SUMMER SCHEDULE OF
GUEST PANELISTS
ASL Interpreters will be present at all Panels & Workshops
Closed Captioning transcripts will become available along with the recordings 48hrs after each live event
Closed Captioning transcripts will become available along with the recordings 48hrs after each live event
WEEK #1 | Actors & PerformersSaturday, July 11th
1:30pm - 2:30pm (PDT) | 4:30 - 5:30pm (EDT) CATEGORY IS: Navigating Culture & Identity in Acting & Performance PANELISTS: Linedy Genao, Chris Mansa & Terrell Donnel Sledge For our first panel of the summer we have invited 3 theater & film/tv actors to speak about how they navigate culture and identity while practicing the highly vulnerable vocation of acting. At this panel we will also discuss topics such as cultural-consciousness, self marketing, and actor's expectations as they differ from the professional world and academia. |
WEEK #1 | Actors & PerformersSaturday, July 11th
2:45pm - 3:45pm (PDT) | 5:45 - 6:45pm (EDT) CATEGORY IS: Creative Discipline & Training During COVID-19 PANELISTS: Elbert Joseph, LROD (Laura Rodriguez) & TBA Guest For our second panel we have invited both theatrical actors & performance artist to talk about how they practice creative discipline - specially during these challenging times. At this panel we will also discuss the incredibly importance of - and lack of - accessibility within our industry as well as how successful art and artists are to be influenced by our environments. |
WEEK #2 | Theatre DirectorsSaturday, July 18th
4:30 - 6:00pm (PDT) | 7:30 - 9:00pm (EDT) CATEGORY IS: Tokenization VS. Representation PANELISTS: Jose Carrasquillo, Becky Rivas & Mei Ann Teo For this panel we have invited directors & creators of straight plays & musicals to discuss the obligations assigned to us by the dominant culture to constantly represent our identities through our work, and how this obligations sometimes prevent people of color from finding their own artistic autonomy. 
WEEK #3 | Producers, Managers & TechniciansSaturday, July 25th
1:30pm - 3:00pm (PDT) | 4:30 - 6:00pm (EDT) CATEGORY IS: Personal Finance & Self Sustainability in our Industry PANELISTS: Michaela Bulkley, Veronica Hernandez & Ross Jackson For our third week we have invited three theater managers & technicians to discuss personal finances and self sustainability in our industry, both as freelancers and as full-time employees of various organizations & entertainment entities. 
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WEEK #4 | Producers & LeadersSaturday, August 1st
1:30pm - 2:30pm (PDT) | 4:30 - 5:30pm (EDT) CATEGORY IS: Producing for Social Change & Accountability PANELISTS: Jeffrey Lo, Arpita Mukherjee & Víctor Élan Vázquez For our 5th panel we have invited established leaders in our field to discuss how we - as a community, individuals & leaders - can produce for social change & how our industry needs to seek & practice accountability. It takes a dedicated group of people to promote change, at this panels we will discuss steps that we can all take in order to better our communities. |
WEEK #4 | Producers & LeadersSaturday, August 1st
2:45pm - 3:45pm (PDT) | 5:45 - 6:45pm (EDT) CATEGORY IS: Inciting Change; How to be a Leader in the Arts & in Our Communities PANELISTS: Patrice Amon & Armando Huipe For our 6th panel our guests will speak to us about how we - as artists & leaders - can incite change within our communities. Leadership is a term that is misunderstood by many, a term usually related more to power than it relates to service, at this panel we will discuss the importance of leadership. |
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WEEK #5 | Designers
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WEEK #5 | Designers
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