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2011 RMTA Festival Schedule

Wednesday, February 9th

8:00-5:00 Registration - Holiday Inn
8:00 Load In Regional Showcase: Dracula - Metro State College
8:00-5:00 Set up for Design Competition - Atlas Theatre
9:00-10:00 College/University Acting Competition Meeting - Atlas Theatre

Session 1
10:00-1:00 College/University Acting Competition - Atlas Theatre
10:00-11:30 Tour Historic Downtown Cheyenne and the National Winning Library of the Year!
10:00-11:30 Workshop - Melissa Leach
10:00-11:30 Workshop - Richard Robichaux - Seven Secrets of the Working Actor
11:30-1:00 Lunch Break

Session 2
1:00-2:30 Workshop - Scott Bellot - Masks
1:00-2:30 Workshop - Dr. Marilyn Hetzel - Your Voice, Your Self
1:00-2:30 Workshop - Bliss Ragsdale - Get it Together and Hit Your Mark
2:00-3:00 College/University Acting Competition Finals - Atlas Theatre

Session 3
3:00-4:30 College/University Acting Competition Feedback - Atlas Theatre
3:00-4:30 Workshop - PRG - Scene Painting: High Design, Low Budget
3:00-4:30 Workshop - Dominic Syracuse - Steppenwolff Tehatre
3:00-4:30 Workshop - Lynn Dixon - Musical Theatre
4:30-6:30 Dinner Break
4:30-6:30 Board Meeting - Holiday Inn
7:30 Showcase Performance: Dracula - Metro State College

Thursday, February 10

8:00-Load In Regional Showcase - Ardy Fafirsin - Red Rocks Community Theatre
8:30-5:00 Registration - Holiday Inn
8:30-9:30 Musical Theatre Competition Meeting - Atlas Theatre
9:00 Dracula Feedback - Holiday Inn
10:00-11:30 Musical Theatre Competition - Atlas Theatre

Session 1
10:00-11:30 Workshop - Laura Love - Color Collaboration in Design
10:00-11:30 Workshop - Elizabeth Parks - Undiscovered Territory
10:00-11:30 Workshop - Allison Schumacher - Shakespeare Standing Up
10:00-11:30 Workshop - Pamela Mencher Playwriting Competition Part 1:
“Assissted Living” (One-Act) by Jeffrey Neuman
“Second Best” (10 Minute Play) by John Dilworth Newman
“Insex” (Ten Minute Play) by Jeffrey Neuman
11:30-1:00 Lunch Break

Session 2
1:00-2:30 Workshop - Melissa Leach
1:00-2:30 Workshop - Richard Robichaux - Beyond Repetition: Meisner for Teachers
1:00-2:30 Feedback for Musical Theatre Competition - Holiday Inn
1:00-2:30 Workshop - PRG - Lighting Workshop - Atlas Theatre
1:00-2:30 Pamela Mencher Playwriting Competition Part 2:
“One Year, Four Miles Up the Cherry Creek” (Full Length) by Susan Hickey
2:00-3:30 Performance: The Adventures of Health Team 4, a performance by Metropolitan State College of Denver and Kaiser Permanente - Cheyenne Little Theatre.

Session 3
3:00-4:30 Workshop - Jenna Neilson - Go Ahead! Make Me Laugh
3:00-4:30 Workshop - Scott Lubinski - Auditioning
3:00-4:30 Workshop - Dr. John Newman - “Vincent” - a one man performance
3:00-4:30 Workshop - Jacob Welch - Technical Portfolios
4:30-5:30 Cocktail Hour
4:30-6:30 Dinner Break
7:30 Showcase Performance: Ardy Fafirsin - Red Rocks Community Theatre

Friday, February 11

8:00-Load In Regional Showcase - Two Rooms - Adams State College
8:00-5:00 Registration - Holiday Inn
9:00 Ardy Fafirsin Feedback - Holiday Inn
10:00-1:00 Community Youth Acting Competition - Atlas Theatre
10:00-11:30 Design Competition Adjudication - Atlas Theatre

Session 1
10:00-11:30 Workshop - John Joseph O’Hagan - Shakespeare
10:00-11:30 Workshop - Eulanda Shead - In the Heights: Latin Dance for Stage
10:00-11:30 Workshop - CiCi Aragon - Theatre Games - Viola Spolin
10:00-11:30 Workshop - Richard Robichaux - Live from New York: It’s On-Camera Improv
11:30-1:00 Lunch Break

Session 2
1:00-4:00 Tech Olympics - Atlas Theatre
1:00-2:30 Pamela Mencher Playwriting Competition Part 3:
“Big Little Brother” (One-Act) by Ron Mediatore
"First Friday" (One-Act) by Mark Sbani
“Yesterday Waiting” (Ten Minute Play) by Paul Lieber
1:00-2:30 Workshop - John Joseph O’Hagen and Patrick Newell - Musical Theatre Auditions
1:00-2:30 Workshop - Allison Schumacher - Take the Shakes out of Shakespeare
1:00-2:30 Workshop - Rick Simineo - Ozymandian Theatre - Improve your Improv

Session 3
3:00-4:30 Pamela Mencher Playwriting Competition Part 4:
“Shoeshine Girl” (Full Length) by Mark Sbani
3:00-4:30 Invited Performer Bill Bowers: It Goes Without Saying - Cheyenne Little Theatre
4:30-5:30 Cocktail Hour - Holiday Inn
4:30-6:30 Dinner Break
7:30 Showcase Performance: Two Rooms - Adams State College

Saturday, February 12

8:00-4:30 Registration - Holiday Inn
9:00 Two Rooms Feedback - Holiday Inn
9:00-10:00 College/University Auditions for High School Students - Atlas
9:30 Pamela Mencher Playwriting Competition Part 5:
“Everyday is Halloween” (Full Length) by Mister Erock
9:30-10:30 Youth Festival Keynote Speaker: Allison Schumacher
10:00-12:00 Summer Employment Auditions - Atlas

Session 1
10:00-11:30 Workshop - Dominic Syracuse - Improv for the Actor
10:00-11:30 Workshop - Richard Robicaux - Landing the Role: From High School to Hollywood.
10:00-11:30 Workshop - Xan Johnson
10:00-11:30 Workshop - Scott Lubinski - Auditioning
11:30-1:00 Lunch Break

Session 2
1:00-2:30 Workshop - Jeremiah Kolkman - Unarmed Stage Combat
1:00-2:30 Workshop - Gayle Dawn-Hill - Auditioning for Musical Theatre
1:00-2:30 Workshop - Dr. Marilyn Hetzel - Working With Masks
1:00-2:30 Workshop -Xan Johnson -Theatre and the Brain: Why We Must “Act” To Learn & Survive
1:00-4:00 Callbacks and Portfolio Reviews
1:00-3:30 Performance: Sylvia - South High School
3:30-4:30 Awards and Keynote Speaker: Lynn Dixon
4:30-6:30 Dinner Break
7:30 Performance: War of the Worlds - Atlas Theatre
9:30-Midnight Dance/Karaoke Night - Holiday Inn