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2012
CONFERENCE

SHAKESPEARE HERE AND EVERYWHERE
February 29 - March 3, 2012 | Orlando, FL

SPECIAL GUEST
Tony Award Winner Roger Rees

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CONTENTS
PRE-CONFERENCE
Sunday, February 26......................................1
Monday, February 27....................................1
Tuesday, February 28....................................2
Wednesday, February 29...............................2
MAIN CONFERENCE
Wednesday, February 29...............................3
Thursday, March 1.........................................4 - 6
Friday, March 2..............................................6 - 9
Saturday, March 3..........................................9 - 11
INFORMATION
Participants.....................................................12 - 14
Executive Committee....................................15
Restaurant Partners.......................................16
STA 2013.........................................................17

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PRE-CONFERENCE
“LET ME HAVE AUDIENCE FOR A WORD OR TWO”
Sunday, February 26 – Wednesday, February 29
Daytime sessions will take place at the Orlando Shakespeare Theater. Evening
programs will take place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando Downtown.

DAY 1 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Attendee Check-In at the DoubleTree Lobby
7:30 – 9:00 p.m. Shakespeare With Heart: Inclusive Shakespeare (OST Artists)
Shakespeare With Heart is a two-week camp for middle and high school
students. This inclusive camp is a collaboration between UCP of Central
Florida and OST which brings students with and without special needs
together to produce a Shakespeare play. The sense of empowerment and
community achieved by the students involved is palpable. Adult classes
have been created for the group that started as high school students seven
years ago and are now in their early twenties. This roundtable discussion
will explore the benefits and challenges of doing Shakespeare with an
inclusive cast.
DoubleTree, Brevard Room
Leader: Anne Hering (Orlando Shakespeare Theater)

DAY 2 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27
All 9:00 a.m. – 5:45 p.m. events will be held at Orlando Shakespeare Theater. All sessions on
Monday will be in the McLaughlin Studio. Coffee and tea are available all day in the Dr. Phillips
Patron’s Room.
8:45 a.m. Van Leaves from DoubleTree for OST
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Warmups
9:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Editing and Cutting: Approaches for Educators, Directors, and
Performers
Leader: Rebecca Ennals (San Francisco Shakespeare Festival)
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch on Own
(Suggested: Subway, walking distance to Orlando Science Center)
1:00 – 3:15 p.m. Clown 1 Workshop
Leader: Kevin Coleman (Shakespeare & Company)
3:15 – 3:45 p.m. Break
3:45 – 5:45 p.m. Working With Cue Scripts and Shakespeare’s Staging Practices
Leader: Sarah Enloe (American Shakespeare Center)
5:50 p.m. Van Leaves for DoubleTree - Dinner On Own
There is a restaurant in the DoubleTree and others restaurants are in within
½ mile walking distance.
7:30 – 9:30 p.m. “Wholly Shakespeare”: Lessac and Laban Meet Shakespeare
Leader: Kate Ingram (University of Central Florida)

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DAY 3 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28
All 9:00 a.m. – 5:45 p.m. events will be held at Orlando Shakespeare Theater. All sessions on Tuesday
will be in the Mandell Studio Theater. Coffee and tea are available all day in the Dr. Phillips
Patron’s Room.
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Warmups
9:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Clown 2 Workshop
Leader: Kevin Coleman (Shakespeare & Co.)
Note: There is a school performance of “Romeo and Juliet” from 10:30 a.m. –
1:15 p.m. in the Margeson Theater.
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch on Own
(Suggested: Subway, walking distance to Orlando Science Center)
1:00 – 3:15 p.m. Clown 3 Workshop
Leader: Kevin Coleman (Shakespeare & Company)
3:15 – 3:45 p.m. Break
3:45 – 5:45 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Education
Leaders: Mike LoMonico and Robert Young (Folger Shakespeare Library)
5:50 p.m. Van Leaves for DoubleTree - Dinner On Own
There is a restaurant in the DoubleTree and others restaurants are in within
½ mile walking distance.
7:30 – 10:00 p.m. Shakespeare Green Shows
Leader: Terry Burgler (Ohio Shakespeare Festival)

