FTC - Virtual 2020 - Program
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SATURDAY<br />
Saturday, November 7, <strong>2020</strong><br />
10:00 am - 11:00 am<br />
Exchange for Change: Digital Community Engagement with Orlando REP’s “Vote?”<br />
Emily Freeman, Director of Community Partnerships, Orlando Repertory Theatre<br />
Joni Newman, MFA candidate, Theatre for Young Audiences, University of Central Florida<br />
Elizabeth Brendel Horn, Assistant Professor, Theatre for Young Audiences, University of Central<br />
Florida<br />
Orlando REP’s digitally-streamed production of “Vote?” by Eric Coble journeys through the history<br />
of voter’s rights in the United States and explores voting as a civic duty. In conjunction with this<br />
performance, Orlando REP, in partnership with University of Central Florida, facilitated multiple virtual<br />
community engagement workshops, performances, and discussions. This interactive workshop will<br />
highlight some of Orlando REP’s community engagement projects developed surrounding Vote?, will<br />
model theatre strategies for igniting dialogue and sparking creativity in a digital space, and will share<br />
a theatrical framework for developing community-based projects for civic engagement.<br />
Emily Freeman is the Director of Community Partnerships at Orlando Repertory Theatre. Elizabeth<br />
Horn is an Assistant Professor of Theatre for Young Audiences at the University of Central Florida.<br />
As a part of the partnership between Orlando REP and UCF, together they direct “Act Out Justice,”<br />
a theatre for social change applied theatre project that has engaged approximately 150 high school<br />
participants from five Orange County Public Schools. Joni Newman is a graduate candidate in<br />
Theatre for Young Audiences at UCF, where she has worked as a research assistant for Act Out<br />
Justice, and the dramaturg for Orlando REP’s production of Vote?.<br />
10:00 am - 11:00 am<br />
Embrace Your Space: Bringing Your Character To Life With Laban’s 8 Efforts<br />
Maria Katsadourous, Orange County Public Schools<br />
How do you use the space around you to bring unique life to a character? Slash, glide and float your<br />
way to this interactive workshop that will introduce participants to Laban’s Eight Effort Movements.<br />
Together we will explore how to physically and emotionally embody a character motivated by internal<br />
impulse. Bring a character, scene, or monologue to work with!<br />
10:00 am - 11:30 am<br />
Professional Roundup<br />
Joshua Mckinney, West Nassau High School<br />
This workshop is designed to give the participants the ability to have their audition resume, headshot,<br />
website and self tapes evaluated and elevated. Join McKinney in an outside the box professional<br />
approach to marketing yourself.<br />
10:00 am - 6:00 pm<br />
College Fair General Meetings<br />
11:00 am - 12:30 pm<br />
On Camera Crash Course<br />
Eugenie Boundurant<br />
Participants will receive an on-camera acting crash course from Hollywood actor, Eugenie Bondurant.<br />
Exercises in improvisation, Meisner Technique, honesty on camera, and character development are<br />
employed to develop confidence and strengthen honest acting skills.<br />
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