VTA 2024: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

VTA 2024: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

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7:00am EDT

Check-In and Registration B15 LobbySarah Pettengill

7:30am EDT

Middle School Theatre Festival Open Tech Time E10ABC Theater 1 Middle School Theatre Festival Open Tech Time E11ABC Theater 2Casey Worley

8:30am EDT

Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms E24A Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms E23A Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms E24B Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms E23B Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms E25B Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms E25A

9:00am EDT

New IDEA Discussion B13 Circle of ChairsLeila Stephanie • Patrick Mullins • Harvey Stone Shakespeare’s Soliloquies B11 Open StudioMolly Hood Sustainable Scenery: Building Eco-Friendly Sets B12 ClassroomDavid Steinmetz Improvathon Competition B21ABC Grand BallroomJeff Clevenger Secondary Monologue Competitions E22A Get Your VTA & Conference Merch B15 LobbyShirts On Site

9:25am EDT

Berkeley Middle School Presents: Suzette Who Set to Sea E11ABC Theater 2Hannah Booth Salem Church Middle School Presents: The Tale of La Llorona E10ABC Theater 1Kasey Gliszczynski - Life

9:30am EDT

Food Court Open Food Court

10:00am EDT

High School Design COSTUME Competition: Adjudicator Feedback E22-E25 AlcovesChristopher Otwell

10:20am EDT

Lois S Hornsby Middle School Presents: The Rehearsal E10ABC Theater 1Matt Sanderson T. Benton Gayle Middle School Presents: Gossip E11ABC Theater 2Victoria Borgia

10:30am EDT

Acting in Song - Making the Most of Your Moment! B13 Circle of ChairsVirginia Wesleyan University Advocacy in Theatre - Creating Safe Spaces B10 Lecture HallHeather Wallen Basics of Theatrical Intimacy B11 Open StudioNoble Blades Creating Connection: Partner Exercises B17 Open StudioIngrid DeSanctis • James Madison University Cutting Plays for Performance B12 ClassroomAili Huber

11:00am EDT

High School SCENIC Design Competition: Adjudicator Feedback E22-E25 AlcovesChristopher Otwell VCU Twelfth Night Open Rehearsal E21ABCRick St. Peter

11:15am EDT

Liberty Christian Academy Middle Presents: School House Rock! Jr E10ABC Theater 1Ray Jones

11:50am EDT

Middle School Theatre Festival Open Tech Time E10ABC Theater 1

12:00pm EDT

Membership Meeting Food CourtLinda Gallant • Sarah Pettengill • Matt Armentrout • Harvey Stone Bridal Wars B16 Tech & Design StudioJennifer Flitton Adams I’m Dying to be Beautiful B12 ClassroomCheryl Yancey Let's Talk About It! Safe Space B17 Open StudioTariq Karriem (He/Him) • Leila Stephanie Rigging Fundamentals: Calculating Weights and Loads for Safe Operations B13 Circle of ChairsDavid Steinmetz Take 5: Creating Workplaces of Radical Welcome B10 Lecture HallAili Huber What Are Your Fighting For?! B11 Open StudioGregg Lloyd

1:00pm EDT

Check-In and Registration B15 LobbySarah Pettengill High School Design Competition E22-E25 AlcovesChristopher Otwell

1:30pm EDT

Buford Middle School Presents: Mixed Up Mashed Up Fairytale E10ABC Theater 1Paula Chanda Rodney E. Thompson Middle School Presents: HOME OF THE BRAVE E11ABC Theater 2Mia Gudiel-Joshi Artificial Intelligence and Theatre Design B12 ClassroomMichael Benson Performing Choreo B17 Open StudioKatherine (Katie) Holland Stage Combat Meets Stagecraft B11 Open StudioNoble Blades The Sensory Friendly Arts Educators Toolkit B13 Circle of ChairsCorey Holmes Writing a Musical B14 U-ShapedRachel Dean • Ian LeRoy

2:00pm EDT

Stagecraft Showdown #2 B21ABC Grand BallroomKearston Dillard-Scott • Barbizon Lighting Company The Greenhouse with Q&A featuring Playwright, Harvey Stone E21ABCHarvey Stone • William & Mary

2:25pm EDT

Ronald Reagan Middle School Presents: Roshambo: Rock-Paper-Scissors E10ABC Theater 1Jaime Burney

3:00pm EDT

Becoming a Technical Director: Essential Skills and Processes B12 ClassroomDavid Steinmetz How Do I Act This Song? B14 U-ShapedJeffrey Todd Parrott Lights, Camera, Action - The Screen Test B17 Open StudioJonathan Rogers Whose canon is it anyway? Strategies for decolonizing your theatre program B13 Circle of ChairsJess Shaw

4:00pm EDT

Exhibition Hall Load-Out B15ABC

5:00pm EDT

All-Conference Banquet, Featuring Performances and Awards B21ABC Grand Ballroom

9:00pm EDT

High School Costume Ball B21ABC Grand Ballroom