 Blue Springs South HS #6140 Branson HS #3482 Brentwood HS #1061 Cape Central Senior HS #1508 Center HS #4949 Chaminade #1496 De Soto HS #5087 Forsyth HS #7625 Fort Zumwalt East HS #7417 Fort Zumwalt North HS #5140 Fort Zumwalt South HS #5026 Fort Zumwalt West HS #5929 Francis Howell Central #5743 Francis Howell HS #1917 Francis Howell North #4956 Fulton HS #4565 Grandview HS #2906 Harrisonville HS #1341 Hazelwood Central HS #3300 Hazelwood East HS #1220 Hazelwood West HS #786 Hermann HS #2910 Hickman HS #5568 Holt HS #4334 Joplin HS #3239 Kickapoo HS #1151 Kirkwood HS #748 Ladue Horton Watkins #1109 Lafayette HS #5236 Lebanon HS #4108 Lee's Summit HS #1885 Lee's Summit North HS #6258 Lee's Summit West HS #6761 Lindbergh HS #2533 Maplewood Richmond Heights HS #3189 Marquette HS #5424 McCluer HS #787 Mehlville HS #5022 MICDS #2958 Monett HS #5409 Neosho #1770 Nerinx Hall #747 Nixa HS #3833 Normandy #837 North Kansas City HS #2191 Owensville HS #6828 Parkview HS #5067 Pattonville HS #1934 Poplar Bluff HS #4379 Raymore-Peculiar HS #3964 Parkway Central H.S. #1876 Parkway North HS #4551 Parkway South HS #3168 Parkway West HS #4797 Richmond HS #7179 Ritenour HS #5095 Rock Bridge HS #644 Rockwood Summit HS #6313 Ruskin HS #3732 Smith-Cotton HS #4261 St. Charles HS #1171 St. Francis Borgia Regional HS #2787 St. Joseph Central HS #5224 Staley HS #7378 Strafford HS #5247 Timberland HS #6430 Troy Buchanan HS #6223 Union HS #5406 Villa Duchesne/Oak Hill School #4095 Visitation Academy #7280 Warrenton HS #4166 Washington HS #4233 Waynesville HS #1669 Webster Groves HS #191 Whitfield School #5436 GREEN = Special dietary needs - you must attend during your troupe’s lunch shift. ❊6❊ CONFERENCE SCHEDULE THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2013 TIME 8-10:30am 8am-3pm 10:15-11:00am 11am-1pm A: 11-11:30am B: 11:45-12:15pm C: 12:30-1pm 1-5pm 1-1:30pm 1-2:15pm ACTIVITY Registration Luggage Storage Sponsor’s Room General Session 1 Lunch Mini-Workshop Sessions 1A, 1B, & 1C Page-to-Stage Auditions HOTEL – Crystal All-State Tech Interviews All-State Performance Auditions Tech Scholarship Set-Up CONFERENCE CENTER – Kingsbury & Westmoreland WORKSHOPS: See schedule ONE-ACT: AMERICA’S CENTER – 123 Long Form Workshop 1 One-Act: Summer at the Lake Parkway North HS IEs – Performance IEs: CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic TfL: CONFERENCE CENTER- Pershing CONFERENCE CENTER – Kingsbury & Westmoreland CONFERENCE CENTER- Pershing Theatre for Life Set-Up 1:30-2:30pm 2:30-3:30pm 2:30-5pm 2:30-3:45pm Tech Scholarship Interviews Theatre Ed Scholarship Interviews Theatre for Life Scholarship Interviews Tech Scholarship Open Viewing CONFERENCE CENTER – Kingsbury & Westmoreland WORKSHOPS: See schedule ONE-ACT: AMERICA’S CENTER – 123 Long Form Workshop 2 One-Act: Actor’s Nightmare Parkway West HS IEs – Performance Sponsor Meeting 4-5:15pm Dinner Freestyle Theatre Improv Shows IEs: CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic SPONSOR MEETING: HOTEL – Benton & Portland WORKSHOPS: See schedule IEs: CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic DINNER: America’s Center – 130s FREESTYLE: CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic IMPROV: CONFERENCE CENTER - Landmark General Session 2 CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic Long Form Workshop 3 IEs – Performance 5-7pm A: 5-5:30pm B: 5:45-6:15pm C: 6:30-7pm 7-7:30pm ✰ Closed Campus Begins ✰ 7:45-9:45pm Mainstages Ferrara: Into the Woods - Marquette HS 123: Antigone - Lindbergh HS 10-11:30pm 12am LOCATION CONFERENCE CENTER – Registration Room HOTEL - Statler HOTEL - Laclede CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic LUNCH: America’s Center – 130s WORKSHOPS: See schedule PAGE-TO-STAGE AUDITIONS: HOTEL - Aubert Late Night Activities Improv Olympix Session 1 Curfew INTO THE WOODS: AMERICA’S CENTER - Ferrara ANTIGONE: AMERICA’S CENTER – 123 LATE NIGHT: CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark IMPROV: CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic HOTEL ROOM ❊7❊ MINI-WORKSHOP SESSIONS 1A, 1B, & 1C THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2013 FROM A: 11-11:30am B: 11:45-12:15pm C: 12:30-1pm Name of Workshop Presenter Name Building – Room # Auditioning for College Kurt Heinlein CONFERENCE CENTER –Kingsbury Circus Skills Josh Routh CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 7 Improv Games CORE CONFERENCE CENTER –Washington Page-to-Stage Auditions Amie Gossett HOTEL - Aubert Playwrighting Now! Lindsay Price HOTEL – Benton & Portland So You Want to be a Theatre Teacher? Lana Hagan HOTEL – Shaw Tap Dance (in sneakers) and Body Percussion Anna Corvera CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 2 & 3 What/Where/When/How of Props Eric Barnes HOTEL - Parkview VISIT THE SILENT AUCTION BY THE REGISTRATION ROOM Proceeds benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Some Items Include: 2 MTI Sampler CDs Children Will Listen DVD with Steven Sondheim, Bernadette Peters Signed Playbills from Billy Elliot, How to Succeed, Patti Lupone Signed Posters from How to Succeed, Spider Man, Billy Elliot, Lion King, Addams Family, 13 BC/EFA Items: Hat, Bracelet, Tote Bag, Note Cube, Tshirt, Coffee Cup, Christmas Ornament, Blanket, Clock, & Snow Globe WHAT WE DO TOGETHER MAKES A DIFFERENCE! Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 165 West 46th Street, #1300 • New York, NY 10036 Tel. (212) 840 - 0770 • Fax (212) 840 – 0551 • www.broadwaycares.org ❊8❊ LONG FORM WORKSHOP SESSION 1 THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2013 FROM 1-2:15PM Name of Workshop Presenter Name Building – Room # Acting for the Camera Charles Dougherty HOTEL – Flora Activating Shakespeare Harold Hynick CONFERENCE CENTER – Lindell African Dance for Er’body! Mama Yeye CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 5 & 6 Audition Smart: Film & TV Marqui Maresca HOTEL – Hawthorne Auditioning for the Theatre Robert Westenberg CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 2 & 3 Basic Stage Combat Brian Peters CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 4 Circus Skills Josh Routh CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 7 Exploring New Materials to Create Amazing Hand Props Eric Barnes HOTEL – Parkview Fundamentals of Improv CORE CONFERENCE CENTER - Washington Mime is Physical Acting! Michael Lee HOTEL – Aubert New Play Workshop Lindsay Price HOTEL – Benton & Portland Page-to-Stage Session 1 Mick Sokol HOTEL – Shaw Sing Smart Not Stupid Michael Maresca HOTEL – Lucas Sitcoms: Acting for the Laughs Mary Lou Belli CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 1 LONG FORM WORKSHOP SESSION 2 THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2013 FROM 2:30-3:45PM Name of Workshop Presenter Name Building – Room # Acting for the Camera Charles Dougherty HOTEL – Flora Audition Smart: Film & TV Marqui Maresca HOTEL – Hawthorne Basic Stage Combat Brian Peters CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 4 Circus Skills Josh Routh CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 7 Djembe Dance for Beginners Mama Yeye CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 5 & 6 Food Glorious Food – Faking Food Eric Barnes HOTEL – Parkview Fundamentals of Improv CORE CONFERENCE CENTER - Washington Mime is Physical Acting! Michael Lee HOTEL – Aubert Musical Theatre Dance Anna Corvera CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 2 & 3 Page-to-Stage Session 2 Mick Sokol HOTEL – Shaw Sing Smart Not Stupid Michael Maresca HOTEL – Lucas Sitcoms: Acting for the Laughs Mary Lou Belli CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 1 Sponsor Meeting MST HOTEL – Benton & Portland ❊9❊ LONG FORM WORKSHOP SESSSION 3 THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2013 FROM 4-5:15PM Name of Workshop Presenter Name Building – Room # Acting for the Camera Charles Dougherty HOTEL – Flora Acting with Each Other Richard Herman HOTEL - Statler Afro Caribbean Dance Mama Yeye CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 5 & 6 Basic Stage Combat Brian Peters CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 4 Can’t Sing? Michael Maresca HOTEL – Lucas Circus Skills Josh Routh CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 7 Fundamentals of Improv CORE CONFERENCE CENTER - Washington Gold Leafing Techniques Eric Barnes HOTEL – Parkview Headshots 101 Marqui Maresca HOTEL – Hawthorne Mime is Physical Acting! Michael Lee HOTEL – Aubert Musical Theatre Dance Anna Corvera CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 2 & 3 New Play Workshop Lindsay Price HOTEL – Benton & Portland Page-to-Stage Session 3 Mick Sokol HOTEL – Shaw Seven Secrets of the Working Actor Charlie Fersko CONFERENCE CENTER – Lindell Sitcoms: Acting for the Laughs Mary Lou Belli CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 1 Wigs 101 Pam Hickman CONFERENCE CENTER – Pershing ❊ 10 ❊ CONFERENCE SCHEDULE FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2013 TIME 9-10am ACTIVITY Sponsor’s Room Performance Scholarship Auditions 10-11:45am All-State Performance Call Backs Round 1 9:30am-12pm 9:30am-10:45am IEs – Tech Theatre Long Form Workshop 4 One-Act: The Least Offensive Play in the Whole Darn World North Kansas City HS 11am-1pm 11am-1pm A: 11-11:30am B: 11:45am-12:15pm C: 12:30-1pm 1-2:45pm 1-5pm Performance and Display Callbacks Lunch Mini-Workshops 2A, 2B, & 2C CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic F, G, H All-State Performance Call Backs Round 2 HOTEL – Crystal CALLBACKS: CONFERENCE CENTER – Level 2 TECH CHALLENGE: AMERICA’S CENTER – 120 WORKSHOPS: See schedule ONE-ACT: AMERICA’S CENTER – 123 WORKSHOPS: See schedule ONE-ACT: AMERICA’S CENTER – 123 LUNCH: America’s Center – 130s WORKSHOPS: See schedule College Callbacks Tech Challenge Check-In & Sessions 1-2:15pm 2:30-3:45pm 4-5pm 5-7pm A: 5-5:30pm B: 5:45-6:15pm C: 6:30-7pm 7-7:30pm LOCATION HOTEL - Laclede HOTEL – Crystal HOTEL – Crystal HOTEL – Shaw WORKSHOPS: See schedule ONE-ACT: AMERICA’S CENTER – 123 Long Form Workshop 5 One-Act: A Zoo Story Webster Groves HS Long Form Workshop 6 One-Act: I Hate Shakespeare Fort Zumwalt North HS Short Form Workshop 1 Dinner Freestyle Theatre Improv Shows WORKSHOPS: See schedule DINNER: America’s Center – 130s FREESTYLE: CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic IMPROV: CONFERENCE CENTER - Landmark General Session 3 CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic ✰ Closed Campus Begins ✰ Mainstages Ferrara: The Diviners Parkway Central HS 123: Greater Tuna Poplar Bluff HS 7:45-9:45pm 10-11:45pm Dance Late Night Activities 12am Curfew THE DIVINERS: AMERICA’S CENTER - Ferrara GREATER TUNA: AMERICA’S CENTER – 123 DANCE: CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark LATE NIGHT: CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic You can join the middle school students for improv! HOTEL ROOM ❊ 11 ❊ LONG FORM WORKSHOP SESSSION 4 FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2013 FROM 9:30-10:45AM Name of Workshop Presenter Name Building – Room # Advanced Materials and Topics for Stage Props Eric Barnes HOTEL – Portland Can’t Sing? Michael Maresca HOTEL – Lucas Character Exploration Susie Wall CONFERENCE CENTER - Landmark 1 Chatting with the ITO: Being the Best Leader You Can Be Danielle Feinstein CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic E Commercials: Acting in Under a Minute Charles Dougherty CONFERENCE CENTER – Westmoreland Djembe Dance for Beginners Mama Yeye CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 5, 6, & 7 Film Blitz Brian Peters CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 4 Headshots 101 Marqui Maresca HOTEL – Hawthorne Hollywood: What to Expect Mary Lou Belli HOTEL – Flora Improv a Musical Ed Reggi CONFERENCE CENTER – Lindell & Pershing Improv Bootcamp CORE CONFERENCE CENTER – Washington Mime is Physical Acting! Michael Lee HOTEL – Benton Musical Theatre Dance Anna Corvera CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 2 & 3 New Play Performance Lindsay Price CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic F, G, & H Page-to-Stage Rehearsal 1 Mick Sokol HOTEL – Parkview & Aubert Props Students Can Make Melissa Queen-Couch HOTEL – Lafayette SAW Those Reluctant Student Boards: Student Advocacy Works 1 Ben Martin CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic D Stand-up Comedy Joe Marlotti CONFERENCE CENTER – Kingsbury Step Kick Kick Darryl Clark HOTEL – Statler Tennessee Williams in St. Louis Brian Weich HOTEL – Meet van at 8th Street MINI-WORKSHOP SESSIONS 2A, 2B, & 2C FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2013 FROM A: 11-11:30am B: 11:45-12:15pm C: 12:30-1pm Name of Workshop Presenter Name Building – Room # 3000 Years of Costumes History in 30 Minutes Eric Barnes HOTEL – Portland Acting for the Camera Janine Burmeister HOTEL – Hawthorne Aging Made Easy Gene Flaharty HOTEL – Benton Improv Games CORE CONFERENCE CENTER – Washington Marketing for the Actor Ed Reggi CONFERENCE CENTER – Lindell & Pershing Monologue Seminar Charlie Fersko CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 1 Professional Theatrical Make-Up Keith Rennaker HOTEL – Parkview & Aubert Rasaboxes- a practical classroom application Kate Watkins CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 2 & 3 Shut Up and Improvise! Brooklin Green CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic A & B Theatrical Clown Josh Routh CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic C Where to Begin? Greg Owen HOTEL – Lafayette ❊ 12 ❊ LONG FORM WORKSHOP SESSION 5 FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2013 FROM 1-2:15PM Name of Workshop Presenter Name Building – Room # Commercials: Acting in Under a Minute Charles Dougherty CONFERENCE CENTER – Westmoreland Contemporary Dance Darryl Clark HOTEL – Statler Creative Lighting Design Phil Nacy HOTEL – Lafayette Directing Devised Theatre Harold Hynick HOTEL – Shaw Film Blitz Brian Peters CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 4 Food Glorious Food Faking Food Eric Barnes HOTEL – Portland Fun with Shakespeare Donna Northcott CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic E Hollywood: What to Expect Mary Lou Belli HOTEL – Flora Improv a Musical Ed Reggi CONFERENCE CENTER – Lindell & Pershing Improv Bootcamp CORE CONFERENCE CENTER – Washington Jazz Dance Anna Corvera CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 2 & 3 Let’s Talk Voice Michael Maresca HOTEL – Lucas Mime is Physical Acting! Michael Lee HOTEL – Benton New Play Performance Lindsay Price CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic F, G, & H