Under the Radar 2018 Professional Symposium at The Public Theater—Thursday 11 January 2018
Channel: HowlRound Theatre Commons
Date: 2018-01-11

The Public Theater in New York City presents the Under the Radar 2018 Professional Symposium livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at HowlRound.TV Thursday 11 January 2018 at 6:30 a.m. PST (Los Angeles, UTC -8) / 9:30 a.m. EST (New York, UTC -5) / 14:30 GMT (London, UTC +0) / 15:30 CET (Berlin, UTC +1). Follow @howlround on Twitter and use hashtag #UTR18.

The Under the Radar Professional Symposium is a two-day event on January 11 and 12, featuring a chance to see full productions of festival shows as well as keynote speakers and featured artist speakers. Attendance at the Symposium is strictly limited to presenting and producing professionals in the field. For more information on the UTR Symposium, please email utrsymposium@publictheater.org.

SYMPOSIUM PLENARY SESSION in Joe’s Pub
6:30 a.m. PST (Los Angeles, UTC -8) / 9:30 a.m. EST (New York, UTC -5) / 14:30 GMT (London, UTC +0) / 15:30 CET (Berlin, UTC +1)

WELCOME
-Mark Russell (Festival Director, The Public Theater’s Under the Radar)
-Shanta Thake (Director, Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater)
-Mario Garcia Durham (President and CEO, Association of Performing Arts Professionals)
-Oskar Eustis (Artistic Director, The Public Theater)

FROM WHERE I STAND
-Robert Schenkkan (Playwright & Screenwriter, U.S.A.)
-Charlotte Brathwaite (Director, Canada/U.K./Barbados)
-Jess Thom (Writer & Artist, Touretteshero, U.K.)

COFFEE BREAK in the Lobby
7:45 a.m. PST (Los Angeles) / 10:45 a.m. EST (New York)

COMING ATTRACTIONS in Joe’s Pub
8:00 a.m. PST (Los Angeles) / 11:00 a.m. EST (New York)
A combination of an entrepreneurial “pitch” and an aesthetic dialogue, this is an opportunity for presenters and programmers to get a more in-depth look at works on tour and projects currently in development.

Artists include:
-Sinking Ship Productions (A Hunger Artist)
-The TEAM (Primer for a Failed Superpower)
-UNIVERSES (UNISON)
-Joseph Keckler (Train With No Midnight: Stage Show)

The Under the Radar Professional Symposium is a pre-conference event of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals (formerly the Association of Performing Arts Presenters) and is held in conjunction with the APAP|NYC 2018 conference. APAP is the national service, advocacy and membership organization for presenters of the performing arts and the convener of APAP|NYC, the world’s leading gathering of performing arts professionals, held every January in New York City. For more information on this year’s APAP conference, visit www.apapnyc.org. 

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