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"Sore Spots"

2007 Religion and Theatre Pre-conference

New Orleans, July 24^th and 25 ^th

Full schedule and pre-conference details can be found at http://www.athe.org/rt/confinfo.html

Schedule

12:30-2:15PM: Opening welcome; Round table entitled "The Role of Religious Performance in Rebuilding Communities—Past and Present." Speakers include local artists currently producing theatre in New Orleans. Round table participants will post papers or presentation abstracts on an R&T blog before the conference so that conference attendees can learn more about their work in advance.

Break

2:30-4:00PM: First play festival reading and feedback*

Break (coffee and tea service)

4:30-6:00PM: Second play festival reading and feedback*

6:00-8:00PM: Bloody Mary Scavenger Hunt and Voodoo Tour (Performance Studies Focus Group [PSFG] pre-conference participants will join us for this event)

Wednesday, July 25^th

8:30AM: Morning coffee and pastries

9:00-10:30AM: Strategy workshop on pedagogy resources for Religion and Theatre studies. All conference attendees are encouraged to bring syllabi and teaching materials for courses on religion and theatre topics. We will also use part of the workshop to develop a proposal for a Religion and Theatre essay collection.

11:00AM-12:30PM: Third play festival reading and feedback*

1:00-3:00PM: Group Lunch at local restaurant ( extra fee)

3:30-5:00PM: Moderated discussion with PSFG about Bloody Mary event, "spiritual tourism," and alternative spiritual movements.

5:30PM: Reception and Performance (co-sponsored with PSFG)

Dinner on own

Registration Information

Most pre-conference activities will take place at the Sheraton New Orleans, which also serves as the conference hotel for ATHE's main conference. Other activities (tour, lunch, reception) will take place at other local venues. The pre-conference schedule will accommodate the time it takes to travel between sites. You can find information about the conference hotel and room rates at www.athe.org.

You can register for the R&T pre-conference beginning March 15 ^th by mailing your registration details and check to:

Anna Jensen, Treasurer R&T
133 Santa Ana Avenue
Santa Barbara, CA 93111

Please make your check for the registration fee payable to "Anna Jensen, Treasurer R&T ." Please include the following information with your check:

Your name

Affiliation

Mailing address

Phone number

Email address

Pre-registration fee postmarked before June 15^th: $30 (includes all sessions, tour on Tuesday evening, reception and performance on Wednesday evening). Registration fee does not include Wednesday lunch. Registrants will receive information about lunch by late May.

Late registration fee postmarked June 15^th-July 10^th : $40 (includes all sessions, tour on Tuesday evening, reception and performance on Wednesday evening). Registration fee does not include Wednesday lunch.

Please do not mail registration materials to Anna after July 10^th . If you wish to register after that date, you must do so at the pre-conference.

If you are interested in formally participating in any of the pre-conference activities, please contact the pre-conference planner Jill Stevenson at [log in to unmask] .