2012CONFERENCE

SHAKESPEARE HERE AND EVERYWHEREFebruary 29 - March 3, 2012 | Orlando, FL

SPECIAL GUESTTony Award Winner Roger Rees

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CONTENTSPRE-CONFERENCE

Sunday, February 26 .....................................1Monday, February 27 ...................................1Tuesday, February 28 ...................................2Wednesday, February 29 ..............................2MAIN CONFERENCE

Wednesday, February 29 ..............................3Thursday, March 1 ........................................4 - 6Friday, March 2 .............................................6 - 9Saturday, March 3 .........................................9 - 11INFORMATION

Participants ....................................................12 - 14Executive Committee ...................................15Restaurant Partners ......................................16STA 2013 ........................................................17

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Free wifi available at Orlando Shakespeare Theater and DoubleTree.

DAY 1 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 266:00 – 7:00 p.m. Attendee Check-In at the DoubleTree Lobby7:30 – 9:00 p.m. Shakespeare With Heart: Inclusive Shakespeare (OST Artists)

Shakespeare With Heart is a two-week camp for middle and high school students. This inclusive camp is a collaboration between UCP of Central Florida and OST which brings students with and without special needs together to produce a Shakespeare play. The sense of empowerment and community achieved by the students involved is palpable. Adult classes have been created for the group that started as high school students seven years ago and are now in their early twenties. This roundtable discussion will explore the benefits and challenges of doing Shakespeare with an inclusive cast.DoubleTree, Brevard RoomLeader: Anne Hering (Orlando Shakespeare Theater)

DAY 2 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27

All 9:00 a.m. – 5:45 p.m. events will be held at Orlando Shakespeare Theater. All sessions on Monday will be in the McLaughlin Studio. Coffee and tea are available all day in the Dr. Phillips Patron’s Room.

8:45 a.m. Van Leaves from DoubleTree for OST9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Warmups

9:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Editing and Cutting: Approaches for Educators, Directors, and Performers Leader: Rebecca Ennals (San Francisco Shakespeare Festival)

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch on Own(Suggested: Subway, walking distance to Orlando Science Center)

1:00 – 3:15 p.m. Clown 1 Workshop Leader: Kevin Coleman (Shakespeare & Company)

3:15 – 3:45 p.m. Break3:45 – 5:45 p.m. Working With Cue Scripts and Shakespeare’s Staging Practices

Leader: Sarah Enloe (American Shakespeare Center) 5:50 p.m. Van Leaves for DoubleTree - Dinner On Own

There is a restaurant in the DoubleTree and others restaurants are in within ½ mile walking distance.

7:30 – 9:30 p.m. “Wholly Shakespeare”: Lessac and Laban Meet Shakespeare DoubleTree, Brevard RoomLeader: Kate Ingram (University of Central Florida)

PRE-CONFERENCE“LET ME HAVE AUDIENCE FOR A WORD OR TWO”

Sunday, February 26 – Wednesday, February 29Daytime sessions will take place at the Orlando Shakespeare Theater. Evening programs will take place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando Downtown.

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PRE-CONFERENCEDAY 3 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28

All 9:00 a.m. – 5:45 p.m. events will be held at Orlando Shakespeare Theater. All sessions on Tuesday will be in the Mandell Studio Theater. Coffee and tea are available all day in the Dr. Phillips Patron’s Room.

8:45 a.m. Van Leaves from DoubleTree for OST9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Warmups

9:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Clown 2 Workshop Leader: Kevin Coleman (Shakespeare & Co.)Note: There is a school performance of “Romeo and Juliet” from 10:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. in the Margeson Theater.

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch on Own(Suggested: Subway, walking distance to Orlando Science Center)

1:00 – 3:15 p.m. Clown 3 Workshop Leader: Kevin Coleman (Shakespeare & Company)

3:15 – 3:45 p.m. Break3:45 – 5:45 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Education

Leaders: Mike LoMonico and Robert Young (Folger Shakespeare Library) 5:50 p.m. Van Leaves for DoubleTree - Dinner On Own

There is a restaurant in the DoubleTree and others restaurants are in within ½ mile walking distance.

7:30 – 10:00 p.m. Shakespeare Green Shows DoubleTree, Brevard RoomLeader: Terry Burgler (Ohio Shakespeare Festival)

DAY 4 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29

All 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. events will be held at Orlando Shakespeare Theater. All sessions on Wednesday will be in the McLaughlin Studio. Coffee and tea are available all day in the Dr. Phillips Patron’s Room.

