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Tuesday, July 16, 2019
All events at the Philadelphia 201 Hotel unless otherwise noted
7:30am - 9:30am
ConferenCe registration
(Freedom / Independence Foyer, Mezzanine Level)
7:30am - 8:30am
eye opener Breakfast: peer DisCussions & networking
(Freedom Ballroom EF, Mezzanine Level)
Sponsored by:
8:30am - 9:30am
lhat 2019 annual memBership meeting
(Freedom Ballroom EF, Mezzanine Level)
Sponsored by:
9:40am - 11:50am
theatre tours: aCaDemy of musiC & merriam theater
(Board buses at 9:40am and depart from the side
entrance of the hotel on 17 Street.)
th
12:00pm - 5:00pm
ConferenCe registration
(Freedom / Independence Foyer, Mezzanine Level)
12:00pm - 1:00pm
networking lunCheon
(Freedom Ballroom EF, Mezzanine Level)
1:15pm - 2:30pm
tools & teChniques segment 3a
(Please note: Six concurrent sessions, five will repeat after a
30-minute break. Sessions marked with this symbol ☼ will only be
offered once)
Fine Tuning Your Programming
(Independence A, Mezzanine Level)
If you have made the decision to expand your
programming beyond rentals and become a
presenting house, this session is a good refresher on
what challenges and opportunities await you. What
does an offer look like and how do you know if that
show will work at your venue? What kind of staffing
and technical resources will you need to have in
place to make sure you can successfully present
shows? Are you fully prepared to market a show to
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ensure tickets will sell? This session will provide you with
insights to make sure you leave ready to take your
programming to the next level.
Presenters: Jon Elbaum, Executive Director, Troy
Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, NY; Steve Lurie, Founder
& President, Music Without Borders, Stamford, CT
Netflix Kills Theatrical Cinema? NO WAY!
Screening Movies Successfully in your
Historic Theatres
(Independence C, Mezzanine Level)
Are people really going to stop watching movies
in theaters? No way! This great American art
form is thriving and theaters from commercial to
independent, non-profit to for-profit saw record box
office numbers in 2018. This session will help historic
theaters imagine the many ways they can include
film programming in their mix while utilizing the historic
theatre advantage to make those programs truly
special. From a full-time film venue to summer film
programs to occasional film series, movies can be
added to any kind of programming mix. This session
will explore the various models available to theaters,
the kind of equipment required, the agreements you
need to have in place and what is possible or not
possible depending on what kind of space and time
you devote to film programming. Join a panel of
historic theatre operators for conversation and a Q&A.
Presenters: Chris Collier, Renew Theaters, Doylestown,
PA; Russ Collins, Executive Director & CEO, Michigan
Theater Foundation, Ann Arbor, MI; and Stephanie
Silverman, Executive Director, Belcourt Theatre,
Nashville, TN (moderator)
☼ Reseating the Royal Alexandra Theatre:
Considerations, Challenges & Opportunities
(Salon 10, Mezzanine Level)
Theatre consultants Athos Zaghi and Kurt Wehmann
will present a Case Study of Toronto’s Royal Alexandra
Theatre, a beautiful heritage venue built in 1907
that recently underwent a re-seating project. The
presentation will itemize criteria and considerations
for seating replacement and discuss the inherent
challenges of renovating an historic venue – in short,
what you need to know if undertaking the re-seating
of a grand old theatre.
Presenters: Kurt Wehmann, Principal, Theatre
Consultants Collaborative, Hudson, NY; and Athos
Zaghi, Principal, Theatre Consultants Collaborative,
Toronto, ON