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2022 Annual Convention - Workshop Proposals
Workshop Proposal Timeline
Proposal Submissions Open: July 8, 2021
Proposal Submission Deadline: September 9, 2021
Convention Registration Opens: October 12, 2021
Accept/Decline Notification: November 1, 2021
Presenter & Early Bird Registration Deadline: January 20, 2022
SETC Annual Convention: March 9-13, 2022, Memphis, TN
Proposal Submissions Open: July 8, 2021 Proposal Submission Deadline: September 9, 2021 Convention Registration Opens: October 12, 2021 Accept/Decline Notification: November 1, 2021 Presenter & Early Bird Registration Deadline: January 20, 2022 SETC Annual Convention: March 9-13, 2022, Memphis, TN
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Access
SETC is resolutely committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility in the life and culture of our organization. We are actively interrogating our policies and practices to deliberately take action and institutionalize anti-racist and anti-oppressive policies and practice. SETC will work to center marginalized voices, bodies, and stories. We will listen and learn about racism, discrimination, and adversity.
Each presenter is expected to be mindful of marginalized and vulnerable constituents and to incorporate/embrace inclusive and welcoming language/gesture to your program. A short, required webinar will be presented closer to the Convention to assist presenters in this endeavor.
If you are presenting on cultural diversity issues surrounding BIPOC, LGBTQ+, Disability, or other, please comment on whether or not you are a member of that community and/or your clear credential for teaching workshops on behalf of that community.
Each presenter is required to read and agree to the Language and Behavior/Expectations for Conference Presenters and Participating Theatres and Organizations.
Programming Areas
SETC strives to achieve a balance of programming for all attendees. Each year, we seek innovative programming that provides practical development for emerging and seasoned professionals alike. Please know that this year’s workshop slots will be limited due to the constraints of technology and time. SETC Committees will review and select workshops for the following areas:
- Acting
- Applied Theatre
- Arts Administration
- Black Theatre
- College/University Administration & Teaching
- Community Theatre
- Cultural Diversity
- Design/Technology
- Directing
- Disability Inclusion
- Faith &Theatre
- History/Theory/Literature/Criticism
- LGBTQ+ in Theatre
- Movement & Physical Theatre
- Musical Theatre
- Playwriting
- BIPOC/Global Majority Theatre Artists Interest Group
- Professional Theatre
- Secondary School (High School)
- Small Theatre Program
- Stage Management
- Theatre for Youth
- Voice & Speech
- Women in Theatre
Each proposal will be reviewed on the criteria listed below:
- Promotes Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
- Collaborates with other professionals in the field
- Provides professional development
- Contains leading-edge information / theory / innovative practices
- Emphasizes training, learning and performance
- Provides how-to training
- Focuses on skill-building
- Provides information not easily accessible to your target audience
- Offers strategies for growing educational, non-profit and/or for-profit organizations
- Offers strategies for teaching, business, and design technologies
Review and Notification Process
Upon submitting your proposal, you will receive a confirmation email. All communication will be transmitted through email, so please check your spam folder if you do not see it. If for some reason you do not receive the confirmation please email info@setc.org so that we may troubleshoot any issues for future email communication.
On November 1, 2021, you will be notified via email as to whether your proposal has been accepted or declined.
Convention Registration
SETC does not provide honoraria for presenters at our convention. SETC is a membership organization and all accepted workshop presenters, co-presenters, and panelists are required to be members of the organization and must pre-register as Adults (not as Students) for the SETC Convention by January 20, 2022.
Guidelines for Applicants
- SETC will not select proposals that attempt to promote or sell a product, recruit/hire, or marketing an organization, company, or service. Our sponsorship, exhibition, advertising, and dedicated hiring services are better suited for those needs. For more info about those opportunities, please contact Lee Crouse at lee@setc.org
- To provide new and relevant programming for our attendees, we kindly ask that you do not submit a workshop proposal that you have presented in the previous three years.
- Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
- Graduate students may present virtual workshops, but they must register as an ADULT (Not as a student).
- All Presenters, Co-Presenters, and Panelists of an accepted workshop must register for convention as ADULTS by January 20, 2021.
Workshop Skill Levels
Presenters may choose to present workshops at the following skill levels:
- Beginner/Basic: Introduction and exploration of concepts
- Intermediate: Building on basic skills and developing competency
- Advanced: Fine-tuning for professional artists and practitioners experienced with the concept