Initial round of 2019-20 LMDA Regional Events are here. Please join us!

Mountains West

Tuesday, October 1 @ 6:30pm, Denver Center for the Performing Arts

#dramaturgydate: We'll gather to attend performance of Indecent followed by drinks and mingling. Non-dramaturgs and dramaturgs alike are welcome! Reach out with questions or RSVP to jkahkoska@gmail.com.

Central Appalachia

Thursday-Saturday, October 3-5, Rural Arts & Culture Summit (Live Tweeting)

Join Amy Brooks as she live tweets from the Rural Arts & Culture Summit, and connects LMDA members with rural art making practices around the country. Twitter handles: @cardinalcrossco, @bourbonswan

Southwest

Saturday, October 12

On October 12th, LMDA and LA STAGE Alliance will bring mid-career and rising dramaturgs & literary managers together with directors and playwrights for a day of panels on career development and creating collaborative relationships, as well as on-site networking with potential collaborators. To receive an invitation to this and other events in the Southwest this year, please fill out this 2-minute survey: forms.gle/Pe5Sc6FwnpGHJL8b8 More info: Robert Menna, southwest@lmda.org

Metro Philly

Monday, October 14 @ 6:30-7:30pm EST (ONLINE)

Join us for an Online Happy Hour: We’ll chat about what you’re working on this season and how LMDA can support you this year! Just click here to log-in: https://zoom.us/j/214094945. If you would like to join by phone, call in to: 1-646-558-8656, password 214094945#.

Bay Area

October 18 – November 17, ReOrient 2019 Festival, San Francisco

LMDA partners for the second time with Golden Thread Productions in San Francisco for its ReOrient 2019 Festival of Short Plays, to curate and co-host a team of dramaturgs led by Regional VP Metro Bay Area and Festival Lead Dramaturg Nakissa Etemad, along with Research and Publications Dramaturgs Emily DeDakis, Laura Espino, Scott Horstein, and Michael Malek Najjar. This 20th anniversary of ReOrient features 7 innovative, spirited, and thought-provoking plays set in Turkey, Syria, Palestine, Yemen, and the U.S., by some of the top Middle Eastern and American playwrights living here and abroad. For tix & more info, visit: https://goldenthread.org/productions/reorient-2019/ Contact Nakissa to get involved: metrobayarea@lmda.org

Southeast

Wednesday, October 22 @ 8pm CST (ONLINE)

The conversation will focus on the practical aspects of a career in dramaturgy: credentials, interviews, networking, and job expectations. We will also share what we are working on, and get a sense of how LMDA can support your work this season across the region. Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/484940704 or call in: 646-558-8656, Password: 484940704#

All Region Online Conversation *Members Only*

Saturday, November 2 @ 2pm EST (ONLINE)

Getting Into Freelance Dramaturgy

Join us to learn from the best and brightest freelance dramaturges in the country how they began, and continue, their careers. Watch social media for details. You must be a member to participate. If you need to renew your membership for 2019, go here: https://lmda.org/join

Northwest

Wednesday, November 6 @ 7:30pm PST (ONLINE)

This online Happy Hour Networking Meetup will enable dramaturgs across the large territory in the Pacific Northwest to connect, converse, and share concerns. The Happy Hour will serve as a means to brainstorm and collect ideas on specific topics or areas of focus that would best serve our region's dramaturgs. Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/571822703 or call in: 1-646-558-8656, Password: 571822703#

All Region Online Conversation *Members Only*

Thursday, November 14 @ 8pm EST (ONLINE)

Socially Conscious Season Planning and Community Engagement

Join us to learn about how to structure a socially conscious season planning process and how to connect more deeply with your community. Watch social media for details. You must be a member to participate. If you need to renew your membership for 2019, go here: https://lmda.org/join

Northeast

Talya Kingston will be the moderator for our November 14 online all region conversation. Check out the online conversation information above to join in!

Metro NYC

Sunday, November 17 @ Paramount Theater in Peekskill, NY

Metro-NYC LMDA is collaborating with the Hudson Valley Region of the Dramatists Guild for a roundtable discussion about dramaturg/playwright working relationships. Come spend a Sunday in the Peekskills with us! Watch social media and the listserv for details.

Florida

Fall online networking event, date/time TBA, watch social media and check your email for the link to vote on times/dates that work for you

Third Coast

Monday, January 6 @ 5:30pm CST

Connect with other dramaturgs from across Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas to share about the challenges and successes occurring in our region. We'll also use this time to collect ideas for discussions that would best serve our region's dramaturgs at future events. All LMDA members living and/or working in the Third Coast region are welcome to attend. This Happy Hour will be hosted on Zoom - RSVP to Regional VP Haley Nelson for the access link: Thirdcoast@lmda.org

Metro Philly

During Philadelphia Theater Week in February 2020, LMDA will hold an event with the Dramatists Guild and Page By Page. More info to come!

Southeast

Friday, February 28 @ 6pm, SETC Conference

LMDA will be holding at networking happy hour at the 2020 SETC Conference. More details to come!

Three More All Regional Conversations TBA This Spring

The topics of these conversations will be Musical Theatre Dramaturgy, Director-Dramaturg Hyphenates, and Dramaturgy: The Real World.