The AWTE conference is for theatre teachers, directors, technical directors, college students, university professors, performing arts center (PAC) managers and theatre education advocates. Conference enrollment includes annual membership in AWTE.
Reception opens 8am
Last session ends 3pm
Board meeting, 3-4pm
Noel Fine Arts Center
1800 Portage St
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Standard $75
Student $25
Retiree $25
Commercial Vendor $75
Nonprofit Vendor $45
Here is a letter from DPI, endorsing the value of fine arts professional development.
2024 Schedule
| Time | Room | Title | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00am | Lobby | Reception, Vendors (all day), Continental Breakfast | |
| 9:00am | Main Hall - A | Welcome/Keynote | Sarah Marty, Director of the Bolz Center |
| 9:45am | Main Hall - A | AWTE Membership Meeting & Regional Meet-Up | Abby Kean, President |
| 10:15am | Main Hall - A | Keynote Roundtable - Q & A | Sarah Marty, Director of the Bolz Center, Madison, WI |
| 10:15am | Room B | Proud Theater - Part 1: Get to Know Us | Proud Theatre, Madison, WI |
| 11:15am | Main Hall - A | Theatre Education Summit: An intro into all the theatre groups alive in Wisconsin (AWTE, WISDAA, Wisconsin Thespians, Thespys, Jerry Awards, and more!) | AWTE Board |
| 11:15am | Room B | Proud Theatre, Part 2: Let's Talk | Proud Theatre, Madison, WI |
| 11:15am | Room C | Technical Careers (Apprenticeships, CTE Grands, and new connections in 2024!) | Kristi Ross-Clausen, theatrehealthandsafety.com |
| 12:15pm | Lunch & Networking | ||
| 1:00pm | Main Hall - A | Theatre Education Summit: An intro into all the theatre groups alive in Wisconsin (AWTE, WISDAA, Wisconsin Thespians, Thespys, Jerry Awards, and more!) | AWTE Board |
| 1:00pm | Room C | Running a Program 101 - Roundtable | Adam Steffan (Wauwatosa East HS) and Amber Kind-Keppel (Whitefish Bay HS) |
| 1:00pm | Room B | Exploring character development and building trust through creative movement- Part 1 | Dr. Chell Parkins, UW-Madison Dept. of Theatre |
| 2:00pm | Main Hall - A | Theatre Advocacy | Jenny Toutant and Xodia Choate, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre Education & Engagement Department |
| 2:00pm | Room C | One Act Directing for WISDAA Competition | Adam Jacobi, Executive Director of WISDAA |
| 2:00pm | Room B | Exploring character development and building trust through creative movement- Part 2 | Chell Parkins, UW-Madison Dept. of Theatre |
| 3:00pm | Main Hall - A | Recap/Review: Group Photo, Highlight Sharing, Survey! | |
| 3:30pm | TBA | AWTE Board Meeting (Board members only) | |
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
2024: Wis. Center for Music Education, Waunakee
AWTE also sponsors professional development sessions at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Theatre Festival in November.