EstroGenius Creative Lounge

10:00am – 4:00 pm

Registration in lobby

Registration in lobby

10:00am – 10:30am

Registration & Welcome

Jen Thatcher, Producer, EstroGenius & Heidi Russell, International Women Artist’s Salon

in Theater

Studio

Gallery

10:30am – 11:30am

Workshop: 5 Reasons Why You Have More $$ Than You Think

Led by Laura Schlachtmeyer

Panel: Social Issue Productions

Panelists:

T Valada-Viars

Kate Powers

Moderator: Ashley Marinaccio

11:30am  – 12:30pm

(workshop continues)

Roundtable Discussion: The Future of EstroGenius

Led by Jen Thatcher 

12:30pm – 1:00pm

LUNCH BREAK

LUNCH BREAK

1:00pm – 2:00 pm

Presentation: Effective PR – Maximizing Your Time, Budget and Energy

Presenter: Ciara Pressler, Pressler Collaborative

Workshop: Theater Everywhere - Developing Site-Specific Work

Led by Allison Moody, Jessi Gormezano & Lauren Roth

2:00pm – 3:00 pm

Panel: Women as Solo Performers

Panelists:

Valerie Hager

Mary Dimino

Moderator: Jen Thatcher

(workshop continues)

3:00pm – 4:00pm

Panel: Sing for Your Supper - Creating a Musical

Panelists: Kristen Penner & Lorelei Mackenzie

Panel: Producing on a Shoestring

Panelists:

Josh Rivedal

Valerie Hager

Moderator: Malini Singh McDonald

4:00pm – 5:00pm

Roundtable Discussion: The Challenges Facing Early-Career Directors

Led by Jaki Bradley (tbc)

Workshop: Intro to Stand-up Comedy

Led by Mary Dimino

5:00pm – 6:00pm

Presentation: How Storytelling Saves Lives

Presented by Josh Rivedal, author

(workshop continues)

6:00pm – 7:00pm

Reception in lobby

Reception in lobby

7:00pm – 8:30pm

EstroGenius 2013 Short Plays

in the theater