Daily Schedule |
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8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. |
Daily Registration/check in and sales - All participants must
stop in before participating in Conference activities
All events will be held at the Historic Fort Omaha Campus unless otherwise stated.
Play Lab Panelists
Concurrent Play Lab Panelists: Vincent Alston, Bostin Christopher, Kimberly del Busto, Peter Ellenstein, Kim Estes, Kitty Felde,
Shayne Kennedy, Colby Kullman, Kari Mote, David Penhallow, Ronald Rand, Gail Rendardson, David Rush, Larry Singer, Kenley Smith, Deke Weaver, Ron West, Scott Working, Ron Zank
Featured Play Lab Panelists: Robert Caisley, Daniel Irvine, Javon Johnson, Marshall Mason, Lee Wochner
Play Labs
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.
Writer´s Workshop
Participation in the writer´s workshop is by invitation only.
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Saturday, May 24 |
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9:30–11:30 a.m. |
Writer´s workshop - session 1
Session 1A – "Truth in Acting" (Johnson)
Session 1B – "The One Page Workshop" (Caisley)
Session 1C – "Point of View Exploration" (Singer) |
FOC 10 112
FOC 10 124
FOC 10 110
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11:30 a.m.–noon |
Lunch |
FOC 10 136 |
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Noon–12:30 p.m. |
Interview video – Doug Wright on Doug Wright |
FOC 10 136 |
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12:30–2:20 p.m. |
Writer´s workshop - session 2
Session 2A – "Finding Your Voice" (Johnson)
Session 2B – "The Deeper Truth" (Wochner) |
FOC 10 112
FOC 10 110
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2:40–4:30 p.m. |
Writer´s workshop - session 3
Session 3A – "Starting at the Start" (Wochner)
Session 3B – "First Aid for Playwrights" (Caisley)
Session 3C – "An Exercise in Use of Self" (Singer) |
FOC 10 110
FOC 10 124
FOC 10 112
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5:00–6:00 p.m. |
Welcome reception and registration |
FOC 10 Lobby |
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6:00–6:30 p.m. |
Orientation for theater companies,
actors and volunteers |
FOC 10 136 |
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6:45–8:45 p.m. |
A film presentation of Doug Wright´s three-time Academy Award nominated film
Quills with video introduction by Doug Wright |
FOC 10 110 |
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Sunday, May 25 |
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10:00 a.m.–noon |
Writer´s workshop - session 4
Session 4A – "Finding Your Voice" (Johnson)
Session 4B – "The Deeper Truth" (Wochner)
Session 4C – "The One Page Workshop" (Caisley) |
FOC 10 110
FOC 10 112
FOC 10 124
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10:00 a.m.–noon |
Actor´s workshop with Daniel Irvine
Open to all Conference participants |
FOC 10 210 |
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10:00 a.m.–noon |
Director´s workshop with Marshall Mason
Open to all Conference participants |
FOC 7 107 |
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Noon–12:45 p.m. |
Lunch and interview video – Doug Wright on Doug Wright |
FOC 10 136 |
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12:45–1:45 p.m. |
Panel: Directing with New York in the Rearview Mirror
Panelists: Susie Baer Collins (Omaha Community Playhouse), Susan Clement-Toberer (BlueBarn Theatre), Judy Hart (Angels Theatre Company),
Kevin Lawler (BlueBarn Theatre), Stephen Sheftz (Creighton University); Moderator: Daniel Irvine |
FOC 10 136 |
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2:00–5:00 p.m. |
Featured play lab
2:00–3:30 p.m.
Mrs. Jenning´s Sitter
by Ellen Struve
presented by Shelterbelt Theatre
3:30–5:00 p.m.
Plans to Form a Human Chain Faltered
by Shayne Kennedy
presented by the Amy Lane Group
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FOC 7 107
FOC 7 107
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7:00–9:00 p.m. |
Writer´s
workshop play slam
Moderator: Scott Working
Open to all Conference participants |
FOC 10 110 |
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Monday, May 26 |
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9:00 a.m.–noon |
Concurrent play labs
9:00–9:45 p.m.
