Theatre Schedule

Time

Title – Presenters • Room

Thur. Aug 13, 1:00p

Theatre in Second Life – Meghamora Woodward, Phorkyad Acropolis • Elizabethan C

Over the past few years a number of diverse production companies have emerged in Second Life, presenting theatrical work with cast, crew and audience scattered across continents while still providing the immediate intimacy of live performance. We will talk about issues and challenges facing theatre arts in Second Life, discuss technical and philosophical aspects of telepresence, staging, and viewpoint, and open a discussion about what comes next in Second Life theatre as we learn how to harness the intrinsic power of the new medium and tell stories of our new society. This panel will include an excerpt from Stephen Schrum’s digital adaptation of his play Aliens! 3 Miles, Turn Left, to be staged in Second Life in the summer of 2009.

Thur. Aug 13 3:00p

Workshop: Adapting Live Performance to SL – Lailu Loon • Elizabethan C

This hands-on workshop offers participants to experiment in adapting short scenes/plays to SL (participants are welcome to bring their own scenes). Somewhere between producing live theater, films and games, the process of virtual performance requires new ways of looking at presentation possibilities.

Sat. Aug 15, 3:30p

Performance of I Gave At The Office – Led by Lailu Loon • Grand Ballroom

An original live farce combining virtual performers (Rowan Shamroy, Marin Mielziner, Moxy Barracuda, Thungergas Menges) and physically present performers (CallieDel Boa, Lauren Weyland, Candi Zephaniah) on SL and the internet (www.ideajuice.com). Rekka Berchot and OhMy Shalala designed the sets and props. More info at www.thesanitypatrol.com/Theater/virtual.htm.