CFP: LGBTQ Theatre @ ATHE 2008

[Frank Miller]

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: The Association for Theatre in Higher Education  
(ATHE) will hold its annual conference July 31 - August 3, 2008, at  
the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Denver, Colorado.  The Lesbian, Gay,  
Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Theatre Focus Group invites  
proposals for the conference from scholars, graduate students,  
artists, and practitioners.

THEME: Difficult Dialogues: Theatre and the Art of Engagement
How do LGBTQ theatre artists, scholars, and teachers engage in  
political, cultural, and artistic dialogues about the issues that  
affect LGBTQ communities?  Who has a voice in this discussion, who  
are the interlocutors, and what are the subjects addressed—and  
unaddressed?  How successfully are we engaged in multiple and  
overlapping dialogues around issues of race, class, gender,  
geography, religion, age, and disability?  And what role can queer  
scholarship and performance play in engaging our students, our  
audiences, and our adversaries?

Though we will consider any proposals on LGBTQ theatre and  
performance, we are particularly interested in papers relating to the  
conference theme.  All ATHE members may submit proposals to the LGBT  
Focus Group.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION
Proposals should offer full panels and must be submitted online.  
Visit www.athe.org for directions.  The final deadline for all  
proposals is November 1, 2007.

LGBT will accept proposals for panel sessions with papers, poster  
sessions, performances, seminars, panel discussions, and other  
innovative formats.  Submissions may be either discipline specific  
(LGBT Focus Group only) or multidisciplinary (LGBT and two other ATHE  
Focus Groups).  If you intend to list LGBT as a sponsor for a  
multidisciplinary panel, please notify LGBT Conference Planner Jordan  
Schildcrout at schildcr at ohio.edu.

Individual Papers and Assistance in Forming Panels: ATHE does not  
accept proposals for individual papers.  We encourage respondents to  
use ATHE’s listserv or the LGBT listserv to develop full panels  
before submitting individual papers.  However, to assist respondents  
in arranging panels, LGBT will accept 150-word abstracts of  
individual papers through October 12, 2007.  Send the abstract by  
email to the LGBT Conference Planner at schildcr at ohio.edu.  If  
possible, the Conference Planner will group papers with similar  
themes and topics and will introduce 3 or 4 respondents to each other  
through email.  The respondents will then be responsible for  
submitting a panel proposal to ATHE by November 1, 2007.

NEW FEATURES: Members are encouraged to submit proposals for two new  
programs within the ATHE conference: 1) The “Links” program is  
designed to coordinate sessions from a variety of different focus  
groups, all participating in a conversation on a shared topic.  This  
year’s topic will be “Improvisation.”  2) The MicroFringe will  
coordinate a series of performance events at the 2008 conference.   
Please visit the ATHE website for more information on these exciting  
new features.

Requests for Equipment: Visit ATHE’s website for information on the  
availability of and associated costs for AV equipment.  Requests for  
grants to cover equipment costs MUST be submitted by November 1.  It  
is best to include requests for equipment and grants with your proposal.

Conference Registration/ATHE Membership: All presenters are required  
register and pay the appropriate fees for the conference. Conference  
presenters should be ATHE members unless they work outside the  
academic study of theatre. Participants requesting and granted a  
Guest Pass by the Conference Committee do not have to pay the  
registration fees, but must still register, noting Guest Pass on the  
registration form

Requests for Grants and Passes: All requests for Grants and Guest  
Passes must be submitted by November 1 and must accompany the panel  
proposal.  Guest Passes are not awarded to persons who are affiliated  
with a college or university.  Grants are often awarded to cover the  
costs of equipment requested through ATHE.

Additional Information: Information on ATHE membership and on  
conference costs is available at http://www.athe.org.

Debut Panel: A separate CFP for the Debut Panel (with a due date of  
2/15/08) will be issued by issued shortly.

LGBT Theatre Focus Group Conference Planner:
Dr. Jordan Schildcrout
schildcr at ohio.edu
012 Kantner Hall
School of Theater
Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701
740-593-4809

"No daring is fatal. The whole logic of the universe is contained in
daring, in creating from the flimsiest, slenderest support." -- Rene  
Crevel




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