Livestreaming the National Theater Project (NTP) Appalachia Regional Convening

presented by New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) and Carpetbag Theatre

New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) and Carpetbag Theatre are partnering to bring you the National Theater Project (NTP) Appalachia Regional Convening on December 1, 2019. We invite you to join us in an important exploration of the performing arts landscape in the Appalachian region. As part of NEFA’s effort towards understanding the theater-making ecology across the nation and making more equitable grant awards, they are hosting a day of information gathering and discussion to build connections and share stories and analyses of the regional performing arts infrastructure, triumphs, and challenges.

The day will be composed of panel discussions featuring artists, presenters, producers, service organizations, and philanthropists from the region, as well as performances by Kat and Karron Littleturtle, Cattywampus Puppet Council, The Nouveau Sud Project, and Webs Circus.

Panel Discussions

Learnings from The Carpetbag Theatre and Appalshop’s Long Legacies

10 a.m. PST (Los Angeles, UTC -8) / 1 p.m. EST (Knoxville, UTC -5) / 18:00 GMT (UTC +0)

Interviewer: Jonathan Clark, Managing Director, The Carpetbag Theatre

Interviewees:

•      Linda Parris-Bailey, Executive/Artistic Director, The Carpetbag Theatre
•      Dudley Cocke, Artistic Director 1976-2018, Roadside Theater (Appalshop)

Geography of the Appalachia Region

11:45 a.m. PST (Los Angeles, UTC -8) / 2:45 p.m. EST (Knoxville, UTC -5) / 19:45 GMT (UTC +0)

Moderator: Keryl McCord, CEO, EQ: Equity Quotient

Panelists:

•      A. Hasan Davis J.D., Founder and Director, H D Solutions
•      Becca Finney, Director, Roadside Theater (Appalshop)
•      Robert Gipe, Producer, Higher Ground
•      Kim Pevia, Founder and CEO, K.A.P., Inner Prizes

Different Types of Collaboration Happening in the Region

1:30 p.m. PST (Los Angeles, UTC -8) / 4:30 p.m. EST (Knoxville, UTC -5) / 21:30 GMT (UTC +0)

Moderator: Joe Tolbert, The Carpetbag Theatre

Panelists:

•      Jarius Bush, Artistic Director, Good Guy Collective
•      David Ferris, Education Team Co-coordinator, Highlander Research & Education Center
•      Bob Martin, Partner, Clear Creek Creative
•      Rachel Milford, Artist & Cultural Organizer, Executive & Artistic Director of Cattywampus Puppet Council
•      Kiran Singh Sirah, President, International Storytelling Center

This event is made possible with generous support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. The event is being hosted at the Press Room in Knoxville, TN.

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