48th Annual Conference
October 22 - 25, 2015
The Clayton Center for the Arts
Maryville College
Maryville, Tennessee
Featuring:
The Tennessee Theatre for Youth Festival
The Tennessee Secondary School One-Act Play Festival
The Tennessee Community Theatre Festival
The Southeastern Theatre Conference Professional Screening Auditions
The TTA Scholarship / College and University Auditions
and
Workshops, Discussions, and Networking Events
The 2015 TTA Conference is made possible, in part, by grants from
Regions Bank and The Tennessee Arts Commission
TTA CONFERENCE 2015
TTA welcomes our 2015 Guest Artist
Cherry Jones
Ms. Jones is a five-time Tony award nominee, most recently for
her work in 2014's revival of The Glass Menagerie. She was
awarded the Tony for Best Actress for her performances in The
Heiress (1995) and Doubt (2005). In addition, she has three
Drama Desk awards as well as an Emmy for Outstanding
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as President
Taylor on Fox's hit television action drama 24. In 2014, Ms.
Jones was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.
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SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS
MAINSTAGE THEATRICAL SUPPLY
Sponsor of Awards for Technical Excellence
in the Secondary School and Community
Theatre Festivals
TENNESSEE ARTS COMMISSION
Substantial support of the current and past
Conferences
BARBIZON LIGHTING COMPANY &
MAINSTAGE THEATRICAL SUPPLY
Sponsors of the Conference Mixer
THE CLAYTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Host of the 2015 TTA Conference
REGIONS BANK
2015 TTA Conference Sponsor
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TTA CONFERENCE 2015 SCHEDULE
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
5:30pm
Tennessee Theatre Association Board Meeting
The Fulmer Family Special Events Room
Thursday, October 22, 2015
10:00am – 11:30am Theatre for Youth Festival: A Little Potato and Hard to Peel
by David Harrell
Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre
11:00am – 7:00pm
Conference Registration
William Baxter Lee III Grand Foyer
1:00pm – 10:00pm
Secondary School One-Act Play Festival
Ronald and Lynn Nutt Theatre
1:30pm – 2:45pm
Voice and Movement for Actors
Charles Miller, Pellissippi State Community College
Massey Rehearsal Hall
2:15pm – 3:30pm
ART-O-LOGUE
Gaye Jeffers, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Costume Workshop Room
3:45pm – 5:00pm
Juggling without Fear
Glen Ellington, Bearden High School
Haslam Family Flexible Theatre
Friday, October 23, 2015
8:00am – 4:00pm
Conference Registration
William Baxter Lee III Grand Foyer
8:00am – 12:10pm
Secondary School One-Act Play Festival
Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre
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9:00am –10: 15am
Don’t be Funny: The Basics to Ensure Successful Improv
John Klonowski, Union University
Haslam Family Flexible Theatre
10:30am – 11:45am
10 Big and Little Directing Tips
David Wohl, Winthrop University
Haslam Family Flexible Theatre
12:00pm – 12:45pm College and University Division Meeting
Haslam Family Flexible Theatre
1:00pm – 2:15pm
All Conference Luncheon (Tickets required)
The Fulmer Family Special Events Room
2:30pm – 3:30pm
Interview and Q&A with Guest Artist Cherry Jones
Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall
3:40pm – 7:45pm
Secondary School One-Act Play Festival continues
Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre
3:45pm – 4:30pm
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About SETC
David Wohl, Winthrop University
SETC Table, William Baxter Lee III Grand Foyer
4:00pm – 5:15pm
TTA Scholarship / College and University Auditions
Lambert Recital Hall
5:30pm – 6:30pm
All Conference Mixer
Sponsored by Barbizon Lighting Company and Mainstage Theatrical Supply
William Baxter Lee III Grand Foyer
5:30pm – 6:30pm
TTA Scholarship / College and University Callbacks
CCA, Rooms 225 – 233
6:30pm – 7:45pm
OUTRAGEOUS MONOLOGUES!
