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VASTA Conference 2016

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9:00am CDT

VASTA Board Meeting TTS 509 (The Theatre School)

2:00pm CDT

VASTA Conference Registration TTS Lobby (The Theatre School)

5:00pm CDT

Opening Event Chicago Theatre Artists Panel: The Politics of Race and Identity in Performance Fullerton Theatre (Only water allowed)Cameron Knight • Coya Paz Brownrigg • Sandra Marquez • Ron OJ Parson • Chuck Smith

6:45pm CDT

Opening Night Reception TTS Lobby (The Theatre School)

8:30am CDT

Happy 30th Anniversary! Conference Welcome and Membership Meeting in Fullerton Theatre Fullerton Theatre (Only water allowed)

9:30am CDT

Sensation, Presence & Breath (Blue Sticker A & B) Rm 411 (Only water allowed)Jeffrey Crockett The Politics of Race and Identity in Performance: Implications for Voice and Speech Training (Red Stickers A & B) Rm 442Phyllis Griffin • E. Patrick Johnson Leadership: Authentic & Wholehearted (Yellow Sticker A) Room 519Barbara Hummel Leadership: Authentic & Wholehearted (Yellow Sticker B) Rm 303 (Only water allowed)Greg Eaton

11:15am CDT

The Politics of Race and Identity in Performance: Implications for Voice and Speech Training (Blue Sticker) Rm 442Cynthia DeCure • E. Patrick Johnson Leadership: Authentic & Wholehearted (Red Sticker A) Room 519Barbara Hummel Leadership: Authentic & Wholehearted (Red Sticker B) Rm 303 (Only water allowed)Greg Eaton Sensation, Presence & Breath (Yellow Stickers A & B) Rm 411 (Only water allowed)Jeffrey Crockett

12:00pm CDT

Book Table Box Office (4th Floor, The Theatre School)

12:45pm CDT

Diversity Committee Brown Bag Lunch TTS Lobby (The Theatre School)Cynthia DeCure

2:15pm CDT

Leadership: Authentic & Wholehearted (Blue Sticker A) Room 519Barbara Hummel Leadership: Authentic & Wholehearted (Blue Sticker B) Rm 303 (Only water allowed)Greg Eaton Sensation, Presence & Breath (Red Stickers A & B) Rm 401 (Only water allowed)Jeffrey Crockett The Politics of Race and Identity in Performance: Implications for Voice and Speech Training (Yellow Stickers A & B) Rm 442Amy Mihyang Ginther • E. Patrick Johnson

4:00pm CDT

Marrying the Art and Science of Voice Work in the Classroom Rm 546Chiara Claudi • Kate DeVore • David Ley • Betty Moulton • Dawn Sadoway • Lynn Watson • David Wilson Teaching in Private Practice: A Professional's Approach Rm 411 (Only water allowed)Hilary Blair • Andrea Caban • Amy Chaffee • Amy Mihyang Ginther Integrating Voice and Movement Methodologies in the Creation of Archetypal Figures Rm 401 (Only water allowed)Allison Hetzel • Marlene Johnson • Janet Rodgers Michael Chekhov Technique – The Radiating Voice Rm 442Kristi Dana • Marya Lowry • John McManus Pathways to Creativity Rm 407 (Only water allowed)Julia Guichard • Mandy Rees Training Trans Voices Rm 320Liz Jackson Hearns • Jan Potter Reed

5:15pm CDT

Snacks in the lobby TTS Lobby (The Theatre School)

5:45pm CDT

Identity Cabaret Fullerton Theatre (Only water allowed)

8:30am CDT

Breathing As Shape Change: The Voice Body Connection Rm 411 (Only water allowed)Elissa Weinzimmer Freeing Up Good Vibrations Rm 403Rebecca Covey

9:00am CDT

Leadership: Authentic & Wholehearted (Blue Sticker A) Room 519Barbara Hummel Leadership: Authentic & Wholehearted (Blue Sticker B) Rm 303 (Only water allowed)Greg Eaton Sensation, Presence & Breath (Red Stickers A & B) Rm 411 (Only water allowed)Jeffrey Crockett The Politics of Race and Identity in Performance: Implications for Voice and Speech Training (Yellow Stickers A & B) Rm 442Jerome Beck • E. Patrick Johnson

10:45am CDT

The Politics of Race and Identity in Performance: Implications for Voice and Speech Training (Blue Stickers A & B) Rm 442E. Patrick Johnson • Joy Lanceta Leadership: Authentic & Wholehearted (Red Sticker A) Room 519Barbara Hummel Leadership: Authentic & Wholehearted (Red Sticker B) Rm 303 (Only water allowed)Greg Eaton Sensation, Presence & Breath (Yellow Stickers A & B) Rm 411 (Only water allowed)Jeffrey Crockett

