Workshops

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Basic Information
 

• Workshops are 75 minutes for a single session or 150 minutes for a double session.

• Workshops can be geared to specific skill levels: beginner to advanced. Do not assume your topic is too basic or too advanced. There is an audience for what you have to offer.

• For scheduling purposes, presenters are limited to presenting only three workshops at any one festival. 

• For popular topics presenters may be asked to present a workshop at two separate times in the week. 

• To facilitate scheduling, please keep the workshop coordinator informed of any changes to your proposal or availability due to other festival commitments.

• Undergraduate students are not permitted to present workshops on their own, however, Graduate Students are encouraged to apply to lead workshops. 

Workshop proposals are tentatively accepted, unless informed otherwise by workshop coordinator, Brad Carlson. You will be informed of the specific meeting time and location of your workshop when the festival guide is published in early January.

Proposals
 

Please click on the button below to propose a workshop.  Please keep the following in mind when filling out the form:

• Be clear and concise in both your title and your description.

• Make the title and the description exciting but try not to make them overly descriptive or verbose.

• Make sure both the title and the description clearly describe what will be happening in your workshop.

• Be sure to edit for length, grammar, and content.

• Be concise in your bios. Please limit the length of your bio to one hundred words or less.

• Please include estimated set-up and tear-down times, workshop spaces are booked back-to-back with limited time in-between.

• Check your spelling and grammar, the information you submit on the form will be published in the festival guide.

We look forward to receiving your proposals and appreciate your contribution to fostering a vibrant and inclusive theatrical community.

WORKSHOPS ARE NEEDED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

Need an idea? Here are some specific workshops our students have requested this year:  Navigating Disability within the Professional World / Mime / Commedia del Arte / Burlesque / Lighting Design / Scenic Painting / Rigging / Color Theory for Lights and Scenic Painting / Hand Drafting and VectorWorks / ETC Programming / Scenic Design / Musical Theatre Dance (all levels including beginner) / Tap Dance (all levels including beginner) / Movement for Actors / Dancing while Singing / Beginner-level workshops on Blocking, Playwriting, Directing, Prop Design, Costume Shop Basics, Networking, Design / Prop Making on a Budget / Actors/Singers & Breath / Refining Your Resume & Portfolio / Summer Stock Theatre (Tech & Acting) /   Balancing Home & Work / Website Building / Stage Combat / Dialects 

And here are some more ideas:
Acting and Directing (AD) – Including all styles and techniques of Acting, Improvisation, Voice for the Actor, Acting for the Camera, Shakespeare, Auditions, Script Analysis, Ensemble Building, Director’s Beat Work, Dialects, Director-Actor Communication, Director-Designer Communication

Design, Technology, and Management (DTM) – Including Costumes, Painting, Crafts, Makeup, Hair, Wigs, Hats, Puppetry, Masks, Scenery, Model Building, Lights, Sound, Properties, How-to demonstrations, Safety in the shops, Keeping OSHA happy, Working within large and small budgets, Stage Management, Theatre Management. 

Faculty Development (FD) - Nationally recognized guest artists as well as senior faculty from the Region will lead these workshops with the goal of enriching the festival experience for faculty and staff and continuing their development as artists and educators.  

Musical Theatre and Dance (MT) – Including Singing, Dance, Musical Theatre Auditions, Learning How to Belt, Musical Theatre Dance (in high demand!)

Playwriting and Dramaturgy (PW) – Including Playwriting, Theatre History, Script Writing, Adapting, Dramatic Criticism, Dramaturgical Work

Representation, Equity, and Diversity (RED) - Workshops focused on supporting diverse voices, with the goal of increasing understanding, community building, and fostering belonging, addressing issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Stage Movement (SM) – Including Stage Combat, Physical Relaxation, Mask Work, Movement Techniques

Talking about Theatre (TK) – Including Teaching Techniques and Strategies, Collaboration, Career Prep, Grad School Prep, Diversity in Theatre, Discussions or Forums.

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INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS
 

Intensives are longer session interactive workshops. Intensives may be proposed in any workshop area (Design and Technology, Playwrighting and Dramaturgy, Acting and Directing, etc.) and can be geared toward a specific skill level.
 
Examples of past intensives include, New Play Dramaturgy: Collaborative Theatre Challenge, Puppet Power: Puppetry as a Tool of Social Change, Foley Crap: Turning Junk into Awesome Sound Effects, Costume Runway, Screen Shot: Head Shot Styling Techniques for Camera.
 
If you are interested in leading an intensive, please contact workshop coordinator Brad Carlson directly at workshops@kcactf5.org before submitting your proposal.

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