2018 INTERNATIONAL BLACK THEATRE SUMMIT:
FULL SUMMIT SCHEDULE
' WHERE WE STAND '
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Multiple Locations
8:00am-11:45am
Closed Working Sessions – (For Invited Speakers only. Working groups for summit initiatives)
- Wakanda Forever?: Shaping the Future of Black Storytelling Across Platforms Dr. Monica White Ndounou (Dartmouth College and The CRAFT Institute)
- Why Not for Profit Theatre? – Roche Schulfer (The Goodman Theatre) and Marissa Ford (The Goodman Theatre)
- The Urgency of Now – Keryl McCord (Equity Quotient)
1:15pm – 4:45 pm
(For Invited Speakers only. Working groups for summit initiatives) -continued
5:00pm – 6:45pm
(Moore Theater, Hopkins Center) – Open to the Public
Opening Ceremonies, Opening Remarks by Dr. Monica White Ndounou (Dartmouth College and The CRAFT Institute)
Selection by Dartmouth Gospel Choir
“The Ground on Which I Stand” by August Wilson
Revisiting “The Ground on Which I Stand” and Ongoing Impact
Moderator: Constanza Romero (The August Wilson Estate)
Speakers: Tim Bond (Director and University of Washington), Dr. Monica White Ndounou (Dartmouth College and The CRAFT Institute)
7:00pm – 8:00pm
Dinner on own
8:15pm
(Loew Theater-BVAC)
Private Screening (For Summit Participants) : Black Panther (2018)
' WHERE WE CAN GO '
Thursday, September 27, 2018
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Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Multiple Locations
8:00am – 11:45am
Panel Discussions (Moore Theater – Hopkins Center) – Open to the Public
8:00am – 9:10am
More Than Entertainment: The Power and Promise of Intersectional Black Theatre Present and Future
Moderator and Speaker: Dr. Indira Etwaroo (The Billie Holiday Theatre and Restoration Arts Plaza)
Speakers: Dr. Habib Iddrissu (University of Oregon), Sade Lythcott (National Black Theatre),Regge Life (Global Film Network, Inc. and Emerson College), Jovanay Carter (Dartmouth College’19)
9:20am-10:30am
Casting, Critics and the Realities of Working While Black at the Intersections in the Industry
Moderator and Speaker: Sharon Washington (Actress/Playwright/Hop Board Member, Dartmouth College ’81)
Speakers: Roger Guenveur Smith (Actor/Writer/Director/Educator), Jerome Preston Bates (Actor), Jackie Alexander (North Carolina Black Rep and National Black Theatre Festival), Lexi Warden (Dartmouth College ’20)
10:40am-11:45am
The Business of Black Storytelling: Why Capitalization and Sustainability Matter
Moderator and Speaker: Keryl McCord (Equity Quotient)
Speakers: Ekundayo Bandele (Hattiloo Theatre), Jackie Taylor (Black Ensemble Theatre), Marissa Ford (Goodman Theatre), Marie-Claude Mendy (Financial Expert/Investment Banker)
11:45am -12:45pm
(Faculty Lounge & Top of the Hop), Hopkins Center
Lunch – for Summit Speakers and Registered Participants
12:15pm -2:30pm
(Bentley Theater – Hopkins Center) – For Summit Speakers, Registered Participants and Invited Student Groups
Screening: Green White Green (2016)
Moderator: Dr. Jesse Shipley (Dartmouth College, AAAS)
Speaker: Abba Makama (Filmmaker)
1:30pm -2:45pm
Breakout Sessions/Workshops – For Summit Speakers and Registered Participants
Drake – Hanover Inn:
Sonic Storytelling Workshop
Facilitator: Kathryn Bostic (Composer/Sound Designer for theatre/television/film)
Hayward Lounge – Hanover Inn
Education and Overhauls in Formal Training
Moderator and Speaker: Dr. Sandra Shannon (August Wilson Society) Speakers: Rosalyn Coleman Williams (Actor/Educator/Chief Creative Officer Red Wall Productions), Eileen Morris (Ensemble Theatre), Celeste Jennings (Costume Designer/Playwright, Dartmouth College ’18), Roger Guenveur Smith (Actor/Writer/Director/Educator), Le’Mil Eiland (University of Pittsburgh) (Ballroom – Hanover Inn)
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Breakout Sessions/Workshops – For Summit Speakers and Registered Participants
Design Collaborations with August Wilson (Hayward Lounge - Hanover Inn)
Moderator: Dr. Monica White Ndounou
Presenters: Constanza Romero (Costume Designer, Executor of August Wilson Estate), Kathryn Bostic (Composer/Sound Designer for theatre/television/film)
How to make Unions & National Orgs work for Black Cultural Production (Drake – Hanover Inn)
Moderator: Dr. Nicole Hodges Persley (National Theatre Conference and Stage Directors and Choreographers)
Speakers: Emmanuel Wilson (Dramatists Guild), Seret Scott (Stage Directors and Choreographers), Teresa Eyring (Theatre Communications Group), David Grindle (USITT)
5:15pm – 6:30pm
Dinner on own
7:00pm
(Moore Theater – Hopkins Center) – Open to the Public
Performance: Roger Guenveur Smith’s Frederick Douglass Now followed by Q&A – Moderator: Dr. Monica White Ndounou
' HOW WE CAN GET THERE '
Friday, September 28, 2018
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Multiple Locations
8:00am – 11:45am
Panel Discussions (Moore Theater -Hopkins Center) – Open to the Public
8:00am – 9:15am
Our Stories, Our Future: Film, TV and Media Barriers and Possibilities
