Today’s Highlights

Invited One-Act “I Live To Tell”

11:00am in the CAT Black Box

Student Advisory Board Info Session

4:30pm in Nessmith Ballroom B

The Student Advisory Board is a KCACTF Region IV committee that is integral in shaping the future of the festival. Want to be a part of it? Come to the info shesh and find out more!

Invited Production: Hoo Doo Love

8:00pm on the PAC Stage

Presented by: Tennessee State University

Content warnings: adult themes, language, sexual assault

A tale of love, magic, jealousy, and secrets. Toulou escapes from the Mississippi cotton fields in the 1930s to pursue her dream of singing the blues in Memphis. When she meets a rambling blues man, the notorious Ace of Spades, her dreams are realized in a way she could never have imagined. Written in vivid language that captures the blues, Hoodoo Love is a major debut.

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Acting / Irene Ryan Arts Leadership Design, Tech, Management Devised Theatre Directing and Choreography Dramaturgy DTM / Stage Management General Invited Production Journalism Musical Theatre Playwriting Student Advisory Board

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MTI Warm-up / Holding Space

8:00 am - 12:00 pm (240 min)
Musical Theatre

Dramaturgy Room Open Work Time

8:00 am - 9:00 am (60 min)
Dramaturgy

Festival Registration Open

8:00 am - 12:00 pm (240 min)
General

Load-in Hoo Doo Love

8:00 am - 8:00 pm (720 min)
Invited Production

The (not-so-silent) Art of Mime with Bill Bowers 

8:30 am - 11:00 am (150 min)
Acting / Irene Ryan

Ten Minute Play Rehearsal – Group C

8:30 am - 10:00 am (90 min)
Playwriting

I Live To Tell Load-in / Tech

9:00 am - 11:00 am (120 min)
Invited Production

DTM – Allied Design Response Sessions

9:00 am - 12:00 pm (180 min)
Design, Tech, Management

MTI Semi-finals

9:00 am - 12:00 pm (180 min)
Musical Theatre

Dramaturgy: Casebook Feedback

9:00 am - 12:00 pm (180 min)
Dramaturgy

Lighting Workshop

9:00 am - 10:00 am (60 min)
DTM / Stage Management
Jennifer Fok

Arts Leadership – ASPIRE Intro Session

9:00 am - 10:30 am (90 min)
Arts Leadership

Ten Minute Play – Group A, D

9:00 am - 10:30 am (90 min)
Playwriting

Production Response: The Bus Stop

9:30 am - 10:30 am (60 min)
Invited Production

SDC Response Session

9:30 am - 11:00 am (90 min)
Directing and Choreography

Stage Management Interviews

10:00 am - 12:00 pm (120 min)
DTM / Stage Management

Dynamic Drawing for Scenic Designers

10:00 am - 11:30 am (90 min)
Design, Tech, Management
Luciana Stecconi

ITJA Morning Session

10:00 am - 11:30 am (90 min)
Journalism

Ten Minute Play Rehearsal – Group B, E, F

10:30 am - 12:00 pm (90 min)
Playwriting

Invited One-Act: I Live To Tell

11:00 am - 1:00 pm (120 min)
Invited Production

Workshop: Head Up, Heart Forward: Positive Collaboration in Process

11:00 am - 1:00 pm (120 min)
Directing and Choreography
Lindsay Rae Taylor

LatinX Affinity Space

11:00 am - 12:00 pm (60 min)
General
Carlos Cruz

Be Brave! DEI Conversations with Baxter Gamble, Jr.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (60 min)
General
Baxter Gamble, Jr

Staged Reading: Kissing Oranges

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (120 min)
Playwriting

Lighting Design Response Session

1:00 pm - 3:30 pm (150 min)
Design, Tech, Management

Dramaturgy: New Play Development Part 1

1:00 pm - 4:30 pm (210 min)
Dramaturgy

How To Be A Working Actor

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (120 min)
Acting / Irene Ryan
Di Quon Wilms

Stage Management Interviews

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (120 min)
DTM / Stage Management

SDC Choreography Workshop

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (120 min)
Directing and Choreography
Terrance

Embodied Imagination and Performance (Designers Welcome Too)

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (60 min)
Arts Leadership
Bess Park

LGBTQ+ Affinity Space

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm (60 min)
General
Bill Bowers

Irene Ryan Semi-finals

3:00 pm - 7:00 pm (240 min)
Acting / Irene Ryan

Devising Despite Barriers

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm (90 min)
Devised Theatre
Rachel Hynes

Respondent Training with DEI

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm (90 min)
General
Lisa Abbott and Mya Brown

Ten Minute Play Rehearsal – Group A, C, E

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm (90 min)
Playwriting

Play Reading: “Commitment Issues: a Musical”

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm (120 min)
Playwriting

Stage Management Roundtable / DTM LGBTQ+ Affinity Session

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (60 min)
DTM / Stage Management

Student Advisory Board Info Session

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm (90 min)
Student Advisory Board

Ten Minute Play Rehearsal – Groups B, D, F

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm (90 min)
Playwriting

ITJA Preshow

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm (60 min)
Journalism

Invited Production: Hoo Doo Love

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm (120 min)
Invited Production

VIP and Faculty Hospitality Suite

9:30 pm - 11:30 pm (120 min)
General

Load Out Hoo Doo Love

10:00 pm - 11:55 pm (115 min)
Invited Production