SEASON 36 | SEPTEMBER 2023
GREEN NEW THEATRE SYMPOSIUM
SEPTEMBER 14-17, 2023
Thursday September 14, 5 p.m. - Midnight
Friday September 15, 5 p.m. - Midnight
Saturday September 16, 10 a.m. - Midnight
Sunday September 17, Noon - 4 p.m.
Unique programming each day. Attend all four days to see everything!
Pricing:
After September 1: $100-$150 for a 4-day pass. If you are able, please choose the high end of the scale to support coral reef that we have adopted in the Dominican Republic.
$25 Student 4-day pass (with student ID)
$37 Single-day, same day pass
About the SYMPOSIUM
The Green New Theatre Symposium, September 14-17, 2023, centers environmental justice over four days of performances, panels, walks, and gardening. The event takes inspiration from the Greek origins of the word symposium: a convivial party with music, dance, poetry, and conversation in a free interchange of ideas.
At the Green New Theatre Symposium at The VORTEX, artists, scholars, students, and activists will join together to build networks of collaboration, exchange ideas, and work to align practices to face climate crisis in Central Texas. Theatre artists will offer perspectives on intersectional environmental justice issues that are crucial to transforming our industrial society to a life-sustaining civilization where everyone thrives.
The Green New Theatre Symposium engages in environmental justice, exploring the intersectionality of systemic racism, gender inequity, migration, de-colonization, and corporate greed.
Schedule of EVENTS
• Thursday, September 14, 2023 5pm-Midnight •
MC- Eva Margarita
5pm Opening Ceremony- Indigenous Cultures Institute- Eloise Stage
5:30pm Reading of Summer Underground by Marissa Castañón-Hernandez. Directed by Blaise Ricin- Eloise Stage
7pm Oil Heads on Parade by Whitney Mosery and Madge Darlington- Garden Stage
7:45pm HER by Nia Perez Herrera- Eloise Stage
8pm Keynote Speakers: Khristián Mendéz Aguirre and Miriam Conner- Eloise Stage
9:30pm MotherTree by The VORTEX. Conceived and Directed by Bonnie Cullum. Devised by the Ensemble- Eloise Stage
10:30pm Splosh! by Greer Sikes- Garden Stage
Ongoing: Glass Half Full Theatre’s Climate Refugee Puppet
• Friday, September 15, 2023 5pm-Midnight •
MC- Jacqui Calloway
5pm Reading of Walden (remixed) by KJ Sanchez. Directed by Caley Chase- Eloise Stage
7pm Mother Earth a monologue performed by Donna Norman- Garden Stage
7:30pm Dark Motherhood by Ella Kent- Eloise Stage
8:30-10pm* Performative lecture presentation: Playing in the Garden of Earthly Delights: An Ecosexual New Theater with Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens. Plus a sneak peek at 12 minutes of the new film, Playing With Fire—An Ecosexual Hot Mess- Eloise Stage
10:30pm* Eco-Sexual Jazz Cabaret with Jade Fusco- Butterfly Bar
10:30pm-Midnight* (on repeat) Imagine the Earth is Your Lover – 23 one-minute EcoSexual films curated by Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens.
Ongoing: Glass Half Full Theatre’s Climate Refugee Puppet
*Mature Audiences (Ages 18+)
• Saturday, September 16, 2023 10am-Midnight •
10am-Noon Urban Nature Walk @ Boggy Creek Greenbelt (1114 Nile St, Austin, TX 78702) with Emma Robertson, Cathryn Ploehn, and Cedar Stevens.
Parking available at the park.
Please be prepared to walk from 10am-12pm. Comfy shoes, water, and sunscreen are recommended.
The trail is wide and flat. Please let us know if you have accessibility questions.
At The VORTEX
MC– Jasmine Games
Ongoing: Gardening, Green Cube by Alex Cogburn, Raffle/Silent Auction, Sunny Lane Succulents, Natural Magick Coop
1pm Reading of Papakō: The Journey, a play for young audiences by Maria F. Rocha, Roxanne Schroeder-Arce, and Genevieve Schroeder-Arce– Garden Stage
2:15pm Entangled Moments by Nic Bennett– Garden Stage
3:30pm Film and Discussion Yana Wana’s Legend of the Bluebonnet- Eloise Stage
5pm Reading of Arbolito by Raul Garza. Directed by Jerry Ruiz- Eloise Stage
7-8:30pm Panel: Earthly Narratives: Cultivating Livable, Wondrous, and Just Communities with Caili Crow, Cathryn Ploehn, Alex Beasley. Please visit the Symposium program page for presenter bios. – Eloise Stage
9pm Entierro by Eva Margarita- Eloise Stage and the Garden
10:30-Midnight Scratch Chapel* Open Mic Performance Art (*see below). Hosted and Curated by Greer Sikes- Eloise Stage.
Ongoing: Glass Half Full Theatre’s Climate Refugee Puppet
*May contain mature content suitable for ages 18+
• Sunday, September 17, 2023 12-5pm •
MC- Indiia Wilmott
Noon Community Vegan Brunch: Vegan Nom
12:30pm Climate Change Theatre Action Readings of new short plays on Climate Change- Eloise Stage climatechangetheatreaction.com/ a global project from September 17-December 23, 2023
Transmission by Kevin Matthew Wong. Directed by Nola Lafayette.
This Play by Kendra Fanconi. Directed by Patti Neff Tiven.
50 Ways to End Mother Earth—In Under Five Minutes! By Kirby Vicente.
Directed by Jasmine Games.
This Play Is Written In Mushroom by Haeweon Yi. Directed by Eva Margarita.
Cassandra Drowning by Nathan Joe. Directed by Jasmine Games
Magical Fungi in Time Square by Chantal Bilodeau. Directed by Heather Barfield.
Tree People by Heidi Kraay. Directed by Lilly Percifield.
The Polar Bears by Nicholas Billon. Directed by Kate Meehan.
Kids For Saving the Earth Club #121 by Gab Reisman. Directed by Ken Webster. Featuring- Sarah Chong Dickey, Esther Park, and Mary Vo.
• Intermission •
Climate Change Theatre Action Community Discussion
3pm Closing Event: A:X (The Tonkawa Word for Water) a film by Ben Livingston. Live Music by Bob Hoffnar.- Eloise Stage
Ongoing: Glass Half Full Theatre’s Climate Refugee Puppet
3:30-5 Happy Hour with live music in Butterfly Bar and Garden
Every Symposium participant will receive a plant to take home and nurture.