8:45 a.m. Van Leaves from DoubleTree for OST9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Warmups

9:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Rhetoric Leader: Ralph Alan Cohen (American Shakespeare Center)

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch on Own - at Florida Hospital (Suggested: Florida Hospital, walking distance. Subway is closed on Wednesdays.)

1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Wrap Up, Plans for Next YearNote: There is a senior matinee performance of “Romeo and Juliet” from 2:00 – 4:45 p.m. in the Margeson Theater.

2:40 p.m. Van Leaves from OST for DoubleTree

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 292:00 – 5:00 p.m. Registration at the DoubleTree Lobby

3:10 p.m. Bus Leaves from DoubleTree for OST3:30 – 5:00 p.m.

Conference RoomSTA Executive MeetingExecutive Committee and past presidents only.

5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Dinner On Own There will be hors d’oeuvres available during the reception, but not a full meal. There is a restaurant at the DoubleTree.

5:00 / 5:40 p.m. Bus Leaves from DoubleTree for OSTNote: Van runs continually from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

6:00 – 7:00 p.m.Patron’s Room

STA Welcome ReceptionWelcome from STA President Patrick Spottiswoode (Shakespeare’s Globe). Join us for the first meet and greet of the conference. Catch up with old friends, meet new ones and network with fellow Shakespeareans from around the globe. Wine, beer and hors d’oeuvres available.

7:00 – 8:30 p.m.Margeson Theater

Keynote PerformanceWhat You Will: An Evening By and About the Bard starring Roger Rees What You Will is the one-man everything there is “to be or not to be” about William Shakespeare: the greatest soliloquies ever written next to side-splitting accounts of the funniest disasters ever perpetrated on the stage. Best known to American audiences for roles on Cheers and The West Wing, Roger Rees won both the Olivier and Tony Awards for his performance as the lead character in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. He recently played Gomez in The Addams Family on Broadway. His upcoming work includes directing Peter and the Starcatcher, scheduled to open on Broadway next spring.Sponsored by Edyth Bush Foundation and the English Speaking Union.

8:45 – 10:00 p.m. Patron’s Room

Post Show Reception with Roger Rees Light hors d’oeuvres and cash bar available. Sponsored by Visit Orlando and United Arts.

10:00 / 10:40 p.m. Bus Leaves after the reception for DoubleTreeNote: Van will run continually from 10:00 to 11:00 p.m.

10:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m. Post-End-of-Day Sessions at the BarThe DoubleTree Bar is staying open late to accommodate ‘very important’ late night ‘drinkscussions’ for members!

“SHAKESPEARE HERE AND EVERYWHERE” Wednesday, February 29 – Saturday, March 3

Daytime sessions will take place at the Orlando Shakespeare Theater. Some programs will take place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando Downtown.

Note: Plenary = full conference session of all members Breakout = smaller group discussions on particular projects

THURSDAY, MARCH 1

Coffee and tea are available all day in the Dr. Phillips Patron’s Room from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.8:40 / 9:30 p.m. Bus Leaves from DoubleTree for OST

Note: Van will run continually from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m.9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Patron’s RoomRegistration Continues

9:00 – 9:50 a.m. McLaughlin Studio

Warmups A gentle Linklater Voice based warmup including a progression of games to awaken actors’ willingness to play and take risks among larger ensembles.Leader: Becky Kemper (San Francisco Shakespeare Festival)

10:00 – 11:50 a.m.Mandell Theater

Welcome and Member Updates - Plenary SessionWelcome to Orlando and STA 2012 from Conference Host, Shannon Lacek, and STA President, Patrick Spottiswoode.Agenda:

a. The “new member buddy system” – Lesley Malinb. Member Theater Updates – 1 minute each, followed by 5 minute

breakc. Associate Members – one sentence introductionsd. Introduction of new member organizations – 3 - 5 minutes e. Update from Institute of Outdoor Drama – 15 minutesf. Quarto Update – Jim Volz – 5 minutes

11:50 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Patron’s Room

Box LunchLunch available in Patron’s Room, small breakout locations available in Terrace, Mandell, and Conference Room.Note: There is a school performance of “Romeo and Juliet” from 10:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. in the Margeson Theater with an intermission in the lobby from 11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

12:30 – 1:40 p.m.Mandell Theater

“Remember Me”: Founding Principles and Building for the Future How do we balance our founders’ original visions and missions with the realities of the present day as we build for the future? Four artistic leaders look back and look forward.Moderator: Patrick Mulcahy (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival)Panelists: Antoni Cimolino (Stratford Shakespeare Festival); Tina Packer (Shakespeare & Company); David Ivers and Brian Vaughn (Utah Shakespeare Festival)

1:40 – 2:00 p.m. Break2:00 – 3:10 p.m. Break Out Sessions

Breakout sessions give members a choice of discussions to listen and participate in. Please join any session that interests you.

