2007 Great Plains Theatre Conference Schedule

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Daily Schedule

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Daily Registration/Check-In at Metropolitan Community College´s Fort Omaha Campus

All events will be held at the Historic Fort Omaha Campus unless otherwise stated. All Fringe Fest events will be held under the tent at the Historic Fort Omaha Campus.

Short Play Lab
The public is invited to register for all Conference events including the morning and afternoon readings of selected new works with panelists interacting with playwrights and readers.

Short Play Lab Panelists
Play Lab Director: David Crespy; Panelists: Vincent Lee Alston, Tyrone Beasley, Barbee Davis, Deborah Denenberg, Jim Delmont, Kim Estes, Jakob Holder, Colby Kullman, Andrea Lang, Kari Mote, Ronald Rand, Gail Renardson, Marty Skomal, Susann Suprenant, and Hughston Walkinshaw

Long Play Lab Panelists
Edward Albee, Will Eno, Arthur Kopit, Romulus Linney, Emily Mann, and Marshall Mason

Fort Omaha Film Conference
The Fort Omaha Film Conference will run concurrently with the Play Labs on May 31, June 1, and June 2. Special speaker and guest will be Academy Award-Winning Actress Patricia Neal. Neal´s films will be shown periodically throughout the film conference.

Saturday, May 26

8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.

Conference Registration/Check-In - All participants must stop in before participating in conference activities

FOC 10 Lobby

9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Master Class:
Writer´s Workshop with David Crespy, Will Eno and Arthur Kopit

FOC 10 Lobby

12:00–1:45 p.m.

Scholar’s Panel: Edward Albee: His Effect on the American
Theatre (Crespy, Kullman, Mann, Renardson,
Suprenant and West)

FOC 10 136

2:00–4:00 p.m.

Film Presentation of Ethan Gussow´s From the Last Frontier to the Great Plains, A History of the Theatre Conference

FOC 10 110

4:00–6:00 p.m.

Film Presentation of Ethan Gussow´s From the Last Frontier to the Great Plains, A History of the Theatre Conference

FOC 10 110

5:00–6:30 p.m.

Welcome Reception and Registration
with Special Guests Ethan Gussow and Petra Lisiecki

FOC 10 Lobby

6:30–7:30 p.m.

Orientation for Play Lab Hosts, Theatre Companies, Actors, Panelists, and Conference Volunteers

FOC 10 Lobby

Sunday, May 27

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Conference Registration/Check-In

FOC 10 Lobby

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Short Play Lab

9:00–10:00 a.m.	Deer, John by Zachary Gall Presented by BlueBarn Theatre A Night at the Opera or A Boy and His Diva by Guy Glass Presented by SNAP! Productions Chupacabra by Tim Siragusa Presented by Rough Magic Productions	FOC 10 136 FOC 10 110 FOC 7

10:00–11:00 a.m.	Getting to Know You by Kendall Gray Presented by BlueBarn Theatre Tumesco, Ergo Sum by Roger Gross Presented by SNAP! Productions The Penis Dialogues by Geoffrey Stienblock Presented by Rough Magic Productions	FOC 10 136 FOC 10 110 FOC 7

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	The Book of Years by Robin Byrd Presented by BlueBarn Theatre Where Should We Have Our Thanks? by Daniel Born Presented by SNAP! Productions The Waiting Room by Barry Levine Presented by Rough Magic Productions	FOC 10 136 FOC 10 110 FOC 7

12:00–1:45 p.m.

Lunch and Master Class: Directing with Emily Mann

FOC 10 136

1:45–2:00 p.m.

Break

2:00–3:00 p.m.

Short Play Lab

2:00–3:00 p.m.

Left for Dead
by Stacey Jamieson
     Presented by MCC Theatre Program

Freeman Shall Stand
by Lonn Pressnall
     Presented by Midland Lutheran College

Twelfth Step
by Justin Hofstetter (KCACTF Scholar)
     Directed by Rick Brayshaw

FOC 10 136

FOC 10 110

FOC 7

3:00–3:15 p.m.

Break

3:15–5:45 p.m.

Presentation of Mary F. Unser´s Samaritan (KCACTF Scholar)
Directed by Kari Mote

FOC 7

7:30 p.m.

An Evening of Scenes from Our Honored Playwrights: Scenes from Albee, Kopit, Linney and Mann
Introduction by Edward Albee
Produced by Creighton University and the Nebraska Repertory Company
Sponsored by Creighton University
After Theatre Reception

Monday, May 28

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Conference Registration/Check-In

FOC 10 Lobby

8:30–9:30 a.m.

