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Brochure for the 2008 Senior Theatre USA Performance Festival in Baltimore
Senior Theatre USA is a national organization which produces Festivals every two years. Our mission is to encourage older adults to explore the performing arts.
Our Beginnings
The group began as a national organization in 1992 at a meeting of the ATHE Senior Theatre Focus Group. Members of this group included Ann McDonough who hosted three conferences at UNLV in Las Vegas (’93, ’95 & ’97); Arne Lindquist who hosted the ’99 conference & festival in Orlando, FL and the 2008 event; and Joy Reilly who hosted the 2002 International Conference at Ohio State University in Columbia, and Bonnie Vorenberg.
At the ’99 conference, the Educational Theatre Association approached leaders of Senior Theatre USA. The board felt that merging the two organizations would solidify its newly stated mission of promoting education theatre “from cradle to grave.”
Senior Theatre League of America was eventually formed under the umbrella of EdTA as a membership organization and produced the festival in Columbus, the 2004 festival in Las Vegas and the 2006 festival hosted by Dolores Kane in St. Louis.
With the blessing of EDTA, the group returned to the Senior Theatre USA structure to produce and promote conferences and festivals for senior performers.
Our Festivals
The most recent festival was held June 10-15, 2008 in Baltimore. Over 200 Senior Theatre lovers attended performances, participated in workshops, and connected with other practitioners.
Senior Theatre USA would like to invite you to attend and participate in our festival/conference which is held every two years.
The 2010 Festival & Conference is still being planned. Watch this space for dates and locations.
CONTACT:
Our new home and fiscal agent is:
Campbell House Foundation 1508 Locust St. St. Louis, MO 63103 314-421-0325
You may also contact members of the board of directors and advisory council directly:
Dolores Kane – dkane1@swbell.net
Arne Lindquist – alindquist@ccbcmd.edu
Joy Reilly – JoyR1@aol.com
Doug Stewart – stewart@rt66.com
Bonnie Vorenberg – bonniev@seniortheatre.com
Alan Woods - woods.1@osu.edu
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