ATME Colloquium 2015
FRIDAY, MAY 22
Introduction (9:00–10:00 AM)
“Reasons to Devise”
Session Leaders – Marianne Kubik, University of Virginia, and Elizabeth Mozer, Binghamton
University
Session One (10:00–11:30 AM)
Approaches to Devising (1) – “Contemplative Practice and Devising”
Session Leaders – Allison Caw, Naropa University, and Rebecca VerNooy, Ohio
University/Movement Educator’s Research Group
Session Two (11:45–1:15 PM)
Approaches to Devising (2) – "Sourcing from the Body: Devising Characters and
Accumulating Form"
Session Leaders – Marc Devine, Ball State University, and Mandy Greenlee, University of
Colorado Boulder
Session Three (2:45–4:15 PM)
Approaches to Devising (3) – “Devising in the Here and Now: The Creative Process and
Playground”
Session Leaders – Tamara Meneghini and Ted Morin, William Esper Acting
Studio/University of Colorado Boulder, and Tamiko Washington, Chapman University
Session Four (4:30–6:00 PM)
Best Practices (1) – “Best Practices for Devising: Accountability and Building a Successful
Devising Ensemble”
Session Leader – Rachel Bowditch, Arizona State University
SATURDAY, MAY 23
Session Five (9:00–10:30 AM)
Sourcing Material (1) – “Voice of the Body”
Session Leader – Bill Bowers, freelance performer and teaching artist
Session Six (10:45–12:15 PM)
Sourcing Material (2) – “Devising with Words and Story: Adventures in Contemporary
Shakespeare”
Session Leaders – Joan Bruemmer-Holden, Naropa University/Band of Toughs, and Jeff
Casazza, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
Session Seven (1:45–3:15 PM)
Best Practices (2) – “Teaching Devising”
Session Leader – Elizabeth Mozer, Binghamton University
Session Eight (3:30-5:00 PM)
Challenges in the Devising Process (1) – “Devising in Academia”
Session Leaders – Stephanie Roberts, University of Missouri-Kansas City, and Leeny Sack,
Naropa University
Evening Share (7:00-9:00 PM)
A sharing of short practical exercises on Devising.
SUNDAY, MAY 24
Session Nine (9:00–10:30 AM)
Challenges in the Devising Process (2) – “How to make Theatre in a Broom Closet:
Challenges and Practical Solutions for Devising”
Session Leader – Chelsea Pace, North Dakota State University
Session Ten (10:45–12:15 PM)
Best Practices (3) – “Best Practices in Devising Triumphs and Pitfalls”
Session Leader – Greg Webster, University of Connecticut/Split Knuckle Theatre Company
Conclusion (1:30–3:00 PM)
“What Have We Learned, and Where Do We Go From Here?”
Session Leaders – Elizabeth Mozer and Marianne Kubik