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SUMMARY:ATCA at Milwaukee Rep | Theater Leader Summit 2026
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nATCA at Milwaukee Rep | Theater Leader Summit March 4-6\, 2026 \nATCA Reservation Ticket $25 available January 13\, 2026 through February 14\, 2026. \nMembers Only \nThe American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association will assemble in Milwaukee at a multi-day gathering of regional theater leaders to inaugurate the Milwaukee Rep’s new Associated Bank Theater Center from March 4-6\, 2026. During the Summit — entitled “From Crisis to Catalyst: Transforming the Regional Theatre Landscape” — ATCA members attendees will hold selected ATCA-only events and join the Summit attendees for additional events\, meals\, performances\, and adventures planned and hosted by Milwaukee Rep. \nInformation about reserving rooms at the Saint Kate conference hotel at the special event rate will be provided by Conference Committee member Lou Harry after Member reservation tickets are purchased. \nStay tuned to this page and weekly ATCA newsletter for the latest developments for this special event. \n• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • \nPRICE \n\n$25 Reservation Ticket provides a confirmed place on the ATCA participant list (limited to 40 total). Meeting spaces\, opening and closing dinners\, several lunches\, post performance cocktail hours\, tickets to three shows\, access to tours and other events\, and a travel stipend of up to $500 will be provided by the Rep.\n\nSee below in area beneath the Agenda text for a link to purchase a Reservation Ticket. ATCA MEMBERS ONLY wishing to register to hold a space for the conference will take the following steps. Remember we are limited to 40 members for this special event. \n\nMake sure you’re logged in as an ATCA member\nClick the EVENTS dropdown menu at the far right of the page (visible only to members)\nSelect NEXT CONFERENCE INFO\nScroll to the bottom of the event page to view the ticket visible only to ATCA members. \nATCA member contact information will be be provided to Milwaukee Rep for registration finalization.\nOnly ATCA members may purchase reservation tickets and begin the process for full event registration.\n\n• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • \nMILWAUKEE REP LOCATION AND GROUND TRANSPORATION \nMilwaukee Repertory Theater\nAssociated Bank Theater Center\n108 East Wells Street\nMilwaukee\, WI 53202 \nThere are many forms of ground transportation from MKE Airport (car rental\, taxi\, Uber and Lyft\, bus). The airport is close to the hotel and theater. An Uber should be roughly $20. \n• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • \nAGENDA\n \nAll times are Central Standard Time. \n• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • \nWEDNESDAY | MARCH 4\, 2026 \n4:00 pm REGISTRATION OPEN. Main Entrance. \n6:00 pm WELCOME DINNER. Herzfeld Foundation Education & Engagement Center\, Opening remarks by Chad Bauman\, Milwaukee Rep. [ATCA members meet with Theater Leader Summit] \n7:30 pm THE PIANO LESSON\, by August Wilson\, directed by Lou Bellamy. Checota Powerhouse Theater. \n10:30 pm AFTER SHOW DRINKS. Lubar Lounge. \n• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • \nTHURSDAY | MARCH 5\, 2026 \n9:00 am REGISTRATION. Main Entrance. Coffee and Breakfast\, E&E Center. \n10:00 am KEYNOTE Ayad Akhtar\, introduction by Mark Clements\, Milwaukee Rep. Herro-Frank Studio Theater. [ATCA members meet with Theater Leader Summit] \n11:30 am BREAK \n12:00 pm LUNCH. Petullo Rehearsal Hall. \n1:30 pm ASSOCIATED BANK THEATER CENTER TOUR AND GROUP PHOTO. Meet at Main Entrance. \n3:00 pm BREAK \n3:30 pm ATCA SESSION: Taking Stock: The American Theater in 2026. Michael Barakiva\, Artistic Director\, Cleveland Playhouse; Jeffrey Herrmann\, Managing Director\, Seattle Rep; and Rebecca Hopkins\, Managing Director\, Florida Studio Theatre. Theater leaders will join ATCA members to discuss issues\, challenges\, and successes in the regional theater movement and their current institutions. ATCA host: Jay Handelman. Petullo Rehearsal Hall. \n5:00 pm DINNER. News Room Pub\, 137 E. Wells Street (across the street from Milwaukee Rep). \n7:30 pm MCNEAL\, by Ayad Akhtar\, directed by Mark Clements. Herro-Franke Studio Theater. \n9:30 pm AFTER SHOW DRINKS. Oberland Lobby. \n• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • \nFRIDAY | MARCH 6\, 2026 \n9:00 am Coffee and Breakfast\, E&E Center. \n10:00 am ATCA SESSION: Artists and ATCA in Conversation. Mark Clements\, Director\, McNeal\, Jason Fassl\, Lighting Designer\, McNeal; N’Jameh Camara\, Actor\, McNeal; and James T Alfred\, Actor\, The Piano Lesson. ATCA host: Lou Harry. Petullo Rehearsal Hall. \n11:30 am BREAK \n12:00 pm LUNCH. Petullo Rehearsal Hall. \n1:30 pm ATCA Members in Conversation. Petullo Rehearsal Hall. \n3:00 pm MUSEUM VISIT. ATCA attendees will visit the Milwaukee Art Museum (21-minute walk or 4-minute car ride from the Milwaukee Rep) that has grown from Milwaukee’s first art gallery in 1888 to Wisconsin’s largest art institution. Located on a 24-acre lakeside campus\, MAM holds more than 34\,000 artworks housed in buildings designed by architects Santiago Calatrava (2001)\, David Kahler (1975)\, and Eero Saarinen (1957). Meet at ticket office for transportation to Museum. \n5:30 pm CLOSING DINNER. Stackner Cabaret. Closing Remarks by Mark Clements\, Milwaukee Rep. [ATCA members meet with Theater Leader Summit] \n7:30 pm AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’\, directed by E. Faye Butler. Stackner Cabaret. \n9:30 pm CHAMPAGNE TOAST. Stackner Cabaret. \n• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • \nTheater Leader organizations scheduled to attend: \n \n 
URL:https://americantheatrecritics.org/event/atca-at-milwaukee-rep-theater-leader-summit-2026/
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SUMMARY:ATCA at 28th Pacific Playwrights Festival | New Play Awards
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \nATCA members are invited to join chair New Play Committee chair Cameron Kelsall and ATCA Executive Committee vice chair Lou Harry for the 28th Pacific Playwrights Festival plays and award presentations in Costa Mesa\, California May 1-3\, 2026. \nThe Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award and the Osborn New Play Award will be presented immediately prior to the Saturday May 2\, 2026 performance of Eat Me\, that was featured as a reading in last year’s festival. \nLaunched in 1998\, South Coast Repertory’s annual Pacific Playwrights Festival (PPF)\, part of The Lab@SCR\, is a major national showcase for new plays. The 28th festival will feature world premiere productions and staged readings. \n2026 readings to include: The Ingenue by Eleanor Burgess\, Three-Headed Monster by JuCoby Johnson directed by H. Adam Harris\, Pleasers by Avery Deutsch\, Blow Away the Clouds by Evelina Fernández directed by José Luis Valenzuela\, and Advanced Persistent Teenagers by Deepak Kumar directed by Morgan Green. \n2026 full productions to include: Fremont Ave. by Reggie D. White directed by Lili-Anne Brown\, and Eat Me by Talene Monahon directed by Caitlin Sullivan. \nA summary of past works presented and developed at the Festival can be found here. \nInterested ATCA members may contact the New Play committee chair or the Festival directly for additional information about ticket packages. \n 
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