DAY 4 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29
All 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. events will be held at Orlando Shakespeare Theater. All sessions on
Wednesday will be in the McLaughlin Studio. Coffee and tea are available all day in the Dr. Phillips
Patron’s Room.
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Warmups
9:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Rhetoric
Leader: Ralph Alan Cohen (American Shakespeare Center)
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch on Own - at Florida Hospital
(Suggested: Florida Hospital, walking distance. Subway is closed on
Wednesdays.)
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Wrap Up, Plans for Next Year
Note: There is a senior matinee performance of “Romeo and Juliet” from 2:00
– 4:45 p.m. in the Margeson Theater.
2:40 p.m. Van Leaves from OST for DoubleTree

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“SHAKESPEARE HERE AND EVERYWHERE”
Wednesday, February 29 – Saturday, March 3
Daytime sessions will take place at the Orlando Shakespeare Theater. Some
programs will take place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando Downtown.
Note: Plenary = full conference session of all members
Breakout = smaller group discussions on particular projects

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29
2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Registration at the DoubleTree Lobby
3:10 p.m. Bus Leaves from DoubleTree for OST
3:30 – 5:00 p.m. STA Executive Meeting
Conference Room Executive Committee and past presidents only.
5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Dinner On Own
There will be hors d’oeuvres available during the reception, but not a full
meal. There is a restaurant at the DoubleTree.
5:00 / 5:40 p.m. Bus Leaves from DoubleTree for OST
Note: Van runs continually from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. STA Welcome Reception
Patron’s Room Welcome from STA President Patrick Spottiswoode (Shakespeare’s Globe).
Join us for the first meet and greet of the conference. Catch up with old
friends, meet new ones and network with fellow Shakespeareans from
around the globe. Wine, beer and hors d’oeuvres available.
7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Keynote Performance
Margeson Theater What You Will: An Evening By and About the Bard starring Roger Rees
What You Will is the one-man everything there is “to be or not to be” about
William Shakespeare: the greatest soliloquies ever written next to side-
splitting accounts of the funniest disasters ever perpetrated on the stage.
Best known to American audiences for roles on Cheers and The West Wing,
Roger Rees won both the Olivier and Tony Awards for his performance
as the lead character in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. He
recently played Gomez in The Addams Family on Broadway. His upcoming
work includes directing Peter and the Starcatcher, scheduled to open on
Broadway next spring.
Sponsored by Edyth Bush Foundation and the English Speaking Union.
8:45 – 10:00 p.m. Post Show Reception with Roger Rees
Patron’s Room Light hors d’oeuvres and cash bar available.
Sponsored by Visit Orlando and United Arts.
10:00 / 10:40 p.m. Bus Leaves after the reception for DoubleTree
Note: Van will run continually from 10:00 to 11:00 p.m.
10:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m. Post-End-of-Day Sessions at the Bar
The DoubleTree Bar is staying open late to accommodate ‘very important’
late night ‘drinkscussions’ for members!

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THURSDAY, MARCH 1
Coffee and tea are available all day in the Dr. Phillips Patron’s Room from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Note: Van will run continually from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Registration Continues
Patron’s Room
9:00 – 9:50 a.m. Warmups
McLaughlin Studio A gentle Linklater Voice based warmup including a progression of
games to awaken actors’ willingness to play and take risks among larger
ensembles.
Leader: Becky Kemper (San Francisco Shakespeare Festival)
10:00 – 11:50 a.m. Welcome and Member Updates - Plenary Session
Mandell Theater Welcome to Orlando and STA 2012 from Conference Host, Shannon
Lacek, and STA President, Patrick Spottiswoode.
Agenda:
a. The “new member buddy system” – Lesley Malin
b. Member Theater Updates – 1 minute each, followed by 5 minute
break
c. Associate Members – one sentence introductions
d. Introduction of new member organizations – 3 - 5 minutes
e. Update from Institute of Outdoor Drama – 15 minutes
f. Quarto Update – Jim Volz – 5 minutes
11:50 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Box Lunch
Patron’s Room Lunch available in Patron’s Room, small breakout locations available in
Terrace, Mandell, and Conference Room.
Note: There is a school performance of “Romeo and Juliet” from 10:30 a.m.
– 1:15 p.m. in the Margeson Theater with an intermission in the lobby from
11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
12:30 – 1:40 p.m. “Remember Me”: Founding Principles and Building for the Future
Mandell Theater How do we balance our founders’ original visions and missions with the
PLENARY realities of the present day as we build for the future? Four artistic leaders
look back and look forward.
Moderator: Patrick Mulcahy (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival)
Panelists: Antoni Cimolino (Stratford Shakespeare Festival); Tina Packer
(Shakespeare & Company); David Ivers and Brian Vaughn (Utah
Shakespeare Festival)
1:40 – 2:00 p.m. Break
2:00 – 3:10 p.m. Break Out Sessions
Breakout sessions give members a choice of discussions to listen and
participate in. Please join any session that interests you.
Studio B Session A: Shakespeare Here: Shakespeare and Anti-bullying
BREAKOUT Colorado Shakespeare Festival launched a school tour of Twelfth Night
focused on anti-bullying, in collaboration with the Center for the Study
and Prevention of Violence at the University of Colorado. The tour
features a performance plus anti-bullying workshops led by the actors,
and has met with extraordinary success in Colorado reaching over 11,000
students in two months. CSF and Center for the Study and Prevention