Page-to-Stage Rehearsal 2 Mick Sokol HOTEL – Parkview & Aubert Physical Choices for Actors Ken Stilson CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic D Shut Up and Improvise! Brooklin Green CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic A & B So You Want to be on TV? Marqui Maresca HOTEL – Hawthorne Soukous Dance Mama Yeye CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 5, 6, & 7 Stand-up Comedy Joe Marlotti CONFERENCE CENTER – Kingsbury The Rap & Rhyme of Shakespeare Susie Wall CONFERENCE CENTER - Landmark 1 Theatrical Clown Josh Routh CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic C THESPIAN MOTTO “Act well your part; there all the honor lies.” From Alexander Pope’s, “Essay on Man” THESPIAN PLEDGE “I promise to uphold the aims and ideals of the International Thespian Society. I am a student of theatre and excellence is my ideal. I promise to perform my part as well as I can; to accept praise and criticism with grace; to cooperate with my fellow Thespians and work for the good of the troupe; and to share my love of theatre.” ❊ 13 ❊ LONG FORM WORKSHOP SESSION 6 FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2013 FROM 2:30-3:45PM Name of Workshop Presenter Name Building – Room # Afro Caribbean Dance Mama Yeye CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 5, 6, & 7 Building a Hero Ashley Bellet CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic E Commercials: Acting in Under a Minute Charles Dougherty CONFERENCE CENTER – Westmoreland Dissecting the Song Laura Enstall CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic D Film Blitz Brian Peters CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 4 Hollywood: What to Expect Mary Lou Belli HOTEL – Flora Improv a Musical Ed Reggi CONFERENCE CENTER – Lindell & Pershing Improv Bootcamp CORE CONFERENCE CENTER – Washington Jazz Dance Anna Corvera CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 2 & 3 Let’s Talk Voice Michael Maresca HOTEL – Lucas Mime is Physical Acting! Michael Lee HOTEL – Benton Page-to-Stage Rehearsal 3 Mick Sokol HOTEL – Parkview & Aubert Replicating Blood, Guts, Gore, & More Eric Barnes HOTEL – Portland SAW Those Reluctant Student Boards: Student Advocacy Works 2 Ben Martin HOTEL – Shaw Singing for the Actor Robert Westenberg CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic F, G, & H Sketch Comedy Brooklin Green CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic A & B So You Want to be on TV? Marqui Maresca HOTEL – Hawthorne Stand-up Comedy Joe Marlotti CONFERENCE CENTER – Kingsbury The Google Menagerie Nick Cusumano HOTEL – Lafayette The Rap & Rhyme of Shakespeare Susie Wall CONFERENCE CENTER - Landmark 1 Theatrical Clown Josh Routh CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic C SPECIAL THANKS TO… St. Louis Renaissance Grand: Harold Hynick, Amy Barnes, & Shannon Gill America’s Center: McKinna Allen Levy’s Catering: Mary Kimbrough Jim Curtis, EdTA Representative Missouri State Thespian Adult & Student Board Special Committees: Jo Nell Seifert, Jessica Laney, Ben Martin, Linda Neilson, Mick Sokol, Jim Danek, Tim Kirn, Kelly Kirn, Mario Pupillo, Moira McCracken, & Terry Martinez, Amie Gossett, Rob Gleason, Ivy Nelson, Allison Fleetwood, Randy Jackson, Ken Franke, Lana Hagan, Brian Welch, Martin and Bob Fowler, Jim Curtis, Julie Drayer and Ed Grooms Opera Theatre of St. Louis and Stacy Harris for assistance with the Costume Quick Change event in the Tech Challenge Special thanks from Ben Martin “To all those who have been a part of the Missouri Thespian family over the years-- thanks for letting me be a part of the team. As I step down from the Board, I’m proud of what we’ve all accomplished together and the potential for what you will be able to accomplish in the future. Special thanks to the scholarship team members over the years who have helped so many students take some of the first steps toward realizing their dreams of a career in the performing arts. “ ❊ 14 ❊ SHORT FORM WORKSHOP SESSION 1 FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2013 FROM 4-5PM Name of Workshop Presenter Name Building – Room # All the Web’s a Stage Nick Cusumano HOTEL – Lafayette Attitude & Presentation in Improvisation Ben Swoboda CONFERENCE CENTER – Pershing Collaborative Writing Harold Hynick HOTEL – Aubert Color & Line Theory for Designers Louise Herman HOTEL – Flora Combating Objections as a Woman Improvisor Mimi Swoboda CONFERENCE CENTER – Lindell Creating a Light Plot using Vectorworks Spotlight 2013 Patrick Immel HOTEL - Hawthorne Directing: Visual Storytelling Doug Finlayson HOTEL – Parkview Film Blitz Brian Peters CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 4 Freeing the Natural Voice Ben Corbett CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic E Gold Leafing Techniques Eric Barnes HOTEL – Portland Got STD? (Stock Characters to Develop) SIUE Students HOTEL – Benton Hamlet’s Slash and Puck’s Dab: Movement for the Actor Darryl Clark HOTEL – Statler Hip Hop Dance Anna Corvera CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 2 & 3 Is the Meat on the Bones? Phil Gill CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic D Landing the Role Charlie Fersko CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 1 Learning Accept’d Amie Gossett HOTEL – Lucas Make Improv Important: Playing Objectives Steven Vance CONFERENCE CENTER – Westmoreland Sing Your ACT Off Susie Wall CONFERENCE CENTER - Majestic F, G, & H Sketch Comedy! Brooklin Green CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic A & B Soukous Dance Mama Yeye CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 5, 6, & 7 Stand-up Comedy Joe Marlotti CONFERENCE CENTER – Kingsbury A special thank you to the Missouri Alliance for Arts Education for their assistance with our guest artist Mama Yeye ❊ 15 ❊ CONFERENCE SCHEDULE SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2013 TIME 8am-7pm 9-9:30am 9:30-10:15am 9:30-10:30am 9:30—11:30am 9:30am-12pm 10:15-11am 10:45-11:45am 11-11:45am 11:45am-1:45pm A: 11:45am-12:15pm B: 12:30-1pm C:1:15-1:45pm 11:45am-2pm 2-2:30pm 2:45-4:45pm 4:45-5:45pm ACTIVITY Sponsor’s Room Luggage Storage Tech Challenge Check-In Page-to-Stage Check-In Improv Olympix Page-to-Stage Performance 1 Short Form Workshop 2 Tech Challenge College Callbacks Visit Colleges & Vendors Improv Olympix cont. Page-to-Stage Performance 2 Short Form Workshop 3 Improv Olympix cont. Page-to-Stage Performance 3 Lunch Mini-Workshops 3A, 3B, & 3C Hotel Check-Out General Session 4 Mainstages Ferrara: Is He Dead? St. Francis Borgia HS 123: Antigone Lindbergh HS General Session 5 Return Home LOCATION HOTEL - Laclede HOTEL - Statler AMERICA’S CENTER – 120 HOTEL – Crystal IMPROV: CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic P2S: HOTEL – Crystal WORKSHOPS: See schedule AMERICA’S CENTER – 120 CONFERENCE CENTER – Level 2 IMPROV: CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic P2S: HOTEL – Crystal WORKSHOPS: See schedule IMPROV: CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic P2S: HOTEL – Crystal LUNCH: America’s Center – 130s WORKSHOPS: See schedule HOTEL CONFERENCE CENTER – Majestic IS HE DEAD?: AMERICA’S CENTER - Ferrara ANTIGONE: AMERICA’S CENTER – 123 AMERICA’S CENTER – Ferrara ❊ 16 ❊ SHORT FORM WORKSHOP SESSION 2 SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2013 FROM 9:30-10:30AM Name of Workshop Presenter Name Building – Room # A Career in Entertainment Brian Peters HOTEL – Shaw African Dance for Er’Body! Mama Yeye CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 5, 6, & 7 Audition Intensive Susie Wall CONFERENCE CENTER – Kingsbury & Westmoreland Freeze! Assume the Position Brooklin Green HOTEL – Benton & Portland Have you ever thought of building scenery out of this? Dan Williams HOTEL – Lafayette Hip Hop Dance Anna Corvera CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 2 & 3 Improv a Musical Ed Reggi CONFERENCE CENTER – Lindell & Pershing Mask Creation and Character Development Scott Schoonover HOTEL – Hawthorne Rigging Safety Jay Rozema HOTEL – Aubert Silicone Molding/Plastic Casting 1 Eric Barnes HOTEL – Parkview Sound Check I Joel Williams HOTEL – Lucas Streaching & Tai Chi for Actors Kevin King CONFERENCE CENTER - Washington Tennessee Williams in St. Louis Brian Weich HOTEL – Meet van at 8th Street Watercolor Basics Greg Owen HOTEL – Flora SHORT FORM WORKSHOP SESSION 3 SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2013 FROM 10:45-11:45AM Name of Workshop Presenter Name Building – Room # A Career in Entertainment Brian Peters HOTEL – Shaw Afro Caribbean Dance Mama Yeye CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 5, 6, & 7 Audition Intensive Susie Wall CONFERENCE CENTER – Kingsbury & Westmoreland Dramawhat? An Introduction to Dramaturgy Gad Guterman HOTEL – Aubert Foam Rubber Twinkies and Boulders You Can Throw Dan Williams HOTEL – Lafayette Freeze! Assume the Position Brooklin Green HOTEL – Benton & Portland Hip Hop Dance Anna Corvera CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 2 & 3 Improv a Musical Ed Reggi CONFERENCE CENTER – Lindell & Pershing Long Form Improv Wade Hughes CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 1 Playwrighting Now! Lindsay Price HOTEL – Hawthorne Professional Theatrical Make-up Ken Rennaker HOTEL – Flora Projections 101 Jeff Peltz CONFERENCE CENTER - Washington Silicone Molding/Plastic Casting 2 Eric Barnes HOTEL – Parkview Sound Check II Joel Williams HOTEL – Lucas Startng Your Own Theatre Parent Organization Nicole Voss CONFERENCE CENTER – Landmark 4 MINI-WORKSHOP SESSIONS 3A, 3B, & 3C SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2013 FROM A: 11:45am-12:15pm B: 12:30-1pm C: 1:15-1:45pm Name of Workshop Presenter Name Building – Room # Freeze! Assume the Position Brooklin Green HOTEL – Benton & Portland Playwrighting Now! Lindsay Price HOTEL – Hawthorne Special Effects Makeup for the Stage Gene Flaharty HOTEL – Flora Theatre in Our Schools Celebration/ADVOCACY Judy Rethwisch HOTEL – Lucas ❊ 17 ❊ ❊ 18 ❊ TERMS CLOSED CAMPUS: Students are no longer allowed off the scheduled Conference Campus locations (America’s Center and Renaissance Grand). COLLEGE CALLBACKS: There are several opportunities for College Callbacks. If you are called back to a college, please plan to visit that college’s representatives before the end of the conference. Some college representatives might be presenting workshops, so if you miss them, please go to visit them again. FREESTYLE THEATRE: A performance venue that is open to anyone and anything. You can still present one-acts, but we want to see so much more—stand-up comedians, magicians, dance routines, cabaret. Freestyle is about performers sharing their talents with an audience, without worrying too much about categories or limitations. Performance times may be ten to fifteen minutes. The Freestyle Theatre is open to any member troupe or individual. Each performance slot has five minutes to set and five minutes to strike. To register for a Freestyle Theatre performance slot, read the regulations, complete the acceptance sheet (in your Troupe’s folder), and submit them according to the directions. Performance slots will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis to those troupes that are fully registered for the Festival (registration forms and payment). Signup at the Registration Desk. GENERAL SESSION: All conference delegates are expected to attend general sessions. Come hear our Keynote speaker, important announcements from your State Student Officers, Awards, and more! IE PERFORMANCES: Individual Event Performances are open for public viewing. If you attend performances, plan to stay the whole session as audience members will not be permitted to enter and exit the performance space. IMPROV SHOWS: Improv shows is a performance venue that is open to any improv team a troupe may have that would like to showcase a game or two. Teams will need to provide their own hosts to get suggestions and will have 15 minutes to play as many games as they feel they can in that amount of time. To register for an Improv Showcase performance slot, read the regulations, complete the acceptance sheet (in your Troupe’s folder) and submit those according to the directions. Performance slots will be assigned on a first-come, first served basis to those troupe that are fully registered for the Festival. Sign-up at the Registration Desk. LONG FORM WORKSHOP: Long form workshops are 75 minutes in length. There are 6 total Long Form Workshops. MINI-WORKSHOP: Mini-workshops are 30 minutes in length (over split lunch shifts). There are 3 Mini-Workshops sessions. ONE-ACTS: The one-act plays are performed in the America’s Center. You must get a sticker to attend one-act plays. Stickers are available the day of each performance at the Registration Desk. PERFORMANCE AND DISPLAY CALLBACKS ANNEX: This space is available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday for colleges and universities to conduct performance callbacks or view technical displays. First come, first served, but sharing is appreciated. No piano or keyboard will be available. SHORT FORM WORKSHOP: Short form workshops are 60 minutes in length. There are 3 total Short Form Workshops. SPONSOR MEETING: At least one sponsor from each troupe must attend the sponsor meeting during Long Form Workshop 2. TECH CHALLENGE SESSIONS: Tech Challenge teams may come by the Tech Challenge area and practice, preview, and ask questions. TECH SCHOLARSHIP OPEN VIEWING: If you would like to see the Technical Theatre Scholarship displays, please do so during the open viewing time. ❊ 19 ❊ EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS THE NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR ARTS EDUCATION: THEATRE Content Standard: 1: Script writing through improvising, writing, and refining scripts based on personal experience and heritage, imagination, literature, and history Content Standard: 2: Acting by developing, communicating, and sustaining characters in improvisations and informal or formal productions Content Standard: 3: Designing and producing by conceptualizing and realizing artistic interpretations for informal or formal productions Content Standard: 4: Directing by interpreting dramatic texts and organizing and conducting rehearsals for informal or formal productions Content Standard: 5: Researching by evaluating and synthesizing cultural and historical information to support artistic choices Content Standard: 6: Comparing and integrating art forms by analyzing traditional theatre, dance, music, visual arts, and new art forms Content Standard: 7: Analyzing, critiquing, and constructing