Film presentation of Ethan Gussow’s: From the Last
Frontier to the Great Plains, a History of the Theatre Conference

FOC 10 110

9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Short Play Lab

9:30–10:30 a.m.	Last Rights by Katheryn White Presented by Doane College A Woman in the Son by Patti Ann Patton Presented by Circle Theatre I Am Odysseus by Benjamin Clark Presented by Brigit Saint Brigit	FOC 10 136 FOC 10 110 FOC 7

10:30–11:30 a.m.	Box for Dork by William Campbell Presented by Doane College The Irresistible Rise of Arthur Huey by Ross Howard Presented by Circle Theatre Stead by Mary Jane Nordgren Presented by Brigit Saint Brigit	FOC 10 136 FOC 10 110 FOC 7

11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.	Pickwick´s Dilemma by Mark Manhart Presented by Doane College One More to Go by Debra Wiess Presented by Circle Theatre The Dying House by Laura Turner Presented by Brigit Saint Brigit	FOC 10 136 FOC 10 110 FOC 7

12:30–1:30 p.m.

Lunch and Conversation with Two Time Tony Award-Winning
Actress Tammy Grimes and Broadway Actor Joel Vig

FOC 10 136

1:30–1:45 p.m.

Break

2:00–3:00 p.m.

Short Play Lab

1:45–2:45 p.m.

The Eskimo Rule
by Judith Plummer
     Presented by MCC Theatre Program

Meet de Boys on de Battlefront
by C.E. Holmes
     Presented by Midland Lutheran College

Lights Fade, Curtain
by Whitney Rowland (KCACTF Scholar)
     Directed by Rick Brayshaw

FOC 10 136

FOC 10 110

FOC 7

2:45–3:00 p.m.

Break

3:00–5:45 p.m.

Presentation of Aaron Zavitz´s Tour of a Well-Kept House
Directed by Scott Kurz

FOC 7

7:30 p.m.

The BlueBarn Theatre´s Production of Will Eno´s Thom Pain (based on nothing)
Sponsored by Prochaska & Associates
After Theatre Reception

10:00 p.m.

Fringe Fest

Tuesday, May 29

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Conference Registration/Check-In

FOB 10 Lobby

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Short Play Lab

9:00–10:00 a.m.	Moses Otis is Not a White Man by Ron Giles Presented by John Beasley Theater Coming up for Air by Marie Amthor Presented by University of Nebraska–Omaha Shooting Pool with a Rope by Lynn-Steven Johanson Presented by Angels Theatre Company	FOC 10 136 FOC 10 110 FOC 7

10:00–11:00 a.m.	American Plaza by William Stewart Presented by John Beasley Theater Saint Jude and the Hopeless Cause by Shayne Kennedy Presented by University of Nebraska–Omaha The Burden by Mary K. Stillwell Presented by Angels Theatre Company	FOC 10 136 FOC 10 110 FOC 7

11:00–11:30 a.m.	Praying for a Hurricane by Cynthia Landis Presented by John Beasley Theater The Significance of a Wedding Train by Jonathan Josephson Presented by University of Nebraska–Omaha	FOC 10 136 FOC 10 110

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	Neighbors by Ronald Rand & Lauren Bond Presented by Angels Theatre Company	FOC 10 7

11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	Ugly Birds by Beaufield Berry Presented by John Beasley Theater Round by Wayne Crome Presented by University of Nebraska–Omaha	FOC 10 136 FOC 10 110

12:00–1:30 p.m.

Lunch and Conversation with Playwright Will Eno
From Edward F. Albee Foundation Fellow to Pulitzer Prize Finalist

FOC 136

1:30–1:45 p.m.

Break

1:45–2:45 p.m.

Panel: Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
Winning Playwrights: A View of the Future
Moderated by David Crespy

FOC 136

2:45–3:00 p.m.

Break

3:00–5:45 p.m.

Presentation of Toni Press-Coffman´s New House, New Dog
Directed by Michele Phillips

FOC 7

7:30 p.m.

VLA Productions presents The Meeting by Jeff Stetson
Master of Ceremonies: Marshall Mason
Sponsored by Cox Communications
After Theatre Reception

Wednesday, May 30

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Conference Registration/Check-In

FOC 10 Lobby

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Short Play Lab

9:00–10:00 a.m.	Hope vs Hunter by Donna Banicevich Gera Presented by R.E.S.P.E.C.T.2 The Good Harvest by Lisa Rosenthal Presented by Omaha Theatre Company Leddy´s Chair by Don Cook Presented by Grande Olde Players Theatre	FOC 10 136 FOC 10 110 FOC 7

10:00–11:00 a.m.	Glue by Beth Kahl Presented by R.E.S.P.E.C.T.2 Coming Home by Ahsan Naseem Presented by Omaha Theatre Company The Porch Light by Neva Cozine Presented by Grande Olde Players Theatre	FOC 10 136 FOC 10 110 FOC 7

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	Reaching Across Borders by Ken Kaissar Presented by R.E.S.P.E.C.T.2 Grammar by Kay Noyes Presented by Omaha Theatre Company Won´t Happen Again by Ron Radice Presented by Grande Olde Players Theatre	FOC 10 136 FOC 10 110 FOC 7

12:00–1:30 p.m.