Studio B Session A: Shakespeare Here: Shakespeare and Anti-bullyingColorado Shakespeare Festival launched a school tour of Twelfth Night focused on anti-bullying, in collaboration with the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at the University of Colorado. The tour features a performance plus anti-bullying workshops led by the actors, and has met with extraordinary success in Colorado reaching over 11,000 students in two months. CSF and Center for the Study and Prevention

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of Violence will discuss the tour and make all of their materials (including script, curriculum, and business plan) available to any interested theatres.Moderator: Curt ToftelandPanelists: Tim Orr and Amanda Giguere (Colorado Shakespeare Festival); and Linda Cunningham (Outreach Coordinator, Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, Safe Communities-Safe Schools, University of Colorado)

Margeson Theater Session B: Shakespeare Everywhere: Taking Shakespeare OverseasIn this inaugural conference of STA, we welcome four of our newest members from Europe and South America. What place does Shakespeare have on the cultural landscape of their countries, in the theatre, in translation, and in education? What opportunities might there be for international collaborative projects and for STA members to tour internationally?Moderator: Patrick Spottiswoode (Shakespeare’s Globe)Panelists: Jerzy Limon (Gdansk Shakespeare Festival, Poland); Luisa Rovida de Sanctis (Teatro Licinium, Italy); Mauro Maya and Aimara Resende (Instituto Ganderela, Brazil)

Mandell Theater Session C: How do you Market and Raise Funds from 5 Living Generations?Right now there are five different living generations who all may be ticket buyers, donors, volunteers and patrons. Baby Boomers don’t think like Gen Xers, who are nothing like Millenials, and what about the GI’s and the Silent Generation? What is the best methodology to market, fundraise, retain, and satisfy them all?Moderator: Shannon Lacek (Orlando Shakespeare Theater)Speaker: Mark Brewer, President of the Central Florida Community Foundation

3:10 – 3:40 p.m. Tour of Lowndes Shakespeare Center We will break into 4 groups before leaving the Margeson Theater and then tour the Shakespeare Center complex, starting in different locations and ending in the Patron’s Room for the next break.

3:40 – 3:50 p.m. Break3:50 – 5:00 p.m.

Margeson TheaterBuilding for STA’s FuturePlenary discussion on STA’s future and the new STA Strategic Plan. Vote on new terms for Executive committee from Strategic Plan. Reminder: According to our by-laws, there can be only one vote per organization and associate members may not vote.Moderator: Patrick SpottiswoodeStrategic Plan Focus Group: Lesley Malin, David Dreyfoos, and Dawn McAndrews

5:00 p.m. End of Day5:10 / 5:50 p.m. Bus Leaves from OST for DoubleTree

Note: Van will run continually from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Dinner on Own5:30 / 6:30 p.m. Bus Leaves from DoubleTree for OST

Note: Van will run continually from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

Margeson TheaterCymbeline (and post-show Chat Back) – Free tickets for STA AttendeesNote: There is a very large event at the Orlando Museum of Art and parking will be difficult. Please arrive early if driving.

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9:45 p.m. Bus Leaves from OST for DoubleTree Note: Van will run continually from 10:00 to 11:00 p.m.

10:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m. Post-End-of-Day Sessions at the BarThe DoubleTree Bar is staying open late to accommodate ‘very important’ late night ‘drinkscussions’ for members!

