THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The Vanguard Collective’s Remounted Production from the 2019 Edmonton Fringe! An innovation organization of artists; artists were divided into trios that would direct each other in a rotation of pieces. The three trios came together a month before the conference to coordinate their pieces individually. They came together as a group once before the main performance at the convention. We learned about how our students may feel when we call them to remember work we completed 6 months prior and the work it takes to reassemble that muscle memory. Audience members stayed behind to discuss collaborative professional development, how they might get involved, and the future of the Vanguard Collective.
THE STORY
For some teacher wellness, come to “ALMOST, MAINE”, the result of a summer of collective professional development. Almost, Maine is a play by John Cariani, comprising nine short plays that explore love and loss in a remote, mythical almost-town called Almost. This is a place where things almost happen; people almost fall in and out of love & they almost get into fights. The figurative becomes real and the characters literally fall in love. Please join The Vanguard Collective after the play for a panel discussion about our process and the benefits of collaborative professional development.
THE TEAM
Matthew Blackwell – Director: “Sad and Glad” / Actor: Pete in “Prologue/Interlogue/Epilogue,” Randy in “They Fell” / Marketing
Kristen Forsyth – Director: “They Fell” / Actor: Ginette in “Prologue/Interlogue/Epilogue,” Sandrine in “Sad and Glad / Marketing
Paula Humby – Director: “Story of Hope” / Actor: Maralyn in “This Hurts,” Gayle in “Getting it Back,” Suzette in ‘Story of Hope”
Neil Kuefler – Director: “prologue/interlogue/epilogue” actor: jimmy in “Sad and glad,” chad in “they fell”, producer
Kandice laurie -director: “this hurts” / actor: waitress in “sad and glad,” lendall in “getting it back,” hope in “story of hope”
kendra lamothe-chang -director: “seeing the thing” / actor: east in “her heart,” marci in “where it went”
Scott shpeley -director: “HER HEART” / actor: PHIL in “WHERE IT WENT,” DAVE in “SEEING THE THING” / SOUND DESIGNER
linette J. smith -director: “where it went” / actor: glory in “her heart,” rhonda in “seeing the thing”
mark vetsch -director: “getting it back” / actor: steve in “this hurts,” daniel in “story of hope”
andrea trueman -set and costume designer
julie sucie – stage management