Lunch and Converation with Playwright Romulus Linney

FOC 10 136

1:30–1:45 p.m.

Break

2:00–3:00 p.m.

Short Play Lab

1:45–2:45 p.m.

Dancing Skeletons
by Al Kammerer
     Presented by MCC Theatre Program

A Quiet House
by Michael Ramirez
     Presented by Midland Lutheran College

Suicide by Punchbowl
by Whitney Rowland (KCACTF Scholar)
     Directed by Rick Brayshaw

FOC 10 136

FOC 10 110

FOC 7

2:45–3:00 p.m.

Break

3:00–5:45 p.m.

Presentation of Jakob Holder´s Housebreaking
Directed by Vince Carlson

FOC 7

7:30 p.m.

Horton Foote´s Trip to Bountiful, An Evening with Two Time Tony Award-Winning Actress Tammy Grimes accompanied by Joel Vig
Sponsored by HDR, Inc.
After Theatre Reception Following

10:00 p.m.

Fringe Fest

Thursday, May 31

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Conference Registration/Check-In

FOC 10 Lobby

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Short Play Lab

9:00–10:00 a.m.	A Priest, a Rabbi, and a Baker by Dawn Wilson Presented by Iowa Western Community College In the River by Kenneth Robbins Presented by Nebraska Shakespeare Festival Cat Scratch Fever by Mark Charney Presented by Kokopelli Theatre Company	FOC 10 136 FOC 10 110 FOC 7

10:00–11:00 a.m.	Looking at the Moon by Melisa Tien Presented by Iowa Western Community College Killing Neil LaBute by David Robson Presented by Nebraska Shakespeare Festival Columbus Day by Forrest Attaway Presented by Kokopelli Theatre Company	FOC 10 136 FOC 10 110 FOC 7

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	Vexed to Nightmare by David Coley Presented by Iowa Western Community College After Dinner by Mark Farnen Presented by Nebraska Shakespeare Festival Tangled by Terence Anthony Presented by Kokopelli Theatre Company	FOC 10 136 FOC 10 110 FOC 7

12:00–1:30 p.m.

Panel: Playwrights Edward Albee, Will Eno, Arthur Kopit, and Romulus Linney, Moderated by Marshall Mason

FOC 10 136

1:30–1:45 p.m.

Break

2:00–3:00 p.m.

Short Play Lab

1:45–2:45 p.m.

Wi(n)dow on the World
by Lori Leigh
Presented by MCC Theatre Program

Yellow
by Sarah Schmitz
Presented by University of Minnesota-Duluth

FOC 10 136

FOC 7

3:00–5:45 p.m.

Presentation of E. M. Lewis´ Heads
Directed by Lorie Obradovich

FOC 7

7:30 p.m.

A Memorial Tribute to Lloyd Richards, Lawrence Sacharow, and Glyn O´Malley with Master of Ceremonies Marshall Mason,
Sponsored by the Cooper Foundation
After Theatre Reception following

10:00 p.m.

Fringe Fest

Friday, June 1

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Conference Registration/Check-In

FOC 10 Lobby

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Short Play Lab

9:00–10:00 a.m.	Party Favor by Benjamin Graber Presented by Shelterbelt Theatre Matka by Ann Marie Oliva Presented by BroadStreet Theatre Company A Skewed Nude by Kim Zelonis Presented by Baby D Productions	FOC 10 136 FOC 10 110 FOC 7

10:00–11:00 a.m.	The Train to Mantua by M. Nord Mistrall Presented by Shelterbelt Theatre The Anti-Bride by Cynthia Glucksman Presented by BroadStreet Theatre Company A Year of Grace by John A. Donnelly Presented by Baby D Productions	FOC 10 136 FOC 10 110 FOC 7

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	Hanging by Lindsay Harris Presented by Shelterbelt Theatre Good Luck Bonsai by Marilyn MacCrakin Presented by BroadStreet Theatre Company Ice by Connie Whitt-Lambert Presented by Baby D Productions	FOC 10 136 FOC 10 110 FOC 7

12:00–1:30 p.m.