FRIDAY, MARCH 2

Coffee and tea are available all day in the Dr. Phillips Patron’s Room from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.8:40 / 9:30 p.m. Bus Leaves from DoubleTree for OST

Note: Van will run continually from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m.9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Patron’s RoomRegistration Continues

9:00 – 9:50 a.m. McLaughlin Studio

Warmups After a basic warmup, Anne Hering will lead a group mirror exercise, “Flocking,” a useful tool for ensemble building, as well as a staging device for group scenes.Leader: Anne Hering (Orlando Shakespeare Theater)

9:15 – 9:45 a.m.Conference Room

Officer MeetingExecutive Committee meeting

10:00 – 11:10 p.m. Breakout: Focus Groups on STA Strategic PlanManagement

in Studio B(Lesley Malin)

Artisticin Mandell Theater(Lisa Tromovitch)

Education in OPO Rehearsal Hall

(Rebecca Ennals)

Focus Group Meeting 1This year we are experimenting with the idea of reducing the number of Focus Groups to three -- reflecting STA’s new mission statement. Artistic, Education and Management Focus Groups will meet twice during the conference. Each Group will follow the same agenda which will include discussion of PR, Web, Board, and Inclusivity issues. Topics specific to each group will be discussed under New Business. Chairs: Lisa Tromovitch (Artistic); Rebecca Ennals (Education); Lesley Malin (Management) Agenda:

1. Welcome from Chair; confirmation of Chair for 2012 or election of new Chair for 2012-2014

2. Responses to the STA Operational Plan Each Focus Group Chair will be invited to report the Group’s responses at the STA Business Meeting on Saturday, March 3 (4:20 - 6:00 p.m.).

3. Website and Quarto: how can both best serve the needs/interests of each Focus Group?

4. Ideas for STA and 2016: each Focus Group Chair will be invited to report the Group’s recommendations at the STA Business Meeting and nominate two members to join a working party to plan for 2016

5. New Business11:10 – 11:30 a.m. Break

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11:30 a.m. – 12:40 p.m. Break Out Sessions Mandell Theater Hic et Ubique: Staging the Supernatural

With gritty TV realism on the one hand and fantastical films with their lavish special effects on the other, how can theatres stage Shakespeare’s ghosts, fairies, and witches for today’s theatre audiences? What resonance might the supernatural have for us today compared to our 16th/17th century predecessors? Moderator: Fred Adams (Utah Shakespeare Festival)Panelists: Patrick Mulcahy (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival); Philip Sneed (Colorado Shakespeare Festival); Ian Gallanar (Chesapeake Shakespeare Company)

Conference Room Before and After ShakespeareHow might we complement the Shakespeare repertoire to enrich our theatre companies’ and our audiences’ enjoyment of Shakespeare’s plays? The panel will recommend exploring plays by Shakespeare’s contemporaries, adaptations of his plays, and plays inspired by Shakespeare.Moderator: Lesley Currier (Marin Shakespeare Company)Panelists: Ralph Cohen (American Shakespeare Center) - Producing Early Modern plays; Cindy Phaneuf - Producing plays inspired by Shakespeare; Pat Flick (Orlando Shakespeare) - New plays with a Shakespeare connection; Lue Douthit (Oregon Shakespeare Festival)

OPO Rehearsal Hall “Then” Shakespeare: Revisiting Original PracticesThis session is designed to investigate the current thinking about Original Practices as a performance style and/or company point-of-view. While some theatres describe themselves as OP companies, others have abandoned the designation. Over the years, OP has been a topic of much conversation and debate. This panel will raise the question about the state of Original Practices Shakespeare and what its future may or may not be.Moderator: Kevin Costa (Chesapeake Shakespeare Company)Panelists: Sarah Enloe (American Shakespeare Center); Jeff Watkins (American Shakespeare Tavern); Becky Kemper (San Francisco Shakespeare Festival)

Studio B NEA Shakespeare in American Communities GrantA discussion with Senior Program Director Christy Dickinson of Arts Midwest on the Shakespeare in American Communities grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Christy has also volunteered to meet individually with members during the conference. The grant is due March 8, 2012.Moderator: Ken AdelmanSpeaker: Christy Dickinson (Arts Midwest/ NEA)

12:40 – 1:20 p.m.Patron’s Room

Box LunchLunch available in Patron’s Room, small breakout locations available in Terrace, Mandell, and Conference Room.Note: There is a school performance of “Romeo and Juliet” from 10:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. in the Margeson Theater with an intermission in the lobby from 11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Lunch Sponsor: University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Arts & Humanities.

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1:20 – 2:30 p.m.Margeson Theater

“There is a World Elsewhere”: A Celebration of International ShakespeareShakespeare is everywhere - all around the world, speaking to different cultures and societies about themselves, their aspirations, their disasters - and performances from Russia to Turkey to Brazil prove how universal and contemporary these plays are.Moderator: Patrick SpottiswoodeSpeaker: Tony Howard (Warwick University) Guest: Dr. Jose Fernandes, UCF CAH

2:30 – 2:50 p.m. Break2:50 – 4:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions: Shakespeare Virtually Everywhere

Last year a conference plenary focused on how we might exploit the new social media marketing purposes. This year we will split into two groups and explore how the web and new media might enrich the content of our artistic or education programs.

