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Kristen Link
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Judith Totty
Theatre Workshop
Convocation Center
North
Conference Room #8 (in pink)
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Afternoon Workshop (12:05-1:15 PM)
KRISTEN LINK
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Kristen Link is Director of Education & Accessibility at City Theatre Company where she oversees the popular Young Playwrights program. Young Playwrights has provided thousands of local students with opportunities in playwriting and production over the past 17 years. Additionally, Ms. Link leads City Theatre’s accessibility programming, which creates inclusive theatre experiences for artists and audiences of different abilities. She is a two-time past presenter on the topic of accessibility in theatre at The American Alliance for Theatre & Education’s (AATE) national conference. Kristen is also a frequent guest speaker on the subject of theatre education at local universities, including Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. Ms. Link served two terms on the Arts Education Collaborative (AEC) Advisory Council, and in 2013, received the ‘Work of Art’ Award for Established Accessibility Leader from the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council. BA in Theatre Arts, Bethany College; MA in Theatre Education, Emerson College.
JUDITH TOTTY
Judith Totty serves as co-director of English Education Collaborative. A board member of Scholastic Art and Writing of Southwestern PA, Judith organized and led Art and Writing Encounter 2016, a workshop for middle and high school students at Cal U. During her 23-year career at Washington High School, Judith developed an extensive theatre curriculum, including Theatre Movie Appreciation, Performing Arts Film, and Performing Arts Theatre. Simultaneously she served as president of Lively Arts Unlimited, a community organization that brought professional performers to local school districts. Judith began her career at Pleasant Hills Middle School, where she created a new course for all eighth graders, communications, where they produced plays and created a literary magazine.
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Kristen Link and Judith Totty will present a workshop for middle school teachers on using theatre activities to enhance close reading skills, to encourage cooperative learning, to improve speaking skills, and to build writing skills. Susan Conrady from IU1 will talk briefly about grants available for the City Theatre Young Playwrights Program.
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