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Northern Boundary Section 
Fall Regional Conference

Friday, September 14 & Saturday September 15, 2018

Our fall conference will be held this year at Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota. Conference events will be held in the Drew Fine Arts Center and nearby classrooms (campus map is here).

ConcordiaExterior Hamline University
1536 Hewitt Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55104
Contact Bill Wallace
651-523-2405
bwallace@hamline.edu

NOTE – On campus event parking will be available during the conference. Follow signage.

 

Please join us Friday evening, Saturday morning and afternoon for a weekend of theater sessions and activities at Hamline.

ConcordiaLab    imageHamline

Events:


Friday, September 14

• 4-6pm Registration and Dinner Social Hour : Hamline Theater Lobby.
"Build your own Sub Sandwich" - beverages provided as well! Student set-up for "Cover the Walls".
• 6-6:45pm Travel to The Guthrie Theater. Carpools/ transportation from Hamline.
• 6:45pm Guthrie Theater Dress/ Preview performance. Meet in the lobby at the Theater (Invited Dress/Preview- 7:30-9:30pm).
    

Saturday, September 15

7:30-8:15am: Registration: Hamline Theater lobby
9am: Theater Tours
    Choose from a tour of the Children's Theater facility and shops
    or the Guthrie Theater facilities and shops. Carpools/
    transportation from Hamline.
11:00am to 12:45pm: Lunch and travel back to Hamline.
1pm to 2:15pm: Workshop sessions at Hamline Theater. Choose from these options- Adaptive Audio, Stage Make-up (part 1), and Resume/ Portfolio info and review.
• 2:15 TO 2:30   AFTERNOON BREAK   Cover the Walls Viewing
2:30 to 3:45pm: Workshop sessions at Hamline. Choose from one of these options - Vectorworks Viewports, Weaving Chainmail, and Make-up (part 2)
4:00 to 5pm: Membership meeting and Wrap-up session Exhibit Awards will be announced.

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DAILY SCHEDULE
& Session information- (Table Format)
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"Cover the Walls"-
Students, faculty, staff, and theatre professionals- SHOW US YOUR DESIGN WORK! This is an open invitation for designers to exhibit their work and share with fellow artists their ideas and approaches to design. Student display work will be entered into a juried competition with scholarship awards for free registration to the USITT National Conference in March 2019. (See Guidelines for Exhibiting). Setup begins at 4pm on Friday.
If you intend to exhibit, please email Bill Wallace (bwallace@hamline.edu) with your intention so he has adequate exhibit space available at Hamline.

• "Technical Solutions Exhibit"
The Technical Solutions Exhibit is much like the USITT national Theatre Technology Exhibit (Tech Expo). Student display work will be entered into a juried competition with scholarship awards for free registration to the USITT National Conference in March 2019. (See Guidelines for Technical Solutions Exhibit for complete information). Setup begins at 4pm on Friday.
If you intend to exhibit, please email Bill Wallace (bwallace@hamline.edu) with your intention so he has adequate exhibit space available at Hamline.

Registration: 
Friday Night beginning at 4pm, & Saturday morning 7:30am to 8:15am at the Hamline University Theater Lobby.

Area Hotels Near Hamline University- links below:

Best Western Plus Como Park
Bandana Square on Energy Park Drive, St. Paul, MN  
651-647-1637

Country Inn & Suites 
2740 Snelling Ave North, St. Paul, MN
651-628-3500 or 800-456-4000

Courtyard by Marriott 
Country Road C and 35W, Roseville, MN
651-746-8000

Roseville Inn and Suites, Roseville,MN
2550 N. Cleveland Avenue, St. Paul, MN  
651-636-6730 or 800-329-7466 

Embassy Suites Hotel- Saint Paul
175 East 10th Street, St. Paul, MN 
651-224-5400

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
411 Minnesota Street, St. Paul, MN
651-291-8800

Holiday Inn RiverCentre-Downtown Saint Paul

175 W 7th Street, St. Paul, MN
651-225-1515

Saint Paul Hotel
350 Market Street, St. Paul, MN
651-292-9292

Radisson Hotel
2540 Cleveland Avenue, St. Paul, MN  
651-636-4567

For additional Program Information:
Contact Matt Gilbertson, Fall Conference Coordinator (matthewagilbertson@gmail.com) or Peter Lerohl, NBS Vice-Chair for Programming (peter.lerohl@anokaramsey.edu)

Site Hosts
  • Faculty and Staff at Hamline University- primary contact- Bill Wallace 651-523-2405 bwallace@hamline.edu

Conference Registration Fees:

• Individual Member of USITT NBS: $20 
(Non-members- add $20 for membership)


• Student Member $5
(Non-Member students- add $5 for membership)
Students participating in the Design Exhibit will have the registration fee waived, but still must be a student member.


• Organizational Member designated individual $20

• Sustaining Member designated individual: No Fee

• Contributing Member two designated individuals: No Fee

Directions to the Site:
• Hamline University
1536 Hewitt Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55104

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