Mandell Theater A. Session - Social Media and the Artistic MissionHow are member theaters using new media to support their artistic mission? More theatres are using broadcast in movie theatres for performance, YouTube auditions for actors, Google docs to edit, and downloading and comparing scripts from the web. How are you using new media at your theatre? Moderator: Rob Barr (Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival)Panelists: Jim Helsinger (Orlando Shakespeare Theater); Lisa Tromovitch (Livermore Shakespeare Festival); Lue Douthit (Oregon Shakespeare Festival)

Margeson Theater B. Session - Social Media and the Educational MissionHow can the web and new media support active theatre-centred learning? Is screen-based learning a contradiction when trying to engage students with the “now” of live theatre? How can we avoid resorting to posting study guides on-line? What opportunities does the web offer us for collaborative projects?Moderator: Michael LoMonico (Folger Shakespeare Library)Panelists: Sarah Enloe (American Shakespeare Center); Rebecca Ennals (San Fran Shakes); Harper Ray (Globe Education, Shakespeare’s Globe);Josh Stavros (Utah Shakespearean Festival)

4:00 – 4:20 p.m. Break4:20 – 5:30 p.m.

Margeson TheaterNew Buildings for ShakespeareIn spite of the current recession, three exciting new theatre developments are on the brink of completion. All theatres inspired by early modern playhouses. A Globe theatre is being built in Bela Horzonte, Brazil, a Fortune Theatre is being built in Gdansk, Poland and a 17th century indoor theatre is being built in London. Moderator: Ralph Cohen (American Shakespeare Center)Panelists: Jerzy Limon (Gdansk Shakespeare Theatre); Mauro Maya and Aimara Resende (Instituto Gandarela); Neil Constable (Shakespeare’s Globe)

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5:30 – 6:00 p.m.Margeson Theater

Celebrating Shakespeare in 2016 2016 will mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death and major celebrations of his life are being planned across the world - in theatres, schools, universities, and galleries. How might STA contribute to the celebrations?Moderator: Tina Packer

6:00 p.m. End of Day 6:00 / 7:10 p.m. Bus Leaves from OST for DoubleTree

Note: Van will run continually from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Dinner on Own6:50 / 7:30 p.m. Bus Leaves from DoubleTree for OST

Note: Van will run continually from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.

Margeson TheaterRomeo and Juliet – Free tickets for STA Attendees

10:45 p.m. Bus Leaves from OST for DoubleTree Note: Van will run continually from 11:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.

11:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m. Post-End-of-Day Sessions at the BarThe DoubleTree Bar is staying open late to accommodate ‘very important’ late night ‘drinkscussions’ for members!

11:30 p.m. – 12:15 a.m. Meeting Room at

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Word Salad It’s the speed dating of Shakespeare companies! Do you have a question or topic you’d like to discuss that isn’t on the agenda? Need to get with another company or person that knows how to do something? Just write down any question(s) you have on a slip of paper before the session. We put them all in a box then take one minute per topic to answer the question or get you in contact with those who can, then it’s on to the next topic. Drinks are allowed during this session.Moderator: Casey Gallagher (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival)

SATURDAY, MARCH 3

Coffee and tea are available all day in the Dr. Phillips Patron’s Room from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.8:40 / 9:30 p.m. Bus Leaves from DoubleTree for OST

Note: Van will run continually from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m.9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Patron’s RoomRegistration ContinuesPatron’s Room

9:00 – 9:50 a.m. McLaughlin Studio

Warmups The group will play “Iamb!”, a fun, fast-paced game developed Lynn Farleig and her students that introduces students to scansion teminology, while warming them up vocally and physically.Leader: Megan Pickrell (Orlando Shakespeare Theater)

10:00 – 11:10 a.m. Breakout: Focus Groups

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Management in Studio B

(Lesley Malin)

Artisticin Mandell Theater(Lisa Tromovitch)

Education in OPO Rehearsal Hall

(Rebecca Ennals)

Focus Group Meeting 2Agenda:

1. Unfinished business from first meeting2. The Board Matters: what do we look for from our Boards both

in terms of composition and engagement with our work? Each Focus Group Chair will be invited to report the Group’s views at the plenary session, “The Board Matters” later in the day from 1:20 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

3. Inclusivity – do our Boards, casts and artistic, education and management staff satisfactorily reflect the theatre and education audiences we currently attract or aspire to attract?