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of Violence will discuss the tour and make all of their materials (including
script, curriculum, and business plan) available to any interested theatres.
Moderator: Curt Tofteland
Panelists: Tim Orr and Amanda Giguere (Colorado Shakespeare Festival);
and Linda Cunningham (Outreach Coordinator, Center for the Study and
Prevention of Violence, Safe Communities-Safe Schools, University of Colorado)
Margeson Theater Session B: Shakespeare Everywhere: Taking Shakespeare Overseas
BREAKOUT In this inaugural conference of STA, we welcome four of our newest members
from Europe and South America. What place does Shakespeare have on
the cultural landscape of their countries, in the theatre, in translation, and in
education? What opportunities might there be for international collaborative
projects and for STA members to tour internationally?
Moderator: Patrick Spottiswoode (Shakespeare’s Globe)
Panelists: Jerzy Limon (Gdansk Shakespeare Festival, Poland); Luisa Rovida de
Sanctis (Teatro Licinium, Italy); Mauro Maya and Aimara Resende (Instituto
Ganderela, Brazil)
Mandell Theater Session C: How do you Market and Raise Funds from 5 Living
BREAKOUT Generations?
Right now there are five different living generations who all may be ticket
buyers, donors, volunteers and patrons. Baby Boomers don’t think like Gen
Xers, who are nothing like Millenials, and what about the GI’s and the Silent
Generation? What is the best methodology to market, fundraise, retain, and
satisfy them all?
Moderator: Shannon Lacek (Orlando Shakespeare Theater)
Speaker: Mark Brewer, President of the Central Florida Community Foundation
3:10 – 3:40 p.m. Tour of Lowndes Shakespeare Center
We will break into 4 groups before leaving the Margeson Theater and then
tour the Shakespeare Center complex, starting in different locations and
ending in the Patron’s Room for the next break.
3:40 – 3:50 p.m. Break
3:50 – 5:00 p.m. Building for STA’s Future
Margeson Theater Plenary discussion on STA’s future and the new STA Strategic Plan. Vote on
PLENARY new terms for Executive committee from Strategic Plan.
Reminder: According to our by-laws, there can be only one vote per
organization and associate members may not vote.
Moderator: Patrick Spottiswoode
Strategic Plan Focus Group: Lesley Malin, David Dreyfoos, and Dawn
McAndrews
5:00 p.m. End of Day
5:10 / 5:50 p.m. Bus Leaves from OST for DoubleTree
5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Dinner on Own
7:00 p.m. Cymbeline (and post-show Chat Back) – Free tickets for STA Attendees
Margeson Theater Note: There is a very large event at the Orlando Museum of Art and parking will
be difficult. Please arrive early if driving.

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9:45 p.m. Bus Leaves from OST for DoubleTree

FRIDAY, MARCH 2
Patron’s Room
9:00 – 9:50 a.m. Warmups
McLaughlin Studio After a basic warmup, Anne Hering will lead a group mirror exercise,
“Flocking,” a useful tool for ensemble building, as well as a staging device
for group scenes.
Leader: Anne Hering (Orlando Shakespeare Theater)
9:15 – 9:45 a.m. Officer Meeting
Conference Room Executive Committee meeting
10:00 – 11:10 p.m. Breakout: Focus Groups on STA Strategic Plan
Management Focus Group Meeting 1
in Studio B This year we are experimenting with the idea of reducing the number of
(Lesley Malin) Focus Groups to three -- reflecting STA’s new mission statement. Artistic,
Education and Management Focus Groups will meet twice during the
Artistic conference. Each Group will follow the same agenda which will include
in Mandell Theater discussion of PR, Web, Board, and Inclusivity issues. Topics specific to
(Lisa Tromovitch) each group will be discussed under New Business.
Chairs: Lisa Tromovitch (Artistic); Rebecca Ennals (Education); Lesley
Education Malin (Management)
in OPO Rehearsal Hall
Agenda:
(Rebecca Ennals)
1. Welcome from Chair; confirmation of Chair for 2012 or election
BREAKOUT of new Chair for 2012-2014
2. Responses to the STA Operational Plan
Each Focus Group Chair will be invited to report the Group’s
responses at the STA Business Meeting on Saturday, March 3 (4:20
- 6:00 p.m.).
3. Website and Quarto: how can both best serve the needs/interests
of each Focus Group?
4. Ideas for STA and 2016: each Focus Group Chair will be invited to
report the Group’s recommendations at the STA Business Meeting
and nominate two members to join a working party to plan for
2016
5. New Business
11:10 – 11:30 a.m. Break