Making Bigger Choices in Your Monologues and Acting
Herb Parker, East Tennessee State University
Haslam Family Flexible Theatre
8:30pm – 9:00pm
Secondary School Division Meeting with Directors
Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre
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9:00pm – 9:30pm
Secondary School One-Act Play Festival Awards
Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre
Saturday, October 24, 2015
8:00am – noon
Conference Registration
William Baxter Lee III Grand Foyer
7:00am – 6:00pm
Southeastern Theatre Conference Professional Screening Auditions
Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall
8:00am – 7:00pm
Tennessee Community Theatre Festival
Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre
9:30am – 10:15am
Professional Theatre Division Meeting
The Fulmer Family Special Events Room
1:00pm – 1:40pm
Community Theatre Division Meeting
The Fulmer Family Special Events Room
7:00pm
Conference Awards Ceremony and Banquet (Tickets required)
All Member Annual Business Meeting
William Baxter Lee III Grand Foyer
Sunday, October 25, 2015
8:00am – 12:00pm
Southeastern Theatre Conference Professional Screening Auditions
Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall
9:00am
TTA Board Meeting
The Fulmer Family Special Events Room
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FESTIVALS AND SETC AUDITIONS SCHEDULES
Tennessee Theatre Association’s Theatre for Youth Festival
Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre
Thursday, October 22
9:00 am – 10:30am
A Little Potato and Hard to Peel by David Harrell
Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre
David Harrell is an internationally recognized actor, speaker and
disability advocate, originally from Brunswick, Georgia, now residing
in New York City. His award-winning solo play A Little Potato and
Hard to Peel and his new adaptation The Boy Who Would Be Captain
Hook have entertained audiences from New York City to Southern
Georgia–from off-Broadway houses to the US Department of the
Interior. Born without his right hand, he uses hilarious stories and a
crazy cast of characters from his life’s journey growing up with a
disability to challenge, entertain and educate audiences to not let
circumstances peel away the core of their humanity.
Secondary School One-Act Play Festival
Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre
Thursday, October 22
11:30pm - Noon
12:00 - 1:00
1:00 – 1:15
1:15 – 2:00
2:05 - 2:50
2:55 - 3:40
3:45 - 4:30
4:30 - 5:00
5:00 - 6:00
6:00 - 7:00
7:15 - 8:00
8:05 - 8:50
8:55 - 9:40
9:45 - 10:30
Load-In Shows 1-4
Tech-In Shows 1-4
Welcome
Production 1
Production 2
Production 3
Production 4
Load-Out Shows 1 - 4 / Load-In Shows 5 - 8
Dinner
Tech-In Shows 5-8
Production 5
Production 6
Production 7
Production 8
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Secondary School One-Act Play Festival
Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre
Friday, October 23
6:15 - 6:45
6:45 - 8:00
8:00 - 8:05
8:05 - 8:50
8:55 - 9:40
9:45 - 10:30
10:35 - 11:20
11:25 - 12:10
12:15 - 12:45
12:45 - 2:00
2:30 - 3:30
3:40 - 4:25
4:30 - 5:15
5:20 - 6:05
6:10 - 6:55
7:00 - 7:45
7:50 - 8:30
8:30 - 9:00
9:00 - 9:30
Load-In Shows 9-13
Tech-In Shows 9-13
Welcome
Production 9
Production 10
Production 11
Production 12
Production 13
Load-Out Shows 9 -13 / Load-In Shows 14 - 18
Tech-In Shows 14 - 18
Keynote Address with Guest Artist Cherry Jones: Lambert Recital Hall
Production 14
Production 15
Production 16
Production 17
Production 18
Load-Out Shows 14 - 18
Secondary School Division Meeting with Directors
Awards Ceremony
Tennessee Community Theatre Festival
Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre
Saturday, October 24
8:00 am
8:30 am
9:00 am – 10:20 am
10:20 am – 11:40 pm
11:40 am – 1:00 pm
1:00 pm – 1:40 pm
2:00 pm – 3:20 pm
3:20 pm – 3:40 pm
3:40 pm – 5:00 pm
5:00 pm – 5:20 pm
5:20 pm – 6:40 pm
6:40 pm – 7:00 pm
Load In (All Companies)
Tech Meeting (All Companies)
REHEARSAL: Company 1
REHEARSAL: Company 2
REHEARSAL: Company 3
Community Theatre Division Meeting
PERFORMANCE: Company 1
ADJUDICATION: Company 1
PERFORMANCE: Company 2
ADJUDICATION: Company 2
PERFORMANCE: Company 3
ADJUDICATION: Company 3
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Southeastern Theatre Conference Professional Screening Auditions
Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall
Saturday, October 24 & Sunday, October 25
Audition time slots below are approximate. Please be prepared for your audition several minutes before the estimated
time in the event that the auditions are running faster.