Moderator and Speaker: Dr. Nicole Hodges Persley (University of Kansas, National Theatre Conference, SDC)
Speakers: Professor Steve Duncan (Screenwriter, Executive Producer, Loyola Marymount University), Lydia Diamond (Playwright, Screenwriter, Educator), Kathryn Bostic (Composer/Sound Designer for theatre/television/film), Naomi Agnew (Dartmouth College ’20)
9:30am-10:45am
#BlackLivesMatter, #MeToo, #TimesUp: Activism at the Intersection of Art and Business
Moderator: Harold Steward (The Theater Offensive)
Speakers: Dr. Mohammed Ben Abdallah (Playwright, National Theatre of Ghana), Shamell Bell (Black Lives Matter and UCLA), Esther Armah (Playwright/Journalist/Activist), Jonathan McCrory (National Black Theatre)
11:00-11:45am
“Speaking on The Craft” A conversation with Stephen McKinley Henderson and Dr. Monica White Ndounou (Dartmouth College and The CRAFT Institute)
12:00pm – 1:00pm
(Faculty Lounge & Top of the Hop), Hopkins Center
Lunch – For Summit Speakers and Registered Participants
1:15pm – 3:15pm
Screening/Workshop – For Summit Speakers, Registered Participants and Invited Student Groups
Screening: The Hue, Tint and Shade of Words: Diverse Screenwriters in the Entertainment Industry (Loew Auditorium – BVAC)
Moderator: Dr. Nicole Hodges Persley (University of Kansas, National Theatre Conference, SDC)
Speakers: Professor Steve Duncan (Screenwriter, Executive Producer, Loyola Marymount University) and Jean Duncan (Twentieth Century Fox Films)
African Performance Traditions Workshop (Hop 131 – Hopkins Center)
Facilitators: Dr. Mohammed Ben Abdallah and Dr. Habib Iddrissu
Moderator: Dr. Jesse Shipley (Dartmouth College, AAAS)
3:30pm - 5:15pm
Breakout Sessions/Workshops - For Summit Speakers, Registered Participants and Invited Student Groups
New Media and Technology in Intersectional Black Storytelling and LGBTQ Narratives (Hop 130 – Hopkins Center)
Moderator and Speaker: Dafina McMillan (CRUX)
Speakers: James Scruggs (Digital Griot), Steven Fullwood (Independent Archivist/Filmmaker), Geoffrey Jackson Scott (Peoplemovr)
From Black Theater to Black Film: The Business Of (Hop 132– Hopkins Center)
Moderator and Speaker: Dr. Nsenga Burton (Emory University, The Root)
Speakers: Dr. Eve Graves (Clark Atlanta University), Brett Dismuke (So Chi Entertainment), Craig Williams (Red Wall Productions), Robert John Connor, Jean Duncan (Twentieth Century Fox Films)
5:15pm - 6:00pm
Break
6:00pm-7:00pm
Dinner - (Faculty Lounge & Top of the Hop), Hopkins Center
7:00 pm
Loew Auditorium – Black Family Visual Arts Center, Dartmouth College
Advanced Screening (For Summit Speakers, Registered Participants and Invited Student Groups) : The Hate U Give (2018) followed by Q&A
Moderator: Dr. Monica White Ndounou
Speaker: Shamell Bell (Black Lives Matter Activist and consultant for The Hate U Give book and film)
' ONWARD! '
Saturday, September 29, 2018
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Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Multiple Locations
8:00am-10:15am
Bentley Theatre, Hopkins Center – Affinity Group Space
The Elder’s Circle: An Intergenerational Conversation for Cultural Insiders
Facilitators: Keryl McCord, Linda Parris Bailey, Jonathan Clark, Harold Steward
Special Guests: Dr. Victor Leo Walker, Ifa Bayeza, Dr. Paul Carter Harrison, Idris Ackamoor, Rhodessa Jones, and many more!
10:30am-12:00pm
For Summit Speakers, Registered Participants and Invited Student Groups
Hop 130 – Workshop: Leading for a Sustainable Future
Facilitator: Anthony Meyers (NYC Cultural Affairs and Leading ChangeMakers)
Bentley Theatre – Workshop: How to Pitch & Write a Television Series
Facilitator: Professor Steve Duncan (Screenwriter, Executive Producer, Loyola Marymount University)
10:30am-1:45pm
Closed Working Groups Reconvene
Black Theatre Circuit
Film and Media Connections
Cross-Cultural Collaborations
Capital Concerns/Business Matters
Education/Training
Activism
10:30am-12:00pm
For Registered Participants and Invited Student Groups
Hop 132 – Workshop/Breakout with Playwright Mfoniso Udofia
12:00pm – 1:30pm
(Faculty Lounge & Top of the Hop), Hopkins Center
Lunch – For Summit Speakers and Registered Participants
2:00pm – 2:45pm
(Bentley Theatre, Hopkins Center)
Dartmouth Student Presentations - For Summit Speakers, Registered Participants, and Invited Student Groups
3:00pm – 3:45pm
Moore Theater – Hopkins Center – Open to the Public
Keynote Conversation with Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Actor/Writer/Director in theatre, film and television) and Dr. Monica White Ndounou
4:00pm-5:20pm
(Moore Theater, Hopkins Center) – Open to the Public
Working Groups Presentation of Outcomes & Action Plan
Moderator: Dr. Monica White Ndounou
Speakers (include Representatives from):
Black Theatre Circuit
Film and Media Connections
Cross-Cultural Collaborations
Capital Concerns/Business Matters
Education/Training
Activism
Closing Remarks by Dr. Monica White Ndounou
5:30pm – 6:45pm
Dinner on your own
7:00pm
(Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center)
Public Screening: Blindspotting (2018)