2018 International Black Theatre Summit: Schedule

THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL BLACK THEATRE SUMMIT
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

as of 9.22.18
More information about the Summit can be found at the Craft Institute website.

Wednesday, September 26: Where We Stand

5:00–6:45 pm 
Opening Ceremonies
Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts
THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; FREE ADMISSION
Opening Remarks by Dr. Monica White Ndounou
Performance by Dartmouth Gospel Choir
A Reading of “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)

8:15 pm
Screening: Black Panther (2018)
Loew Auditorium, Black Family Visual Arts Center
 

Thursday, September 27: Where We Can Go

8:00 am – 11:45 am
Panel Discussions
Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts
THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; FREE ADMISSION

8:00 – 9:10 am
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)

9:20 - 10:30 am
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)

10:40 - 11:45 am
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)

11:45-12:45 pm
Lunch
Faculty Lounge & Top of the Hop, Hopkins Center for the Arts

12:15-2:30 pm
Screening: Green White Green (2016)
Bentley Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts
Moderator: Dr. Jesse Shipley (Dartmouth College, African and African-American Studies Department)
Speaker: Abba Makama (Filmmaker)

1:30-2:45 pm
Breakout Sessions & Workshops

Sonic Storytelling Workshop
Drake, Hanover Inn
Facilitator: Kathryn Bostic (Composer/Sound Designer for theatre/television/film)

Education and Overhauls in Formal Training
Hayward Lounge, Hanover Inn
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) 

3:00-5:00 pm
Breakout Sessions & Workshops

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 Organizations 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)

7:00 pm
Performance: Roger Guenveur Smith's Frederick Douglass Now
Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts
THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; tickets available to non-Summit attendees at Hop Box Office
To be followed by Q&A Session with Roger Guenveur Smith

 

Friday, September 28: How We Get There

8:00-11:45 am
Panel Discussions
Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts
THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; FREE ADMISSION

8:00–9:15 am
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)

9:30-10:45 am 
#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 Activist and UCLA), Esther Armah (Playwright/Journalist/Activist), Jonathan McCrory (National Black Theatre) 

11:00-11:45 am
“Speaking on The Craft”: A Conversation with Stephen McKinley Henderson and Dr. Monica White Ndounou 
(Dartmouth College and The CRAFT Institute)

12:00–1:00 pm
Lunch
Faculty Lounge & Top of the Hop, Hopkins Center for the Arts

1:15–3:15 pm
Screenings & Workshops

Screening: The Hue, Tint and Shade of Words: Diverse Screenwriters in the Entertainment Industry
Loew Auditorium, Black Family Visual Arts Center
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 Garage 131, Hopkins Center for the Arts
Facilitators: Dr. Mohammed Ben Abdallah (Playwright, National Theatre of Ghana) and Dr. Habib Iddrissu (University of Oregon)
Moderator: Dr. Jesse Shipley (Dartmouth College, African and African-American Studies Program)

3:30-5:15 pm
Breakout Sessions & Workshops

New Media and Technology in Intersectional Black Storytelling and LGBTQ Narratives
Hop Garage 130, Hopkins Center for the Arts
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 Garage 132, Hopkins Center for the Arts
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)

7:00 pm 
Advanced Screening: The Hate U Give (2018) 
Loew Auditorium, Black Family Visual Arts Center
Followed by Q&A Session
Moderator: Dr. Monica White Ndounou
Speaker: Shamell Bell (Black Lives Matter Activist and consultant for The Hate U Give book and film)

Saturday, September 29: Onward!

8:00-10:15 am
The Elder’s Circle: An Intergenerational Conversation for Cultural Insiders
Bentley Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts
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!

10:30 am-12:00 pm 
Workshops

Leading for a Sustainable Future
Hop Garage 130, Hopkins Center for the Arts
Facilitator: Anthony Meyers (NYC Cultural Affairs and Leading ChangeMakers)

How to Pitch & Write a Television Series
Bentley Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts 
Facilitator: Professor Steve Duncan (Screenwriter, Executive Producer, Loyola Marymount University)

Workshop with Playwright Mfoniso Udofia 
Hop Garage 132, Hopkins Center for the Arts

12:00–1:30 pm 
Lunch
Faculty Lounge & Top of the Hop, Hopkins Center for the Arts

2:00-2:45 pm
Dartmouth Student Presentations
Bentley Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts

3:00–3:45 pm 
Keynote Conversation with Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Actor/Writer/Director in theatre, film, and television)
Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts
THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; FREE ADMISSION
Moderator: Dr. Monica White Ndounou

4:00-5:20 pm 
Working Groups Presentation of Outcomes & Action Plan
followed by 
Closing Remarks by Dr. Monica White Ndounou
Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts
THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; FREE ADMISSION
Moderator: Dr. Monica White Ndounou
Speakers include Representatives from the closed working groups:
Black Theatre Circuit
Film and Media Connections
Cross-Cultural Collaborations
Capital Concerns/Business Matters
Education/Training
Activism

7:00 pm
Public Screening: Blindspotting (2018)
Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts
THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; tickets available to non-Summit attendees at Hop Box Office