ATCANY2024 | No One Asked Us To Do This

Early Bird $100 through November 1, 2024. Full Price $150 November 2, 2024 and after.

Members and Member Guests Only

The American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association 2024 annual conference No One Asked Us To Do This, celebrating theater and theater makers in New York City, will be held November 8-10, 2024.

Days are structured to allow attendees to schedule evening and matinee performances, to be arranged by participants with press contact information provided to paid attendees. Note: contact with press representatives to be by ATCA members only and not by ATCA member guests.

Stay tuned to this page and weekly ATCA newsletter for the latest developments in the evolving agenda.

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PRICE

• $100 Early Bird registration for full conference, rate available September 2024 [date to be finalized] through November 1, 2024 [midnight Eastern]
• $150 Full Price registration for full conference, rate available November 2, 2024 [12:01 am Eastern] through end of conference

Tickets [will be] available via a TICKETS purchase window visible to logged in ATCA members only. If you are an ATCA member and not logged in, please login, access this page again (click EVENTS dropdown menu at the far right of the page, then select CONFERENCE REGISTRATION), and scroll to the bottom of this page to the TICKETS purchase window where one or multiple tickets can be purchased.

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AGENDA
[Subject to change based on availability of invited guests.]
Presenter Bios and Headshots [to be included via link here]

All times are Eastern. 

THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 7, 2024

venue: [provided to registered attendees]

BONUS PRE-CON SESSION: HERE WE ARE (on video). Early conference arrivals will enjoy a special screening of a multi-camera pro-shot video recording of the 2023-2024 Shed production of Here We Are, lyrics and musical by Stephen Sondheim, inspired by the films of Luis Buñuel, with book by David Ives, directed by Joe Mantello, choreographed by Sam Pinkleton. Screening made possible by Patrick Hoffman, director of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.

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FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 8, 2024

venue: Club 135 by Industrious at 135 West 50th Street
[meeting on 2nd floor of the venue]

Lunch, coffee, tea, and drinks provided.

Program SESSIONS and BREAKS and CONVERSATIONS to be finalized.

9:00 am PROGRAM OPENING. ATCA members meet-and-greet, welcome, introduction of new members, committee chairs, and board members, discussion of themes of the weekend.

Program day will conclude by 5pm.

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SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 9, 2024

possible venues:
Upright Citizens Brigade at 242 East 14th Street
Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) at 251 Fulton Street
Power Station at Berklee NYC at 441 West 53rd Street

Pastries, coffee, tea, and drinks provided.

Program SESSIONS and BREAKS and CONVERSATIONS to be finalized.

9:00 am PROGRAM OPENING.

Program day will conclude by 1pm.

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SUNDAY | NOVEMBER 10, 2024

possible venues:
Upright Citizens Brigade at 242 East 14th Street
Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) at 251 Fulton Street
Power Station at Berklee NYC at 441 West 53rd Street

Pastries, coffee, tea, and drinks provided.

Program SESSIONS and BREAKS and CONVERSATIONS to be finalized.

9:00 am PROGRAM OPENING.

Program day will conclude by 1pm.

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