Friday, July 23
1:00 PM – 4:30 PM Day In The Life sessions at various locations
These behind the scenes tours of NYC area businesses allow students a firsthand glance into the entertainment world.
- 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM……….Icebreaker Reception at Macaulay College @ 35 West 67th Street
Kick off the symposium with an informal mixer with music by Midnight Spin. Pick up your registration packet, enjoy some food and conversation and mingle with alumni and C2C registrants.
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM………. Continental Breakfast and Check-In at Macaulay College
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM………. Welcome Address
9:00 AM……….On-Site Morning Workshops begin at Macaulay College:
AGENT’S ROLE IN ENTERTAINMENT……9AM – 12:00PM (Richard Lawrence)
ANIMATING YOUR STORY LINE…………….9AM – 4PM (Robert Lamoreaux)
BUSINESS OF INDEPENDENT FILM………..9AM – 4PM (Robert Fingerman)
COMEDY WRITING FOR ALL GENRES……9AM – 4PM (Alan Zweibel)
DIRECTING…………………………………………….…9AM – 4PM (Laura Belsey)
JOURNALISM AND NEW MEDIA………….….9AM – 4PM (Jody K. Biehl, Rosalind Jarrett)
SCREENWRITING……………………………….…….9AM – 12:00PM (Peter Riegert)
STAND-UP COMDEDY…………………………….…9AM – 4PM (Bobby Collins)
STARTING A THEATER COMPANY…………9AM – 12:00PM (Saul Elkin)
9:30 AM*……….Off-Site Morning Workshops begin at respective off-site studios:
ACTING IN MUSICALS…………………………..9:30AM – 1:00PM (Kitt Lavoie)
@ Ripley Grier Studios, 520 8th Ave, Room 17B
AUDITIONING FOR DANCE…….…………..9:30AM – 4PM (Jeanne Palmer-Fornarola)
@Pearl Studios, 500 8th Avenue, 12th Floor
IMPROV: THINKING ON YOUR FEET..……9:30AM – 4PM (Linda Gelman, Paul Zuckerman)
@ Chicago City Limits, 318 West 53rd Street, Studio 207
(* Off-site morning workshop participants travel to their off-site workshop locations at 9AM, thus arriving at 9:30AM. Lunch will be provided)
12:00 PM ………..Lunch provided at Macaulay College for on-site workshop participants.
1:00 PM……….On-Site Afternoon Workshops resume and begin at Macaulay College:
ANIMATING YOUR STORY LINE………………….9AM – 4PM (Robert Lamoreaux)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT LAW PANEL….…..1PM – 4PM (Don Zakarin)
BUSINESS OF INDEPENDENT FILM………..……9AM – 4PM (Robert Fingerman)
COMEDY WRITING FOR ALL GENRES………….9AM – 4PM (Alan Zweibel)
DIRECTING……………………………….……………….……9AM – 4PM (Laura Belsey)
JOURNALISM AND NEW MEDIA…………….……..9AM – 4PM (Jody K. Biehl, Rosalind Jarrett)
MANAGING PROFIT & NON-PROFIT CULTURAL ORGS…1PM – 4PM (K. Tabachnick, H. Ferris)
PERFECTING YOUR AUDTION……….……………..1PM – 4PM (Saul Elkin)
STAND-UP COMDEDY………………………………..…..9AM – 4PM (Bobby Collins)
1:00 PM……….Off-Site Afternoon Workshops begin at respective off-site studios:
SHAKESPEARE SINGS…………………………….1PM – 4PM (Ray Leslee)
@ Ripley Grier Studios, 520 8th Ave, Room 17B
4:00 PM………..Workshops end
DINNER ON YOUR OWN
Sunday, July 25th
10:00 AM – Full Breakfast and Check-In at Columbia University Faculty House, 3rd Floor
@ 64 Morningside Drive @ Amsterdam and 116th Street
11:00 AM – Keynote Address with Abbe Raven, B.A. ’74, CEO of A&E Network. Q&A to follow.
12:00 PM – Mentoring Sessions begin
1:30 PM – Mentoring Sessions conclude
1:35 PM – Symposium Closing Remarks