Saturday, October 24
7:00am
7:30am
8:00am
8:15am
8:30 am
9:00am – approx 12:00n
9:00am
11:30am – 12:45pm
12:45pm – Completion
1:30pm
5:30pm
Auditionees 1 – 60 Check-in
Auditionees 61 – 120 Check-in
Auditionees 120 – 140 Check-in
MANDATORY Auditionee Briefing and mini workshop
Adjudicators meeting (no auditionees)
Auditions (#1 – 60)
SETC Dance Prep Workshop: Haslam Family Flex Theatre
Lunch Break
Auditions Continue (#61 – 140)
SETC Dance Prep Workshop: Haslam Family Flex Theatre
Adjudicator Talk-back Session
Sunday, October 25
7:30am
8:30am
8:45am
9:00am – approx. 11:45am
12:00n
Check-in
MANDATORY Auditionee Briefing
Adjudicator meeting (no auditionees)
Auditions (#141 - ?)
Adjudicator Talk-back Session
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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS
VOICE AND MOVEMENT FOR ACTORS
Presented by Charles Miller
Thursday, October 22, 1:30pm – 2:45pm in the Massey Rehearsal Hall
Mr. Miller, an Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework, a member of the Society of American
Fight Directors, the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, and the Voice and Speech Trainers
Association, will share his expertise in voice training and movement techniques. For actors who
want to improve their use of voice and body, this will be an important 75 minutes. All levels of
ability and experience are welcome!
ART-O-LOGUE
Presented by Gaye Jeffers
Thursday, October 22, 2:15pm – 3:30pm in the Costume Workshop Room
This workshop is designed to inspire young playwrights to create monologues based on their initial
responses to a painting or photograph. Allowing the creative juices to flow from a visual point of
view will supply the participants with a different way to explore character, language and given
circumstances. What was Mona Lisa really thinking? What if a Campbell’s Soup Can could talk?
(Paper, pencils and paintings will be provided.)
JUGGLING WITHOUT FEAR
Presented by Glen Ellington
Thursday, October 22, 3:45pm – 5:00pm in the Haslam Family Flexible Theatre
Can you ride a bike, tie your shoes and eat with a fork? Then YOU can juggle. No circus experience
necessary! All levels of expertise and ability are welcome. (No balls necessary! Beanbags will be
provided.)
DON’T BE FUNNY: THE BASICS TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL IMPROV
Presented by John Klonowski
Friday, October 23, 9:00am –10: 15am in the Haslam Family Flexible Theatre
This workshop is designed to either introduce or reinforce the basic tenants of successful
improvisation. We will play some listening and focus games that lay the foundational groundwork
not just for improvisation but for acting as well.
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10 BIG AND LITTLE DIRECTING TIPS
Presented by David Wohl
Friday, October 23, 10:30am – 11:45am in the Haslam Family Flexible Theatre
Currently Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts at Winthrop University in South Carolina,
David Wohl has directed over 100 theatre productions, including Jane Eyre, Romeo and Juliet, The
Winter's Tale, True West, On Golden Pond, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado about Nothing,
Hamlet, A Raisin in the Sun, Proof, Art, The Royal Hunt of the Sun, To Be Young Gifted, and Black,
and The Rocky Horror Show. In this workshop, Mr. Wohl will share his invaluable experience with
emerging directors seeking to hone their craft.
EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SOUTHEASTERN
THEATRE CONFERENCE
Presented by David Wohl
Friday, October 23, 3:45pm – 4:30pm at the SETC Table, William Baxter Lee III Grand Foyer
Are you interested in getting more involved with the strongest and broadest network of theatre
practitioners in the United States? David Wohl, who has previously served as both President and
Treasurer of the Southeastern Theatre Conference, is available to tell you more about this exciting
organization. Stop by the SETC table and get your questions answered by an expert.
OUTRAGEOUS MONOLOGUES! MAKING BIGGER CHOICES IN YOUR
MONOLOGUES AND ACTING
Presented by Herb Parker
Friday, October 23, 3:45pm – 5:00pm
This workshop will help actors make their auditions and acting more exciting, vibrant, and
personally powerful. Plays are already outrageous; they are not humdrum, and the actor who taps
into this idea in order to make bigger, bolder choices is not being dishonest. In fact, what they may
have thought up to this point to be, “Too Much,” or “Over the Top,” may actually be just right for
the moment of the play, in a theatrical world where, in fact, everything is over the top, crazy, and
outrageous.
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