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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 5"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">ATHE 2014 is set for July 24 to 27 in Scottsdale Arizona with the theme - <FONT size=2>Dream Acts: Performance as Refuge, Resistance, and Renewal</FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 5"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">To that end, Vanessa Campagna (WTP)<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>and<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>myself (LQBTQ) are in the process of coordinating an interdisciplinary panel that (re)examines <U>Angels in America (</U>post millennium). This idea inspired (in part) by the Performing Angels conference at the University of Missouri last April as well as the two recent critically acclaimed revivals of Angels (Signature Theatre in NYC and Soulpepper in Toronto).It seems that <U>Angels</U>, a new Angels, is once again in the air and a part of the zeitgeist.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 5"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It has been almost a generation since <U>Millennium Approaches</U> opened and as the discourse around the two recent productions made clear the plays read, play and are received somewhat (and in some cases radically) differently now than in the mid 1990s. There has not, however, been a great deal of critical discourse around <U>Angels</U> since the late 1990s and we feel that the upcoming conference is a good time to begin this re-examination. </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 5"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">We are looking for participants to be a part of this panel which seeks to examine (as broadly as possible) the notion of 'utopic dreams and nightmare visions' found within Kusher's opus. We are at a very early stage and so are looking for folks who might be interested in contributing and exploring this idea with us...roundtable, papers or workshop...we're not sure of the form yet but we think investigating angels in the middle of the desert is an important idea!</SPAN></P>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Submissions should include title, 200 word abstract all relevant contact information and be received no later than October 21, 2013 to the below addresses.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">For further information interested participants can contact Wes Pearce <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>- <A href="mailto:wes.pearce@uregina.ca" target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff>wes.pearce@uregina.ca</FONT></A> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>AND Vanessa Campagna - <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>vanessa.campagna@hotmail.com <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>OR <A href="mailto:vmcq6b@mail.missouri.edu" target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff>vmcq6b@mail.missouri.edu</FONT></A> </SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Wes and Vanessa!</SPAN></DIV></SPAN><SPAN style="WORD-WRAP: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Wes D. Pearce</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Associate Dean (Undergraduate) </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Faculty of Fine Arts </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>University of Regina</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>S4S 0A2</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>306 585 5571</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>@wesdpearce</FONT></DIV></SPAN></BODY></HTML>