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Below you will find videos, speeches, tweets and other highlights from LMDA’s 30th Anniversary Conference, held at Columbia University in New York City from June 25-27, 2015.

Information on the Attendees: 

Bios of the conference participants

 

Keynote Speeches:

Video of all 4 speeches

Text: Ken Cerniglia

Text: Richard Wolfe

Text: Michele Volansky

 

Videos of Conference Sessions (Courtesy of HowlroundTV):

Author Rights: The Conversation Continues…

Inclusion and Diversity: Making it Happen

Freelancers Unite

In Conversation: On Critics and Criticism

Design and Dramaturgy

UCaucus Hot Topics: Part Deux

Meet the First Round of the Bly Grant

 

WrightRightNow:

The 9 plays commissioned and written during the conference

 

Elliott Hayes Award:

Introduction Part One: Stephen Colella

Introduction Part Two: Marcus Gardley

Acceptance Speech: Nakissa Etemad

 

Lessing Award:

Introduction: Beth Blickers

 

#LMDA15 Tweets:

Day 1 (@LMDAmericas only)

Storified: Day 2 Part 1

Storified: Day 2 Part 2

Day 3

Storified: Day 4 and beyond

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