Agenda-at-a-Glance

TCG 2019: Agenda-at-a-Glance

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This Agenda-at-a-Glance is subject to change, and will be updated regularly through June. The detailed agenda for the National Conference can be found by downloading the Conference App (available in the App Store by searching "Theatre Communications Group"). You can view a desktop version here, but we encourage you to download the app for maximum functionality. We will continue to update confirmed programming through the Conference, and the app will serve as our main agenda on site in Miami.  

Don't forget: for those of you who attend the TCG Conference regularly, and are used to it falling between a Thursday and Saturday with Pre-Conferences on Wednesday: this year's Conference will commence on Wednesday, June 5 and conclude on Friday, June 7, with Pre-Conferences (TBA) on Tuesday, June 4. Please plan your travel accordingly!

Tuesday, June 4, 2019
9am-6pm
Higher Education Pre-Conference
Empowering the Future of the Field: Changing Landscapes in Higher Education
The Higher Education Pre-Conference requires a separate registration and fee, and you can add it to your cart in the general Conference registration process.

9am-6pm
Education Staff Pre-Conference
The Education Staff Pre-Conference requires a separate registration and fee, and you can add it to your cart in the general Conference registration process.

9am-6pm
Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Meetings (By Invitation Only)

5:30pm-7:30pm
Bienvenidos a Miami! Pre-registration Happy Hour

Beat the registration rush and join TCG staff, your Miami host committee, TCG Exhibitors, and other early bird attendees for a drink at this "soft launch" happy hour.

7:00pm-10:30pm
TCG + Centro Cultural Español's BLOCK PARTY featuring Local & National Theatres of Color!
Centro Cultural Espanol de Cooperación Iberoamericana
1490 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL 33132

Wednesday, June 5, 2019
8am
WellSpace Opens
WellSpace is an opportunity to take part in and learn from ongoing activations, workshops, and healing circles that prioritize self-care and self-sustainability. WellSpace is also an invitation to practice and share your own self-care strategies such as meditation, journaling, art therapy, and beyond. We welcome you to visit WellSpace at any point during your Conference week to take some time to personally invest in yourself, and in our community. More information here.

8:30am-6pm

TCG National Conference Registration

9am-6pm
TCG Exhibit Hall and Bookstore Open

9am-12pm
TCG Labs
Designed for collective mobilization and movement building around a particular field challenge or set of issues, these sessions provide dedicated time for active strategy-forming and forward thinking. More information here.


9am-12pm
TCG Conference Field Trips
Please meet your group leaders in the InterContinental Miami Lobby. For more information on this year's Field Trips, please click here

12pm

Lunch
On your own, or opt in to a Conference lunch via your registration. In an effort to make the Conference experience more flexible for different budgets, our registration process offers you the opportunity to opt into lunch on all three Conference days, as well as breakfast on Thursday, at an additional charge. Breakfast and lunches will take place at the InterContinental Miami. Please note that all coffee breaks will be included in your base registration fee. 

12:15-1:45pm

Artistic Directors Summit Lunch (Day 1)
If you are an Artistic Director at a TCG Member Theatre, we invite you to join us for the first day of our three-part "Artistic Director Summit" taking place on Wednesday, June 5 from 12:15-1:45pm. This is an Affinity Space reserved specifically for Artistic Leaders at TCG Member Theatres. This lunch requires a separate registration, which you will find in our registration form.

12:15-1:45pm

Managing Directors Lunch
If you are a Managing or Executive Leader at a TCG Member Theatre, we invite you to join us for a Managing Leader lunch on Wednesday, June 5 from 12:15-1:45pm. This is an Affinity Space reserved specifically for Managing or Executive Leaders of TCG Member Theatres. This lunch requires a separate registration, which you will find in our registration form.

12:30-1:45pm

HOW WE SHOW UP
A session for all conference attendees to learn more about TCG's Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion work, as well as to connect with another on a personal level as we begin our Conference journey. Strongly encouraged for first-time attendees. Feel free to bring your lunch!

2:00-3:15pm
Identity-Based Affinity Space 

Visit the Conference App for more details. Affinity spaces are for people who self-identify as part of a particular group to discuss their collective experiences.

2:00-3:15pm

Open Space
Open Space sessions were proposed and selected by Conference attendees in the weeks before the Conference, and can be on any topic! Read more here.

2:00-3:15pm
Trend Workshops
Visit the Conference App for more details. These sessions feature expert speakers from various companies formally affiliated with TCG, and are each designed to address specific business needs of TCG’s membership.

3:30-5:15pm
Intergenerational Leaders of Color Meeting
This session will gather all who identify as leaders of color for candid conversations about issues and challenges specific to this part of our field. The meeting will invite ongoing group discussion about pertinent questions, issues, and solutions for transferring information, experience, expertise, and successful models between the generations. This session is intended only for Conference attendees who identify as People of Color.

3:30-5:15pm
Anti-Racism Space for White Learning
This group of sessions will offer multiple entry points for white people working against racism in their personal and professional lives. It will prioritize continued learning, analysis development, and movement-building. This session will be geared towards those who racially identify as white, but is open to anyone who would like to participate.

5:15-6:00pm
Dinner Break
On your own

6:00-7:30pm

Opening Plenary Session
Edwidge Danticat, Author

7:30-8:00pm
Book Signing: Edwidge Danticat, Author


7:30-8:15pm
Transport to the Opening Night Party (provided by TCG)

7:30-10pm
Opening Night Party
Institute of Contemporary Art Miami
61 NE 41st St
Miami, FL 33137

Brought to you by the Miami Host Committee

Thursday, June 6, 2019
8am-6pm
TCG National Conference Registration
8am-6pm
TCG Exhibit Hall and Bookstore Open

8am-6pm
WellSpace Open
More information here.