The Other Bert
by Richard Fulco
presented by Rough Magic Productions
Bunkhouse
by James Ogden
presented by Angels Theatre Company
Wash Me
by Bill Johnson
presented by the Bridget Wiley Robbins Group
The Typing Fields
by Annette Murrell
presented by Baby D Productions
9:50 a.m.–noon
The Phoenix Lights
by Megan Thornton
presented by Rough Magic Productions
Acts of Contrition
by Alex Lubischer
presented by Angels Theatre Company
The Rigors of Happenstance
by Richard Martin Hirsch
presented by the Bridget Wiley Robbins Group
Defending Marriage
by Joe Basque
presented by SNAP! Productions |
FOC 10 110
FOC 10 136
FOC 10 210
FOC 7 107
FOC 10 110
FOC 10 136
FOC 10 210
FOC 7 107
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Noon–12:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
FOC 10 136 |
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12:30–1:15 p.m. |
Panel: Acting: The Business We´re In
Panelists: Vincent Alston, Kim Estes, Larry Singer; Moderator: Bostin Christopher |
FOC 10 136 |
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1:30–3:00 p.m. |
Concurrent play labs
A Campaign of Hate
by Steve Ghent
presented by Rough Magic Productions
All in All
by Madeline Radcliff
presented by Angels Theatre Company
A Truth in Lies
by Joshua Hill
presented by the Harold Hynick Group |
FOC 10 110
FOC 10 136
FOC 10 210
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3:15–5:15 p.m. |
Featured play lab
Devil Sedan
by Kenley Smith
presented by Baby D Productions |
FOC 7 107
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8:00 p.m. |
A production of Breathe, a new play by Javon Johnson;
introduction and talkback by Javon Johnson; after-theatre reception |
Omaha Community Playhouse |
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Tuesday, May 27 |
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9:00 a.m.–noon |
Concurrent play labs
9:00–11:00 a.m.
There´s Always a Band
by Isaac Rathbone
presented by Shelterbelt Theatre
Six Nights in the Black Belt
by Lowell Williams
presented by the Doug Blackburn Group
Tennessee Songbird
by Robin Byrd
presented by the Kim Estes Group
The Brothers Caramillo: Eulogy for a Piece of Sh*t
by Chris Leyva
presented by Pachyderm Productions
11:10 a.m.–noon
Five Second Grace
by Libby Leonard
presented by Shelterbelt Theatre
Weekend in St. Moritz
by Hortense Gerardo
presented by Poetry Menu
Place Settings
by Margaret Bail
presented by Aaron Wilhoft Group |
FOC 10 110
FOC 10 136
FOC 10 210
FOC 7 107
FOC 10 110
FOC 10 210
FOC 7 107
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Noon–12:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
FOC 10 136 |
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12:30–1:30 p.m. |
Panel: Producing I Am My Own Wife
Panelists: Paul Pape, Nick Zadina; Moderator: Kevin Lawler |
FOC 10 136 |
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1:45–3:15 p.m. |
Concurrent play lab
Friar Laurence´s Cell
by Chris Maly
presented by Shelterbelt Theatre
Moving Pictures
by Terence Patrick Hughes
presented by the Doug Blackburn Group
Vs. Robert Schumann
by Myla Lichtman-Fields
presented by Grande Olde Players
Voices
by Thomas Perrine
presented by Aaron Wilhoft Group |
FOC 10 110
FOC 10 136
FOC 10 210
FOC 7 107
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3:30–5:30 p.m. |
Featured play lab
Hurricane in a Glass
by Kimberly del Busto
presented by the Roxanne Wach Group |
FOC 7 107
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8:00 p.m. |
I Can´t Remember Anything, an evening with Tony Award-winning actress Tammy Grimes accompanied
by Joel Vig; after-theatre reception |
Omaha Community Playhouse |
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Wednesday, May 28 |
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9:00 a.m.–noon |
Concurrent play labs
9:00–11:00 a.m.
The Weather Plays
by Daniel Welser Carroll
presented by The Rose
Inuit
by Thomas Riccio
presented by Pachyderm Productions
After Denmark
by David Robson
presented by the Danielle Smith Group
Something Happened in 1973
by Deborah S. Greenhut
presented by Poetry Menu
11:10 a.m.–noon
Bootstrappers Christmas
by Mark Manhart
presented by The Rose
Good Mothers
by Leopold Kovar
presented by Pachyderm Productions
The Whole Shebang
by Corinne Kawecki
presented by Aaron Wilhoft Group |
FOC 10 110
FOC 10 136
FOC 10 210
FOC 7 107
FOC 10 110
FOC 10 136
FOC 10 210
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Noon–12:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
FOC 10 136 |
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12:30–1:30 p.m. |
Panel: Establishing Your Career As an Actor: Stage, Screen, Commercials and All
Panelists: Kim Estes, Tammy Grimes and Joel Vig; Moderator: Ronald Rand |
FOC 10 136 |
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1:45–3:00 p.m. |
Concurrant play labs
Wonderland vs. Hearts
by Elizabeth Ann Earle
presented by The Rose
White Flag
by Ebru Gokdag
presented by the Kim Estes Group
Emily
by Maxine Kern
presented by the Roxanne Wach Group
The Tear
by Chuck Holmes
presented by Baby D Productions |
FOC 10 110
FOC 10 136
FOC 10 210
FOC 7 107
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3:15–5:30 p.m. |
Featured play lab
The Crimes and Confessions of Kip Knutzen: A Hockey Way of Knowledge
by Deke Weaver
presented by Pachyderm Productions |
FOC 7 107
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5:45 p.m. |
Vans leaves for reception |
FOC 10 |
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6:00–7:30 p.m. |
Reception honoring Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Doug Wright |
Omaha Community Playhouse |
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7:30 p.m. |
Evening on own to explore Omaha, the Old Market or sample local theatre — Conference badge will admit you to
a performance of The Crucible at the Omaha Community Playhouse |
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Thursday, May 29 |
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9:00 a.m.–noon |
Concurrent play labs
9:00–10:00 a.m.