12:15pm CDT

Lunch on your own TBA

1:15pm CDT

Sensation, Presence & Breath (Blue Stickers A & B) Rm 401 (Only water allowed)Jeffrey Crockett The Politics of Race and Identity in Performance: Implications for Voice and Speech Training (Red Stickers A & B) Rm 442E. Patrick Johnson • Michelle Lopez-Rios Leadership: Authentic & Wholehearted (Yellow Sticker A) Room 519Barbara Hummel Leadership: Authentic & Wholehearted (Yellow Sticker B) Rm 303 (Only water allowed)Greg Eaton

3:00pm CDT

Listening for Meaning: The Stage Manager and Voice Coach Collaborate Rm 546Ursula Meyer • Betty Moulton • John Raymond • Chaslee Schweitzer • Ann Louise Wolf (CANCELLED) Trading Home Sounds and Phrases Rm 407 (Only water allowed)Bimbo Benson • Maggie Surovell Drill Baby, Drill: Building speech skills WHILE breathing Rm 411 (Only water allowed)Kristi Dana • Liam Joynt • Pamela Prather Empowering our Writing Voice Rm 442Amy Mihyang Ginther Listening and Giving Voice to Your Internal Organs, Bringing out Emotion from Them Rm 401 (Only water allowed)Luis  Aros • Chiara Claudi Translating Academic Jargon: Design your Course the Way an Actor Approaches a Role Rm 320Julia Guichard

4:00pm CDT

Black Voices Matter - Young Actors of Color Find a Way to Speak Out Rm 442N'Jameh Camara • Ursula Meyer • Keith Wallace Interculturalism – Discourse on Performance and Artistic Practice Rm 401 (Only water allowed)Luis  Aros • Micha Espinosa Leadership & Communication Coaching for Corporate Individuals and Organizations: How it Differs from Coaching Performers Rm 320Hilary Blair • Cheryl Moore Brinkley • Dolly May 'Memory Composition and Vocality in Performance' Rm 407 (Only water allowed)César Lignelli • Sulian Vieira Bridging the Gap: Creating Open Dialogues between Management and Speech/Voice Instructors Rm 546Kate Nelson Spaghetti and Waffles; Applied Neurology for the Voice Teacher? Rm 411 (Only water allowed)Judd Johnson • Violette Kjeldgaard • Colton Weiss

5:00pm CDT

Dinner (on your own) TBA

6:15pm CDT

Lessac Kinesensics with Master Teachers Rm 442Deborah A Kinghorn • Nancy Krebs • Barry Kur

8:30am CDT

Blues to Breath: Breath Awareness and Release through Improvised Partnered Movement Rm 303 (Only water allowed)Naomi  Todd The Singing Warm-Up: Incorporating Skill Acquisition and Fatigue Management Principles Rm 411 (Only water allowed)Matthew Hoch

9:00am CDT

Accents of the African Diaspora Rm 546Eric Armstrong • Margaret Kemp • Alicia Richardson • Phil Thompson • Marina Tyndall Dyno-Group Destructuring Rm 303 (Only water allowed)Kathleen Clarke • Kristin Danford • Rachel Hirshorn • Virginia Tech Miller Voice Method: A Breath & Presence Experiment Rm 411 (Only water allowed)Kristi Dana • Liam Joynt Sound Chek: Chekhov Technique and Voice Rm 442Susan Cato-Chapman • Eva Gil • Jennifer Tuttle The Art of Translation: Teaching Voice and Speech in the Corporate World Rm 320Hilary Blair • Cheryl Moore Brinkley • Dolly May

9:30am CDT

My ASHA Experience: Building Professional Bridges Rm 403Colton Weiss

10:00am CDT

A Prequel to Dynamic Dialogue: Serving One Actor's Particular Dialect Needs Rm 546Melissa Agnew • Andrea Moor Can Non-Medical Voice and Speech Specialists Help when Disease or Illness Threatens Communication? Should They? Rm 320Andrea Caban • Joanna Cazden • Laura-Jayne Nelles • Judith Shahn Exploring Ancient Yoga Methods and Contemporary Voice Techniques Together Rm 303 (Only water allowed)Heather Lyle • Elizabeth Terrel Fitzmaurice Voicework®: An Invitation to Play Rm 303 (Only water allowed)Joanna Battles • Robin Gordon Size Matters Rm 403Amy Chaffee • Marlene Johnson • Paul Wagar

10:35am CDT

Generating Dynamic Dialogue via Intracultural Theatre Practice Rm 546Melissa Agnew • Kristine Landon-Smith

11:15am CDT

“Letting Legacy Evolve: Song Leading with Improvisation” Fullerton Theatre (Only water allowed)Bill Brickey • Sue Demel • John Erickson

12:30pm CDT

Final Announcements Fullerton Theatre (Only water allowed)Lynn Watson

1:00pm CDT

VASTA Board Meeting TTS 509 (The Theatre School)