Once again, Missey Head and I have teamed up to bring to you a Convention full of tradition and changes! Missey, from Dallas, is running all programming, and I am running all operations for the Convention. Missey has assembled quite a team to locate and bring to TheatreFest a great lineup of talented Master Educators. She and her team are doing a masterful job! They truly are Dreaming Big, Making Magic and Making a Difference!! Together Toward Tomorrow!!
It has been a wonderful experience working with Travis Poe as the new TETA President. His talented and caring nature is bringing this organization into a new era. Under his direction and the leadership of the TETA Board of Directors, the operations side of the Convention is moving forward at a steady pace.
Special thanks to Darve Smith, TETA’s Communication’s Director for all of his hard work! As I work late into the night, I always know that he is too, and is available to assist. What a hard worker!
This year I put out a call for volunteers, and over 100 theatre professionals from all of the State answered the call! We had more educators wanting to assist with this Convention than positions to work! All of these Convention workers pay full membership and Convention fees, just to come and give of themselves. That is dedication!
We have a stellar group of about 100 Theatre professionals working behind the scenes for TheatreFest 2016:
Operations Chair - Jay Thomas
Programming Chair - Greg Arp
Assistants to Ms. Head - Brad Durio, Laura McNary, Scott Taylor and Dwayne Craig
Assistants to Dr. Ivins - Jay Thomas, Jessica McCarroll, Emily Favian, Kara Alford, Shelby Bednar, Sydney Graham, Richmond Pitts, Edwin Villanueva, Desiree Garza and Joan Alvarenga
Assistant to the Programming Chair - Ronda Craig
Exhibits Chairs - Jay Thomas and Cory Mundy
Assistants to the Exhibit Chairs - Debby Sutton and John Ogden
TheatreFest Registrars - K’Lynn Childress and Maggie Rodriquez
Assistants to the Registrars - Cindy Timms, Leslie Buesing, Rachel Helms, Cory Garrett, Jill Wilkinson, Michael Avila, Stephanie Ball, Melody Collier, Gena Smith, Reina Johnson, Shayna Coyne, Tammy Beaty, Bethany Kennedy, Benjamin Parker and Wyatt Blackburn
Auditions Chairs - Jacob Davis and Justin Vincent
Assistants to the Audition Chairs - Julie Williams, Misty Baptiste, Rachel Carothers, Amber Langehennig and April Langehennig
DesignFest Chairs - John Landon and Tana Roberson
Assistants to the DesignFest Chairs - Alicia Green and Cheryl Painter
PlayFest Chairs - Dr. David LeMaster and Katie Cross
PlayFest Response Committee - Stephanie Smith, Beth Creel and William Walker
Assistants to the PlayFest Chairs - Laurie Durrett and Nicki Roberson
Technical Directors - Cameron Hefty and Matthew Perry
Assistant Technical Director - Steward Savage
Transportation Coordinator - Richard Turner
Hotel Reservation Liaison - Jessica McCarroll
Hospitality Directors/Info Booth - Kati Grimmer and Phillip Taylor
Student Worker Coordinator - Crystal Grimaldo
New to TETA - JE Masters
Special Guest Chair - Jackie deMontmollin
Special Guest Staff - Joan Lazarus, Gary Cooper and Cindy Sorelle
Special Events Staff:
Convocation Director - Dwayne Craig
Convocation Technical Director - Laura McNary
Educator Award Chairs - Kim Blann and Gloria McLuckie
Curriculum Chair - Terri Castleberry
CAPS Chair - Jeanne Gilson
UIL Film Night - Luis Munoz
UIL Film Night Chair - Wendi Brozek
UIL Film Night - Casey Edwards
Student Events/Entertainment - Phillip Taylor, Thomas Legalley and Andrea Throop
Programming Staff:
College/University Chair - Michael Burnett
K-12 Chair - Jenae Glanton
High School Interest Chair - Cody Moore
High School At Large - Claudia McCotter
Middle School Interest Chair - Laura Alexander-Wilson
Middle School At Large - Justin Elliott
Elementary Chair - Davina Fangman
Elementary Chair At Large - Beth Wallace
Retired Programming - Beverly Murray
Retired Programming - Helen Lewis
Walk-up Workshops - Thomas Legalley and Andrea Throop
Programming Floor Chairs - Deborah Jaquess, Karen Ehman, Amber Quinn, Bailey Atkinson, Jessie Downs, Casey Edwards, Wendi Brozek, Tyler Brodess and Kris Luce
In addition to the elementary, middle school, high school, college and university educators listed above, we have over 75 high school and college students assisting as well! All donating their time. Please…Please, thank them for their service to the organization when you see them.
TETA TheatreFest…What event can you attend where you can participate in over 400 workshops, watch many top-notch performances and special guests, view the results of PlayFest (a playwriting competition), observe Texas designers’ work in DesignFest, participate in College Auditions, and visit over 80 theatre exhibitors from businesses and college/universities from all over the country? But most of all, a place to visit friends and colleagues from theatres all over the State! Visiting, sharing and networking is what professional theatre is all about.