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11:30 a.m. – 12:40 p.m. Break Out Sessions
Mandell Theater Hic et Ubique: Staging the Supernatural
BREAKOUT With gritty TV realism on the one hand and fantastical films with their
lavish special effects on the other, how can theatres stage Shakespeare’s
ghosts, fairies, and witches for today’s theatre audiences? What resonance
might the supernatural have for us today compared to our 16th/17th
century predecessors?
Moderator: Fred Adams (Utah Shakespeare Festival)
Panelists: Patrick Mulcahy (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival); Philip
Sneed (Colorado Shakespeare Festival); Ian Gallanar (Chesapeake
Shakespeare Company)
Conference Room Before and After Shakespeare
BREAKOUT How might we complement the Shakespeare repertoire to enrich our
theatre companies’ and our audiences’ enjoyment of Shakespeare’s
plays? The panel will recommend exploring plays by Shakespeare’s
contemporaries, adaptations of his plays, and plays inspired by
Shakespeare.
Moderator: Lesley Currier (Marin Shakespeare Company)
Panelists: Ralph Cohen (American Shakespeare Center) - Producing Early
Modern plays; Cindy Phaneuf - Producing plays inspired by Shakespeare;
Pat Flick (Orlando Shakespeare) - New plays with a Shakespeare connection;
Lue Douthit (Oregon Shakespeare Festival)
OPO Rehearsal Hall “Then” Shakespeare: Revisiting Original Practices
BREAKOUT This session is designed to investigate the current thinking about
Original Practices as a performance style and/or company point-of-view.
While some theatres describe themselves as OP companies, others have
abandoned the designation. Over the years, OP has been a topic of much
conversation and debate. This panel will raise the question about the state
of Original Practices Shakespeare and what its future may or may not be.
Moderator: Kevin Costa (Chesapeake Shakespeare Company)
Panelists: Sarah Enloe (American Shakespeare Center); Jeff Watkins
(American Shakespeare Tavern); Becky Kemper (San Francisco Shakespeare
Festival)
Studio B NEA Shakespeare in American Communities Grant
BREAKOUT A discussion with Senior Program Director Christy Dickinson of Arts
Midwest on the Shakespeare in American Communities grant from the
National Endowment for the Arts. Christy has also volunteered to meet
individually with members during the conference. The grant is due March
8, 2012.
Moderator: Ken Adelman
Speaker: Christy Dickinson (Arts Midwest/ NEA)
12:40 – 1:20 p.m. Box Lunch
Patron’s Room Lunch available in Patron’s Room, small breakout locations available in
Note: There is a school performance of “Romeo and Juliet” from 10:30 a.m.
– 1:15 p.m. in the Margeson Theater with an intermission in the lobby from
11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lunch Sponsor: University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Arts &
Humanities.

