Coffee

Welcome
Jill Dolan, Conference Organizer, Princeton University, and other speakers

Session One: Artistic Directors
Mara Isaacs, McCarter Theatre, moderator

Emily Mann (The McCarter Theatre Center), Timothy Near (formerly San Jose Repertory Theatre), Jennifer Nelson (formerly African Continuum Theatre), Molly Smith (Arena Stage), Maria Striar (Clubbed Thumb), Susana Tubert (Teatrostagefest)

Session Two: Directors
Tamsen Wolff, Princeton University, moderator

Jo Bonney (SubUrbia), Garry Hynes (Beauty Queen of Leenane), Lisa Peterson (The Model Apartment), Leigh Silverman (Well), Liesl Tommy (The Good Negro), Kate Whoriskey (Ruined)

Networking lunch (provided) with book sales and signing

Session Three: Playwrights
Stacy Wolf, Princeton University, moderator

Danai Gurira (Eclipsed), Lisa Kron (Well), Lisa Loomer (Distracted), Theresa Rebeck (Mauritius), Alice Tuan (Ajax por nobody)

Session Four: Summary and Reflections
Jill Dolan, Princeton University, moderator

Gigi Bolt (former National Endowment for the Arts), Susan Jonas (former New York State Council on the Arts), Julia Jordan (playwright), Emily Mann (The McCarter Theatre Center), Alisa Solomon (Columbia University), Paula Vogel (playwright, Yale University)