2007 DRAMATURGY Conference in Toronto - Early booking deadline one week today

[Brian Quirt]

The 2007 LMDA (Literary Managers & Dramaturgs of the Americas)
Annual Conference will be held in Toronto, June 21-24, 2007.


** EARLY BIRD CONFERENCE REGISTRATION DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 23rd.
** Book now for lowest registration rates.


The Conference Brochure is available on the LMDA website:

http://www.lmda.org/blog/Conference/Conference2007


LMDA's University Caucus will be programming two sessions of special
interest to academics, and there are also sessions directed toward students
and early career dramaturgs.

We're very pleased to open the conference with a performance of 365 Days/365
Plays, and to have Suzan-Lori Parks and Bonnie Metzgar joining us for a
session exploring impact of 365.

** We urge you to register for the conference and join or renew your
membership ONLINE. The Conference Registration page on the LMDA website has
all the details:

http://www.lmda.org/blog/_WebPages/ConferenceRegistration2007.html

-- You may also renew your membership by mail and register for the
conference by mail as well.

-- Note that the deadline for booking Ryerson University accommodations has
been extended to May 21st. When calling either the Holiday Inn or Ryerson,
please mention that you are part of a group booking for LMDA in order to get
the conference accommodation rate. You have to call the Toronto Holiday Inn
directly; the booking cannot be made online or via the hotel's international
reservation line.


Please forward the brochure to your students and colleagues.

cheers,
Brian Quirt
LMDA President
Toronto.

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Special thanks to our conference committee:
Stephen Colella, Joanna Falck, Erica Kopyto, Andrea Romaldi and Jovanni Sy;
and to Board Members Kelly Robinson and Iris Turcott.

Thank you to our conference hosts:
Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People; CanStage; Dancemakers.

And to our sponsors:
Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council;
Goethe-Institut Toronto, Mirvish Productions, Native Earth Performing Arts,
Nightswimming, Nightwood Theatre, Stratford Festival of Canada, and the
Tarragon Theatre.




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