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Thursday, May 9, 2013

Running Regional Theatres by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On January 7, 1987, Artistic Directors Nagle Jackson (of Hartford Stage) and Mark Lamos (of McCarter Theatre) sat down with Mary Robinson to speak about leadership in regional theatre.  Thi…

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Thursday, April 25, 2013

Women in Chicago by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On Tuesday, December 4, 2012, the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society hosted a panel on women directors and choreographers in Chicago with panelists Rachel Rockwell, Joanie Schultz, K…

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Thursday, April 4, 2013

Playwright/Director 1987 by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

In 1987, SDCF and the Dramatists Guild jointly held a panel discussion exploring the symbiotic and complex relationship between playwright and director. Peter Stone moderates a panel of Play…

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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Managing Your Career by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

In 1999, SDCF held a panel about Managing Your Career featuring panelists Steve Bolerjack, Leigh Giroux, Noah Kimerling, Brett Singer and Ross Wisdom to discuss their various areas of expert…

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Thursday, March 7, 2013

Maximizing Your Relationship With Sound Designers by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On Tuesday, December 6, 2011, SDC's Gretchen Michelfeld spoke with sound designers Jill BC Du Boff (Good People, Bill Maher: Victory Begins at Home), Brett Jarvis (Kiki and Herb--Alive on Br…

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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Understanding Automation by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On January 7, 2013, SDCF spoke with Production Managers/Technical Directors David Benken and Martin Pavloff about Understanding Automation: What Every Director Should Know. Whether you are …

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Thursday, February 7, 2013

Theatre for Social Change by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

At SDCF on December 17, 2012, SDCF hosted a discussion of Theatre for Social Change with guests Erik Ehn and Kamilah Forbes moderated by SDCF Producing Director Ellen Rusconi. Listen in as …

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Robert Lewis by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

In New York on November 2, 1987, SDCF hosted a talk by Robert Lewis, a founding member of Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, The Group Theatre, and the Actors’ Studio. He spea…

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Thursday, January 10, 2013

Effective Playwriting by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On February 27, 1986, SDCF held a conversation on Effective Playwriting with Stephen Porter and Howard Rossen moderated by Stephen Fife, on effective playwriting. In illustrating their poin…

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Thursday, December 20, 2012

Downtown Opportunities for Directors and Choreographers by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On October 1, 1998, SDCF hosted a panel on Downtown Opportunities for Directing and Choreography featuring producers from the vibrant downtown NY theatre scene including John Clancy, Ellie C…

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Thursday, November 29, 2012

Directing Opera by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On September 25, 1996, James Graves, Associate Director of SDCF, moderated a panel about Directing Opera. Panelists included Lillian Garrett-Groag, Mark Lamos, and Rhoda Levine. With great v…

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Thursday, November 8, 2012

Career Transitions by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On November 20, 1996, SDCF in partnership with The Drama League explored the subject of Career Transitions with a panel of four Directors and Choreographers - Seth Barrish, Kathleen Marshall…

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Directing Green by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On October 1, 2012, Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation in partnership with Broadway Green Alliance (BGA) held a conversation entitled "Directing Green" at the New Amsterdam Theatr…

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Thursday, October 11, 2012

Intellectual Property by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

In 1996, the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation and the Drama League co-sponsored a discussion with then SDC Executive Director Barbara Hauptman, SDC Attorney Ron Shechtman, and d…

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Friday, September 28, 2012

Developing Musicals by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On July 23, 2012, Director Stafford Arima (2012 revisal of "Carrie," "Altar Boyz") and Director/Choreographer Christopher Windom ("Central Avenue Breakdown") spoke with SDCF Producing Direct…

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Friday, September 7, 2012

Critics' Perceptions of Directors' Work by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On March 1, 1984 director James Furlong moderated a panel of theater critics featuring Theater Editor for Village Voice Erika Munk, Theater Critic for WNEW-TV Stewart Klein, and Theater Crit…

