Plenary  Towards an Ideal Theater—TCG National Conference—San Diego—Saturday 21 June 2014
Channel: HowlRound Theatre Commons
Date: 2018-02-10

Plenary | Towards an Ideal Theater | 1:45-3pm PDT/3:45-5pm CDT/ 4:45pm-6pm EDT


“Without knowing your past, you don’t know your present—and you certainly can’t plot your future.” —Boy Willie in August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson

Our closing plenary will feature visionary writing from our resident theater movement’s founders read by a roomful of current theater leaders. This community reading will draw from the essays, manifestos, and speeches collected in An Ideal Theater: Founding Visions for a New American Art, edited by Todd London and published by TCG Books, and from new letters written by living elders of our movement to present and future leaders. How can the courage and wisdom of these pioneers inspire us to reach the mountaintop envisioned in our opening plenary and embolden us to “plot the future” for the next generation of ideal theaters?

Featured speakers:

Teresa Eyring, Executive Director, TCG
Todd London, Artistic Director, New Dramatists

The Theatre Communications Group (TCG) presented 24th TCG National Conference: Crossing Borders livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network ​ Thursday 19 June - Saturday 21 June. The 24th TCG National Conference: Crossing Borders will live up to its title in literal fashion when some sessions cross our national border into Tijuana, Mexico. However, that boundary-defying spirit will be present through every aspect of our programming. At each step, we will be challenging assumptions and dismantling barriers to strengthen our field's vitality. Above all, the TCG National Conference is an opportunity to see old friends, make new connections, and engage in frank discussions with peers and expert presenters. Join this essential gathering of diverse theater-makers from across our country—and world—for model sharing, knowledge exchange, and a journey across our many borders. Events that will be livestreamed on HowlRound TV are as follows. In Twitter, follow @TCG, @HowlRoundTV and use #TCG14.

http://howlround.com/livestreaming-24th-tcg-national-conference-june-19-21