Friday, June 2611:30am-1pmInclusion and Diversity Panel: Making It Happen Moderator: Martine Kei Green-Rogers (University of Utah, @MartineKei)Panelists: Rehana Lew Mirza (playwright, Co-Director of Ma-Yi Theatre’s Writers Lab, @rehanamirza)Nick Viselli (Theater...
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Author Rights
Friday, June 26:9:45am-11:15amAuthor Rights…the conversation continues…Moderator: Richard Wolfe (Artistic Director, Pi Theatre)Panelists: Howard Sherman (Director of the Arts Integrity Initiative at The New School for Drama, @HESherman)Ralph Sevush (Dramatists Guild,...
Keynote Speeches
Thursday, June 255:15pm-6pmKeynotes—Tim Sanford, Artistic Director, Playwrights Horizons (Past LMDA President, 1994-1996)Ken Cerniglia, Dramaturg and Literary Manager, Disney Theatrical GroupRichard Wolfe, Artistic Director, Pi TheatreMichele Volansky, Drama...
Conference Participant Bios
A list of the bios of the participants of the 30th Annual Conference in New York City can be found below.(Download a pdf version of the document here.)
Elliott Hayes Award Introduction: Part Two: Marcus Gardley
(Click here for Part One of the Introduction)If the saying is true, that playwrights give birth to worlds – then plays are indeed planets. These planets are planted into pages, warmed in the light that is inspiration, watered with tears, and perhaps spit from cursing...
Elliott Hayes Award Introduction: Part One – Stephen Colella
The act of making theatre can be a miracle. Bringing our stories, our communities, our collaborators and our imaginations into one small space for a finite time before it vanishes into memory and the ephemeral seems an impossible task. How...
Canadian Dramaturgs in NYC for #LMDA15
There's a great Canadian contingent representing our country's dramaturgical practice at the LMDA Conference in New York City June 25 - 27, 2015. Follow the conversation online @LMDAmericas #LMDA15 SpiderWebShow is live tweeting events and panels @SpiderWebShow And...
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Brian Quirt Elected New LMDA Board Chair
The LMDA Board of Directors is pleased to announce it has elected Brian Quirt to serve as the 2015-18 LMDA Board Chair. Brian is the Toronto-based Artistic Director of Nightswimming, which has commissioned and developed more than 30 new plays, dance works and...
Ken Cerniglia Announced as LMDA President – Elect
The LMDA Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Ken Cerniglia is LMDA's new President-Elect! Ken, a current Board member, will serve one year in this position and will become the organization's President for a term of two years to commence at the...