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Thursday, August 30, 2012

Politics in the Theatre by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On October 28, 1985, Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation invited Peter Zeisler to moderate a panel featuring journalists Thulani Davis and Erika Munk, playwright William Hoffman, a…

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Thursday, August 9, 2012

Producers Symposium 1983 by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On February 25, 1983, director Nola Hague moderated a panel featuring esteemed producers Nelle Nugent, T. Edward Hambleton, and Michel Stuart, and director Judith Haskell. This passionate an…

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Thursday, July 26, 2012

Artistic Directors by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

In 1999, SDCF hosted a panel moderated by Executive Director of SSDC, Barbara Hauptman featuring Artistic Director of Adobe Theatre Company Jeremy Dobrish, Artistic Director of Drama Dept. T…

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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Copyright, Fair Use, and Parody by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On April 24, 2012, SDCF hosted entertainment attorney Neil Rosini, of Franklin, Weinrib, Vassallo, and Rudell, to speak about how artists can use existing work to create new work without inf…

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Thursday, June 28, 2012

One-on-One with Elizabeth LeCompte and Young Jean Lee by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On Saturday, May 19, 2012, Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) hosted a One-on-One Conversation at Playwrights Horizons' Peter Jay Sharp Theater with award-winning theatre m…

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Saturday, June 16, 2012

Adaptation Rights by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On April 2, 2012, SDCF invited entertainment attorney Elliot Brown to speak about securing theatrical adaptation rights with SDCF Producing Director Ellen Rusconi. Brown gives animated examp…

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Saturday, June 2, 2012

One on One Conversation with Taylor Mac and Lee Breuer by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On May 14, 2012, SDCF hosted a One-on-One conversation at the Axis Theatre Company in New York between theatre artists Lee Breuer and Taylor Mac, hybrid theatre artists of limitless imaginat…

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Friday, May 18, 2012

Conversation with Walter Bobbie and Sam Gold by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On April 30, 2012, SDCF hosted a One-on-One conversation between Walter Bobbie and Sam Gold moderated by John Clinton Eisner. They discuss their shared background in performance and respecti…

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Friday, May 4, 2012

Directing Shakespeare: Casting - It's A Bear by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On April 29, 2001 members of a Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation panel simulated a first casting session of "The Winter's Tale". The discussion is moderated by Artistic Producer …

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Friday, April 20, 2012

Directing Shakespeare: What's It All About Willy Part 2 by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On April 28, 2001, Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation invited Arthur Bartow, Artistic Director of the Drama Department at NYU Tisch, to moderate a conversation between Michael Lup…

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Friday, April 6, 2012

Directing Shakespeare: What's It All About Willy Part 1 by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On April 28, 2001, Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation invited Arthur Bartow, Artistic Director of the Drama Department at NYU Tisch, to moderate a conversation between Michael Lup…

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Friday, March 23, 2012

Directing Shakespeare: The Nature of Design by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

In 2001, five directors in the "Directing Shakespeare Symposium" sat down with moderator and set designer Ming Cho Lee for a unique experiment regarding the relationship between director and…

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Friday, March 9, 2012

2011 DCN: Scenic Designers by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On Monday, June 27th, 2011, SDC's Gretchen Michelfeld talked to veteran scenic designers Rachel Hauck (The Public, BAM, The Vineyard, South Coast Rep, Eugene O'Neill Resident Set Designer) a…

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Friday, February 24, 2012

Directing Shakespeare: Working The Text by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On April 28, 2001, Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation invited NYU voice and dialect coach Deborah Hecht, Juilliard Chairman of Voice and Speech Ralph Zito, director Mark Lamos, ac…

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Friday, February 10, 2012

2011 DCN: Broadway Stage Managers' Secrets Revealed by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

On May 25th, 2011, SDC's Gretchen Michelfeld spoke with three Broadway Production Stage Managers about their experiences. Stage Managers Jill Cordle (Jerusalem), Heather Cousens (Spring Awak…

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