Mid-Week Plenary at The CAATA National Conference & Festival in Chicago—Thursday 16 August 2018
Channel: HowlRound Theatre Commons
Date: 2018-08-19

Thursday 16 August

Mid-Week Plenary
7 a.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 9 a.m. CDT (Chicago) / 10 a.m. EDT (New York)

STORYTELLING AS A REVOLUTIONARY ACT, PART II

KEYNOTE: RAJIV JOSEPH
Playwright
From his unique vantage point, award-winning playwright Rajiv Joseph gives voice to the extraordinary journey that made him into a writer and storyteller.  His resilience and commitment to storytelling built his playwriting career and affirms us all as Pan Asian/Pacific Islander/Indigenous artists.
Discussion to follow with a dynamic panel of storytellers and stage directors on the current American theater landscape: the many senior and executive leadership openings, building a movement for greater visibility, access, and equity, diversity, inclusion best practices.

Facilitated by SDC Director: Chay Yew, Artistic Director, Victory Gardens Theater

Panelists: May Adrales, Milwaukee Repertory; Tim Dang, Zelda Fichlander Awardee; Jess McLeod, resident at Hamilton Chicago & Victory Gardens Theater; Mei Ann Teo, 2018 National Directors Fellowship, Eugene O’Neill Theater Center

Sponsored by Stage Directors and Choreographers Society

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