4. New Business11:10 – 11:30 a.m. Break

11:30 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.Margeson Theater

“Shakespeare on the Brink”A panel discussion of how theatres become financially distressed, last minute campaigns, and the potential closing of your theatre.Moderator: Patrick FlickPanelists: Nan Barnett (Formerly of Florida Stage); Lauren Morris (Georgia Shakespeare); Paige Newmark (Shakespare WA - Western Australia)

12:40 – 1:20 p.m. Box Lunch Lunch available in Patron’s Room, small breakouts locations available in Terrace, Mandell, and Conference Room.Officer Lunch: Meeting of the Executive Committee in Conference Room

1:20 – 2:30 p.m.Margeson Theater

The Board MattersA collaborative, growing Board is an effective Board, but how do we get there? Join us for a conversation in which we’ll share applicable tools for board recruitment processes, and tips for keeping everyone engaged and working together to advance our mission in our communities.Moderator: Toby Leavitt - (San Francisco Shakespeare Festival)Panelists: Board Members Rob Chansler and Pam Sogge (San Francisco Shakespeare Festival); Jim Helsinger and Board Chairman Rita Lowndes (Orlando Shakespeare Theater); Ralph Cohen and Board Member Steven Urkowitz (American Shakespeare Center)

2:30 – 2:50 p.m. Break2:50 – 4:00 p.m. Breakout Session by Budget Size

A group discussion of the successes and challenges facing Shakespeare theaters that are in the same budget size. What are the ramifications of your organizational and executive leadership structure? What are your artistic and budgetary struggles and triumphs? Share your best practices with fundraising and major donor cultivation/relationship management. How are you engaging with your audience beyond the performances on your stage? Bring your burning questions and together we can work towards finding the answers.

Mandell Theater A. Session - Over 2 MillionModerator: R. Scott Philips (Utah Shakespeare Festival)

Studio B B. Session - 500k - 2 MillionModerator: Jay Skelton (Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival)

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Margeson Theater C. Session - 150k - 499k Moderator: Clark Nicholson (Harrisburg Shakespeare Company)

McLaughlin Studio D. Session - Under 150k Moderator: Kathryn McGill (Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park)

4:00 – 4:20 p.m. Break4:20 – 6:00 p.m.

Margeson TheaterSTA Business Meeting Organizational final meeting. Election of officers, review and vote on new policies, etc.Agenda:

1. STA 2011-2012 - the year in review and financial report2. The STA Operational Plan

Reports from Focus Groups: Votes3. Reports from Focus Groups re- Web/Quarto and inclusivity4. Nominations for Festival to host 2014 conference: Vote5. Confirmation of Focus Group Chairs and Executive for 2012/13:

Vote6. STA and 2016: appointment of a working party.7. New Business

Reminder: According to our by-laws, there can be only one vote per organization and associate members may not vote.

6:00 p.m. Bus Leaves from OST for DoubleTreeNote: Van will run continually from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

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Officers’ MeetingOfficers only, including the newly elected officers.

7:00 p.m. Van Leaves from OST for DoubleTree7:30 – 10:00 p.m. Banquet Room at

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Closing Banquet and Reception Closing presentations and invitation to STA2013 from Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival.Speaker: Our new STA President

10:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m. Post-End-of-Day Sessions at the BarThe DoubleTree Bar is staying open late to accommodate ‘very important’ late night ‘drinkscussions’ for members!

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Conference Participants by Affiliation Participants listed as of February 22

Accademia Dei Licini - Teatro LiciniumLuisa Rovida De Sanctis, presidente.adl@gmail.com

Actors’ Shakespeare ProjectAllyn Burrows, allynburrows@gmail.com

Advise to the PlayersCaroline Nesbitt, sealionne@gmail.com

American Players TheatreBrenda Devita, brenda@americanplayers.orgSara Young, syoung@americanplayers.org

American Shakespeare CenterRalph Cohen, ralphalancohen@americanshakespeare.comDavid Dreyfoos, dadreyfoos@mac.comSarah Enloe, sarahe@americanshakespearecenter.comSteve Urkowitz, surkowitz@aol.com (Trustee)

Annapolis Shakespeare CompanySally Boyett-D’Angelo,sallydangelo@annapolisshakespeare.org