The Wedding Party
by Benjamin Graber
presented by Living Picture Project
A Window to a Heart
by Elbert Traylor
presented by the Danielle Smith Group
The Room
by Stacey Jamieson
presented by the Doug Blackburn Group
The Crossing
by Lee Meyer
presented by the Pat Kies Group
10:15 a.m.–noon
Dogs Playing Poker
by James Keim
presented by Living Picture Project
Enemies of the State
by Ron Pullins
presented by Baby D Productions
The Family Tree
by Marilyn MacCrakin
presented by Pachyderm Productions
Paramythe
by Lance De Roos
presented by the Pat Kies Group |
FOC 10 110
FOC 10 136
FOC 10 210
FOC 7 107
FOC 10 110
FOC 10 136
FOC 10 210
FOC 7 107
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Noon–12:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
FOC 10 136 |
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12:30–1:30 |
Conversation with honored playwright Doug Wright and
Marshall Mason: The Collaboration Between Director and Playwright, book signing to follow; Moderator: Marshall Mason |
FOC 10 136 |
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1:45–2:45 p.m. |
Concurrent play lab
Harley and the Dana Whitmarsh Fiasco
by Harley Easton
presented by Living Picture Projects
Armageddon
by Peter Jacques
presented by the Danielle Smith Group
King Chong and the Great Wall
by Mike North
presented by the Grande Olde Players |
FOC 10 110
FOC 10 136
FOC 10 210
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3:00–5:30 p.m. |
Featured play lab
Banzai, Darling
by David Penhallow
presented by Angels Theatre Company |
FOC 7 107
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8:00 p.m. |
Scenes from the works of our honored playwright Doug Wright; introduction by Doug Wright; performed by
Kokopelli Theatre Company; after-theatre reception |
Lied Education Center for the Arts, Creighton University |
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Friday, May 30 |
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9:00 a.m.–noon |
Concurrent play labs
9:00–9:30 a.m.
The Band-Aid
by Sandra Kern Mollman
presented by Circle Theatre
Candyland
by Aleks Merilo
presented by SNAP! Productions
A Bear Shot
by Al Kammerer
presented by the Harold Hynick Group
Cowboys
by Lee Myers
presented by Pachyderm Productions
9:40 a.m.–noon
At the Hollow
by Lee Roscoe
presented by Circle Theatre
The Conquerors
by Fonzie D. Geary
presented by the Grande Olde Players
Dark Secret Love
by Daniel Born
presented by Kokapelli Theatre |
FOC 10 110
FOC 10 136
FOC 10 210
FOC 7 107
FOC 10 110
FOC 10 210
FOC 10 136
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Noon–12:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
FOC 10 136 |
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12:30–1:30 p.m. |
Conversation with honored playwright Doug Wright |
FOC 10 136 |
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1:45–2:45 p.m. |
Concurrent play lab
Table for Three
by Hannah Koslosky
presented by Circle Theatre
Freedom´s Mohawk
by Barry Levine
presented by SNAP! Productions
Underlings
by Eoin Carney
presented by the Harold Hynick Group
The Day It Hit
by Clinnesha Dillon
presented by the Kim Estes Group |
FOC 10 110
FOC 10 136
FOC 10 210
FOC 7 107
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3:00–5:20 p.m. |
Featured play lab
One Fine Day
by David Rush
presented by Angels Theatre Company |
FOC 7 107
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8:00 p.m. |
A production of honored playwright Doug Wright´s I Am My Own Wife;
introduction by Doug Wright; produced by Creighton University Theatre based on the original SNAP! production;
after-theatre reception
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Lied Education Center for the Arts, Creighton University |
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Saturday, May 31 |
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9:00–11:15 a.m. |
Concurrent play labs
The Mutants
by Robert Stewart
presented by Shelterbelt Theatre
Indiscretion
by Ladd N. Wendelin
presented by the Grande Olde Players
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FOC 10 110
FOC 10 210
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Noon–12:45 p.m. |
Lunch |
FOC 10 136 |
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12:45–2:00 p.m. |
Performance by Patricia Neal of As I Am with
book signing to follow |
FOC 10 110 |
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2:15–5:15 p.m. |
Featured play lab
Kigali
by Kitty Felde
presented by Sonia Keffer Group |
FOC 7 107
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7:30 p.m. |
Gala evening and presentation of Great Plains Playwright Award to Doug Wright; hosted by Patricia Neal and Joel Vig |
FOC Parade Ground |