meanings from informal and formal theatre, film, television, and electronic media productions Content Standard: 8: Understanding context by analyzing the role of theatre, film, television, and electronic media in the past and the present SHOW-ME STANDARDS PERFORMANCE GOALS Goal 1: Students in Missouri public schools will acquire the knowledge and skills to gather, analyze and apply information and ideas. Goal 2: Students in Missouri public schools will acquire the knowledge and skills to communicate effectively within and beyond the classroom. Goal 3: Students in Missouri public schools will acquire the knowledge and skills to recognize and solve problems. Goal 4: Students in Missouri public schools will acquire the knowledge and skills to make decisions and act as responsible members of society. KNOWLEDGE STANDARDS: FINE ARTS In Fine Arts, students in Missouri public schools will acquire a solid foundation which includes knowledge of: 1. process and techniques for the production, exhibition or performance of one or more of the visual or performed arts 2. the principles and elements of different art forms 3. the vocabulary to explain perceptions about and evaluations of works in dance, music, theater and visual arts 4. interrelationships of visual and performing arts and the relationships of the arts to other disciplines 5. visual and performing arts in historical and cultural contexts PRODUCT/ PERFORMANCE 1. Develop and apply skills to communicate ideas through theatrical performances. A. Script Writing B. Acting C. Design and Technical Theatre D. Directing E. Audience Etiquette F. Performing ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES 1. Select and apply theatrical elements to communicate ideas through the creation of theatre A. Script Writing B. Acting C. Design and Technical Theatre D. Directing GRADE-LEVEL EXPECTATIONS: THEATRE ARTISTIC INTERDISCIPLINARY PERCEPTIONS CONNECTIONS 1. Develop and 1. Develop and apply skills apply skills to necessary to make explain connections between theatre perceptions and other arts about and A. Interrelationships evaluations of of the Arts theatre and B. Technology in theatrical the Arts performance 2. Develop and apply skills A. Analysis necessary to make & Evaluation connections between theatre B. Personal and other non-arts disciplines Preferences A. Integration into Core Subjects ❊ 20 ❊ HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS 1. Develop and apply skills necessary to understand the role of theatre in past and present cultures throughout the world A. Research B. Theatre in Life 2. Develop and apply skills necessary to understand cultural diversity and heritage as they relate to theatre A. Cultural Diversity and Heritage B. Careers WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS ACTING Sitcoms: Acting For The Laughs – Mary Lou Belli of US Performing Arts Outline the rehearsal, camera blocking and filming of normal week. Find the joke exercise to introduce basic rules and vocabulary. Workshop participants will cold read multiple short sitcom scenes to illustrate timing, rhythm, character choices, etc. Learn form an Emmy award winning sitcom director who’ll share the “inside secrets.” Find out how TV sitcoms are the closest thing to theatre in Hollywood. Learn to recognize types of jokes and how to watch TV as a learning tool. Study scene structure and use rehearsal techniques used by the pros. Both Hands-on activities and Lecture for Students at All Levels Hollywood: What To Expect – Mary Lou Belli of US Performing Arts Do mock auditions with recent TV material and get feedback from an Emmy award-winning director. See professional headshots, resumes, and reels. Both Hands-on activities and Lecture for Students at All Levels Hamlet's Slash and Puck's Dab: Movement for the Actor – Darryl Clark of Missouri State University Using concepts of Laban movement analysis to build character and make choices in a scene. Students will start with a brief yoga. Both Hands-on activities and Lecture for Students at All Levels Freeing the Natural Voice: Jaw - Ben Corbett of Oklahoma City University School of Theatre This workshop will explore Jaw Awareness and Release using exercises developed by Kristin Linklater. Exercises will lead actors to free their natural voices by finding relaxation in the back of the mouth. Hands-on activities for Students at All Levels Acting For The Camera – Charles Dougherty of US Performing Arts Learn about acting on camera by acting on camera. This is an experiential class where participants learn by doing and watching. Learn basic techniques to focus mind and body on the acting task. You'll learn how not to “act.” Rather you’ll see how much the camera sees of your inner thoughts, as you become the character. You’ll view outstanding recent examples of young adult and teen actors. Then read and perform scenes from produced scripts discovering how to make the role your own. Both Hands-on activities and Lecture for Students at All Levels Commercials: Acting In Under A Minute – Charles Dougherty of US Performing Arts For those interested in commercial work as well as a future on the big screen, this workshop offers essential how-to information and experiences. This is an experiential class where participants learn by doing and watching. You will be in front of the camera and watch playback. You’ll do individual and solo auditions. You’ll learn how to focus and deliver the goods in less than 60 seconds. You'll leave feeling charged and confident about your ability to make and execute strong, specific acting choices, to get the job, and to reap the rewards of playing it as only you can. Both Hands-on activities and Lecture for Students at All Levels Landing the Role: From Hometown to Hollywood - Charlie Fersko of The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts In this dynamic on your feet, on-camera workshop we explore the keys to landing the role in anything, anywhere. Whether you want the lead in the school play, to get accepted to the college of your dreams, or book the lead in a feature film this is the insider information you need to know. Taught by a professional actor who has worked in theatre, television and film, this is the chance to see what it REALLY takes to land the role! Hands-on activities for Students at All Levels Seven Secrets of the Working Actor - Charlie Fersko of The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts This workshop is to those looking for answers to the biggest questions in the business. Do I join the union? Do I need an agent or a manager? Or both? Where do I find an agent? How do I GET an agent? Do I move to Los Angeles, New York, or can I stay near home? I want to audition but WHERE do I find them? Be ready to work like never before in this workshop designed with the professional actor in mind. Do you know the seven secrets? Lecture for Students at All Leve Is The Meat on the Bones: Creating the Character - Phil Gill of Lindenwood University This workshop is a look at how to use the text of a scene and the actor’s ability to fill in gaps of information to really flesh out a character. Using a combination of analysis and a series of fun exercises participants will explore different ways to make their characters come to life. Hands-on activities for Students at All Levels ❊ 21 ❊ Got S.T.D.? (Stock-characters to Develop) - Chris Kernan, Ashley Miller, Ashley Gist, & Alexa Dixon of SIUE Character development is an essential part of the acting process. Stereotypical/stock characters are not all bad. They can be the beginning of finding a well developed, three-dimensional character. This workshop will show you how to get from stock to stunning! Hands-on activities for Students at All Levels Acting With Each Other - Richard Herman of University of Central Missouri This participation workshop will focus on the essentials of working together as actors. Exercises in interactive dynamics, vulnerability, listening, discovery and using tactics will be explored as students work with partners in this very hands-on, on your feet, workshop. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels Long Form Improv - Wade Hughes of Missouri Valley College This workshop will introduce the participants to four building block exercises that enhance improviser’s ability to sustain a long form improv show through the use of details, active listing, and dynamic choices. If time permits the workshop will culminate in a short La Ronde in which a group will create a story based on a simple idea. Hands-on activities for Students at All Levels Activating Shakespeare - Harold Hynick of Missouri Valley College This workshop employs a variety of movement techniques designed to help the actor bring Shakespeare's charcters to life in new and dynamic ways. Hands-on activities for Students at All Levels Streatching and Tai Chi for Actors - Kevin King of Lebanon High School Students will learn basic stratches to waken the body and mind before a rehearsal. Students will also learn a Tai Chi set that will assist with breath control while on stage and the realtion of muscles and nerves. Be dressed to move. No open toesd shoes or heels. Hands-on activities for Students at All Levels So you want to be on TV? - Marqui Maresca of MMOV Studios What do you need to get started in Film and TV? How do you even get started with auditions once you have what you need? Learn these simple steps before you show up in one of the big cities! Lecture for Students at All LevelsFun with Shakespeare - Donna Northcott of Lindenwood University Get the most out of the Shakespearean verse; bringing the bard to life! Hands-on activities for Students at All Levels Physical Choices for Actors: Creating a Role - Kenneth Stilson of Southeast Missouri State University An interactive workshop helping actors to explore their own "habituals" and learning to make new physical choices for creating characters through observation and imagination. Hands-on activities for Students at All Levels Improv Game Workshops - CORE Improv The intent of this mini workshop is to focus on one game at a time. A different game will be the focus of each session, with the intent of answering four related questions: 1) What are the verbalized rules? 2) What are the unwritten rules? 3) What is the game REALLY about? 4) What's the game within the game? Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels Improv Bootcamp - CORE Improv A 75-minute Workshop. One of many workshops offered this year by CORE Improv. Tired of feeling tired? Well the secret of how to get toned and tuned-up is out! Try the Improv Bootcamp Workout and get back into your skinny scenes! Our unstoppable performance maximizing solution will help you break bad habits and start awesome ones. It's all about technique! We will help you be bolder, quicker, and just plain ripped with improv. Everyone at the beach will notice your flat improv-abs. Our instructors will make you drip with fake sweat. Bootcamp! Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels CORE Fundamentals of Improv - CORE Improv A 75-minute Workshop. One of many workshops offered this year by CORE Improv. If you are new or experienced with improv, this workshop is a must. It is intended to set the tone for your entire improv experience at the conference. Do you know what the CORE acronym means? Whether you do or don't, the real question is whether you are applying CORE to the fullest in every single scene. Learn easy-toapply tips for developing character, objective, relationship, and environment. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels ❊ 22 ❊ Combating Objections as a Woman Improvisor - Mimi Swoboda of CORE Improv A 60-minute Workshop taught by Mimi Swoboda for intermediate and advanced female improvisors. One of many workshops offered this year by CORE Improv. Mimi's unique and informed perspective on challenges female improvisors face has produced a series of popular workshops. This session will focus on how to use your gifts to prevent a scene from going south and handle dominating scene partners, all while giving the audience a treat. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Intermediate Students Attitude and Presentation in Improv – Ben Swoboda of CORE Improv A 60-minute Workshop taught by Ben Swoboda. One of many workshops offered this year by CORE Improv. "Hey you! Say something funny!" When you get right down to it, improv is potentially a pressure cooker: You + Spotlight + Audience - Script = Armpit Stains. This workshop is better than any antiperspirant because it's all-natural, won't leave a residue, and it applies to everything you will ever do onstage, in school, or in the workforce. What price would you put on a single workshop that could teach you how to appeal to your audience, build confidence with your team, and get more laughs, guaranteed? Did you say "A million dollars?" You betcha! Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels Make Improv Important: Exploring Objective – Steven Vance of CORE Improv A 60-minute Workshop taught by Steven Vance. One of many workshops offered this year by CORE Improv. We'll look at ways to catalog information in scenes, even as we're improvising the scene out of thin air. Understanding the types of information that we've invested into our scene, we'll be better able to heighten key aspects of the scene, allowing deeper exploration into what makes the scene meaningful. Come ready to improvise. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels Character Exploration - Susie Wall Now that you got the part, what do you do with it? This Workshop will help you learn how to do your homework and explore strong study habits that every actor needs in developing a role. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels The Rap & Rhyme of Shakespeare - Susie Wall of Susie Bring your Shakespeare monologue to this Workshop. We will explore Shakespeare's word choices, unpack his exciting phrases and metaphors, and bring your character to life with contemporary choices. We'll use a wide variety of musical genres as we sing his words! Hands-on activities for Intermediate Students Rasaboxes - a practical classroom application – Kate Watkins of Fort Zumwalt East High School Creating an emotion using your body is an advanced skill that creates very believable acting. Rasabox training helps young actors pay attention to what an emotion 'feels like' and how to manipulate it into different intensities. While Rasabox training can be difficult and time consuming, this workshop adapts the traditional practices into 50 - 90 minute classroom session. Designed for more advanced actors and educators who want to explore intense emotional recall. Hands-on activities for Advanced Students AUDITIONS Audition Smart: Film & TV - Marqui Maresca of MMOV Studios Learn all the need to knows about film and TV auditions from side preparation to what to expect in the audition room and even cold reading techniques. Come willing to do a mock cold reading audition using today’s hit TV show scripts. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels Headshots 101 - Marqui Maresca of MMOV Studios Learn the secrets to getting a great headshot so that you can get cast! Headshot photographer Marqui Maresca will take you through the whole process from money to makeup! Lecture for Students at All Levels Audition Intensive - Susie Wall of Susie Wall Designed with High School Juniors and Seniors in mind, this session will give insight on how to select contrasting monologues, tips on making unique and powerful choices and bring "Joy" into the room. Great workshop to prepare you for Unifieds! Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels Singing for the Actor - Robert Westenberg of Drury University This class will explore the motivation behind singing onstage and define an approach to creating strong acting choices while engaged in song. Attendants should bring sheet music and be prepared to sing. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels ❊ 23 ❊ Auditioning for the Theatre - Robert Westenberg of Drury University An introduction to audition techniques for the theatre. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels COLLEGE & CAREER So You Want to Be a Theatre Teacher - Lana Hagan of SIUE There are numerous paths to becoming a theatre educator. In this workshop you will discover how to achieve your goal, who and what are the gatekeepers along the way, and the value of pursuing a career in teaching the arts. Lecture for Students at All Levels Auditioning for College Acting and Musical Theatre Programs: The Inside Scoop – Kurt Heinlein of Missouri State University This dialogue and informational session will address the vital and most overlooked questions you must consider in choosing a college program. What are the different types of programs? What is a BFA vs. a BA? What are the benefits of each? Which is right for you? What is NAST accreditation? What does AEA affiliated mean? What things will tell you what a program is REALLY like? How do you know what their program graduates are doing? What are programs looking for? How do you best prepare your application materials and audition? And much much more. Please bring along your questions! Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels A Career in Entertainment – Brian Peters of Midwest Stunts Association and Morning Star Productions Mr. Peters will share his insights into an ever-changing world of film and theatre. Students will learn about joining unions; budgeting for moves to bigger cities; what to expect when you enter the professional world; and the potholes that lie in your path on the way to your success. Lecture for Advanced Students Marketing for the Actor - Ed Reggi of Paper Slip Theatre Actors are finding work outside the casting call. In this workshop you will learn how to market yourself, your current shows and your career. Using powerful social networking and traditional media tools Ed will guide you with hands on skills. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels DANCE Contemporary Dance Technique – Darryl Clark of Missouri State University This class will give exposure to modern dance technique that will be encountered in just about any dance class at any university. The warmup will focus using weight and breath to initiate movement. This concept will find its way in to the combination taught as part of this class. As with any class taught by this instructor, please dressed and prepared to MOVE! Hands-on activities for Students at All Levels Step-kick-kick: musical theatre dance! – Darryl Clark of Missouri State University A strengthening and thorough jazz dance warm-up followed with a progression and choreography to a classic Broadway-style dance number. Come and take but be dressed and prepared to MOVE! Hands-on activities for Students at All Levels Tap Dance (in sneakers) & Body Percussion - Anna Corvera In this workshop we will learn how to use our feet and hands and entire body as a musical instrument. We will explore old rhythms and create new rhythms together. As solo and ensemble performers, we will learn how to simultaneously be the music and the dance. Wear any shoes and clothes you can move in. Hands-on activities for Students at All Levels Hip Hop Dance - Anna Corvera This workshop will concentrate on a specific style of hip hop dance known as music video jazz or pop jazz. Don’t forget to bring your attitude and be ready to break a sweat! We will warm-up, learn choreography, and cool-down together. Wear clothes you can move in and sneakers. Hands-on activities for Students at All Levels ❊ 24 ❊ Jazz Dance - Anna Corvera Jazz dance is a truly American-made art form. It originated with the blending of African American and Caucasian aesthetics for movement and theatre. The evolution of jazz dance includes slavery dances, minstrel shows, tap & rhythmic dance, the charleston, the lindy hop & swing dance, fraternity stepping, social dances, contemporary jazz, etc. In this workshop we are going to move through the evolution of jazz dance. Wear clothes and footwear you can move in. Hands-on activities for Students at All Levels Musical Theatre Dance - Anna Corvera This workshop is for anyone interested in dancing on stage. We will work on stage presence, confidence, individuality, and character development through dance. Don’t forget to bring your personality! We will warm-up, learn and perform choreography, and cool-down together. Wear clothes and footwear you can move in. Hands-on activities for Students at All Levels African Dance for Er'Body! - Olori Oriyomi - Mama Yeye African Dance for Beginners! You have always wanted to try it. Seem like lots of Fun! Here is your opportunity to have fun while actually doing moments from West Africa. We'll take you step by step so bring a friend! NO Tight Clothing or SKINNY JEANS. Wear Sarongs, Dance Clothing or Wide Skirts! All are Welcome! Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels Afro Caribbean Dance - Olori Oriyomi - Mama Yeye We will travel the Caribbean through movement and dance to such places like Cuba, Jamaica, Trinadad, Haiti and more. Great for "ONCE ON THIS ISLAND " fans. Please wear wide skirts or sarongs. NO SKINNY JEANS or tight clothing. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels Soukous Dance: African Social Dances - Olori Oriyomi - Mama Yeye Soukous traveled from the congo through West Africa and Now in Hip Hop Music Videos! Whine your waist and enjoy West African movements performed in "Fela!” on Broadway and the social hubs of Europe. Er'Body can have a great time! Bring a long oblong scarf or sarong to wrap around your waist. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels Djembe Dance for Beginners - Olori Oriyomi - Mama Yeye Experience the most popular movements/songs for the most popular African Drum from West Africa. No Skinny Jeans or Tight clothing. Bring a Friend! All are Welcome! Wear your sarongs or wide skirts. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels DIRECTING Directing: Visual Storytelling - Doug Finlayson of Webster University At the foundation of all great directing is the art of visual storytelling. Working with a short script, the participants will explore tools for enhancing a script through action and behavior. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Intermediate Students MUSICAL THEATRE Dissecting the Song - Laura Enstall of Lindenwood University Want to dig into the musical theatre song you’re working on? Learn how to pull apart the text of a song to find out what your character is really trying to say. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels Let's Talk Voice - Michael Maresca of MMOV Studios One of the most popular workshops Michael Maresca teaches. Learn whatever you want! This singing class is built from the questions you ask during the workshop. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Intermediate & Advanced Students and Teachers Can't Sing? - Michael Maresca of MMOV Studios Why can’t you sing and why does everyone tell you you’re terrible? Find out what makes a singer and start on the path to becoming one. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Beginners and Teachers ❊ 25 ❊ Sing Smart Not Stupid - Michael Maresca of MMOV Studios Learn what the smart singers know by learning the secrets of the One Voice technique of singing. Sing smart, long, and healthfully. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Intermediate & Advanced Students and Teachers Improv A Musical - Ed Reggi of Paper Slip Theatre Let's make our own Broadway Musical. Musicals like Book of Mormon, [Title of show], Urinetown and Forbidden Broadway were all improvised first as scenes. Learn how to improvise your own musical. Great opportunity for both the singer and non-singer who wants to explore improv like never before. Hands-on activities for Students at All Levels Sing your "ACT" off! - Susie Wall of Susie wall Good Acting is integral to good singing. Think of your song as a monologue in musical form. This workshop will help you learn how to bring your song to life. Discover how to create clear circumstances, exploring the moment before, making unique and bold choices. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels PLAYWRIGHTING Sketch Comedy-From beginning to ? - Brooklin Green of Brooklin Green How do some of the greatest sketches come about from SNL to the internet? Simple: group effort and solo writing techniques. We will brainstorm as a group to develop the skeleton of sketches. Brooklin has experience as an improviser, and stand-up comedian, which has given a broader outlook to comedy writing. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels Collaborative Writing Through Devised Theatre - Harold Hynick of Missouri Valley College This workshop introduces the students to the collaborative process of creating and writing theatre through devised theatre techniques. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Advanced Students Where to begin??? Writing your first play - Gregory Owen of Central Methodist University Have an idea for a play but not sure what to do with it? Sometimes starting is the hardest part. This workshop will take a look at some creative steps to go from your idea to a finished script. Bring your laptop or paper and quill! Lecture for Beginners Playwriting Now - Lindsay Price of Theatrefolk Start playwriting now! Come with pen and paper, you'll be writing straight through in this mini-workshop starting with warm up exercises, moving to a monologue and ending with a scene. Hands-on activities for Students at All Levels Lindsay Price New Play Workshop - Lindsay Price of Theatrefolk Come see a new play in action! Lindsay Price workshops her brand new play BACKSPACE in front of an audience. There will be a performance, a Q & A on the writing process and a hands on writing activity. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels Page to Stage - Mick Sokol of Drury University Students submit scripts in November. The authors of the chosen scripts work with Dr. Mick Sokol of Drury University to develop and hone the play both via e-mail during December and at the conference. Plays then receive staged readings at the conference. Hands-on activities for Advanced Students SPECIAL TOPICS How to be an Honor Troupe - Mikelle Cortez of Fulton High School; State Board In addition to going over the "how" on the presentation of the Honor Troupe, we will be also sharing ideas of how to build an Honor Troupe. This is for sponsors AND student leaders who will be presenting at Leadership in September. Troupe may only present at leadership to be an Honor Troupe. Lecture for Students at All Levels Chatting with the ITO: Tips on Being the Best Leader You Can Be – Danielle Feinstein, State Student Officer and International Thespian Officer You have everything you need within you to be the best possible leader you can be, so come join the ITO and learn about tools you can use to bring out those skills and be a more effective part of your theatre program! It’s interactive, relaxed and it is led by someone your own age! Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels ❊ 26 ❊ Aging Made Easy - Gene Flaharty of Mehron Inc. This workshop will go over the different stages of aging and show how to accomplish the look on any age actor. The demo will show how to do shadow and highlights quickly and effectively for any size stage. Instructor will share how he has succeeded in making these tricks of the trade work on any stage. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels Special Effects Makeup for Stage - Gene Flaharty of Mehron, Inc. This workshop will show the newest products that can be used on stage to give you the best special effect for you stage production. Will go over blood products, latex, flesh gel, collodion and much more. Instructor will share which shows he has used these products on and will take questions on your future show. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels Freeze! Assume the position! (Variations of improv game Freeze Tag) - Brooklin Green of Brooklin Green Free yourself up! Take risks! Trust yourself more. We will cover basic hang-ups or mental blocks that occur in playing, this commonly used form of improvisation-Freeze Tag. We will explore different exercises and variations of this game. All play. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels Shut up and Improvise! - Brooklin Green of Brooklin Green When thinking and editing yourself paralyze you from performing and trusting your instincts!Improv teaches you to think quickly on your feet, cut out the clutter in your mind. This class is a fast-paced class geared toward getting you to stop thinking! Trust your instincts, react, justify, and move on! Be honest, trust yourself, and oh, yea, HAVE FUN. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels Learning Accept’d – Amie Gossett of Parkway West High School Learn more about the new scholarship and college audition process through Accept'd. We will walk through the website and talk with an Accept'd Representative. Audition video and portfolio guidelines will be explained and discussed. This is a workshop for both students and sponsors. Lecture for Advanced Students Dramawhat? An Introduction to Dramaturgy - Gad Guterman of Webster University In this hands-on workshop, participants will tackle dramaturgical work. As dramaturgs, students will explore a viable career in the theatre that exists beyond acting, directing, and designing. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Intermediate Students Wigs 101 - Pam Hickman of Costume Holiday House In this workshop we will discuss the pros/cons of using wigs in your upcoming shows. We will also discuss what types of wigs are available and how to tell the difference between wigs. We will also cover some basic styling techniques. Lecture for Beginners Mime is PHYSICAL Acting - Michael Lee of Austin Mime Theatre Move! Stand Still! Project! When you act with your WHOLE body, the whole audience gets it! Make your characters clear and understandable with physical attitudes, rhythm and movement styles to create your own mime sketches. Come ready to move! Hands-on activities for Students at All Levels Stand-up Comedy - Joe Marlotti of Marlotti Entertainment Manufacturing Students will learn the basics of stand-up comedy: How to write a joke, how to tell a joke, and what to do if your joke doesn't work. This course will help sharpen your public-speaking and presentation skills. Select students will get to perform an actual routine at the conclusion of the workshop. Break a leg! Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels SAW Those Reluctant Boards--Student Advocacy Works - Ben Martin of Missouri State Thespians An interactive session designed to get students involved in the important work of advocating for theatre in their local schools and across the state. We'll share strategies, programs and actually get you up and talking for your program in the workshop. It'll be some of the most important performance work you'll ever do. Parent chaperones are especially encouraged to attend as well. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels ❊ 27 ❊ Film Blitz – Brian Peters of Midwest Stunts Association and Morning Star Productions Students will be thrown into the hectic world of filmmaking. In just 75 minutes, the group as a whole will cast, rehearse, light, direct and shoot a short 2-minute film. Time permitting, they will analyze the final product. Hands-on activities for Students at All Levels Professional Theatrical Makeup - Keith Rennaker of Associated Theatrical Contractors A professional theatrical makeup class on Old Age Makeup including makeup techniques and the use of prosthetics. Topics discussed will include: Achieving realism through research; Degeneration over time (at 30; at 60; at 100yrs); Highlighting/Shadowing Wrinkles; Spots/Liver Damage/Rosacea/Yellowing of Skin; Hair growth & color; Surface Veins; Prosthetic Application; Blending of the prosthetic edge; and much more! They will be available to talk and answer questions between sessions as well. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels Theatre in our Schools celebration/ADVOCACY - Judy Rethwisch of Affton High School Mrs. Rethwisch will be presenting an advocacy campaign for high school programs, celebrating Theatre in Our Schools Month. Materials will be given for schools to celebrate this program and each individual school. Lecture for Students at All Levels Circus Skills – Josh Routh of Circus Kaput Students will have the opportunity to experience the many forms of tossing, collaboration, balancing and spinning that make up circus skills. In this workshop attendees will learn to spin plates, juggle, walk on stilts and much more. Also, there will be an opportunity for Q&A about circus life and how to follow the theatrical circus path professionally. Hands-on activities for Students at All Levels Theatrical Clown – Josh Routh of Circus Kaput In this workshop students will experience the dance of comedy that is Clown. Through movement-based scenes attendees will learn what is the true heart of clown, how to physically express status, clarity of movement and other physical comedy tools. Student will also leave the workshop with theatrical clown scenes for future use. Hands-on activities for Students at All Levels Mask Creation and Character Analysis - Scott Schoonover of SLSMasks This workshop introduces students to the process of Character Analysis/Creation through the world of Masks. By exploring the rich history of Mask Performance and examining traditional and contemporary masks, students will strengthen an understanding of Character Creation and analysis. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels STAGE COMBAT Basic Stage Combat – Brian Peters of Midwest Stunts Association and Morning Star Productions Students will learn the basic safety principles of performing controlled stage violence. Participants will practice punches, kicks, chokes and a variety of other unarmed techniques. Students should dress appropriately, and wear shoes they can move in. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels Stage Combat - Joe Potter of William Woods University Safe and effective hand to hand stage combat techniques. Hands-on activities for Students at All Levels TEACHERS ONLY Acting for the Camera and Film Production: A Cross-Curricular Collaboration - Janine Burmeister of Ladue Horton Watkins High School LHS Films offers advanced Broadcast Technology 2 students and Acting 3 students, a unique experience to make a short scripted film, from concept to completion. Broadcast Technology students utilize the web-based curriculum ISMFilms.com, created by current Hollywood producers. From development, to production, to postproduction skills and requirements, students are challenged to successfully complete all the steps required in producing a short 5-15 minute film. Students end the year by screening their finished products at the annual Ladue FilmFest held each April in our Ladue High School Performing Arts Center. This workshop will offer instructors the format for this course as created by Janine Burmeister and Don Goble from Ladue Horton Watkins High School. Lecture for Advanced Students ❊ 28 ❊ Directing Devised Theatre - Harold Hynick of Missouri Valley College This workshop introduces directors to the collaborative creative process of devised theatre. Learn how to build on the multiplicity of talents in your student body and community to create unique works of theatre that engage your students and community in new ways. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Advanced Students Props students can make - Melissa Queen-Couch of Timberland High School I will discuss a variety of props that students have made and show you examples of the processes we have used. I will give out some lessons and advice on how students can get involved as well as some research ideas that you can use. Lecture for Students at All Levels Tennessee Williams in St. Louis - Brian Welch of Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School Travel by van to the major sites in St. Louis that are directly connected to the famous playwright's life, including THE GLASS MENAGERIE apartment, numerous homes where Williams lived, and his grave site in Calvary Cemetery. You will also see other cites that are referenced in his first critical and commercial success as a playwright, THE GLASS MENAGERIE. Please sign-up at the Registration table as space is limited. Hands-on activities for Advanced Students Startng Your Own Theatre Parent Organization – Nicole Voss of Parkway Central HS This workshop is designed to inform sponsors how to start and maintain a theatre parent organization. Discussion-based with lots of handouts! Both hands-on activities and lecture for Advanced Students TECHNICAL THEATRE 3,000 years of costume history in 30 min - Eric Barnes In this overview lecture course, of the evolution of fashion and clothing through history, you will learn both the terminology of historic clothign pieces but also see how fashion has changed and morphed as we move through time. Lecture for Intermediate Students Advanced Materials and Topics for Stage Props - Eric Barnes In this workshop learn about some materials helpful in creating large scale props and sculpted fabric items, focus will be on materials to help increase your ideas of creating masks, trees, books and other sort of large scale sculpted goods. As well as more in depth discussion of adding refinement to created props. Lecture for Intermediate Students Exploring New Materials to Create Amazing Hand Props - Eric Barnes In this hands-on workshop, you'll learn some fun and simple materials to create custom hand props. We will focus on materials to sculpt and create detailed and intricate hand prop items. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels Food glorious Food- Faking Food - Eric Barnes Food is one of the most common things faked for stage shows; in this class learn about ideas and techniques to help create more realistic stage food and easy ways to create delicious pieces that will fool any audience. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Intermediate Students Gold Leafing Techniques - Eric Barnes In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn the techniques of how to gold/silver leaf surfaces; turning even the simplest props into gilt masterpieces. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Advanced Students Replicating Blood, Guts, Gore and More - Eric Barnes In this class learn about all sorts of different styles of home made stage blood and other materials and techniques for all of those messy show needs. Learn everything from common stage blood recipes and which styles work best for which show, to ways to make things appear messy. Lecture for Advanced Students Silicone Molding/Plastic Casting [Part 1] - Eric Barnes In part one of this class learn about silicone mold making as a way to reproduce items that you need multiple copies of onstage. Learn the ways that you can transform a sculpted clay piece or found objects into a realized plastic object [Note: Must attend both sessions.] Both hands-on activities and lecture for Advanced Students ❊ 29 ❊ Silicone Molding/Plastic Casting [Part 2] - Eric Barnes In the continuation of Part 1, learn about other types of molds and learn about effects and treatments you can use to make your plastic piece look as if it is metal or glass. Also learn about ideas and examples for life-casting and additional advanced techniques [Note: Must have attended Part 1, class continues straight through.] Both hands-on activities and lecture for Advanced Students What/Where/When/How of Props; an Introduction to Props for the stage - Eric Barnes In this introductory course, you will learn the what/where/when and how of Stage Props and also explore what it is a Props Master does to build/buy/find/create props for a production. Lecture for Students at All Levels Build A Hero: An Exercise in Characterization and Costume Design - Ashley Bellet of Oklahoma City University School of Theatre This workshop focuses on the process of characterization, collaboration, and costume design. Participants will create a superhero based upon given circumstances- building a background, arch-nemesis, costume, and combat style. Participants will also have the opportunity to practice rendering this superhero, and present their work to the group. Hands-on activities for Students at All Levels The Google Menagerie - Nick Cusumano of Edtech4theatre.com/Fort Zumwalt South High School Use Google's powerful set of productivity tools to organize your productions- from collecting contact, information, ordering show shirts, giving actors notes, design your set, work collaboratively with designers, embed show photos into your website and much more. Stage managers, directors and teachers do not miss this workshop. BYOD – Bring Your Own Device to the workshop. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels All the Web's a Stage - Nick Cusumano of Edtech4Theatre.com/Ft. Zumwalt School District The internet is filled with great tools that can inspire your designs, organize your research and help create your design concept for your productions. Come learn how tap into all the resources available using the following tools: Google, Evernote, Visually, Glogster, Pic Monkey and more. BYOD – Bring Your Own Device to the workshop. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels Color and Line Theory for Designers - Louise Herman of Lindenwood University The workshop will include a discussion of design theory in terms of color and line, including their natural and cultural basis and the responses they evoke. After presentation of the basic principles, the students will participate in an art project for the purpose of demonstrating the ideas presented. Hands-on activities for Students at All Levels Creating a Light Plot using Vectorworks Spotlight 2013 - Patrick Immel of Northwest Missouri State University This workshop will provide an overview of creating a light plot and paperwork using Vectorworks Spotlight 2013. VW Spotlight 2013 is used by scenic and lighting designers worldwide. Make sure your students know about this wonderful piece of software before they enter the world of professional theatre or higher education! Lecture for Students at All Levels Creative Lighting Design - Phil Nacy of Southeast Missouri State University An introductory workshop and demonstration in the design process and CAD-generated lighting design for the theatre. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels Watercolor Basics - Gregory Owen of Central Methodist University A demonstration of some basic watercolor techniques and how they can be used to create paint renderings for your production. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Beginners Projections 101 - A Primer of tools, tips, and techniques for low to mid-range production budgets. - Jeff Peltz of University of Central Missouri The march of technology constantly expands the range of tools available to theatre practitioners. This workshop offers an overview of old school projection techniques and modern video projection systems and their application in the realm of design for live performance. Since most organizations lack the budget of an Olympic opening ceremony or U2 concert tour the emphasis is on better/faster/cheaper solutions for the rest of us. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels ❊ 30 ❊ Rigging Safety - Jay Rozema of Missouri Valley College I've got a rope, let's do Peter Pan! We see it all the time, a fly system is not something to mess around with. The proper procedures of rigging, operating, and caring for a fly system will make the difference between someone who is safe and someone who is dangerous. Join us on exploring the proper way to operate a fly system, load and unload scenery, which hardware to use and which not to use, and what you can do to make the proper connections when flying scenery. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels Have you ever thought of building scenery out of this? - Dan Williams of Missouri Southern State University Examples and a slide show of alternative building materials and ideas using easy to find and sometimes even free materials for constructing scenery, props, and costumes. Please bring your own ideas to share. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Students at All Levels Foam Rubber Twinkies and Boulders You Can Throw - Dan Williams of Missouri Southern State University Hands on workshop on how to carve and build scenery, props, and costumes out of styrofoam. Includes carving techniques as well as coating, texturing, and painting of this inexpensive and light weight material. Hands-on activities for Students at All Levels Sound Check I - Joel Williams of Ottawa University An introduction to sound systems, and their components. Special attention will be paid to sound mixing and distribution. Introduction to the concepts of compression, limiters, gates and EQ. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Beginners Sound Check II - Joel Williams of Ottawa University Focus on EQ, compression, gates and limiters. Includes tips and tricks for making your sound better. Both hands-on activities and lecture for Intermediate Students VISIT THE STORE BY THE REGISTRATION ROOM ❊ 31 ❊ ONE-ACT PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTIONS Summer at the Lake ✺ Parkway North HS The autobiographical play tells the story of Donald Fenway, a sensitive teenager who feels trapped by his selfabsorbed Southern mother and his shoe-company executive father, who wants him to abandon his plans for college and find a menial job. The Actor’s Nightmare ✺ Parkway West HS Having casually wandered onstage, George is informed that one of the actors, Eddie, has been in an auto accident and he must replace him immediately. Apparently no one is sure of what play is being performed but George seems to find himself in the middle of a scene from Private Lives. As he fumbles through one missed cue after another the other actors shift to Hamlet, then a play by Samuel Beckett, and then a climactic scene from what might well be A Man for All Seasons—by which time the disconcerted George has lost all sense of contact with his fellow performers. Yet, in the closing moments of the play, he rises to the occasion and finally says the right lines, whereupon makebelieve suddenly gives way to reality as the executioner's axe instead sends poor George to oblivion—denying him a well-earned curtain call. The Least Offensive Play in the Whole Darn World ✺ North Kansas City HS Want to perform a classic play too offensive for your high school? Then the ScriptCleaner5000 is the product for you! Sit back and relax as Cynocorp representatives Shelly and Tom present sample scenes from plays that have been treated with this exciting new technology. Wipe away that dirty David Mamet profanity! Violence in Shakespeare? Gone. And what about those pesky sex scenes? The ScriptCleaner5000 has got you covered! A Zoo Story ✺ Webster Groves HS A man sits peacefully reading in the sunlight in Central Park. There enters a second man. He is a young, unkempt and undisciplined vagrant where the first is neat, ordered, well-to-do and conventional. The vagrant is a soul in torture and rebellion. He longs to communicate so fiercely that he frightens and repels his listener. He is a man drained of all hope who, in his passion for company, seeks to drain his companion. With provocative humor and unrelenting suspense, the young savage slowly, but relentlessly, brings his victim down to his own atavistic level as he relates a story about his visit to the zoo. I Hate Shakespeare ✺ Fort Zumwalt North HS We hate Shakespeare! At least that's what the audience thinks until they get a rip-roaring rundown of Shakespeare's classics. With zombies, talking cows, and an appearance by Jerry Springer, I Hate Shakespeare! is a hilarious and fast-paced introduction to Shakespeare -- with a modern twist. Plus, someone gets a pie in the face. ❊ 32 ❊ McCluer High School Proudly presents APRIL 11-13, 2013 7:00 PM M5 Little Theatre 1896 S New Florissant Road Florissant, MO 63031 $5 in advance/$6 at door 314-595-3952 ❊ 33 ❊ WORKSHOP PRESENTER BIOS ERIC BARNES is the Props Master for the Central City Opera and the Tulsa Opera and also works as a freelance Props Artisan for the Repertory Theater of St. Louis, Actors Theater of Louisville, the L.A. Opera and various other professional theater and opera companies across the U.S. ASHLEY BELLET is the Professor of Costume Design at Oklahoma City University. She received BAs in English and Theatre Design (University of the South, Sewanee), and MFA in Theatre Design (University of Memphis). She has taught at University of Memphis and University of Tulsa. She has designed scenery and costumes for University of Tulsa, Theatre Tulsa, Light Opera OK, Playhouse on the Square, Circuit Playhouse, and Theatreworks in Memphis. She is a member of KCACTF Region 6 and Vice-Commissioner of Programming for Education Commission of USITT. MARY LOU BELLI is an Emmy Award winner producer, writer, and director. On BET, she has just fished directing "Second Generation Wayans," "Reed Between the Lines," and “The Game,” the spinoff to “Girlfriends” which she directed for 7 consecutive seasons. Mary Lou also directed "Monk," "Wizards of Waverly Place, and “Sister, Sister" and is the co-author of three books: “The Sitcom Career Book,” and "Acting for Young Actors," and "Directors Tell the Story." She teaches at USC's School of Cinematic Arts. JANINE BURMEISTER is in her 8th year at Ladue and her 28th year as a teacher and director of educational theatre. Professional acting credits include work with STAGES St. Louis. Don is an award winning Broadcast Technology, Film & Multimedia Instructor at Ladue. DARRYL KENT CLARK: Mr. Clark, BA, Columbia College, MFA, SUNY College at Brockport, is a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan. He debuted as a dancer in Chicago in 1981, where he danced in the works of many nationally known choreographers. His interests as a performing artist expanded to include work as a dancer with Princess Cruises, Vee Corporation, film work with choreographers Otis Sallid, Neisha Folkes and Quinnie Sacks and work as an actor with First Folio Shakespeare Festival of Oak Brook IL, Rochester, NY’s Geva Theater, Chicago’s Marriott. BEN CORBETT, a Designated Linklater Voice Teacher, is a Professor of Acting at Oklahoma City University. Professional credits include Shakespeare Dallas, Nashville Shakespeare Festival, OK Shakespeare in the Park, Barter Theatre, Burning Coal Theatre, Bare Theatre, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, City Rep, Blowing Rock Stage Co., Light Opera OK, Shakespeare & Co., North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, & Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival. He is a member of Actor's Equity and Associate Editor for OK for the International Dialects of English Archive. CORE IMPROV (BEN SWOBODA, MIMI SWOBODA, & STEVEN VANCE) has been providing improv coaching to St. Louis High School and University students since 1999. With a combined seventy years improv experience, members Ben Swoboda, Steven Vance, Katy Ryan, Megan Kenny, Mimi Swoboda, Andy Sloey and Ryan Lee have trained and performed with institutions such as iO Theater, The Annoyance, Second City, The Improv Shop, Comedy Sportz, and CITY Improv. Also independent groups such as Six Gibbler, Ya Ya Hey Ya, Unpainted Improv, New Madrid's Fault, Ted Dangerous. MIKELLE CORTEZ is the theatre director at Fulton High School. Prior to moving to Missouri in 2005, Mrs. Cortez was a teacher in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2006, Mrs. Cortez began teaching at Fulton High School. The first drama club meeting had 25 people in attendance. Thespian Troupe 4565 now has 60 (out of 650) students in their program. They consistantly have around 60 students participating in all of their events. ANNA CORVERA grew up in St. Louis, MO & started dancing at age 3. She performed at St. Louis MUNY Opera & Six Flags. She majored in dance at U of I. In NYC, she choreographed commercials & a music video; performed in theatre festivals & promo videos; judged dance & cheerleading competitions; & taught at New York University & studios in NY and NJ. Currently she is pursuing an MFA in Dance Performance and Choreography at SUNY Brockport and is a guest teacher at multiple colleges for their Musical Theatre and Dance Departments. NICK CUSUMANO is in his 18th year teaching Theatre and Film at Fort Zumwalt South High School. A Google Apps for Education Qualified Individual who started his blog www.edtech4theatre.com to help Theatre and Film teachers and students incorporate technology in their classes and productions. He has presented educaton technology workshops at EdTA's International Thespian Festival, Leadership Summit and Annual Teachers Conferences. CHARLES DOUGHERTY has been a working actor for over 30 years. He appeared with Minnie Driver in the film BEAUTIFUL, directed by Sally Field. He appeared with Martin Landau in the film AN EXISTENTIAL AFFAIR. He had a starring role in the Roger Corman film, WELCOME TO OBLIVION. Mr. Dougherty has guest starred on numerous television shows from HAPPY DAYS to MONK. His recent television appearances include UNDERCOVERS, THE MIDDLE, DOLLHOUSE, and BONES as well as in “The Late Night Wars” on THE JIMMY KIMMEL SHOW. He has appeared in over 300 television shows. ❊ 34 ❊ LAURA ENSTALL will graduate with her MFA in musical theatre directing from Lindenwood University this summer. She holds a BA in Musical Theatre from the University of Northern Colorado. A proud member of the Actor’s Equity Association, a few of Laura’s favorite roles include the title role Junie B. Jones in the national tour, Bet in Oliver at The Little Theatre of the Rockies and most recently Helena with St. Louis Shakespeare. Laura has been teaching children’s musical theatre classes and voice for the past three years. DANIELLE FEINSTEIN - As an ITO, International Thespian Officer, Danielle Feinstein has three main jobs all year. She travels to many different state conferences and gives leadership and theatre advocacy workshops. Over the summer, the International Thespian Festival takes place in Lincoln, Nebraska which the ITO help coordinate as well. Lastly, she works to raise money all year long for Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS which helps support those affected by AIDS in the theatrical community. CHARLIE FERSKO SAG/AFTRA/EQUITY. Lots of theatre. Look for Charlie as comic relief in Brant Sersen’s upcoming psychological thriller, Sanatorium. Charlie has been a lawyer on Law & Order: SVU, and a gun-dealer on Hack. Charlie has done over 2 dozen commercials & industrials, for companies such as Sprite (directed by Spike Lee), Goldman Sachs and BellSouth, and the NY soaps. He has also been on College Sports TV. DOUG FINLAYSON most recently directed Gnome for Christmas for the Imaginary Theatre Company and Lost in Yonkers at New Jewish Theatre. He has been the Head of Directing at Webster University since 1998. He was nominated for the 2011 Kevin Kline Award for Best Director of a Play for his production of Equus at HotCity Theatre and won the 2008 Kevin Kline Award for Best Director of a Play for Kindertransport which he directed at the New Jewish Theatre. He started his directing career in Chicago as Associate Artistic Director to Robert Falls. GENE FLAHARTY received his BA in Communication Arts with a minor in Theatre. He has been doing professional makeup for TV, film print, & theatre for over 32 years. He enjoys teaching students at a local college, & when he’s not helping them, he’s out doing makeup on other celebrities including Martin Short, Dee Wallace Stone, Davy Jones, David Ogden Stiers, B.D. Wong, Art Garfunkel & Phyllis Diller. He has designed over 200 different theater productions. Gene enjoys makeup education & design as he does lecture/demonstrations across the country in his full time position as Sales Manager/Makeup Artist for Mehron Inc. in New York. He has been published with articles “Stretching Your Makeup” & “How Safe is Your Makeup.” PHIL GILL: A graduate of Webster Groves High School and a proud member of Thespian Troupe 191, Phil received his BFA in Musical Theatre from Drake University in 2008. After a working with several theatre companies in Birmingham, AL, and a stint touring the country as a Tour Actor/Director with the Missoula Children’s Theatre, he is working towards his MFA in Directing at Lindenwood University. BROOKLIN GREEN teaches workshops across the U.S. Her students succeed, from comedy competitions to working professionals. She has a BA in theatre and an MA in communication/ leadership with Gonzaga University. She has been a guest Artist at Texas Thespian Festival for the last 4 years and International for 2. A graduate from the world famous Chicago's Second City Conservatory, she appeared on Nick at Night's Funniest Mom in America Season 3/regional finalist. She’s appeared in performances and taught workshops around the US for over 12 years. AMIE GOSSETT has taught at Parkway West High School for 10 years and has been on the Adult Board for 4 years. GAD GUTERMAN: Prior to teaching at Webster University, Gad taught theatre history, play analysis, playwriting, and educational theatre at Wagner College. His essays have appeared in Theatre Survey, Theatre Journal, and the Journal of American Drama and Theatre. From 2004 to 2011, he served as the Education Director for the Vineyard Theatre in New York City, an Off-Broadway company dedicated to producing new plays and musicals. He is the author of a play for young actors published by Eldridge Plays, My Uncle Shakespeare. LANA HAGAN is Director of Theater Education at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Her 30 year teaching career has spanned high school and college. She is past chapter director of MO Thespians, past leadership coach for EdTA and is the recipient of the EdTA Hall of Fame Award. She has been invited to present workshops from coast to coast. She is most proud of the Lana Hagan Theatre Education Scholarship given in her honor each year at the MO Thespian Festival. KURT GERARD HEINLEIN