Lunch and Conversation with Edward Albee: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: The Play, The Film, The Revival

FOC 10 136

1:30–1:45 p.m.

Break

3:00–4:45 p.m.

Presentation of Greg Pierce´s Smack The Wagon
Directed by Ron Zank

FOC 7

4:00–5:00 p.m.

Academy Award-Winning Actress Patricia Neal presents As I Am, Introduction by Gloria Allen

FOC 10 136

4:00–5:15 p.m.

Master Class: Directing with Marshall Mason

FOC 7

7:30 p.m.

Playwrights Reading from Their Own Works directed by Marshall Mason (Albee, Eno, Kopit, Linney),
Sponsored by the Nebraska Arts Council
After Theatre Reception following

10:00 p.m.

Fringe Fest

TBD

Saturday, June 2

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Conference Registration/Check-In

FOC 10 Lobby

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Short Play Lab

9:00–10:00 a.m.	Apricot Supernovas by Krista Knight Presented by BlueBarn’s Witching Hour Consolidating Informational Functionality by Judith Pratt Presented by Dana College Theatre Lullaby by Wayne Lambert Presented by Poetry Menu	FOC 10 136 FOC 10 110 FOC 7

10:00–11:00 a.m.	A Girl with a Black Eye by Ira Gamerman Presented by BlueBarn’s Witching Hour The Piazza by Laura Emack Presented by Dana College Theatre Natural Selection by Leopold Kovar Presented by Poetry Menu	FOC 10 136 FOC 10 110 FOC 7

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	Farewell Evenbrook by Terence Patrick Hughes Presented by BlueBarn’s Witching Hour Mother by Arika Beals Presented by Dana College Theatre Two Men Walked into a Bar by Monica Bauer Presented by Poetry Menu	FOC 10 136 FOC 10 110 FOC 7

12:00–1:30 p.m.

Lunch and Conversation with Directors Marshall Mason and Danny Irvine

FOC 10 136

1:30–1:45 p.m.

Break

1:45–2:45 p.m.

Short Play Lab

1:45–2:15 p.m.	Why We Invented God by D.W. Gregory Presented by MCC Theatre Program	FOC 10 136

1:45–2:45 p.m.	How Jimmy and Janie Became Terrorists by Leslie Sedivy Directed by Anne Byrd	FOC 7

3:00–5:00 p.m.

Presentation of Ross Maxwell´s
Anno Menender: The New Girl from Samos (KCACTF Scholar)
Directed by Tom Woldt

FOC 7

7:00 p.m.

Gala Evening hosted by Patricia Neal and Joel Vig
Celebrating Fifteen Years of Collaboration: Edward Albee and Dr. Jo Ann C. McDowell Supporting Playwrights
Co-Chairs, Richard Holland and Fred and Eve Simon

FOC Parade Ground

Sunday, June 3

9:00–11:00 a.m.

Great Plains Theatre Conference National Advisory Board Brunch

10:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

Workshop Registration and Check-in

FOC 10 Lobby

11:00 a.m.–1:45 p.m.

Presentation of Kyle Bass´ Wind in the Field
Directed by Rob Baker

FOC 7

1:45–2:00 p.m.

Break - Conference Registrants Lunch on Own

2:00–3:00 p.m.

Master Class:
Playwright´s Workshop with Edward Albee

FOC 7

3:00–3:15 p.m.

Break

3:15–6:30 p.m.

Master´s Class:
Writer´s Workshop with David Crespy, Will Eno,
Arthur Kopit and Romulus Linney

6:30–7:30 p.m.

Picnic for Workshop Participants

FOC Parade Ground

7:30 p.m.

Readings of Selected Work from the Writer´s Workshop

FOC Parade Ground

Monday, June 4

9:00.–11:00 a.m.

Master Class:
Writer´s Workshopwith David Crespy, Will Eno, and Arthur Kopit

The Art of Transformation with Ronald Rand

FOC TBD

FOC 7

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Lunch

FOC 10 136

12:00–1:45 p.m.

Presentation of Don Garcia´s A Kiss for Death (KCACTF Scholar)
Directed by Rick Brayshaw

FOC 7

1:45–2:00 p.m.

Break

2:00–4:00 p.m.

Master Class:
Writer´s Workshop with David Crespy, Will Eno, Arthur Kopit, and Romulus Linney

FOC TBD

4:00–6:00 p.m.

Break

6:00–7:30 p.m.

Picnic for Workshop Participants

FOC Parade Ground

7:30 p.m.

Readings of Selected Work from the Writer´s Workshop

FOC Parade Ground