There is something for everyone at Statera’s 3rd National Conference on gender balance in the theatre. This year, Statera is partnering with Renaissance Theaterworks and the University of Milwaukee, WI Peck School of the Arts to host the largest gathering in the organization’s history.
TOUCHSTONE SPEAKERS
Statera, which has always had a strong focus on women in leadership, has announced four incredible touchstone speakers: Hana S. Sharif, Gail Barringer, Nataki Garrett, and Simeilia Hodge-Dallaway. All four are highly accomplished leaders, blazing new paths to success and acheivement for women in the theatre and film industries.
Hana S. Sharif, Associate Artistic Director of Baltimore Center Stage, and newly named Artistic Director of Repertory Theatre St. Louis
Nataki Garrett, Director and Former Associate Artistic Director of DCPA
Gail Barringer, Producer of Episodic TV including Law & Order SVU, The Punisher, Person of Interest, and Luke Cage
Simeilia Hodge-Dallaway, Founder and CEO of Artistic Directors of the Future
Conference attendees will be able to choose from a mind-boggling variety of topics and speakers. Conference organizers have broken these into four and five block sessions so that conference goers can choose their own track based on their trajectory in the industry (ie. Directors, Administrators, Academics, Designers, Actors, Playwrights, Audience Engagement, Social Justice Action, etc.) Take a look at the array of breakout sessions below and plan your weekend!
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2018
New Play Development: Rules Of Engagement with Suzan Fete and Lisa Rasmussen
Transperspectives: Unifying Language and Form with Susan Cato-Chapman
Body Awareness and Emotional Intelligence: Integrated Well-Being for Artist-Changemakers with Yusef Seevers
The Improv Brain with Anatasha Blakely
The Story Matters: Supporting Gender Equity through Conscious Theatre-Making with Karin Hendricks
SWAN Day / Support Women Artists Now Day Panel with Martha Richards, Sarah Greenman, and SWAN Day artists
The Red Thread: Sacred Theatre, Indigenous Practice and the Goddess Movement as Tools for Shifting the Leadership Paradigm with Christine Jugueta, Perla Omehra Sigahne Daly, and Letecia Layson
Moving Beyond Multi-culturalism: Social Justice Activism Within Organizations with Lydia Fort, Amy Smith, Jason Brown, and Sam White
The Future is Female and Funny as Hell with Wendy Penrod
Creating A Feminist Community in the Rehearsal Room (and What to Do When That Doesn’t Happen) with Jennifer Popple and Lisa Hagen
Writing Outside Desire with Andrea Moon
Creating Positive Training Systems That Empower and Protect Staff in Patron Engagement Roles with Denise Yvette Serna
Cross Gender Shakespearean Performance with Lisa Wolpe
Defying Conventions: Artists in Prison (and Beyond) with Frannie Shepherd-Bates, Nichole Frederick, and Jessica Hoolsema
Creating Spaces! The Power and Possibility of Devised Theatre with Kyla Kazuschyk, and Camilla Morrison
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2018
Collaborative Models for Co-Producing with Teresa Thuman
Take Time to Breathe: Yoga & Mindfulness for Theatre Artists – A Discussion & Practice with Emily Rollie
Male Allyship in the Gender Parity Movement with Jack Greenman
Artistic Midwifery - Reimagining the Creative Process with Emily Ritger and Anne Walaszek
Intimacy Directors: Creativity & Consent - all conference presentation and panel. Jessica Renae from Intimacy Directors International
Asking the Other Question: New Frontiers for Leadership and Organizational Culture with Hannah Fenlon, Elena Chang, Nataki Garrett, Adriana Gaviria, and Karena Fiorenza
Early Women Playwrights and How Their Work has Shaped Modern Theater with Amy Drake
Fat Discrimination in the American Theatre with Maggie Rogers and Sage Martin
What I Wish I Knew in Undergrad with Kaitlyn Curry, Samantha Allred, Madison Ford
This is How We Do It: DC's Women's Voices Theater Festival with Nan Barnett
Motherhood and Leadership: Initiatives for Upward Mobility with Rachel Spencer Hewitt and Adriana Gaviria
Gender-flipping Shakespeare: Joys, Challenges, and the Bottom Line with Wendy Franz and Hadley Kamminga-Peck
The Ann Shaw Fellowship: Building Community through Theater for Young Audiences with Sarah Jane Hardy and Cortney McEniry
Creating an Ensemble with Jemma Alix Levy
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2018
I Have Something to Say: Breaking into Academic Publishing with Sarah McCarroll
What Women Want: Directing with a Female Perspective with Carrie Colton
Check-In for Comprehensive Connection & Creativity with Kate Brennan, Kristen Cerelli
Seeking Common Ground Through Theatre with Kathleen Mulligan and students from Ithaca College: Lydia Kelly, Kimmi Neuschultz, and Audrey Lang
The Magic Stands Alone: The Importance of Solo Performance for Women in Theatre with Torie Wiggins
Untold Stories / 365 Women a Year: a Playwriting Project with Shellen Lubin)
The Unconventional Artist with Meridith Grundei
Breaking The Binary: Creating & Upholding Spaces for Trans and Non-Binary Theater Makers On Stage & Beyond with Kevin Kantor
2020 Call To Action: What's On Your Calendar? with Jane Vogel, Yasmin Ruvalcaba, Brenda Jean Foley, and Lindsey Gardener-Penner
Work Harder Not Smarter: Broadway Tells Female Playwrights with Valerie Williams
It Starts With Us: Utilizing the Chicago Theatre Standards to Create an Intimate Touch Policy in Academic Settings with Kymberly Mellen and Shelby-Allison Hibbs
Meet the Michael Chekhov Technique - Imagination & The Three Sister Sensations with Rebecca Rich Joy
Queering the Musical Theatre Stage with Andrea Prestinario and Woodzick
Fighting for Our Safety- Self Advocacy in Theatre with Kara Penrose
Voice from A Broad with Raeleen McMillion
PERFORMANCES
Statera also has two performances scheduled for conference attendees. The first is a world premier of Christine Jugueta’s musical play, The Red Thread. The second is Charlayne Woodard’s masterpiece, NEAT, performed by Milwaukee’s own Marti Gobel.
THE RED THREAD
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4TH AT 7PM - UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MILWAUKEE
a play by Christine Jugueta
directed by Jacqueline Stone
NEAT
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6TH AT 7PM - UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MILWAUKEE
a play by Charlayne Woodard
directed by Suzan Fete
starring Marti Gobel
There is still time to register for Statera’s National Conference. Late registration is $275 for the whole weekend and will be available until all slots are filled.