As a participant of TheatreFest 2016, please remember the following:
· It is not too late to register! Register and pay online, or at Convention.
o Register online for TETA membership - https://tetatx.wildapricot.org/join-us
o Register online NOW for the Convention - https://tetatx.wildapricot.org/event-1873170/Registration
· If you are a college, university or a business, reserve your exhibit booth - https://tetatx.wildapricot.org/event-2045217/Registration
· Register here for Sponsorship and/or to place an item in the Convention Bags - https://tetatx.wildapricot.org/event-2045209
· College and Universities, register to attend and watch the Auditions - https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BxWA4unHz6qobHVXX000TkpKbXc&usp=sharing&tid=0ByMq5ckyWm9hdnZ6ald2SHVYVkk
· Register NOW to participate in DesignFest - https://tetatx.wildapricot.org/event-2055350
· Log onto www.tetatx.com for forms and more information
As always, if there is anything I can do for you, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Dr. Jerry Ivins, 2016 Co-Convention Director
Jerry
Jerry.Ivins@sjcd.edu
Assistants to Dr. Ivins - Jay Thomas, Jessica McCarroll, Emily Favian, Kara Alford, Shelby Bednar, Sydney Graham, Richmond Pitts, Edwin Villanueva, Desiree Garza and Joan Alvarenga
Assistant to the Programming Chair - Ronda Craig
Exhibits Chairs - Jay Thomas and Cory Mundy
Assistants to the Exhibit Chairs - Debby Sutton and John Ogden
TheatreFest Registrars - K’Lynn Childress and Maggie Rodriquez
Assistants to the Registrars - Cindy Timms, Leslie Buesing, Rachel Helms, Cory Garrett, Jill Wilkinson, Michael Avila, Stephanie Ball, Melody Collier, Gena Smith, Reina Johnson, Shayna Coyne, Tammy Beaty, Bethany Kennedy, Benjamin Parker and Wyatt Blackburn
Auditions Chairs - Jacob Davis and Justin Vincent
Assistants to the Audition Chairs - Julie Williams, Misty Baptiste, Rachel Carothers, Amber Langehennig and April Langehennig
DesignFest Chairs - John Landon and Tana Roberson
Assistants to the DesignFest Chairs - Alicia Green and Cheryl Painter
PlayFest Chairs - Dr. David LeMaster and Katie Cross
PlayFest Response Committee - Stephanie Smith, Beth Creel and William Walker
Assistants to the PlayFest Chairs - Laurie Durrett and Nicki Roberson
Technical Directors - Cameron Hefty and Matthew Perry
Assistant Technical Director - Steward Savage
Transportation Coordinator - Richard Turner
Hotel Reservation Liaison - Jessica McCarroll
Hospitality Directors/Info Booth - Kati Grimmer and Phillip Taylor
Student Worker Coordinator - Crystal Grimaldo
New to TETA - JE Masters
Special Guest Chair - Jackie deMontmollin
Special Guest Staff - Joan Lazarus, Gary Cooper and Cindy Sorelle
Special Events Staff:
Convocation Director - Dwayne Craig
Convocation Technical Director - Laura McNary
Educator Award Chairs - Kim Blann and Gloria McLuckie
Curriculum Chair - Terri Castleberry
CAPS Chair - Jeanne Gilson
UIL Film Night - Luis Munoz
UIL Film Night Chair - Wendi Brozek
UIL Film Night - Casey Edwards
Student Events/Entertainment - Phillip Taylor, Thomas Legalley and Andrea Throop
Programming Staff:
College/University Chair - Michael Burnett
K-12 Chair - Jenae Glanton
High School Interest Chair - Cody Moore
High School At Large - Claudia McCotter
Middle School Interest Chair - Laura Alexander-Wilson
Middle School At Large - Justin Elliott
Elementary Chair - Davina Fangman
Elementary Chair At Large - Beth Wallace
Retired Programming - Beverly Murray
Retired Programming - Helen Lewis
Walk-up Workshops - Thomas Legalley and Andrea Throop
Programming Floor Chairs - Deborah Jaquess, Karen Ehman, Amber Quinn, Bailey Atkinson, Jessie Downs, Casey Edwards, Wendi Brozek, Tyler Brodess and Kris Luce
In addition to the elementary, middle school, high school, college and university educators listed above, we have over 75 high school and college students assisting as well! All donating their time. Please…Please, thank them for their service to the organization when you see them.
TETA TheatreFest…What event can you attend where you can participate in over 400 workshops, watch many top-notch performances and special guests, view the results of PlayFest (a playwriting competition), observe Texas designers’ work in DesignFest, participate in College Auditions, and visit over 80 theatre exhibitors from businesses and college/universities from all over the country? But most of all, a place to visit friends and colleagues from theatres all over the State! Visiting, sharing and networking is what professional theatre is all about.
As a participant of TheatreFest 2016, please remember the following:
· It is not too late to register! Register and pay online, or at Convention.
o Register online for TETA membership - https://tetatx.wildapricot.org/join-us
o Register online NOW for the Convention - https://tetatx.wildapricot.org/event-1873170/Registration
· If you are a college, university or a business, reserve your exhibit booth - https://tetatx.wildapricot.org/event-2045217/Registration
· Register here for Sponsorship and/or to place an item in the Convention Bags - https://tetatx.wildapricot.org/event-2045209
· College and Universities, register to attend and watch the Auditions - https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BxWA4unHz6qobHVXX000TkpKbXc&usp=sharing&tid=0ByMq5ckyWm9hdnZ6ald2SHVYVkk
· Register NOW to participate in DesignFest - https://tetatx.wildapricot.org/event-2055350
· Log onto www.tetatx.com for forms and more information
As always, if there is anything I can do for you, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Dr. Jerry Ivins, 2016 Co-Convention Director
Jerry
Jerry.Ivins@sjcd.edu
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