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1:20 – 2:30 p.m. “There is a World Elsewhere”: A Celebration of International
Margeson Theater Shakespeare
PLENARY Shakespeare is everywhere - all around the world, speaking to different
cultures and societies about themselves, their aspirations, their disasters
- and performances from Russia to Turkey to Brazil prove how universal
and contemporary these plays are.
Moderator: Patrick Spottiswoode
Speaker: Tony Howard (Warwick University)
Guest: Dr. Jose Fernandes, UCF CAH
2:30 – 2:50 p.m. Break
2:50 – 4:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions: Shakespeare Virtually Everywhere
Last year a conference plenary focused on how we might exploit the new
social media marketing purposes. This year we will split into two groups
and explore how the web and new media might enrich the content of our
artistic or education programs.
Mandell Theater A. Session - Social Media and the Artistic Mission
BREAKOUT How are member theaters using new media to support their artistic
mission? More theatres are using broadcast in movie theatres for
performance, YouTube auditions for actors, Google docs to edit, and
downloading and comparing scripts from the web. How are you using
new media at your theatre?
Moderator: Rob Barr (Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival)
Panelists: Jim Helsinger (Orlando Shakespeare Theater); Lisa Tromovitch
(Livermore Shakespeare Festival); Lue Douthit (Oregon Shakespeare
Festival)
Margeson Theater B. Session - Social Media and the Educational Mission
BREAKOUT How can the web and new media support active theatre-centred learning?
Is screen-based learning a contradiction when trying to engage students
with the “now” of live theatre? How can we avoid resorting to posting
study guides on-line? What opportunities does the web offer us for
collaborative projects?
Moderator: Michael LoMonico (Folger Shakespeare Library)
Panelists: Sarah Enloe (American Shakespeare Center); Rebecca Ennals (San
Fran Shakes); Harper Ray (Globe Education, Shakespeare’s Globe);
Josh Stavros (Utah Shakespearean Festival)
4:00 – 4:20 p.m. Break
4:20 – 5:30 p.m. New Buildings for Shakespeare
Margeson Theater In spite of the current recession, three exciting new theatre developments
PLENARY are on the brink of completion. All theatres inspired by early modern
playhouses. A Globe theatre is being built in Bela Horzonte, Brazil, a
Fortune Theatre is being built in Gdansk, Poland and a 17th century
indoor theatre is being built in London.
Moderator: Ralph Cohen (American Shakespeare Center)
Panelists: Jerzy Limon (Gdansk Shakespeare Theatre); Mauro Maya and
Aimara Resende (Instituto Gandarela); Neil Constable (Shakespeare’s Globe)

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5:30 – 6:00 p.m. Celebrating Shakespeare in 2016
Margeson Theater 2016 will mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death and major
celebrations of his life are being planned across the world - in theatres,
schools, universities, and galleries. How might STA contribute to the
celebrations?
Moderator: Tina Packer
6:00 p.m. End of Day
6:00 / 7:10 p.m. Bus Leaves from OST for DoubleTree
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Dinner on Own
8:00 p.m. Romeo and Juliet – Free tickets for STA Attendees
Margeson Theater
Note: Van will run continually from 11:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
11:30 p.m. – 12:15 a.m. Word Salad
Meeting Room at It’s the speed dating of Shakespeare companies! Do you have a question
DoubleTree or topic you’d like to discuss that isn’t on the agenda? Need to get with
another company or person that knows how to do something? Just write
down any question(s) you have on a slip of paper before the session.
We put them all in a box then take one minute per topic to answer the
question or get you in contact with those who can, then it’s on to the next
topic. Drinks are allowed during this session.
Moderator: Casey Gallagher (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival)

SATURDAY, MARCH 3
Patron’s Room Patron’s Room
9:00 – 9:50 a.m. Warmups
McLaughlin Studio The group will play “Iamb!”, a fun, fast-paced game developed Lynn
Farleig and her students that introduces students to scansion teminology,
while warming them up vocally and physically.
Leader: Megan Pickrell (Orlando Shakespeare Theater)
10:00 – 11:10 a.m. Breakout: Focus Groups