is currently the Coordinator of the Acting Program at Missouri State University. He has AEA, SAG/AFTRA credits that include on and off-Broadway, national tours, film, television, and commercial print. He is currently the national Vice President of the Association of Theatre Movement Educators. As a certified member of SAFD, FDC, and USA, he stays very active coordinating violence for stage and television. LOUISE HERMAN returned to educational theatre after a seven-year position as primary draper at The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego where she worked on several shows that went to Broadway, and with a number of Tony winning designers, directors, and actors. She has designed costumes for over 115 shows, from Shakespeare to musicals, children’s shows to modern dance. Those productions include A Quality of Mercy at Playwrights Horizons starring Kathy Bates, Tulsa Ballet’s The Nutcracker, and National Arts Theatre’s Caligula. ❊ 35 ❊ RICHARD HERMAN is Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Central Missouri. As an actor and director he has been involved in over 150 university and professional theatre productions. He currently serves on the National Executive Committee for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. PAM HICKMAN is the store manager of Costume Holiday House in Columbus, Ohio. She enjoys working with the local drama groups with their shows. She enjoys wigs styling and special FX makeup. WADE S. HUGHES has his MFA from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. He has worked professionally as an actor and director. Wade has spent the past five years teaching at Missouri Valley College where he serves as the coach for the MVC Flatliners improv troupe. prior to coming to MVC he taught at High Point University and was the Chair of Fine Arts. HAROLD HYNICK is an Assistant professor of Theatre at Missouri Valley College. He has taught theatre at Drake University, Chadron State College, Midland Lutheran College, Dakota Wesleyan University, and the University of South Dakota. Currently he serves as Missouri State Chair for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. His professional experience includes work at The Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, The Black Hills Playhouse, The Penobscot Theatre Company, and Stages Repertory Theatre in Houston. PATRICK J. IMMEL is an Assoc Prof of Scenic & Lighting Design at Northwest Missouri State University. He holds a BS from UW - Oshkosh and he received his MFA from SIU - Carbondale. Recent designs at NW include the World Premiere of Midwives and Witches, Fuddy Meers, The Tempest, Almost Maine, Our Town, Tartuffe. Regional design credits include, CATS, & I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change! Research interests include discovering new and better ways of integrating computer technology into the design process. KEVIN KING is the theatre teacher and speech and debate coach at Lebanon High School. In addition to teaching Kevin has also done some professional acting work. He has studied the Chinese Martial Arts and is always looking at how movement and breath control can assist in theatre. At one point he was one of the top 3 chinese martial artist in the nation. MICHAEL LEE is the Artistic Director Austin Mime Theatre, his newest company. His ever-expanding work ranges from solo family shows to full-length mime dramas and theatrical circus. Two of his full-length mime dramas, This, Uh, Body (Texas) and ‘Lascaux, Dawn of Art (Michigan) won State Thespian Festival competitions, qualifying for the International Thespian Festival. He is one of the last and most advanced students of the late French mime Marcel Marceau. MARQUI MARESCA, co-founded MMOV Studios, graduated with a B.A. in theatre from UCLA where she studied with stars such as John Rubinstein, Mel Shapiro, and Anthony Hopkins. Her credits include: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels- Dallas Uptown Players, Ginger & Me- World Premier, Saturday Night Fever- National Tour, and Scratch & Burn- MTV. MICHAEL MARESCA: Founder of the One Voice technique and owner of MMOV Studios in the Cloud, creator of ‘The For Starters’ vocal program, toured on Mamma Mia! and Saturday Night Fever, has worked with tens of thousands of singers using his vocal technique to help them sing higher, longer, and healthier. He has recently taught at the ITF 2012, Tennessee Arts Academy, The Broadway Theatre Project, resident faculty at ‘The Performing Arts Project’, and is proud to join the Texas State University Musical Theatre program this fall as the head of voice. JOE MARLOTTI: With over 20 years’ experience, Joe Marlotti has made a living being a stand-up comedian. He has headlined in major comedy clubs across America and worked with comedy’s biggest names from Jeff Foxworthy and Drew Carey to Dave Attell and Bo Burnham. As a corporate comedian, Joe has performed at national conferences for AT&T, Boeing, US Bank, Panera and others. Living in St. Louis, Joe also works extensively as an actor and writer. He can be seen and/or heard in many and various commercials, instructional videos and voiceovers. BEN MARTIN: Chair of the Scholarship Program and Advocacy Liaison for Missouri Thespians. Secretary of the Missouri Alliance for Arts in Education and a member of the national Advocacy Task Force for Educational Theatre Association PHIL NACY is a Lighting and Sound Designer and Chair of the Department of Theatre & Dance at Southeast Missouri State University. DONNA NORTHCOTT received her BA in Theatre from St. Louis University and an MA in Theatre from Northwestern University; she completed the summer Shakespeare workshop at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and served an internship in Artistic Administration at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. Ms. Northcott is the founding Artistic Director of St. Louis Shakespeare and Magic Smoking Monkey Theatre, producing 5-6 productions annually. She has worked professionally as an actor, voiceover actor, director, playwright, and costume designer. YEYE OLORI ORIYOMI is best known as MAMA YEYE. Ma'Ye continues to fulfill her destiny one movement at a time, providing education with dance, sekere( sha-ka-ray) workshops. She LOVES sharing West African dance, Afro Caribbean dance, movement, culture, percussion, songs and theatre while inspiring Youth to be triple threat on stage. ❊ 36 ❊ GREGORY OWEN is an instructor at Central Methodist University. Greg is a scenic & lighting designer and playwright at CMU and is actively involved with the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America. Greg’s ten minute play, 20 Oz of Crazy, won second pace in the Center of the World Festival’s 2011 Ecodrama Contest and his ten minute play, Next!, was selected for production by the Academy of International Educators Ten Minute Play Buffet XIII. JEFF PELTZ is an Associate Professor at the University of Central Missouri. He has served as a scenic designer, lighting designer, projection designer, technical director, production/stage manager and instructor or consultant for such producing organizations as Indiana University Northwest, Illinois Dance Theatre, Illinois Opera Theatre, Dance Theatre of Lynchburg, Virginia School of the Arts, Parkland College, West Virginia Public Theatre, Greystone Productions, Central Missouri Repertory Theatre and the Granbury Opera House. BRIAN PETERS (AEA/SAG-AFTRA) is professional stuntman, actor and fight director. He has worked with the St. Louis Rep, Stages St. Louis, and The Muny. He has also appeared in: The Dark Knight; Wanted; Chicago Fire; Shameless; The Mob Doctor; and Superman - Man of Steel. JOE POTTER is Artistic Director of Theatre and has been a full-time WWU theatre professor for 30 years. He earned his BA in Theatre from Drury University and his MA in Theatre Arts from Cal State University, Los Angeles. Before coming to WWU, he worked in professional theatre, television and film. His professional theatre credits include four seasons with Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, MO. His television and movie credits include such productions as Star Trek: The Movie, 1941, Blade Runner, Superman, The Waltons, and Dukes of Hazzard. LINDSAY PRICE is the resident playwright for THEATREFOLK a publisher of playscripts for schools and student performers. She averages over 300 productions a year in schools across Canada, the US and overseas. Most recently Lindsay had five productions advance to the Regional Showcase level of the Sears Drama festival including the premiere of CHICKEN. ROAD. She regularly teaches playwriting workshops at conferences and festivals must recently at the Arizona State Thespian festival, the EDTA Conference, and the CODE conference. MELISSA QUEEN-COUCH earned her Master's in Theatre from the University of Arkansas. She has been teaching theatre for 17 years. She has taught at the middle school, high school, and college levels. ED REGGI performs and coaches improv internationally. He got his start studying with The Second City's founder Paul Sills. Taking a class with Reggi will change your entire experience around improv acting! KEITH RENNAKER has been a wonderful asset for the staff and customers of Associated Theatrical Contractors for 7 years. He’s been doing costumes & makeup professionally for almost 20years. He has a degree in Visual Communication from the Colorado Institute of Art. He is one of ATC’s 3 resident Makeup Artists and Instructors for their Professional Makeup Classes. JUDY RETHWISCH has been actived in educational theatre for over 40 years. Durning that time she has advocated for educational theatre and has been active in the Education Theatre Association and the American Alliance for Theatre and Education. Today she will be presenting an advocy campaign for high school programs, celebrating Theatre in Our Schools Month. Materials will be given for schools to celbrate this program and each individual school. JOSH ROUTH is a nationally recognized circus performer and a founding member of the comedic circus troupes Death By Tickle and Circus Kaput. He trained at the Circus Center in San Francisco for two years with Master acrobat Lu Yi and attended the Clown Conservatory where he graduated “Class Clown". Josh has performed with The New Pickle Circus, The San Francisco Youth Circus, The Much Ado Shakespeare Circus, Metro Theater Company, Ballet Eclectica, The St. Louis Shakespeare Festival and many others. He has performed for over 20 years in 42 states. When he is not performing, he is a circus arts and theater instructor. He has been a guest lecturer and teacher for the American Youth Circus Organization, COCA, Circus Flora, Circus Center, Washington University, Missouri Association of School Librarians and others. Recently, he was awarded a CAT Fellowship through the Regional Arts Commission and Webster University for his work as a social artist. JAY S. ROZEMA is an Associate Professor of Design and Technology at Missouri Valley College. Jay has worked at such theatres as The Peterborough Players, ASOLO Conservatory, Interlochen Arts Academy, La Comedia, The Germantown Theatre Co., and the Arizona Theatre Company. Besides MVC Jay has taught theatre design and technology at Miami University (Ohio), Northwest Missouri State University, Univ. of NC at Pembroke, and Ohio Northern University. Jay earned his MFA in Lighting Design from The Florida State University School of Theatre. SCOTT L. SCHOONOVER is a freelance Scenic Designer and Mask Maker. Holding a BA from Saint Louis University and an MFA from the University of Iowa, Scott’s designs have been seen in Tulsa, St. Louis, Iowa City, Massachusetts, Kansas City, and Chicago. In St. Louis he has worked with The Muny, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, New Line Theatre, St. Louis Shakespeare, and The New Jewish Theatre. Recent designs include High Fidelity and Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson at NewLine Theatre. As a Mask Maker, Scott has studied in traditional Balinese Mask. ❊ 37 ❊ MICK SOKOL teaches playwriting and other theatre courses at Drury University in Springfield. He enjoys helping students develop and present new plays. KENNETH L. STILSON is a Professor of Acting/Directing/Musical Theatre at Southeast Missouri State University. Dr. Stilson is a playwright, screenwriter, and author of the classic textbook, Acting is Believing. SUSIE WALL is a professional actor, a member of SAG-AFTRA & AEA. She has performed in Regional Theatres throughout the country. Locally she has worked at The Rep, Stages.HotCity, Stray Dog and The Shakespeare Festival. She is an accomplished Voice-Over and Commercial Talent with national and network spots. her Film credits include SAVING SHILOH, GHOST IMAGE & UP IN THE AIR. She ia Faculty at Webster University Conservatory. She also has her own Acting Studio called Play it Forward. www.susiewall.biz KATE WATKINS is the theater teacher at Fort Zumwalt East School. She is not an expert or certified in Rasabox training. She was interested in the concept and adapted the original practices to make it appropriate for an advanced classroom. She hopes to share this activity with aspiring actors and teachers who want a new activity to take back to their individual troupes. BRIAN WELCH has taught theatre for the past 37 years in both public and private schools in Missouri. Brian has served as the Missouri State Director and a Territory Director of KS, IL, and MO. He is a member of the EdTA Hall of Fame, a past trustee for the EdTA board, and a main stage director and screener for ITS. He has been recognized as a teacher of excellence by ISACS and USC. In early 2012, Brian was inducted into the MO Thespians Hall of Fame. DAN WILLIAMS is in his second year as the Designer Technical Director at Missouri Southern State University. Dan has been designing for theatre, dance, opera, and film for 23 years. He has received 7 Meritorious Achievement Awards from the Kennedy Centre American College Theatre Festival for his design work as well as a Mary Jane Tealle Award and a Jester Award in his hometown Wichita Kansas. JOEL WILLIAMS: Assistant Instructor, Technical Director ❊ 38 ❊ ❊ 39 ❊ DELEGATE CONDUCT GUIDELINES All delegates (adult and student) and parent/guardians should read the following list of conduct rules for the Missouri State Thespian Conference. These conduct guidelines supersede any additional requests or rules made by troupe directors at the conference and must be followed by all delegates. No delegate will be allowed to attend the conference unless they have