Arabian Gulf ShakespeareWilliam Brown, wjbrown3@yahoo.com

Arts MidwestChristy Dickinson, christy@artsmidwest.org

Atlanta Shakespeare CompanyJeffrey Watkins, jeff.watkins@shakespearetavern.com

Bard on the BeachRobert Barr, rbarr@bardonthebeach.org

Chesapeake Shakespeare CompanyKevin Costa, costa@chesapeakeshakespeare.comIan Gallanar, gallanar@chesapeakeshakespeare.comJenny Leopold, leopold@chesapeakeshakespeare.comLesley Malin, malin@chesapeakeshakespeare.com

Colonial TheaterHarland Meltzer, harland@nyc.rr.com

Colorado Shakespeare FestivalAmanda Giguere, amanda.giguere@colorado.eduTimothy Orr, timothy.orr@colorado.eduPhilip Sneed, philip.sneed@colorado.edu

Folger Shakespeare LibraryMichael Lomonico, mike@lomonico.comRobert Young, rgyoung@folger.edu

Folger TheatreJanet Griffin, jjgriffin@folger.edu

Fundacion Shakespeare ArgentinaMercedes de La Torre, mdlt@shakespeareargentina.orgCarlos Drocchi, cad@shakespeareargentina.org

Gdansk Shakespeare TheatreJerzy Limon, gts@teatrszekspirowski.pl

Georgia ShakespeareRichard Garner, richard@gashakespeare.orgLauren Morris, lauren@gashakespeare.org

Grand Valley State UniversityJo Miller, millerj@gvsu.edu

Harrisburg Shakespeare CompanyBrianna Dow, briannadow@gamutplays.orgClark Nicholson, cleric1104@yahoo.com

Hawaii Shakespeare FestivalTony Pisculli, tony@hawaiishakes.org

Houston Shakespeare FestivalJack Young, jackyoung59@hotmail.com

Hudson Valley Shakespeare FestivalTerrence O’Brien, tpo@hvshakespeare.orgMaggie Whitlum, maggie@hvshakespeare.org

Institute of Outdoor DramaMichael Hardy, phillipss@ecu.eduScott Parker, parkers@live.unc.eduPat Partalion

Instituto GandarelaMauro MayaPeter McCurdy, peter@mccurdyco.comAimara Resende, aimara@terra.com.br

Kingsmen Shakespeare CompanyTimothy Hengst, thengst@callutheran.edu

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Livermore Shakespeare FestivalGary Armagnac, garmagnac@gmail.comLisa Tromovitch, lisa@livermoreshakes.org

Marin Shakespeare CompanyLesley Currier, lesley@marinshakespeare.org

Montford Park PlayersJohn Russell, john.russell@montfordparkplayers.org

Movers & ShakespearesKen Adelman, kennethladelman@gmail.comCarol Adelman, carolcadelman@gmail.com

Muse of FireJemma Levy, muse.of.fire@mac.comRhea Wilson, muse.of.fire@mac.com

The Nashville Shakespeare FestivalNicole Sibilski, nicole@nashvilleshakes.org

New York Classical TheatreSean Hagerty, shagerty@newyorkclassical.org

Notre Dame Shakespeare FestivalJay Skelton, gskelton@nd.edu

Ohio Shakespeare FestivalTerry Burgler, ohioshakespeare@aol.comTess Burgler, ohioshakespeare@aol.comLara Knox, ohioshakespeare@aol.com

Oklahoma Shakespeare in the ParkKathryn McGill, kmcgill@cox.net

Oregon Shakespeare FestivalLue Douthit, lued@osfashland.org

Orlando Shakespeare TheaterPatrick Flick, patrickf@orlandoshakes.orgJim Helsinger, jimh@orlandoshakes.orgAnne Hering, anneh@orlandoshakes.orgLisa Horohoe, lisah@orlandoshakes.orgShannon Lacek, shannonl@orlandoshakes.orgPennsylvania Shakespeare FestivalCasey Gallagher, casey.gallagher@desales.eduMatt Given, matthew.given@desales.eduPatrick Mulcahy, patrick.mulcahy@desales.eduDennis Razze, dennis.razze@desales.eduGerard Schubert, gerard.schubert@desales.edu

Prague Shakespeare FestivalJessica BooneGuy Roberts, guy@pragueshakespeare.orgSteve Zinkgraf

QuartoJim Volz, jvolz@fullerton.edu

Richmond ShakespeareCynde Liffick, cthelif@gmail.comGrant Mudge, mudge.grant@gmail.com

