1999 ATHE Conference

The 13th Annual Conference of the Association of Theatre for Higher Education is being held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, July 28-31, preceding the VASTA Conference. Please visit the ATHE Conference website for further information at www.hawaii.edu/athe/conf/index.html. The following are VASTA sessions at the ATHE Conference:

"The Actor Filling the Space, Chair: Craig Ferre, Presenter: Neil Freeman, 7/28/99 1:30-3:00 pm
"American Accent For Canadian Actors,' Chair: Carolyn Blackinton, Presenter: David Alan Stern, 7/30/99 1:30-3:00 pm
"Character Building: Wearing the Strands of Body and Voice," Chair and Presenter: Dawn Mari McCaugherty, Presenter: Paula Thomson, 7/31/99 11:30 am-3:00 pm
"Dialects of Canada," Presenter: David Smukler, 7/28/99 8:00-9:30 am
"An Actor's Tactics: Expanding the Palette of Movement and Vocal Choices," Chair: DD Kugler, Presenters: Lynda Adams, Betty Moulton and Gerry Trentham, 7/31/99 1:30-3:00pm
"Bio-Feedback Voice Training (with no Machines): Cheap and Easy Solutions to Pressing, Plosive Attacks and Sibilance," Chair: Lucinda Holshue, Presenter: Dr. Barbara Acker, 7/31/99 3:15-4:45 pm
"Difficulty Dialects to Authenticate on The Stage, Chair: Carolyn Blackinton, Presenters: Janet Rodgers and Daniel Crozier, 7/28/99 11:30 am- 1 :00 pm
"Teaching Voice In One Semester," Presenter: Linda Gates, 7/31/99 5:00-6:30pm

Other VASTA information:

Look for the VASTA Focus Group Business Meeting, Chair: Janet Rodgers, 7/30/99 8:00-9:30 am

VASTA Focus Group Business Meeting Hospitality, 7/29/99 6:45-8:00pm

VASTA is non-profit organization and also a focus group of
ATHE
Association for Theatre in Higher Education.