8-9:00am

Trustee Breakfast
This breakfast is an affinity space for Trustees of TCG Member Theatres.

8-9:00am
Theatres of Color Breakfast
This breakfast is an affinity space for staff members of theatres that identify as Theatres of Color.

8:30-9:00am
Light Conference Breakfast
On your own, or opt in to a Conference breakfast via your registration. In an effort to make the Conference experience more flexible for different budgets, our registration process offers you the opportunity to opt into lunch on all three Conference days, as well as breakfast on Thursday, at an additional charge. Breakfast and lunches will take place at the InterContinental Miami. Please note that all coffee breaks will be included in your base registration fee. 


9:00-10:30am
Morning Plenary Session
Wesley Morris, Critic-at-Large, The New York Times in conversation with Todd London, Director of Theatre Relations, Dramatists Guild


10:30-11:00am
Coffee Break

11:00-12:15pm
Skills-Building Workshops (Part 1)
Visit the Conference App for more details. These 2.5-hour tightly-focused skills-building journeys are carefully designed for practitioners of different experience levels, budget sizes, and aesthetic interest. Part 1 occurs prior to lunch on Thursday, and Part 2 continues the same work after the lunch break. Please plan to attend BOTH parts 1 & 2 of the same workshop!


11:00-12:15pm
Trend Workshops
Visit the Conference App for more details.

12:15-1:45pm
Lunch
On your own, or opt in to a Conference lunch via your registration. In an effort to make the Conference experience more flexible for different budgets, our registration process offers you the opportunity to opt into lunch on all three Conference days, as well as breakfast on Thursday, at an additional charge. Breakfast and lunches will take place at the InterContinental Miami. Please note that all coffee breaks will be included in your base registration fee. 

12:30-1:30pm
Lunch Sessions
Visit the Conference App for more details. For those who feel lunch is a meal best enjoyed over even more programming, we've programmed a small selection of info-session style presentations to fill you up!

1:45-3:00pm
Skills-Building Workshops (Part 2)
Visit the Conference App for more details.

1:45-3:00pm
Breakout Sessions
Visit the Conference App for more details. These are 75-minute small group sessions that can manifest in a range of formats, from panels, to roundtables, to interactive performances.

3:00-3:30pm
Coffee Break

3:00-3:30pm
Book Signing: Nilo Cruz, Playwright

3:30-5pm
Afternoon Plenary session

5:15-6:30pm
Professional Affinity Groups & Artistic Directors Summit (Day 2)
An opportunity for attendees to meet based on their role in theatre. Each group is facilitated by one of your colleagues from the field, who will help guide a conversation around the most pressing issues faced by those who share your professional identity.

6:30-7pm
Book Signing: Barry Edelstein, Artistic Director


6:30-7:30pm
Heads-Up-From-The-Hinterlands Happy Hour
Join colleagues from rural/non-urban theatres to share learnings and discuss challenges.


6:30-7:30pm
SDC Member-Only Happy Hour
Please note, this happy hour is reserved exclusively for SDC members, and requires an RSVP (see the Conference App for more details).


6:30pm
Dinearounds and Special Miami Programming
View more information and sign up for Dinearounds here.


9pm
Late Night Party
Keep the celebration going on a bar crawl on Miami Beach! Start at Segafredo, l'Originale on historic Lincoln Road, and follow the path (set for you by your Miami colleagues) from there. More information available on the Conference App.

Segafredo, L'Originale
1040 Lincoln Rd
Miami Beach, FL 33139

Brought to you by the Miami Host Committee

Friday, June 7, 2019
9am-1:30pm
TCG National Conference Registration

9am-1:30pm
TCG Exhibit Hall and Bookstore Open

9am-4pm
WellSpace Open
More information here.

9:30-10:45am
Trend Workshops
Visit the Conference App for more details.


9:30-10:45am
Identity-Based Affinity Space 
Visit the Conference App for more details. Affinity spaces are for people who self-identify as part of a particular group to discuss their collective experiences.

10:45-11:15am
Coffee Break

11:15am-12:30pm
Breakout Sessions
Visit the Conference App for more details.


11:15am-12:30pm
Artistic Directors Summit (Day 3)
Visit the Conference App for more details.


12:30-1:30pm
Lunch
On your own, or opt in to a Conference lunch via your registration. In an effort to make the Conference experience more flexible for different budgets, our registration process offers you the opportunity to opt into lunch on all three Conference days, as well as breakfast on Thursday, at an additional charge. Breakfast and lunches will take place at the InterContinental Miami. Please note that all coffee breaks will be included in your base registration fee. 


1:30-2:45pm
Open Space
Open Space sessions were proposed and selected by Conference attendees in the weeks before the Conference, and can be on any topic! Read more here.


1:30-2:45pm
Identity-Based Affinity Space
Visit the Conference App for more details. Affinity spaces are for people who self-identify as part of a particular group to discuss their collective experiences.


3-4pm
How We Move Forward
The Conference will culminate with a town hall, How We Move Forward, empowering all of us to share what we've experienced throughout our collective Conference experience.


4-4:45pm
Transport to the Closing Plenary Session (Provided by TCG)

4:45-6pm
Closing Plenary Session
Quiara Alegría Hudes, Playwright in conversation with Gabriela Sanchez, Founder and Managing Director, Power Street Theatre Company

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Knight Opera House
1300 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL 33132

6-6:30pm

Book Signing: Quiara Alegría Hudes, Playwright

6-7pm
Adios Miami! Conference Closing Happy Hour

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
1300 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL 33132

Saturday, June 8, 2019
9am-6pm
Theatre for Young Audiences Post-Conference:

Envisioning the Future of Theatre for Young Audiences
The TYA Post-Conference requires a separate registration and fee, and you can add it to your cart in the general Conference registration process.