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Management Focus Group Meeting 2
in Studio B Agenda:
(Lesley Malin) 1. Unfinished business from first meeting
2. The Board Matters: what do we look for from our Boards both
Artistic in terms of composition and engagement with our work? Each
in Mandell Theater Focus Group Chair will be invited to report the Group’s views at
(Lisa Tromovitch) the plenary session, “The Board Matters” later in the day from 1:20
p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Education 3. Inclusivity – do our Boards, casts and artistic, education and
in OPO Rehearsal Hall
management staff satisfactorily reflect the theatre and education
(Rebecca Ennals)
audiences we currently attract or aspire to attract?
4. New Business
11:10 – 11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m. – 12:40 p.m. “Shakespeare on the Brink”
Margeson Theater A panel discussion of how theatres become financially distressed, last
PLENARY minute campaigns, and the potential closing of your theatre.
Moderator: Patrick Flick
Panelists: Nan Barnett (Formerly of Florida Stage); Lauren Morris (Georgia
Shakespeare); Paige Newmark (Shakespare WA - Western Australia)
12:40 – 1:20 p.m. Box Lunch
Lunch available in Patron’s Room, small breakouts locations available in
Officer Lunch: Meeting of the Executive Committee in Conference Room
1:20 – 2:30 p.m. The Board Matters
Margeson Theater A collaborative, growing Board is an effective Board, but how do we get
PLENARY there? Join us for a conversation in which we’ll share applicable tools for
board recruitment processes, and tips for keeping everyone engaged and
working together to advance our mission in our communities.
Moderator: Toby Leavitt - (San Francisco Shakespeare Festival)
Panelists: Board Members Rob Chansler and Pam Sogge (San Francisco
Shakespeare Festival); Jim Helsinger and Board Chairman Rita Lowndes
(Orlando Shakespeare Theater); Ralph Cohen and Board Member Steven
Urkowitz (American Shakespeare Center)
2:30 – 2:50 p.m. Break
2:50 – 4:00 p.m. Breakout Session by Budget Size
A group discussion of the successes and challenges facing Shakespeare
theaters that are in the same budget size. What are the ramifications of
your organizational and executive leadership structure? What are your
artistic and budgetary struggles and triumphs? Share your best practices
with fundraising and major donor cultivation/relationship management.
How are you engaging with your audience beyond the performances
on your stage? Bring your burning questions and together we can work
towards finding the answers.
Mandell Theater A. Session - Over 2 Million
BREAKOUT Moderator: R. Scott Philips (Utah Shakespeare Festival)

Studio B B. Session - 500k - 2 Million
BREAKOUT Moderator: Jay Skelton (Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival)

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Margeson Theater C. Session - 150k - 499k
BREAKOUT Moderator: Clark Nicholson (Harrisburg Shakespeare Company)

McLaughlin Studio D. Session - Under 150k
BREAKOUT Moderator: Kathryn McGill (Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park)

4:00 – 4:20 p.m. Break
4:20 – 6:00 p.m. STA Business Meeting
Margeson Theater Organizational final meeting. Election of officers, review and vote on new
policies, etc.
Agenda:
1. STA 2011-2012 - the year in review and financial report
2. The STA Operational Plan
Reports from Focus Groups: Votes
3. Reports from Focus Groups re- Web/Quarto and inclusivity
4. Nominations for Festival to host 2014 conference: Vote
5. Confirmation of Focus Group Chairs and Executive for 2012/13:
Vote
6. STA and 2016: appointment of a working party.
7. New Business
Reminder: According to our by-laws, there can be only one vote per
organization and associate members may not vote.
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Officers’ Meeting
Conference Room Officers only, including the newly elected officers.
7:00 p.m. Van Leaves from OST for DoubleTree
7:30 – 10:00 p.m. Closing Banquet and Reception
Banquet Room at Closing presentations and invitation to STA2013 from Pennsylvania
DoubleTree Shakespeare Festival.
Speaker: Our new STA President

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PARTICIPANTS
Conference Participants by Affiliation
Participants listed as of February 22
Accademia Dei Licini - Teatro Licinium Folger Shakespeare Library
Luisa Rovida De Sanctis, presidente.adl@gmail.com Michael Lomonico, mike@lomonico.com
Robert Young, rgyoung@folger.edu
Actors’ Shakespeare Project
Allyn Burrows, allynburrows@gmail.com Folger Theatre
Janet Griffin, jjgriffin@folger.edu
Advise to the Players
Caroline Nesbitt, sealionne@gmail.com Fundacion Shakespeare Argentina
Mercedes de La Torre, mdlt@shakespeareargentina.org
American Players Theatre Carlos Drocchi, cad@shakespeareargentina.org
Brenda Devita, brenda@americanplayers.org
Sara Young, syoung@americanplayers.org Gdansk Shakespeare Theatre
Jerzy Limon, gts@teatrszekspirowski.pl
American Shakespeare Center
Ralph Cohen, Georgia Shakespeare
ralphalancohen@americanshakespeare.com Richard Garner, richard@gashakespeare.org
David Dreyfoos, dadreyfoos@mac.com Lauren Morris, lauren@gashakespeare.org
Sarah Enloe, sarahe@americanshakespearecenter.com
Steve Urkowitz, surkowitz@aol.com (Trustee) Grand Valley State University
Jo Miller, millerj@gvsu.edu
Annapolis Shakespeare Company
Sally Boyett-D’Angelo, Harrisburg Shakespeare Company
sallydangelo@annapolisshakespeare.org Brianna Dow, briannadow@gamutplays.org
Clark Nicholson, cleric1104@yahoo.com
Arabian Gulf Shakespeare
William Brown, wjbrown3@yahoo.com Hawaii Shakespeare Festival
Tony Pisculli, tony@hawaiishakes.org
Arts Midwest
Christy Dickinson, christy@artsmidwest.org Houston Shakespeare Festival
Jack Young, jackyoung59@hotmail.com
Atlanta Shakespeare Company
Jeffrey Watkins, jeff.watkins@shakespearetavern.com Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival
Terrence O’Brien, tpo@hvshakespeare.org
Bard on the Beach Maggie Whitlum, maggie@hvshakespeare.org
Robert Barr, rbarr@bardonthebeach.org
Institute of Outdoor Drama
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Michael Hardy, phillipss@ecu.edu
Kevin Costa, costa@chesapeakeshakespeare.com Scott Parker, parkers@live.unc.edu
Ian Gallanar, gallanar@chesapeakeshakespeare.com Pat Partalion
Jenny Leopold, leopold@chesapeakeshakespeare.com
Lesley Malin, malin@chesapeakeshakespeare.com Instituto Gandarela
Mauro Maya
Colonial Theater Peter McCurdy, peter@mccurdyco.com
Harland Meltzer, harland@nyc.rr.com Aimara Resende, aimara@terra.com.br

