"Thank you, to all of you, for providing us with an amazing day of inspiration, enrichment and engagement at the TIOS mini-conference... I'm happy to say that during my high school production meeting for BYE, BYE BIRDIE, echoes of the conference sounded in my head: Empathize, Envision & Empower. You all made my meeting much more than it could have been. Instant results, and I call that success!"
- Teaching Artist
AATE's Theatre In Our Schools Mini-Conference 2010 - hosted by Roundabout Theatre Company
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| Cecily O'Neill and Nicole Lorenzetti | Membership Director Christina Marin |
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| Co-chairs Nicole Lorenzetti and Jennifer DiBella | Team TIOS NY Planning Committee |
More about the conference held at American Airlines Theatre
The New York Theatre in Our Schools inaugural conference was held at Roundabout Theatre’s American Airlines Theatre on Monday, April 19, 2010, beginning at 8:30am. Following registration and coffee, conference attendees attended one of two peer-led workshop sessions and a hands-on, participatory master class all centered on the theme of “A Culture of Collaboration.” Attendees enjoyed a celebratory, profession-affirming day in which they shared their knowledge and added to their drama toolbox based on the work and the expertise of their peers.
New York TIOS hosted by Roundabout Theatre Company
227 West 42nd Street, New York, NY
Monday, April 19, 2010 8:30am - 3pm
Conference Highlights included:
The New York Theatre In Our Schools Conference Committee is proud to announce their peer-led workshop sessions for the 2010 Conference. We hope you will join us for an exciting, interactive, and informative day for theatre educators of all kinds!
Planning With The Kids In Mind: An Interactive Conversation On How to Effectively Collaborate
Jodi Dick Gelbman, Teaching Artist for Lincoln Center Theatre, presented a workshop focusing an often overlooked part of collaboration: planning.
Neo-Futurism in the Classroom
Rob Neill and Eevin Hartsough, members of the New York Neo-Futurists, presented a hands-on workshop that explores the aesthetic of Neo-Futurism (performing in the moment as you are) and explored the specific ways in which using the aesthetic can benefit students by strengthening collaboration, writing skills, and story-telling.
Enhancing the Collaborative Experience: Using Forum Theatre to Rehearse Creative Strategies for Resolving Issues That Arise During Arts Residencies
Carrie Ellman-Larsen and Meggan Dodd, Master’s of Arts candidates at CUNY School of Professional Studies in Applied Theatre, explored through an interactive workshop multiple perspectives of a residency (teacher, teaching artist, and administrator) and ways to work through issues that arise from the different points of view.
Through the Rehearsing Glass
Jessica Boyd and Elisa DeGregorio, classroom teachers from Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School, along with teaching artist Gail Winar, examined creating an integrated arts program and how to use rehearsal techniques engage arts educators and classroom teachers in a collaborative exploration of active learning.
Some lucky conference participants won one of these exciting Door Prizes:
- A pair of tickets for The Lincoln Center Theater’s production of South Pacific
- Lights Up and Cue Sound, LLC will donate a $500 Rental Credit toward a future Lighting or Audio Rental
- A Free Registration to Roundabout Theatre Company’s 4-Day Theatrical Teaching Institute and a pair of tickets to a Roundabout production.
- A pair of tickets to the final week of The Public Theater’s Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson.
- Two tickets to the final dress rehearsal of City Center's first Encores! show of the season in November (show TBA).
- A one-year membership to the American Alliance for Theatre and Eduction