agreed to abide by the conference conduct guidelines. Failure to do so may result in a delegate being sent home at their expense and/or potentially a troupe not being allowed to attend future conferences. Your required signature on the Consent Form indicates your acceptance of agreement to follow all this agreement to adhere to all guidelines. THEATER ETIQUETTE - It is your job to be a good audience member. The following are prohibited: food/drink in the theater, feet on the seats, hats, improper language, distractions for the performers/speakers, any use of cell phones (including texting), exits/entrances into the house during any performance, flash photography or recording devices. Troupe directors are expected to sit with their students to help enforce these standards. Each troupe will have assigned seats in the theater for all conference events. Delegates who do not follow the above guidelines may have their badge pulled by the house manager and/or permanently removed from the house for future performances. WORKSHOP ETIQUETTE - Being a polite and active participant in conference workshops is the responsibility of all delegates. The following are prohibited within workshop sessions: food/drink in the workshop space, inappropriate use of furniture, improper language, and distractions for the speakers/other workshop participants. The following are use/policies that are up to the workshop instructor: any use of cell phones (including texting), entrances/exits into the workshop after it has begun, photography or recording devices. CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE - No student, under any circumstance, may attend the MO State Thespian Conference without his/her appointed troupe director, cosponsor, or school approved designated sponsor. While at the conference, delegates are expected to participate in all conference events including General Sessions and Main Stage Performances. Students are not permitted under any circumstances to leave the conference site (hotel/convention center) without a sponsor and/or chaperone. BADGES - Identification badges must be worn above the waist and be visible on all delegates at all times throughout the conference. Any adult may retrieve the badge of any student who is not following this code of conduct. A retrieved badge should be brought to the registration area, turned in, and brief paperwork filled out. The student's troupe director will be notified, given a copy of the paperwork, and appropriate action will be taken to correct the problem and/or remove the student from the conference. EVENING DANCE ETIQUETTE - All delegates must wear their badges above the waist in order to enter the dance area. Costuming for the dance theme should be appropriate and tasteful. The following are prohibited: food/drink in the dance space (other than water), inappropriate use of furniture, improper language, "body surfing", "Freak" dancing, "Grinding", or any dancing that includes sexually explicit or suggestive dance gestures. Moshing, slamming, and break dancing are not allowed. If too many couples are dancing inappropriately the lights will be turned on and/or music changes as a collective warning for everyone. A verbal warning will be made on the microphone. If after this warning if the inappropriate behavior continues, the dance will end immediately. ALCOHOL/DRUGS/SMOKING - Delegates consuming or possessing illegal drugs, alcohol or who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol at any time during the conference will be returned home on the FIRST violation. Delegates are NOT permitted to smoke during the conference. This conference is a smoke free event. CURFEW / HOTEL - All students will be required to be in their assigned room by the curfew stated in the conference program. "Lights out" will begin thirty minutes after curfew. Students who are late to curfew are subject to disciplinary action. Mixed groups of males and females will NOT occur under any circumstances, behind closed doors at any time during the conference. Use of the hotel pool and opening of outside windows is prohibited. All adult sponsors will coordinate the collection of hotel keys for their delegates and determine availability of said hotel room during all conference activities during the day (with a reminder that all delegates must attend Main Stage performances and General Session). LIABILITY - The host, all facilities, and the Missouri State Thespians shall not accept responsibility for the theft, loss or damage of personal effects, money or valuables. CLOSED CAMPUS - No student delegate is allowed outside of conference facilities (hotel/convention center) after 7pm. Troupes/delegates that are not staying at the conference hotel may not be readmitted to the conference site after leaving for the evening until 1/2 hour before the first conference event of the next day. PROPERTY DAMAGE - Delegates are not allowed to remove any item that is not their own personal belonging from the conference site or hotel. Delegates will be responsible for any damages caused through their negligence and will be billed for any damage fee not collected at checkout. PROHIBITED MATERIALS - Students are not allowed to bring fireworks, weapons, candles, skate boards, sports equipment, incense, water pistols, toy guns/weapons or any other kind of dangerous or perceived dangerous materials to the conference. ❊ 40 ❊ ❊ 41 ❊ WHAT I’M GOING TO DO THURSDAY Mini-Session 1A, 1B, 1C 11am-1pm Long Form Workshop Session 1 1-2:15pm Long Form Workshop Session 2 2:30-3:45pm Long Form Workshop Session 3 4-5:15pm FRIDAY Long Form Workshop Session 4 9:30-10:45am Mini-Session 2A, 2B, 2C 11am-1pm Long Form Workshop Session 5 1-2:15pm Long Form Workshop Session 6 2:30-3:45pm Short Form Workshop Session 1 4-5pm SATURDAY Short Form Workshop Session 2 9:30-10:30am Short Form Workshop Session 3 10:45-11:45am Mini-Session 3A, 3B, 3C 11:45am-1:45pm ❊ 42 ❊ AWARDS MISSOURI THESPIAN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS Performance Scholarship: Four $1000 Awards Technical Theatre Scholarship: Three $1000 Awards Lana Hagan Theatre Educator Scholarship: One $1000 Award Theatre Educator Scholarship: One $1000 Award Educational Theatre Scholarship: One $1000 Award – Established by Bob and Marti Fowler in 2008 Theatre for Life Scholarship: One $1000 Award INTERNATIONAL THESPIAN FESTIVAL SCHOLARSHIP Fees paid to the 2013 International Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska in June. Awarded to a high school junior who has demonstrated talent and leadership. JUDITH RETHWISCH OUTSTANDING THEATRE EDUCATOR AWARD Presented to an educator who has demonstrated leadership, dedication, and overall excellence in theatre education. 2011-2012 Mike Beattie, Waynesville High School 1999-2000 Lana Hagan, Washington High School 2010-2011 Bonnie Schurman, Joplin High School 1998-1999 Joe Potter, William Woods University 2009-2010 JoNell Seifert, Poplar Bluff High School 1997-1998 Kurt Knoedelseder, Ladue Horton Watkins High School 2008-2009 none given 1996-1997 Bill Townsend, Nixa High School 2007-2008 Shayne Daniel, Lee’s Summit North High School 1995-1996 Ted Huff, Fort Zumwalt South High School 2006-2007 Ben Martin, Lee’s Summit High School West 1994-1995 Ron Kenney, Webster Groves High School 2005-2006 Anita Lippman, Brentwood High School 1993-1994 Judy Rethwisch, Affton High School 2004-2005 Todd Schnake, Raymore-Peculiar High School (award officially changed to current title) 2003-2004 Maggie Ryan, Nerinx High School 1992-1993 none given 2002-2003 Nicole Voss, Parkway Central High School 1991-1992 Brain Welch, Villa Duchesne High School 2001-2002 Tim Buchheit, St. Francis Borgia High School 1990-1991 Joel Short, Belton High School 2000-2001 Bob Fowler, Hazelwood West High School 1989-1990 Mike Beahm, Raymore-Peculiar High School OUTSTANDING ADMINISTRATOR AWARD This award is given to an administrator who shows continuous support for educational theatre in their school, district, and community. 2011-2012 Sandy Collins, Parkway School District 2003-2004 Dr. Dan Wartick, John Spotts, Bob Hiatt, & Nancy Knipfel 2010-2011 David Ulrich, Lee’s Summit North High School North Kansas City High School Administrative Team 2002-2003 Julie 2009-2010 Krista Richardson, Villa Duchesne High School Bloodworth, Missouri Fine Arts Academy 2008-2009 Chip Arnette, Branson High School 2001-2002 Marti Fowler, Hazelwood School District 2007-2008 Dr. Graham Weir, Fort Zumwalt South High School 2000-2001 William Myer, Parkway Central High School 2006-2007 Joe Sutton, Fort Zumwalt North High School 1999-2000 none given 2005-2006 Steve Levingston, Chip Arnette, & Stewart Pratt 1998-1999 Marilyn Traffas, St. Francis Borgia High School Branson High School Administrative Team 1997-1998 Dr. John Cleary, Brentwood High School 2004-2005 Mark Martin, Hazelwood East High School 1996-1997 none given 1995-1996 Renee Allen, Villa Duchesne DEBBIE CORBIN SERVICE AWARD This award recognizes an individual who, through their contributions to a local Thespian Troupe or Missouri State Thespians, has encouraged, supported, and promoted high standards of quality in educational theatre. 2011-2012 Debbie Corbin, Branson High School 2005-2006 Mrs. Dale Naas, Parkway Central High School (award officially changed to current title) 2004-2005 Bob Corbin, Branson High School 2010-2011 Debbie Flugard & Pam Harnack, St. Joseph’s Central HS 2003-2004 Loren and Marge Herrick, nom by Shelly Blay/Oak Park 2009-2010 Marie Steinbach, University of Missouri – St. Louis/Touhill 2002-2003 John Wylie, Webster University 2008-2009 Danny Goldsmith, Blue Springs South High School 2001-2002 Mary Kay Daugherty, St. Francis Borgia High School 2007-2008 Chad Little, Parkway South High School 2000-2001 Phil Murray, Ladue Horton Watkins High School 2006-2007 Charles D. Parker, Joplin High School COMMUNITY OUTREACH GRANT First started in 2000, this grant provides funding to individual Thespian Troupes in the State of Missouri in order to initiate, continue or complete projects that their troupes design, with the goal of community outreach. 2011-2012 Parkway West High School 2005-2006 No Applicants 2010-2011 No Grant Awarded 2004-2005 No Applicants 2009-2010 Lebanon High School 2003-2004 St. Joseph Central High School 2008-2009 No Applicants 2002-2003 Parkway West High School 2007-2008 No Applicants 2001-2002 North Kansas City High School 2006-2007 Lebanon High School 2000-2001 Branson High School ❊ 43 ❊ Missouri State Thespians Mainstage Production History 2014 – St. Louis Renaissance Grand Shows TBA 2012 – Missouri State The Drowsy Chaperone Nixa The Foreigner Raymore-Peculiar Spelling Bee Parkway District 2011 - Missouri State Jekyll and Hyde All State Noises Off Webster Groves God’s Favorite St. Francis Borgia 2013 – St. Louis Renaissance Grand Into the Woods Marquette Antigone Lindbergh The Diviners Parkway Central Greater Tuna Poplar Bluff Is He Dead? St. Francis Borgia 2010 – UMSL West Side Story Nerinx Hall Seussical Grandview All the Great Books Parkway South 2008 - UMSL Comedy of Errors Lee’s Summit West Moon Over Buffalo Parkway Central Complete Works Ft. Zumwalt North 2007 - UMSL Urinetown And Then They Came For Me Fools All State Affton Neosho 2006 - Missouri Southern Evita McCluer Cyrano de Bergerac Raymore Peculiar A Funny Thing Happened . . .Forum Nixa 2005 - Missouri Southern Bye Bye Birdie Marquette The Boys Next Door Ft. Zumwalt North The Wrestling Season Winnetonka Tom Jones Clue Noises Off All State Parkview North Kansas City 2003 - UCM School House Rock St. Francis Borgia The Tobey Show Nixa All My Sons Parkway North 2002 - UCM Tommy All State The Baseball Show Blue Springs Sylvia Raymore-Peculiar 1998 - William Woods To Kill a Mockingbird Brentwood Complete Works Hazelwood East The Odd Couple (Female) St. Francis Borgia 1996 – William Woods Assassins All-State Our Country’s Good Kirkwood The House of Blue Leaves Parkway North 1993 – Raymore-Peculiar Jersey Girls Villa Duchesne Commandment Raymore-Peculiar 1989 – Kickapoo The Foreigner Raymore-Peculiar Godspell Smith-Cotton The Miracle Worker Pembroke-Hill This is a Test 1986 – Webster Raymore-Peculiar 1982 - Belton Picnic Harrisonville 2004 - UCM 2001 - UCM All I Really Need to Know… Branson A Piece of My Heart Lafayette Beast on the Moon Fort Zumwalt South 1998 – Southwest Missouri State (with KS) Big River All State Working Kansas Broadway Bound Raymore-Peculiar All My Sons Kansas 1995 – Jefferson City Picnic Brentwood The Sound of Music Wentzville The Diviners Raymore-Peculiar 1992 – Parkway Central Ordinary People Excelsior Springs Pinocchio Columbia-Rock Bridge You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown ACT-PAC 1988 – Webster Sweeney Todd 2009 - UMSL A Midsummer Night’s Dream All State Working Parkview Emma Blue Springs South 2000 - William Woods A Midsummer Night’s Dream Washington Nunsense Nixa Bus Stop All State 1997 – William Woods The Fantasticks Nixa Man of LaMancha Columbia-Rock Bridge 1994 – Southwest Missouri State Little Shop of Horrors Parkview Joseph…Dreamcoat Fulton Antigone Kirkwood 1990 – Parkway Central Candid Parkway Central Winnie the Pooh Parkway Central The Detective Story Parkway North Canterbury Tales Affton A Thousand Clowns Chaminade 1987 – Lindbergh Webster U 1985 - Kickapoo Laundry & Bourbon Harrisonville Children of a Lesser God Parkway South Spoon River Anthology Webster Groves 1984 - Kickapoo 1981-Webster Groves Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf Webster Groves 1973 – Affton ❊ 44 ❊ 21st Floor 20th Floor Mezzanine Shaw Lafayette Benton Portland Statler Ballroom Crystal Ballroom 1 Aubert Ground Room Parkview America’s Center Level Rooms Ferrara 120 123 130s Level 1 Level Level 2 Hotel Rooms Hotel Conference Center Level Rooms Registration Room Landmark Ballroom Lindell Pershing Kingsbury Westmoreland Washington Majestic Laclede Flora Lucas Hawthorne To get to the CONFERENCE CENTER from the HOTEL: From the LOBBY of the HOTEL, go to the CONCOURSE and follow the underground tunnel to the CONFERENCE CENTER. ❊ 45 ❊ MAPS Hotel ❊ 46 ❊ Hotel Conference Center REMIND 101- CONFERENCE TEXT ALERTS We will use Remind 101 to send text alerts regarding the Missouri State Thespian Conference. STUDENTS & SPONSORS: Please sign up for MISSOURI STATE THESPIAN CONFERENCE messages by texting this message: @mothespian to this phone number: 231-225-0912. You will be prompted to reply with your name. Please reply with your REAL first and last name. SPONSORS: We may have separate messages for troupe sponsors, so please ALSO text this message: @mothespspn to this phone number: 231-225-0912 (same number). ❊ 47 ❊