Rochester Community PlayersPeter Scribner, rochestercommunityplayers@gmail.com

San Francisco Shakespeare FestivalRob Chansler, rchansler@yahoo.comKristen Clippard, kristen@clippard.comRebecca Ennals, rennals@sfshakes.orgBecky Kemper, bkemper@sfshakes.orgToby Leavitt, tleavitt@sfshakes.orgPamela Sogge, psogge@yahoo.com

Shakespeare & CompanyUte Defarlo, udefarlo@shakespeare.orgElizabeth Aspenlieder, aspenlieder@shakespeare.orgKevin Coleman, kevincoleman@shakespeare.orgJohn Croy, jonathanrcroy@aol.comSarah Hancock, sehancock1@yahoo.comTina Packer, tina@shakespeare.orgDaniela Varon, dwvaron@earthlink.net

Shakespeare At Notre DameChuck Gessert, charles.r.gessert.1@nd.edu

Shakespeare Behind BarsMichelle Bombe, bombe@hope.eduCurt Tofteland, tofter@aol.com

Shakespeare by the SeaLisa Coffi, lisa@shakespearebythesea.orgSuzanne Dean, suzanne@shakespearebythesea.org

Shakespeare DallasCasey Long, clong@shakespearedallas.org

Shakespeare MallorcaJerry Hoffman, jerry@shakespearemallorca.org

Shakespeare MiamiColleen Stovall, miamishakes@gmail.com

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Shakespeare Orange CountyThomas Bradac, tom.bradac@gmail.com

Shakespeare Theatre of New JerseyJoseph Discher, jdischer@shakespearenj.org

Shakespeare WA (Western Australia)Paige Newmark, paigenewmark@hotmail.com

Shakespeare Walla WallaStephanie Shine, stephanies@shakespearewallawalla.orgMichelle Traverso, michellet@shakespearewallawalla.org

Shakespeare’s GlobeNeil Constable, neil.c@shakespearesglobe.comPatrick Spottiswoode, spode4@hotmail.com

Stratford Shakespeare FestivalAndrea Jackson, ajackson@stratfordshakespearefestival.comKatherine Laing, klaing@stratfordshakespearefestival.comDavid Prosser, dprosser@stratfordshakespearefestival.com

Take Wing and Soar Productions, Inc.Debra Ann Byrd, info@takewingandsoar.org

Texas Christian UniversityThomas Walsh, l.cowdin@tcu.edu

Texas State UniversityCharles Ney, cn12@txstate.edu

Theater At MonmouthDawn McAndrews, dawn@theateratmonmouth.org

University of MarylandJeeta Balasundram, jbalasundram@gmail.com

University of Nebraska OmahaCindy Melby Phaneuf, cphaneuf@unomaha.edu

Utah Shakespeare FestivalFred Adams, adamsf@bard.orgMichael Bahr, bahr@bard.orgDavid Ivers, ivers@bard.orgR. Scott Phillips, phillips@bard.orgJoshua Stavros, stavros@bard.orgBrian Vuaghn, vaughn@bard.orgNikki Allen, allen@bard.orgKami Paul, kpaul@bard.org

Virginia Shakespeare FestivalTamara Johnson, tajohnson@wm.eduChristopher Owens, clowen@wm.edu

Nan Barnette

Kristin Dunstan, kristin.dunstan@gmail.com

Donna Law, law@suu.edu

Kate Powers, kate@plainkate.com (Freelance Director)

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PresidentMr. Patrick SpottiswoodeShakespeare’s Globe21 New Globe WalkLondon, LND SE1 9DTOffice: 00 44 20 7902 1400

Vice PresidentMs. Lesley MalinChesapeake Shakespeare Company8510 High Ridge Rd.Ellicott City, MD 21043Office: 410-313-8874

SecretaryMr. Michael BahrUtah Shakespeare Festival351 West Center St.Cedar City, UT 84720Office: 435-586-7880

TreasurerMr. Casey GallagherPennsylvania Shakespeare Festival2755 Station Ave.Center Valley, PA 18034Office: 610-282-9455

At-LargeMr. Jim HelsingerOrlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF812 E. Rollins St., Suite 100Orlando, FL 32803Office: 407-447-1700

At-LargeMr. Patrick FlickOrlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF812 E. Rollins St., Suite 100Orlando, FL 32803Office: 407-447-1700

At-LargeMr. Patrick MulcahyPennsylvania Shakespeare Festival2755 Station Ave.Center Valley, PA 18034Office: 610-282-9455

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