Colorado Shakespeare Festival Kingsmen Shakespeare Company
Amanda Giguere, amanda.giguere@colorado.edu Timothy Hengst, thengst@callutheran.edu
Timothy Orr, timothy.orr@colorado.edu
Philip Sneed, philip.sneed@colorado.edu

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PARTICIPANTS
Livermore Shakespeare Festival Prague Shakespeare Festival
Gary Armagnac, garmagnac@gmail.com Jessica Boone
Lisa Tromovitch, lisa@livermoreshakes.org Guy Roberts, guy@pragueshakespeare.org
Steve Zinkgraf
Marin Shakespeare Company
Lesley Currier, lesley@marinshakespeare.org Quarto
Jim Volz, jvolz@fullerton.edu
Montford Park Players
John Russell, john.russell@montfordparkplayers.org Richmond Shakespeare
Cynde Liffick, cthelif@gmail.com
Movers & Shakespeares Grant Mudge, mudge.grant@gmail.com
Ken Adelman, kennethladelman@gmail.com
Carol Adelman, carolcadelman@gmail.com Rochester Community Players
Peter Scribner, rochestercommunityplayers@gmail.com
Muse of Fire
Jemma Levy, muse.of.fire@mac.com San Francisco Shakespeare Festival
Rhea Wilson, muse.of.fire@mac.com Rob Chansler, rchansler@yahoo.com
Kristen Clippard, kristen@clippard.com
The Nashville Shakespeare Festival Rebecca Ennals, rennals@sfshakes.org
Nicole Sibilski, nicole@nashvilleshakes.org Becky Kemper, bkemper@sfshakes.org
Toby Leavitt, tleavitt@sfshakes.org
New York Classical Theatre Pamela Sogge, psogge@yahoo.com
Sean Hagerty, shagerty@newyorkclassical.org
Shakespeare & Company
Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival Ute Defarlo, udefarlo@shakespeare.org
Jay Skelton, gskelton@nd.edu Elizabeth Aspenlieder, aspenlieder@shakespeare.org
Kevin Coleman, kevincoleman@shakespeare.org
Ohio Shakespeare Festival John Croy, jonathanrcroy@aol.com
Terry Burgler, ohioshakespeare@aol.com Sarah Hancock, sehancock1@yahoo.com
Tess Burgler, ohioshakespeare@aol.com Tina Packer, tina@shakespeare.org
Lara Knox, ohioshakespeare@aol.com Daniela Varon, dwvaron@earthlink.net

Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park Shakespeare At Notre Dame
Kathryn McGill, kmcgill@cox.net Chuck Gessert, charles.r.gessert.1@nd.edu

