MY HISTORY WITH THE LAB
One of my favorite round-tables in the 2011 Lab: How the Hollywood Fringe Festival structures their efforts for individual artists to achieve maximum outreach potential. (from left) Jon Armstrong, Meghan McCauley, Kappy Kilburn in back & me.
One of my favorite round-tables in the 2011 Lab: How the Hollywood Fringe Festival structures their efforts for individual artists to achieve maximum outreach potential. (from left) Jon Armstrong, Meghan McCauley, Kappy Kilburn in back & me.
Alum 2008
Sub-Committee 2009
Associate Producer & Outreach 2010
Steering Committee since 2011
SUMMARY OF THE LAB
For anyone pursuing a career as a theatre director or choreographer, this is the Los Angeles Lab, one of many throughout the continent of interest to you. A chance to meet peers and mentors, artistic directors and future collaborators. Learn what ideas are brewing between artistic minds around the world. Try new ideas. Expand your network. See a sampling of the wild wild west called Los Angeles theatre.
MY GOALS
One huge challenge with volunteering is that short-term projects easily turn into long-term projects. Although I’m happy with the ideas I’ve been able to implement with the Lab, I usually only get to truly work on these projects while on vacation. Luckily it’s fun and a good exercise in practicing what I preach.
MY UPDATES
Getting all infrastructure ready for applications to the 2012 Lab going live
The thirteenth annual Lab will take place May 19-26th in residence at Pasadena Playhouse.
Applications are now closed.
Slow Journey to a Useful Website
MY SESSIONS
Though much of the Lab’s work is collaborative, the members of the Steering Committee often take charge of sessions they originate, and we always welcome Alum to pitch an idea with presenters.
The sessions I created and curated for 2010 & 2011 include:
THEATRE BEYOND THEATER
Panel: Terence Anthony, Guillermo Aviles-Rodriguez,Joe Luis Cedillo, Carrie Klewin & Alex Scott
Moderator: Cindy Marie Jenkins DLW ’08
SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 20111:00 pm – 3:00 pm
How does site-specific theatre change the artistic process? What are the possibilities for expanding how we create, howwe interact and how we evolve theatre to continue being a vital part of people’s lives today? Brainstorming session at theend based on Good Person.
LAFPI Networking Mixer
SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 20115:00 pm – 8:00 pm
An informal networking event between the 2011 participantsof Directors Lab West and the members of the Los AngelesFemale Playwrights Initiative. In the relaxed setting of ElPortal the theatre-makers will enjoy dinner and drinkstogether, engaging in conversation and sharing their contactinformation if they wish.
THEATRE THROUGH AN INTERPRETER
Panel: Lindsay W. Evans,Tyrone Giordano & Catherine MacKinnon
Moderator: Cindy Marie Jenkins DLW ’08
TUESDAY, June 14, 201110:00 am – 1:00 pm
How can we collaborate with artists who speak anotherlanguage? Panelists will give us some history and examples ofthe hearing/deaf collaborations on stage, and dream of newlevels of working together artistically. After a brief ASLlesson, a brave Labbie will rehearse with the panelists andinterpreter from Good Woman and perhaps develop a newartistic language.
SELF-PROMOTING WITHOUT ANNOYING YOUR FRIENDS
Panel Guests: Jon Armstrong & Meghan McCauley from The Hollywood Fringe Festival
Moderator & Workshop Leader: Cindy Marie JenkinsDLW’08
FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 201110:00 am – 12:00 pm
You’ve heard Facebook Events are passé, but hate how some of your friends go insane when their show approaches. What’sthe balance? How can you keep your friends and still doenough promoting to take advantage of your opportunities andtools? Using the Hollywood Fringe Festival as an example of expanding its community/audience reach in just its second year, Cindy will lead you through practical methods of self-promotion and audience development.
SOCIAL MEDIA – FRIEND OR FOE?
Roundtable: Steve Julian, Cindy Marie Jenkins DLW ‘08
Moderator: Rachel Delmar
As directors and choreographers we see everything changing around us. Besides putting a post on Facebook, is there anything out there in cyber-space for us or is it the antithesis of the Live theatrical experience? All opinions welcome.
(This is also the Sessions description I wish I had written myself and taught me to take that more seriously. Good lesson for my first year on the Steering Committee!)
FLASH MOB DOWNTOWN L.A.!
Activity: LAB Members ‘10
Moderator: Cindy Jenkins
FRIDAY, SEPT. 10, 20101:00pm – 3:00pm
You’ve come, you seen, you’ve listened now create! And show some culture while doing it!* DOWNTOWN Venues *
GUILTY BY ASSOCIATION
Panel: Damaso Rodriguez, Jess Bard, Scott Alan Smith, Chris Morrison
Moderator: Cindy Marie Jenkins
SATURDAY, SEPT. 11, 20101:00pm – 3:00pm
Where is the map for a career path? Does being an Associate or Assistant give you the best opportunity or is it an end unto itself or a dead end? Can career goals and objectives will be fulfilled with this work or is it a detour? This panel off\ Associates and Assistants discuss.
(This panel had the poor timing of completely in the middle of our wrap-up sessions, and was also a little awkward because the person currently in my former position at a theater was in the room with at least ten people who applied for it.)
