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1:15pm EDT

(Re) Imagining TYA From a BIPOC Perspective: Confronting Eurocentric Academic Scholarship TBAQuenna Barrett • Jose Casas • Shavonne Coleman • Tiffany Trent • Gustave Weltsek Envisioning the Future of Trans Identity on Stage TBAJo Beth Gonzalez • Genevieve Simon From Breaking to Blooming: Unearthing Hope to Enable Rebuilding TBAMadi Palomo From Stage to Change: Reimagining Theater Education with SEL TBASam Leopold • Camille Simone Thomas Reimagining Technique: Teaching Theatre Skills in a Changing World TBA So, Your Music Director Bailed... Music Directing for Non-Musicians TBALauren Neuwirth Supporting Early Career Theatre Professionals: Enriching Workforce Development with Theatre Practices TBAMorganne Evans • Saya Jenks Theatre Teacher: Wellness in Warm-ups and Welcoming TBARandy Stewart When "Performing For" Becomes "Performing With": Teatro Vivo's Annual Pastorela TBA Yardsticks: Defining Evaluation and Success TBASara Berliner

2:45pm EDT

Case Making for the Arts: How to Lead in Tumultuous Times TBAShelby Newport • Matthew Tibbs Cultivating Growth: Nurturing Community Roots with Applied Theatre TBAAndrew Aaron Valdez Devised Theater Process for and with Youth in Foster Care TBA Exploring Theatrical Interpreting - Creating Equivalent Experiences TBAKristie Farr • Michelle Smiley Teacher Leader Cohort (TLC): Creating Growth & Change through Deep Examination of Practice TBAJeri Hammond • Anika Nayak The Universal Design for Learning: Individualized Education Strategies Unpacked TBARebecca Burcher • Will Potts Theatre Games for Technical Theatre TBADonna Seage Tradition of Youth Playwriting at Cleveland School of the Arts TBAEric Coble • Ananias Dixon • Carl Walton II • John Newman Using Verbatim Performance to Disrupt Discrimination in Healthcare Delivery TBAJoe Salvatore

AATE 2025 National Conference

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