THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING & ATTENDING OUR PANELS,
WORKSHOPS & AFFINITY SPACES!
-KB Family (2020)
What is "Re-Creating the Stage?"Re-Creating the Stage is a digital summer program produced & organized by K.B. Theater Company members & collaborators, offered to the public free of charge. This program is predominantly aimed at undergraduate/graduate-level students and young industry professionals in the U.S. who have lost their internships, apprenticeships & summer work opportunities due to the COVID-19 crisis affecting the world. Our program consists of panels of both up-and-coming & established industry professionals as well as 1hr. creative workshops centered around the collaborative nature of theater making & storytelling. Our program will begin on July 11th and run through August 15th, 2020.
Thanks to an Inclusivity Excellence Fellowship awarded in May, 2020 by the University of California, Irvine (UCI) to our Managing Director our program also aims to collect qualitative & quantitative research in the areas of inclusivity & accessibility in educational & professional theater institutions by hosting various affinity spaces that will take place throughout the summer of 2020. These affinity spaces will be closed to the public, open only to 30 applicants who seek to be part of these difficult yet paramount conversations. 
" The world’s new stage isn't coming, it is already here.
As theater makers, innovators & storytellers it is time to turn on its lights. " 
FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING OUR
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Our 60 - 90 minutes panels & workshops will be offered for free to
all undergraduate-level students of the performance arts. The following is a list of our Summer events: WEEK 1, Panel #1 | Actors & Performers
WEEK 1, Panel #2 | Actors & Performers WEEK 2, Panel #3 | Theatrical Directors WEEK 3, Panel #4 | Producers, Managers & Technicians WEEK 4, Panel #5 | Producers & Leaders WEEK 4, Panel #6 | Producers & Leaders WEEK 5, Panel #7 | Lighting, Sound & Projections Designers WEEK 5, Panel #8 | Scenic & Costume Designers WEEK 6, Workshop #1 | Creative Collaboration & Devising New Stories WEEK 6, Workshop #2 | The Art of Storytelling For a full schedule and list of guests of all our Summer 2020 panels & workshops please visit the links below:
Note that by RSVP-ing to a panel or workshop you will be able to submit up to 3 questions to our guest panelists. To RSVP
By signing up to our panels you will be sent a digital pamphlet with further information regarding each panelists. Our events will be hosted through Zoom Conferences, access to these conferences will be emailed within 20-minutes prior to each event. We encourage our participants to use their video option but to remain muted during these panels until the Q&A portion. To provide a safe environment, any individuals that disrupt the event will be immediately removed from the conference & reported To sing up to any of our PANELS & WORKSHOPS, please follow the following link: |
What is an "affinity space"?
The term "affinity space" was first introduced by James Paul Gee around 2004/2005. Today, there are many definitions, uses & benefits to affinity spaces. For K.B. Theatre Company, "affinity spaces" are fluid safe places for individuals that share similar passions & backgrounds to openly and respectfully converse about various topics. Affinity spaces are not necessarily goal-oriented, but for the Summer of 2020, we are hosting affinity space keeping in mind the following goals: 1. To host a safe space for people in the theater community who share similar backgrounds & experiences in order to speak amongst each other about specific topics regarding inclusion in educational institutions & professional workplaces. 2. To collect qualitative data - anonymously, in the form of open discussions - regarding how inclusion is sometimes "preached" but is not actively being implemented in our educational institutions & professional workplace. 3. And most importantly, to have open discussions about which steps we believe must to be taken to adequately improve inclusivity & accessibility within our communities. For a full list & schedule of all our Summer 2020 affinity spaces please visit the link below:
Please note that unlike our panels & workshops, our affinity spaces are not open to the public, as we want to provide the best possible experience for all of our participants. Each session will welcome 30 individuals who apply to be part of our discussions. All ages and experience levels are welcomed!
To sing up to any of our AFFINITY SPACES, please follow the following link: |
Event Staff
EVENT LEADERSHIP
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Stephanie Carrillo
K.B. Artistic Director Event Co-Producer |
Nancy Batres
Outreach Director |
EVENT ASSOCIATES & CONSULTANTS
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Jessica Keasberry-Vnuk
Associate Producer |
Brandon Ray
Associate Creative |
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Elijah Punzal
Cultural Consultant |
Molly McHargue O'Donell
American Sign Language Interpreter & Consultant |
Meghan Minguez-Marshall
Assistant Associate Producer |
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Rachel Judelson
Certified ASL/English Interpreter |
Shonnese Devon Guion Grant
Certified ASL/English Interpreter |
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Kelley Ho
Affinity Space Facilitator |
Elisa Alvarez
Affinity Space Facilitator |
Ezra Anisman
Affinity Space Facilitator |
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