Together Again in New York

Schedule of Events

Friday and Saturday events take place at The Players Club, 16 Gramercy Park South
Sunday events take place at Pace University 80 Greenwich St
Pace University's policy is for visitors, including rentals, to provide proof of Covid vaccination.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2 at The Players Club

OPEN HOUSE
FRIDAY​
​9:30am
Continental Breakfast
Grab a cup of coffee and Danish and join for some casual conversation. 
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SESSION

1

FRIDAY​
10am
Welcome & New Member Introductions
  • President’s Welcome - Randy Reinholz
  • New Member Hot Topics
  • Q&A with New Members ​- led by Susan Bernfield​

See their bios HERE
SESSION

2

FRIDAY​
11am
Meet New-ish Members
Conversations with members who have joined us since we last met in person. 

​Check out their bios HERE and HERE
LUNCH
FRIDAY​
12pm
Lunch on your own
Reservations will be made at several nearby restaurants.
SESSION

3

FRIDAY
​​2pm
Stavis Reading
  • Stavis Chair Jean Bruce Scott presents the award to Cathy Tagnak Rexford
  • A Reading of Cathy Tagnak Rexfords's Stavis winning play "Cold Case" directed by NTC member Leslie Ishii
  • For the first time in many years, we will present a reading of the full play! 
  • Followed by a Conversation with Cathy Tagnak Rexford
READ a synopsis of "COLD CASE"
Cold Case depicts the heartbreaking story of a niece, living in rural Alaska, fighting to recover her aunt's body from a morgue in Anchorage. The unusual structure and simplicity of writing and the play's unique representation of life in an off-road Alaska Native village brings to bear the claustrophobic nature of being smothered, not just by a blizzard but by the bureaucracy and circumlocution of a government constructed to dismantle village life.
10-MINUTE BREAK
SOCIAL EVENT
​FRIDAY
4:15pm
President's Reception: Let's Just Talk!
Continuing conversations with friends – at The Players in the Great Hall & Kintsler Room. Cash bar with hors d’oeuvres courtesy of NTC
5:15pm - END OF DAY

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3 at The Players Club

OPEN HOUSE
SATURDA​Y
​10:30am 
Open House
Grab a cup of coffee or juice and get ready for a great day. 
SESSION

4

SATURDAY​
​11am
Outstanding Theatre:Borderlands Theater
  • A Conversation with Marc David Pinate, Producing Artistic Director of  Borderlands Theater​ 
  • Introduced by: Deborah Brevoort
  • Moderator: Robert Schenkkan
Learn more about OTA recipient Borderlands Theater
BREAK
SATURDAY​
12pm
Break
Cash bar
SESSION

5

SATURDAY​
12:30pm
Awards Luncheon/Presentation
BARRIE AND BERNICE STAVIS PLAYWRIGHT AWARD
Recipient: Cathy Tagnak Rexford 
Presented by Committee Chair: Jean Bruce Scott

OUTSTANDING THEATRE AWARD
Recipient: Borderlands Theater
Presented by: Robert Schennkan

EMERGING PROFESSIONAL AWARD 
Recipient: Jesús I. Valles
Presented by: Marc David Pinate, PAD, Boarderlands Theatre

PERSON OF THE YEAR
Recipient: Laurie Woolery
Presented by NTC President: Randy Reinholz

PAUL GREEN AWARD
Recipient: Esperanza Rosales Balcárcel
Presented by: Laurie Woolery
BREAK
SESSION

6

SATURDAY
2:20PM
A Conversation with the Person of the Year: Laurie Woolery
​​President Randy Reinholz moderates a conversation, followed by a Q & A, with Laurie Woolery.
More information about 2022 Person of the Year HERE
10-MINUTE BREAK
OPEN HOUSE
SATURDAY
3:10pm
Open House
Conversations - spaces available to discuss today and yesterdays events. 
5PM - END OF DAY

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4 - Located at Pace University

OPEN HOUSE
Sunday​
​9:00am
Continental Breakfast
Grab a cup of coffee and bagel and join for some casual conversation. 
SESSION

7

SUNDAY​
9:30am
Business Meeting: Where We Stand
  • Treasurer's Report
  • Committee Reports​
  • Vote on New Board Members
  • President’s Report 
10-MINUTE BREAK
SESSION

8

SUNDAY​
​10:40am
Idea Café
This session will be a discussion on the future of NTC:
  • 100th Anniversary
  • ​When to meet in 2023
  • New Systems - what will members use?
NOON - END OF CONFERENCE
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