Morning Sessions from the TYA Post Conference at TCG Miami 2019 on Saturday 8 June 2019
Channel: HowlRound Theatre Commons
Date: 2019-06-08

Opening Remarks

Welcome and Introduction from Greg Reiner, Director of Theater and Musical Theater, National Endowment for the Arts; Suzan Zeder, President, Children’s Theatre Foundation of America; and Teresa Eyring, Executive Director/CEO, Theatre Communications Group

10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. 

The National Landscape of Theatre for Young Audiences
Framing and State of the Union of the TYA Field
Jonathan Shmidt Chapman, Executive Director, TYA/USA
Presentation of the “State of the Union” of TYA in the US
Presentation of Findings from National TYA Data Survey

Matthew Omasta, Associate Professor and Associate Department Head of the Department of Theatre Arts, Utah State University
Presentation: “Get ‘em While They’re Young”

Lindsey Buller Maliekel, Director of Education/Public Engagement, The New Victory Theater
The New Victory Theater shares exciting research on the impact of the performing arts on young people and how attending theater as a kid points to more cultural consumption as an adult.

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 

The Current State of the TYA Business Model: A Panel with TYA Management Leaders 

Kevin Malgesini, Managing Director, Seattle Children’s Theatre

Meghann Babo-Shroyer, Associate Managing Director, Imagination Stage
Steve Martin, Managing Director, Childsplay
Meredith Suttles, Director of Development, TheaterWorksUSA
Moderated by Michael Bobbitt, Outgoing Artistic Director, Adventure Theatre MTC/ Incoming Artistic Director, New Repertory Theatre
This panel discussion will offer an in-depth look at the opportunities, challenges, and range of issues facing the TYA industry nationally from an organizational management perspective.

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