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The Department of Theatre and Dance provides students with the unique chance of participating in various conferences and workshops across the nation.

Review the list below for more information:

Shakespeare & Company Intensives

Provides Intensive Shakespeare Training
Date / Season: Varies
Deadline:
Summer on-site in Mass., Year-Round various locations
http://www.shakespeare.org

SETC Pre-Professional Regional Auditions (Region V) @ Tennessee Theatre Association

Unified Professional Theatre/Dance Auditions, Workshop/Training Opportunities
Date / Season: October 23-26, 2008
Deadline:
**Must attend if you plan to attend SETC!**
http://www.tn-theatre.com
The Renaissance Center — Dickson, Tennessee

American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR) & The Theatre Library Association Conference

A must for those with research focus entering academia and education.
Date / Season: November
Deadline:
Primarily research oriented panels and workshops.
http://www.astr.org/Default.aspx?tabid=78

Missouri Thespian Conference

Workshops/Opportunities to Assist Faculty Teaching
Date / Season: January
Deadline:
Online and site registration available.
http://www.mo-thespians.com

Southeastern Theatre Association (SETC)

Unified Auditions for Prof. Theatre/Dance Work and Graduate Programs, Workshop/Training
Date / Season: March
Deadline: January
** Non-Professional auditionees must first pass regional screening. **
Excellent for Musical Theatre!
Design Interviews
http://www.setc.org

Mid-America Theatre Conference (MATC)

Oriented primarily for scholastic and educational paper, panel presentations
Date / Season: March
Deadline: November

http://www.wiu.edu/matc/the_conference.html

Institute of Outdoor Drama Auditions

Unified Professional Outdoor Drama/Tech. Auditions, Workshop/Training
Date / Season: March
Deadline: February

http://www.unc.edu/depts/outdoor/auditions
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, NC

US Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT)

Workshop/Training for Theatre Tech and Design
Date / Season: March
Deadline: December
On-site registration available.
http://www.usitt.org
Phoenix, AZ

Fight Director's Canada

Combat Certification Workshop
Date / Season: May
Deadline:

http://www.fdc.ca
Toronto, CANADA

DellArte School of Physical Theatre

Training Workshops in Theatre Movement
Date / Season: Summer
Deadline:

http://www.dellarte.com

National Stage Combat Workshops

Introductory Combat; Workshops for Beginning and Intermediate Actor/Combatants
Date / Season: July
Deadline:
Testing provided at workshops' end.
http://www.safd.org
North Carolina School for the Arts
Contact: Society of American Fight Directors,

SAFD Fight Directors and Action Film International Workshop

Workshop for Fight Directors and Advanced Combatants
Date / Season: August
Deadline:

http://www.safd.org

Association of Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE)

Presentation, Workshop and Training in Theatre, both Practical and Scholastic
Date / Season: August
Deadline:

http://www.athe.org

STAM

Speech and Theatre Assocation of Missouri
Date / Season: September
Deadline:

http://www.stamnet.org/
Blue Springs - Kansas City

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