Oregon Shakespeare Festival Shakespeare Behind Bars
Lue Douthit, lued@osfashland.org Michelle Bombe, bombe@hope.edu
Curt Tofteland, tofter@aol.com
Orlando Shakespeare Theater
Patrick Flick, patrickf@orlandoshakes.org Shakespeare by the Sea
Jim Helsinger, jimh@orlandoshakes.org Lisa Coffi, lisa@shakespearebythesea.org
Anne Hering, anneh@orlandoshakes.org Suzanne Dean, suzanne@shakespearebythesea.org
Lisa Horohoe, lisah@orlandoshakes.org
Shannon Lacek, shannonl@orlandoshakes.org Shakespeare Dallas
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Casey Long, clong@shakespearedallas.org
Casey Gallagher, casey.gallagher@desales.edu
Matt Given, matthew.given@desales.edu Shakespeare Mallorca
Patrick Mulcahy, patrick.mulcahy@desales.edu Jerry Hoffman, jerry@shakespearemallorca.org
Dennis Razze, dennis.razze@desales.edu
Gerard Schubert, gerard.schubert@desales.edu Shakespeare Miami
Colleen Stovall, miamishakes@gmail.com

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PARTICIPANTS
Shakespeare Orange County University of Maryland
Thomas Bradac, tom.bradac@gmail.com Jeeta Balasundram, jbalasundram@gmail.com

Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
Joseph Discher, jdischer@shakespearenj.org University of Nebraska Omaha
Cindy Melby Phaneuf, cphaneuf@unomaha.edu
Shakespeare WA (Western Australia)
Paige Newmark, paigenewmark@hotmail.com Utah Shakespeare Festival
Fred Adams, adamsf@bard.org
Shakespeare Walla Walla Michael Bahr, bahr@bard.org
Stephanie Shine, David Ivers, ivers@bard.org
stephanies@shakespearewallawalla.org R. Scott Phillips, phillips@bard.org
Michelle Traverso, Joshua Stavros, stavros@bard.org
michellet@shakespearewallawalla.org Brian Vuaghn, vaughn@bard.org
Nikki Allen, allen@bard.org
Shakespeare’s Globe Kami Paul, kpaul@bard.org
Neil Constable, neil.c@shakespearesglobe.com
Patrick Spottiswoode, spode4@hotmail.com Virginia Shakespeare Festival
Tamara Johnson, tajohnson@wm.edu
Stratford Shakespeare Festival Christopher Owens, clowen@wm.edu
Andrea Jackson,
ajackson@stratfordshakespearefestival.com Nan Barnette
Katherine Laing,
klaing@stratfordshakespearefestival.com Kristin Dunstan, kristin.dunstan@gmail.com
David Prosser,
dprosser@stratfordshakespearefestival.com Donna Law, law@suu.edu

Take Wing and Soar Productions, Inc. Kate Powers, kate@plainkate.com (Freelance Director)
Debra Ann Byrd, info@takewingandsoar.org

Texas Christian University
Thomas Walsh, l.cowdin@tcu.edu

Texas State University
Charles Ney, cn12@txstate.edu

Theater At Monmouth
Dawn McAndrews, dawn@theateratmonmouth.org

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President
Mr. Patrick Spottiswoode
Shakespeare’s Globe
21 New Globe Walk
London, LND SE1 9DT
Office: 00 44 20 7902 1400

Vice President
Ms. Lesley Malin
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
8510 High Ridge Rd.
Ellicott City, MD 21043
Office: 410-313-8874

Secretary
Mr. Michael Bahr
Utah Shakespeare Festival
351 West Center St.
Cedar City, UT 84720
Office: 435-586-7880

Treasurer
Mr. Casey Gallagher
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
2755 Station Ave.
Center Valley, PA 18034
Office: 610-282-9455

At-Large
Mr. Jim Helsinger
Orlando Shakespeare Theater in
Partnership with UCF
812 E. Rollins St., Suite 100
Orlando, FL 32803
Office: 407-447-1700

At-Large
Mr. Patrick Flick
Orlando Shakespeare Theater in
Partnership with UCF
812 E. Rollins St., Suite 100
Orlando, FL 32803
Office: 407-447-1700

At-Large
Mr. Patrick Mulcahy
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
2755 Station Ave.
Center Valley, PA 18034
Office: 610-282-9455

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STA 2013
STA 2013 CONFERENCE HOSTED BY
PENNSYLVANIA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

The 2013 STA Conference will be hosted by the Pennsylvania Shakespeare
Festival, and the dates are Wednesday, January 9 through Saturday, January
12. If there is a pre-conference, those dates would be Monday, January 7
through Wednesday, January 9.

The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival is located in the Lehigh Valley
which is a region of PA that is 60 miles north of Philadelphia and 90 miles
west of New York City.

For more information, visit stahome.org.

Lowndes Shakespeare Center
812 E. Rollins St.
Orlando, FL 32803
407-447-1700
ORLANDOSHAKES.ORG

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