The AWTE conference is for theatre teachers, directors, technical directors, college students, university professors, performing arts center (PAC) managers and theatre education advocates. Conference registration includes annual membership in AWTE.
Schedule (2022, for reference; 2023 to be determined)
| 8:00am | Registration, Vendors -All Day, Continental Breakfast (Lobby) Be sure to visit vendors | |||
| 9:00am | Welcome/Keynote – Dr. Chris Gleason, DPI, (Mainstage) | |||
| 9:45am | AWTE Membership Meeting (Mainstage) | |||
| 10:15am | Costume Design & Construction Zane Kealey & Jeanne Post, UW-Oshkosh (Design Lab) | Projections on a Shoe-String Scott Wirtz-Olson, UW-Oshkosh & David Kelso, Arrow AV, (Mainstage) | Power Dynamics, Consent and Boundary Work – Intimacy Direction Best Practices for Safety, Equity and Inclusion in the Rehearsal Room Jennifer Dobby, Carroll Univ. (Studio Theatre) | |
| 11:15am | Preparing Students for (College) Auditions Chuck Erickson, College Connectors (Design Lab) | Rigging & Other Safety Considerations (Ask Any Question You’ve Wanted to Ask!) Scott Wirtz-Olson, UW-Oshkosh (Mainstage) | Roundtable: Ticketing/Platform, Box Office, and Production Process – Sharing Best Practices Shelby Edwards, UW-Oshkosh (Studio Theatre) | People Like Us: Creating theatre with performers with disabilities and intellectual differences Kristi Mautz (Movement Classroom) |
| 12:15pm | Lunch and Networking – (Blackhawk Commons) | |||
| 1:00pm | Assessment & Grading in the Arts Dr. Chris Gleason, DPI (Design Lab) | Renting out your PAC: Everything you need to know about tech info packets, pricing, and managing resources Ethan Rosing, UW-Oshkosh T.D. (Mainstage) | Power Dynamics, Consent and Boundary Work – Intimacy Direction Best Practices for Safety, Equity and Inclusion in the Rehearsal Room Jennifer Dobby, Carroll Univ. (Studio Theatre) | People Like Us: Creating theatre with performers with disabilities and intellectual differences Kristi Mautz (Movement Classroom) |
| 2:00pm | Roundtable: Post-Secondary Tech Areas & Current Career Landscape Kristi Ross-Clausen, Madison College and others (Design Lab) | Jerry Awards for Musical Theatre: The Reviewer Perspective Karra Beach, Overture Center, Madison (Movement Classroom) | Teaching Acting/Creative Drama Jane Purse-Weidenhoeft, UW-Oshkosh (Studio Theatre) | |
| 3:00pm | AWTE Board Meeting, Board Members, (Location TBD) | |||
Past Sites
2011: Madison College
2012: UW-Milwaukee
2013: Viterbo University
2014: Edgewood College
2015: UW-Stevens Point
2016: Wisconsin Lutheran College
2017: UW-Parkside
2018: Ripon College
2019: Edgewood College
2020: Online
2021: Wisconsin Lutheran College/Online
2022: UW-Oshkosh
2023: UW-Green Bay